Downgrade from iOS 8.1.1 to 8.1 Tutorial, Downgrading to Jailbreak 8.1 Untethered via Pangu - Following the enormous blow to the jailbreak community that was iOS 8.1.1, a number of our readers have inquired as to whether it’s possible to jailbreak 8.1.1 Untethered. Unfortunately, as we’ve detailed throughout several articles as of late, iOS 8.1.1 closes a number of vulnerabilities previously exploited by Pangu for iOS 8 to achieve an UnTethered jailbreak on 8.0 through 8.1. Therefore, it’s no longer possible to jailbreak any device, whether it’s a newer iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPad mini 3, iPad Air 2 or an older iPhone 4s or iPad 2, on iOS 8.1.1 - it’s impossible to jailbreak 8.1.1 employing the use of the current Pangu utility. At this point, you may be wondering if it’s possible to downgrade from 8.1.1 to 8.1 (the latest firmware supported by Pangu). Thankfully, the answer is an astounding “yes”! In spite of Apple’s recent efforts to close the untethered iOS 8 jailbreak, the company has yet to stop signing iOS 8.1. For those of you who wish to downgrade from iOS 8.1.1 to 8.1 in order to perform a jailbreak, continue reading past the break, and do so with haste, as this incredible opportunity won’t last!
Downgrading To 8.1 - Downgrade From iOS 8.1.1 To Jailbreak 8.1 Untethered
First, prior to outlining the relatively simple steps, it’s important to understand how iOS restores are delivered and verified, at least at a rudimentary level.
Essentially, before even initiating the restore process, iTunes takes the identity of the device (its type, model, etc.), as well as the IPSW (firmware file) and checks against Apple’s servers to cross-reference the device intended for restore with the latest firmware the company is currently signing, or allowing for the specified device.
If an individual attempts to restore to an older firmware that’s no longer being signed for the specified device (utilizing the method we’ll outline in today’s article), before even entering the restore procedure, iTunes will return an error message, effectively making downgrades impossible. Moreover, while it was an option to utilize TinyUmbrella to essentially trick iTunes into utilizing a non-Apple server to verify that a firmware is being signed with device-specific SSH blobs, due to Apple’s strict security improvements that’s no longer an option - it’s either restore via iTunes utilizing Apple’s servers or nothing at all.
Furthermore, while Apple is currently signing 8.1.1, in addition to 8.1, that could change at virtually any second (we’ll update this article when it does). In light of the aforementioned fact, it’s paramount that any and all iDevice owners running 8.1.1 downgrade as quickly as possible to ensure that they won’t be stuck on the firmware without a jailbreak in sight for what’s bound to be a painful wait (for more on jailbreaking, read through our recent coverage on new developments or watch the below video).
How To Downgrade 8.1.1 To 8.1 And Jailbreak: All iDevices
Step 1. In addition to downloading 8.1 prior to downgrading to the firmware, you’ll need to ensure that iTunes is up-to-date - downloads for the iOS 8.1 IPSW and iTunes are available from our download section, listed below.
Step 2. Plug your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 8.1.1 that’s intended for downgrade to 8.1 into your computer via a standard USB cable and launch iTunes.
Step 3. Once iTunes recognizes your device (if it doesn’t, ensure that you’ve updated iTunes), enter Recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons together until an iTunes logo appears on your device’s screen and iTunes displays a restore prompt, close out of any of said prompts.
Step 4. Hold either Option if you’re on Mac OS X or Shift if you’re on a Windows-based PC and left click the restore button inside of iTunes; refer to the above video if this portion of the 8.1 downgrade process is confusing.
Step 5. Wait for the restore to complete, follow our in-depth iOS 8.1 jailbreak guide and then restore from your latest backup that was created on iOS 8.1 or earlier.
Note: Due to Apple’s strict measure, you cannot restore from a backup that was created on a higher firmware, meaning you won’t be able to restore any of your data from 8.1.1, use a backup from iOS 8.1 or earlier - again, if this portion is confusing in any way, we advise referring to the above video for additional clarification.
Congratulations, after following only five simple and easy-to-understand steps, you’ve successfully downgraded from 8.1.1 to 8.1 on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad - you can now jailbreak iOS 8.1 successfully!
Jailbreak iOS 8.1.1 Achieved By iH8sn0w, Latest Update
As alluded to previously, for those of you seeking additional information on the status of the next jailbreak post 8.1.1, the above video contains the latest status of said tool - we also recommend reading through our compressive analysis of the subject.
Download Section
- Download iOS 8.1 IPSW for all iPod, iPhone and iPad models.
- Ensure that iTunes is up-to-date by downloading the latest version.
Finally, as one concluding note, if you’re interested in earning paid iOS 8 through 8.1.1 App Store apps for Free, we suggest downloading FreeAppLife from Safari on your iDevice regardless of its firmware version or jailbreak status; it’s truly a great service.
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Hey so I got a ipod 5 not so long ago and I really want to jailbreak but Im scared and plus I have iOS 8.1.1 and I really want to call and message on this iPod because of any emergency happens and to call me mommy someone plz help me ????????????????????
Cjkk
I’m currently on Version iOS 7.1.2 on my JB iPhone 5 and iPad 2, Is there a way to upgrade to 8.8 and not 8.1.1 or do I need to upgrade to 8.1.1 then downgrade to 8.1?. Thanks for all the help.
Rock
HOORAH! It actually works.
But keep your eyes open when downloading the firmware from the given link on this page. Looks like I wasn’t alone with the same issue of either a rotten link or a defaulty browser. Either way I caught the mix up but not until three hours into it and several attempts to make this fly without a hitch. DOH!
OK, THIRD UPDATE… THE LINKS FOR THE FIRMWARES GIVEN THROUGH THIS ARTICLE NEED SOME FIXING. I SELECTED IPHONE 4 (S), BUT JUST NOTICED IT DOWNLOADED IPAD SOMETHING RATHER….
SO DISREGARD MY UNHOPEFUL COMMENT FROM BEFORE… NOW I AM HAVING A LITTLE MORE HOPE ON THE TOPIC…. WILL COME BACK WITH FINAL CONCLUSION SOON.
***IM BACK… Update from my initial comment two boxes below.-
What a mistake, I knew I shouldn’t get hopes up. So since my iPhone 4s was running beyond poorly and having a quacky mind of its own I thought i’d go ahead and update to the 8.1.1 then downgrade as described in this article. What a blister folks. All I got out of it was the 8.1.1 I didn’t even want. Now I can’t downgrade. WTF! This is the second time in the last two upgrades in the last two months that ended up to be a HUGE mistake coming from this jailbreak informer. I should have stuck in the 7.1 but I trusted this informant like I always have in the past. The first 8.1 made my phone slow and almost unbearable to use. Now this latest I update to fix the slow, freezing issues then downgrade and I cant even do that. Again WTF
What ever happen to evasion free jailbreaks I donated over 100.00 to help pod and crew get stuff they need to do job now they sold us out by saying this pandu hackers did it and it cost money well guess who’s getting paid these days
OK, so I never did do the apple update to 8.1.1, However I did do the 8.1 update a couple weeks ago and ever since my phone has been behaving really bad. After the 8.1 update and before the Pangu jailbreak I noticed my phone slowed down (enough to take notice and be annoyed by it). Then ever since jail-breaking (using the new Pangu utility) I’ve been having to hard restart my phone several times a day because of freezing, email messages with no text, slow boot and here’s the funny part.. every few hours my phone makes a ding ding sound followed by a ducks quack quack quack…. and no I don’t use those sounds for anything. Oh and my clock is behind six hours one day and an hour the next but never on time and unable to fix. And only a very small handful of tweaks from Cydia are able to work.
**** Do you guys think I should just redo my iTunes upgrade from scratch or what? Well im going to do that right now anyway but hopes aren’t too high.
DOES NOT WORK. NOW STUCK WITH 8.1.1 11/24/2014 at 3am Mountain Time
I have an iphone 5s in 8.1.1, in osx operating system (yosemite), latest version of itunes. When I correctly try to restore to 8.1 though the restore + Alt way, I get a message “The iPhone X could not be restore because the fimware file is not compatible”. What should I do? Thanks
ok, I was using the wrong ipsw.
is it possible to delete the ios 8.1.1 OTA UPDATE on the phone? there ist no IOS option under Settings > General > Usage > manage memory….
Yes! Check out iCleaner from Cydia.
Gustavo Lima
I want ios 7
Jetmir
So if you downgrade to 8.1 from 8.1.1 you would lose your data because you couldn’t restore from your last backup in 8.1.1? Could you still be able to sync your apps and contacts?
Your contact etc are on iCloud. Doesn’t matter if you restore bla bla your data is always reachable when you sync it from iCloud!
Ok. Makes sense. Thanks
hahaha i was first!
Singh Pawan !!!
Appstore.vn
best to stay in 8.1. but 8.1.1 is already in cracking stage so everyone will probably soon upgrade to that :L
Momon NjDr