How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch with redsn0w 0.9.6rc16

By Gary Ng on April 4th, 2011 68

The following tutorial will help you jailbreak your iPhone, iPad (not iPad 2), and iPod touch. The steps are pretty much the same for each device since they all run iOS.

Warning: do not proceed if you’re unsure about what you’re doing. There are risks involved.

Should I use PwnageTool or redsn0w to jailbreak?

If you need the ultrasn0w unlock–>PwnageTool. Why? PwnageTool will enable you to update to iOS 4.3.3, but retain your old baseband. Click here on how to unlock your iPhone on iOS 4.3.1.

Everyone else, redsn0w will work fine on Mac/Windows (if you don’t care about an unlock).

This guide will help you jailbreak your iPhone 4 on a Mac (although the process for an iPod touch and iPad 1 is the same)

Before we begin: sync your iOS device in iTunes. This will create a backup.

Step 1: Download redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 and iOS 4.3.3 for iPhone 4 (or find your firmware here). Save everything to a folder on your desktop, to make things easy.

Step 2: Launch iTunes (make sure it’s updated). For Mac users, hold Option on your keyboard then click restore (Windows users, hold Shift). A window will pop up, allowing you to browse to the iOS 4.3.2 firmware file on your computer. Select it and your iPhone will restore.

Step 3: Launch redsn0w. Click ‘Browse’ and find your iOS 4.3.3 firmware file. Once it’s identified, click Next.

Step 4: Ensure ‘Install Cydia’ is ticked off. Click Next.

Step 5: Turn off your iPhone, but ensure it’s still plugged into your computer. You’ll be entering DFU mode next. Click Next.

Step 6: Follow the instructions for DFU mode, as it counts down the seconds for you.

Hold down the Power button…for a few seconds
Keep down Power, hold the Home button…
Hold down Home, release the Power button…

If you fail, start the process again.

Step 7: If DFU is successful, redsn0w will work its magic and jailbreak your iPhone. You’ll see a black screen with lots of tiny white text. Just let it complete.

Step 8. You should see Cydia on your Homescreen. Voila! Now, sync from your backup in iTunes and Bob’s your uncle.

Let me know how this tutorial works for you!

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  • iGuy

    I downloaded the new iOS firmware and restored via iTunes. Now I am trying to turn my iPhone off but it won’t turn off, it keeps restarting when I try. Thus I am not able to enter DFU mode. Any ideas?

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Is it stuck on the Apple logo? Try running redsn0w with it on.

  • SpORe

    4.3.3 worked great on my ipad (1)… Still not sure why 4.3.1 wouldn’t work.. thanks!

  • Deesse86

     I have Iphone 4 with iOS 4.3.3 (CDMA). When I select the .ipsw file in redsnow, and click next, it says:” unexpected error during preparation” What should I do?

  • ram sharma

    I am unable to download above link can you check plz?////

  • ram sharma

    I am unable to download above link can you check plz?////

  • ram sharma

    I am unable to download above link can you check plz?////

  • Kenjingdesign

    If you have error 1015 on iTune while restore fresh 4.3.3

    you got the error because 6.15.00 baseband is not allow to restore,

    what to do?

    following this step

    after get error 1015 using restore 4.3.3

    closed itune software

    1 open redsnow, the latest version redsn0w_mac_0.9.6rc16

    2 and select cydia jailbreak

    3 after ten minite you will get stuck on istalling activation bundles

    4 open tinyumbrella.

    5 and press exit recovery

    6 phone will be exit with recovery mode
     
    7 restore from backup via Itune

    8 You have cydia 1.1.1 4.3.3 FW 6.15.00 BB

  • Wuju

    sorry. it does.

  • Wuju

    will this work the same for iPhone 3GS?

  • Wuju

    will this work the same for iPhone 3GS?

  • Wuju

    sorry. it does.

  • Nick

    Have you ever redirected Apple’s servers to Saurik’s on your computer so you can use his SHSH blobs? If so you need to undo that to allow your computer to contact apple’s servers again.

  • Nick

    Have you ever redirected Apple’s servers to Saurik’s on your computer so you can use his SHSH blobs? If so you need to undo that to allow your computer to contact apple’s servers again.

  • PP

    thank you it works!

  • XxBOOTYASSAZNxX

    i get the same thing whenever i try to put it into dfu mode…..any help???

  • achille

    i’m not too savy about my pnones under the hood stuff, though i am a web professional so i’m able to follow direction quite well.

    That being said i’m not clear what to do if anything. I currently have an unlocked jailbroken 3GS running  iOS 4.0 (8a293). Is there a good reason to get more current in terms of iOS? … and if so what do i use of the various options?

  • Cybelorian

    I am having a similar problem as a couple of the users: jailbroken my iphone 4 on ios 5, but when I installed winterboard and then hit reboot. Now it appears to be stuck in reboot cycles and will not go into dfu mode. Should I let battery run out and try again, or is there software that might help me?

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