iOS 4 was released today for iPhone and iPod Touch for free. While most people have upgraded easily, some of us have been waiting for a jailbreak. Here’s a simple guide on how to jailbreak your iPod Touch and get features like multitasking and home screen backgrounds that Apple has weirdly disabled for 2G. Make sure you follow the guide correctly and make a backup using iTunes.
Jailbreak iOS 4
- Download iOS 4 for your iPod Touch
- Download redsn0w 0.9.5b5-4 [links at the end]. It’s available for both Mac and Windows.
- Download and install iTunes 9.2
- Connect your iPod Touch to your computer and using iTunes, upgrade to iOS 4. Do this the official way as described here.
- Now that you have iOS 4 final build on your iPod Touch, you’ll have to jailbreak it by using the iOS 4 GM build with redsn0w 0.9.5 Beta 5. Click browse and point it to iOS 4 firmware and follow the instructions on the screen. Remember to enable battery percentage, wallpapers and multitasking. [Vista users might need to run redsn0w as administrator]
Download redsn0w 0.9.5b5-4
- Mac OSX (x86)
- Windows
If you face any issues, don’t hesitate to ask us in the comments. We’ll be glad to help!
UPDATE: the guide has been updated to reflect the recent release of redsn0w 0.9.5 beta 5-4 which fixes the iBooks issue that users were reporting.
UPDATE: limera1n has been released which jailbreaks all 3rd and 4th generation iOS devices on iOS 4.0/4.1 and beyond. Follow our guides here:
- Jailbreak iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4 on iOS 4.1 using limera1n [Guide]
- Jailbreak iPod Touch 3G/iPod Touch 4G on iOS 4.1 with limera1n [Guide]
- Jailbreak iPad on iOS 3.2.2 using limera1n [Guide]
is this jailbreak tethered?
Untehtered
i cannot get it to recognize the ispw :
Guide updated. Try again.
Why are we putting an old GM release on the Touch when we've just upgraded to the final?
The guide has been updated. No GM release needed. Check again.
Does enabling multitasking slow down the Touch 2g? Anyone verified yet?
thanks very much i am trying it out right now! i was really sad that i wouldn't be able to use multitasking or wallpapers on my 2g touch but i guess you can!
for some reason the ipod software isn't verified by redsnow what is the reason for this?
It's necesary to upgrade to 3.1.3 ?
I have 3.1.2…
You have to upgrade to iOS 4
Wrong version of OS.
My redsn0w has been stuck on “Waiting for reboot” for a few minutes. Is this normal?
i have a few questions would it be possible to update the ipod with a iphone ipsw file making it have multitasking and a wallpaper but not actually jailbreaking it andd whats the difference between an untethered and tethered jailbreak
same problem but i have the right firmware i think. i download gm version before ios was officially released. should i re download firmware?
Problem fixed – Vista users have to run redsnow as admin. PLZ ADD THIS COMMENT TO GUIDE
You need to use the official final iOS 4 firmware only.
Thanks, I'll add it to the guide!
My iPod is stuck at “Downloading Jailbreak Data” … is this normal? The circle is still running, so it's not frozen, it's just been there for a few minutes now…