The jailbreak for iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 is finally here, and from none other than George Hotz who has been jailbreaking the iPhone since it was first launched. Called blackra1n, this Windows only jailbreak tool works for all iPhones ( 2G, 3G, and 3GS ) as well as iPod Touch 2G and 3G.
Warning 3G and 3GS unlockers, do not upgrade to 3.1.2 using iTunes if you want to keep your unlock. Baseband cannot be downgraded. Check out the dev team’s offerings. Also blackra1n doesn’t hacktivate.
Jailbreak your iPod Touch using blackra1n
- Upgrade to OS 3.1.2 via iTunes. It’s free if you were already using 3.0 on iPod Touch otherwise you’ll have to buy it.
- Once your iPod Touch has upgraded to 3.1.2, download blackra1n. Use Windows XP compatibility mode if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7.
- Launch the tool, and click the ‘make it ra1n’ button.
- It’ll take some time while your iPod Touch is jailbroken. You’ll see George’s picture, which means it’s working. After it’s down, it’ll restart.
- You should see the blackra1n icon in your apps now. Launch it.
- From here, you can install Cydia, which lets you install jailbreak applications. You can also try Rock or Icy.
- Congratulations, you have your iPod Touch 3.1.2 jailbreak up and running.
blackra1n isn’t available for OS X yet but expect it soon. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below.
UPDATE: If your device doesn’t boot again, don’t panic. Just re-run blackra1n while the device is plugged in.
UPDATE 2: Check out the new blog post to fix your issues with jailbreaking iPod Touch.
UPDATE 3: blackra1n for Mac has been released!
UPDATE 4:Â blackra1n RC2Â has been released and contains fixes for many issues.
Important: iPhone OS 3.1.3 has been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. We’ve got a new guide up on how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 and iPod Touch 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4. Don’t upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 if you’re using an unlocked iPhone 3G/3Gs or a jailbroken iPod Touch 2G (MC Model)/3G. The redsn0w guide is for iPhone 2G/3G jailbreak and iPod Touch 1G/2G ( non MC Models) only.
Download blackra1n
Here’s an alternate method:Â How to jailbreak iPod Touch firmware 3.1.2 with Sn0wbreeze
Update 5:  Use this guide to jailbreak all iPod Touch models with OS 3.1.2/3.1.3 untethered using Spirit Jailbreak!
I need a Jailbrake for the Ipod Touch 1G with Firmware 3.1.2 :(
Can someone help me?
Or can someone tell me how to downdate my Ipod for a Jailbrake with Firmware 3.1.1
Thanks!
Ok problem!!! I can't past the part where my iPhone is supposed to have that dudes face appear. It just stays black what am I doing wrong please help
i install the software on my ipod touch 8 gb 3rd generation and it came up with all the screens that the site shows, and the photo even came up on the ipod itself but it doesnt have the app symbol – is there anything i can do?
i install the software on my ipod touch 8 gb 3rd generation and it came up with all the screens that the site shows, and the photo even came up on the ipod itself but it doesnt have the app symbol – is there anything i can do?
anyone pls help me! i just got an ipod touch 2g 3.1 then i update it to 3.1.2 and i jailbreak it with blackra1n but it not success. therefore, now my ipod touch can't turn on, what should i do?
Thank you. Works perfect on my Ipod Touch 2G 8GB.
black ra1n doesnt work for itouch users that have model that starts with mc
i downloaded ur Blackra1n and th eicon was there :) but the cydia icon never showed after downloading it same with the other please help
I have the exact same issue. I think its something with the model number. If it starts with “MC” it wont work.
I have a 64gig 3rd generation MC and Was able to jailbreak it after trying many times. I found that by killing all the itune stuff in task manager and then running it was what worked. The only problem is that once I had cydia installed and tried to download my first app, my ipod went black and I had to restore again. Very frustrating. I do not ike the tethered version and wish that someone could just make an untethered version. My main point is that I do have a MC ipod and blackrain did work eventually in jailbreaking it.
Guys, mine new itouch 3g 32gb just arrived yesterday and it bears the model number PC****. I kinda have the feeling that its even newer than the MC model. As such should I try jailbreaking it with blackra1n rc2?
so ur saying that it can jailbreak an MC version but u cant download any apps???
then wats the whole point of jailbreaking if u cant download apps???
Hello all, iv got a problem with B.R, but its not any of the problems that have been stated below. I i have been to the last and final step. I was (please select install app(s) )… cydia , rock , icy.. I chose rock first. and was given the this……Error Downloading rock
could not download.
Error: Error
Domain=NSPOSIXEeRRORdOMAIN
Code=22 UserInfo=0x1a16f0
“Operation could not be completed Invalid argument.
and iv also tried setting the properties xp compatible but when i do that, it stays in recovery mode and the smart guys face wont even appear. when that happend i only waited about 3 min then i restored the it. please help
im on a 2g i touch 3.1.2
basically i think there is a problem on the cydia side, but saurik seems to be on holiday. the only thing you can do is keep trying… my download took some 20 minutes…
one thing – switch off the automatic lock and if the error shows up again, just restart the download…
took me 1 hr to figure out. i m running vista with !touch 2g os 3.1.2. I did NOT set the blackrain RC 2 to run on compatibility mode. It worked for me. May b u guys can try it.
can I still use the app store?
I followed the instrusions and ipod touch is frozen. What do I anyone please.