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!
won't reboot?? ipod just sits with black glowing screen :s
So let me get this straight, at this point in time there is no way to keep the iPod Touch 3gen jail broken correct? So every time I restart the device I have to restore using blackra1n (or if I want to start over then I use Itunes) right? Isn’t there any permanent way of doing this?
do you need to instal like appulous or something with cydia or do you get the apps right from cydia?
and are there any reported problems with this because i just got an ipod touch 3G 32GB and i dont really want to wreck it.
your help is greatly appreciated
I need help, I have an ipod touch it is 3rd gen with 3.2.1 and I went to blackra1n and it says “entering recovery” on where it used to “say make it rain” my ipod touch is now in recovery mode……
Try avoiding restarts until there's a solution available.
Try it again. I had to do it three times before it worked.
wil there be a non teathered jailbreak for 3g soon?
it looks there are a few issues on the jailbreak which Reading the above has made me wary about carrying out the jailbreak. Do you have to connect to start everytime? Is it ok to leave on sleep 24 hrs as this is what I normally do?? Am keen to get going but now a bit unsure
Check out the troubleshooting guide to find out if your iPod supports a tethered or un-tethered jailbreak. Leaving on your iPod Touch wouldn't provide any issues if you have a tethered jailbreak, turning it off would require you to reconnect it to your PC, ONLY if your iPod is one of the models that supports a tethered jailbreak.
Maybe.
i jailbreaked my ipod and the it said it's jailbroken but the screen is blank for at least 15 minutes!!
what to do??
Read the troubleshooting guide.
blackra1n says done, wait for reboot but my ipod 1st gen screen is just a glowing black colour. ive tried over 50 times now and no luck. any ideas?
Sorry what is the difference between tethered and untethered ??
iv got a ipodtouch 2ng and its jailbroken could i update it to version 3.1.2 while its jailbroken???
Read the troubleshooting guide.
it looks there are a few issues on the jailbreak which Reading the above has made me wary about carrying out the jailbreak. Do you have to connect to start everytime? Is it ok to leave on sleep 24 hrs as this is what I normally do?? Am keen to get going but now a bit unsure
Check out the troubleshooting guide to find out if your iPod supports a tethered or un-tethered jailbreak. Leaving on your iPod Touch wouldn't provide any issues if you have a tethered jailbreak, turning it off would require you to reconnect it to your PC, ONLY if your iPod is one of the models that supports a tethered jailbreak.
Maybe.
i jailbreaked my ipod and the it said it's jailbroken but the screen is blank for at least 15 minutes!!
what to do??