iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4

The iOS 6 has been launched recently, but the jailbreak for it is still far away from release. Hackers around the world are onto the task for releasing its jailbreak. Though tethered jailbreak for iOS 6 has already been released the untethered jailbreak may take a few months. Most people around the world rely on jailbreak for lots of tweaks, applications and for unlocking their device. At the moment untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 is available.

Jailbreak adds cydia to your iDevice which is an app store for all the apps, tweaks and many other third party softwares for your device. It allows you to add a whole lot of customization options to your iDevice that are normally prohibited by Apple. You can use a whole lot of tweaks, themes, ringtones, applications and much more. Though jailbreaking is know legal  in U.S.A, Apple voids the warranty of your iPhone if you jailbreak your device.

In this post I am going to tell you the methods of jailbreaking iOS 5.1.1 and the steps you need to follow, so that you can jailbreak your iDevice on iOS 5.1.1.

There are two most common and easy methods for jaibreaking your iDevice.
Absinthe
RedSn0w

Both of them are being used widely across the world and are tested, while absinthe is easier, people go for RedSn0w as it is more trusted and an older method.
Both of them also allow you tethered jailbreak the latest version of OS that is the iOS 6. By tethered I mean that on every boot of your device you got to connect your iDevice to a computer and boot it using RedSn0w.

How to Untethered Jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 via RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 4

RedSn0w is the most common software used for jailbreaking iDevices. It has many other utilities like tethered boot and also supports SHSH blobs that are useful for downgrading iPhone.

To jailbreak your iDevice first of all you need to download is the iOS 5.1.1 firmware and the latest version of RedSn0w software and an internet connection.

Follow these simple steps to jailbreak your iDevice.

Download and run the latest version of RedSn0w on your computer.Connect your iPhone to your computer and switch it of. Click on jailbreak button on RedSn0w.Now, you need to enter DFU mode, RedSn0w also shows the instructions for entering DFU mode.

To enter DFU mode follow these steps.Press and hold the Power button of you device for 4 seconds.While pressing the power button, press and hold the Home button for 10 seconds.Release the Power button but keep pressing the Home button for 15 seconds.The screen of your device may flash and RedSn0w will automatically detect your Device in DFU mode.

Click on Jailbreak on RedSn0w, and will start searching for the firmware for your device.It will now show the option of installing cydia in check-box. tick mark the check box to start installing Cydia on to your iPhone. You will see a progress bar on the RedSn0w. You will also see some text codes scrolling on your screen.

Your device will restart automatically and you will see the start-up page for iOS 5 which now can be completed even without a sim card.

Once the setup for iPhone is completed by you, the home screen will open up showing cydia installed on your device. You can now configure cydia which is required during it’s first start up. It will then load its packages and add sources and will then restart your device.You can add new sources to get newer themes, apps, tweak and free applications for your device.

Untethered Jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 via Absinthe 2.0.4

Absinthe is one of the most easy and quick methods for jailbreaking your idevice running on iOS 5.1.1. It does not even requires your device to enter DFU mode and can jailbreak your device just by plugging it in.

To jailbreak your device you need to download the latest version of Absinthe software. Follow these simple steps to jailbreak your iDevices running on iOS 5.1.1.

After downloading Absinthe on to your computer, right click on the Absinthe win 2.0.4 icon and run it as administrator.You will see a new Absinthe folder on your screen. Open the folder and run Absinthe.exe as an administrator.Now connect your device running on iOS 5.1.1 and make sure it recognizes the correct device.

Click on Jailbreak button on Absinthe for the jailbreaking process to start and you will then see a progress bar.Eventually, your iPhone will appear as if it restoring. This is normal. your device may also restart a number of times. It may take around 5 minutes sometimes for the jailbreak process to complete.Once Absinthe is done restoring your device, the homescreen of your device will show a cydia icon.Absinthe has now completed the process and now you can close it and disconnect your device.Open cydia on your home screen and configure it for the first time. Your iPhone might respring for cydia to run. It is advisable to restart your iPhone once configuring of the iPhone is complete.

Congratulations, your iDevice is now jailbroken and ready to be used. You can now enjoy all the features and utilities options that are enabled via cydia, enjoy.

Download links for iOS 5.1.1 firmware

Absinthe 2.0.4 for Mac/Windows/linux.

RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 4 for Mac/Windows.

If you have any problems during jailbreak or have any query, feel free to leave your comments in the comment section below.

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