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TinyUmbrella have been Updated to support iOS 6.1.4 firmware released by Apple few days ago for iPhone 5. TinyUmbrella saved shsh blobs to your desktop computer and this latest update is version 6.14.00. The update also comes with but fixes. Unlike iFaith which is only available for Windows computers, TinyUmbrella is available for both Windows and Mac computers. Consequently if you couldn't use iFaith due to your computer type, TinyUmbrella will be your choice software to save your SHSH blobs. While the usefulness of saving blobs for iPhone 5 might be minute, it wouldn't hurt to have SHSH saved just in case its needed.  TinyUmbrella for Windows and Mac can be downloaded from the link provided below. The procedures for saving blobs remain the same. TinyUmbrella for Windows TinyUmbrella for Mac

iOS downgrade Just recently, Apple released iOS 6.1.3 and many people that loved their jailbroken devices blindly updated only to find out that it is impossible to jailbreak iOS 6.1.3. Desperately, many of sort to downgrade back to 6.1.2 or lower for those with iPhone 3GS & 4 only to end up with a device in soft DFU loop; that is device refuses to boot up. Across various forums and discussion sites, this problem have been reported by those that tried downgrading using SHSH blobs saved on Cydia servers. Those that downgraded using blobs saved with iFaith and TinyUmbrella hardly experience this problem. This problem received little answer as to why it happens. Well, Saurik, the guy behind Cydia offered some insights as to why this problem occur. This you can find here for better understanding.  In summary, what he is saying is that Apple have implemented a kind of mechanism that only allow the restoration to most recent firmwares, more like most recent and two...

Jailbreak and SHSH blobs can be very confusing for some people especially those that are new to the Apple world. Knowledge they say is power. If you have knowledge and understanding on a particular topic you won't have issues dealing with that topic.   At the time of this writing, it is not recommended to update your iDevice to iOS 6.1.3 if you intend on jailbreaking your device untethered. Furthermore, save your SHSH blobs with the software listed above. However, if you do not plan to jailbreak your device, feel free to update to the latest iOS version . Apple devices are one of the best kind of devices out there. Its so simple to use and relatively stable and reliable but there things you need to know when using an Apple device. Continue after the jump.  This piece is especially recommended for those that are new to using Apple devices and are wondering what all these terms means. Jailbreak   Jailbreak is an activity th...