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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...

As we eagerly wait for the Evasi0n jailbreak tool which is 97% complete to be released by the Evad3rs team, iH8sn0w has launched iFaith v1.5.1 with important updates today. For those that don't know what iFaith does, iFaith is an application that helps you save all the SHSH blobs of your device iOS at any moment in time so that you will be able to restore or downgrade your OS to an earlier version that Apple is no longer signing just like what TinyUmbrella does for you. Evasi0n Although, TinyUmbrella fetches the SHSH blobs from Apple's server, iFaith extracts the SHSH blobs directly from your device. iFaith has other features much like Redsn0w, in fact, its a combination of TinyUmbrella and Redsn0w but without the option to jailbreak and do some Redsn0w stuffs. iFaith 1.5.1 iFaith 1.5.1 comes packed in with important bug fixes and performance upgrades. and also include support for new firmwares. A small list of the major improvements amongst other improvements i...