ULTIMATE GUIDE TO iOS JAILBREAK!

Compulsive's Jailbreak Megathread

What is jailbreaking?
One of the reasons for jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by Apple and its App Store. Apple checks apps for compliance with its iOS Developer Program License Agreement before accepting them for distribution in the App Store. However, their reasons for banning apps are not limited to safety and security and may be regarded as arbitrary and capricious. To access banned apps, users rely on jailbreaking to circumvent Apple's censorship of content and features. Jailbreaking permits the downloading of programs not approved by Apple, such as user interface customization and tweaks.




What is Electra?
Electra is a recently exploited jailbreak that works on iOS versions 11 - 11.4 Beta 3. This works on all 64-bit devices that are running these firmwares. Electra is a semi-untethered jailbreak. What this means is that every time you reboot your device, you will have to re-jailbreak again. However, the semi means you do not need to connect to your computer, but rather open the Electra app and let it re-spring.
How can I jailbreak?
Requirements:
  • Phone
  • Lighting cable
  • Computer

These are the steps that you need to take in order to jailbreak your phone:
  1. BACK UP YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU START! Just in case something goes wrong you will have a backup that you can restore to!
Download Electra and Cydia Impactor and extract the files somewhere where you will remember.

  1. Open Cydia Impactor (Impactor.exe) on your computer. It will look like this:

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  2. Plug your phone into your computer and it should show up on Impactor.

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    (Ignore "install Cydia Extender")

  3. Drag the Electra File (Electra1131-1.0.3-vfs.ipa) on top of Cydia Impactor
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  4. Enter your iTunes email and password. If you do not feel safe doing so, make a new apple ID to proceed with this step.
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    If you get an error on this step that looks like this, you need to disable Two Factor Authentication or get an app-specific password by going to apple's website found here: https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin

    At this point, it will install Electra on your device. You may now unplug your device and the rest of this guide will be on your iDevice.

  5. On your device, find Electra and open it. You will get an error along the lines of "Unverified Developer". To fix this you will go to Settings > General > Profile and Device Management, find your email, tap it, and tap "Trust".

  6. Go back to Electra, and tap "Jailbreak". If it says "Installing Cydia" then the exploit has succeeded (your phone is not jailbroken yet). However, if it reboots before that message appears, your jailbreak is unsuccessful and you will have to re-do this step.

  7. Go back to Electra and tap "Enable Jailbreak"/

  8. Once you get past "Please wait (2/3)" your device will respring and you will see Cydia on your device and your device is now Jailbroken! However, it is VERY common that you will not get this on your first try.

Troubleshooting Processes

   1. Turn off Siri. (Settings > Siri & Search)

   2. Turn on Airplane Mode

   3. Turn off and keep Wifi off

   4. Delete iOS 11.4 update file on your iPhone's Storage. (Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Find iOS 11.4 > Delete)

   5. Disable Find my iPhone (Settings > Click your Profile > iCloud > Find My iPhone > turn it off)

   6. Remove passcode & if applies, faceid, from your device. (Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Turn off Passcode)

     
Move to the next step if this is your first time attempting to click Jailbreak or click Enable Jailbreak. Only come back here if you've tried more than 35+ times.

           1. Sign-out of iCloud - This one was suggested by a reddit user. When I restarted my device and had to re-enable the JB, this helped immediately.

           2. Low Power Mode - This one was suggested by a reddit user on iPhone6S iOS 11.3.1. This one helped them after supposedly 600 attempts.

           3. Turn off Bluetooth - This one was suggested by a reddit user.

           4. Turn off Do Not Disturb - This one was suggested by a reddit user.

           5. Connect your iDevice to a charger.


Electra Troubleshooting Processes

This next section is for when you are using Electra and you keep getting errors. This will be the most frustrating part of your Jailbreak journey, and everyone is experiencing the same problems, these steps are what many users have found to work, or it is completely random. Either new firmware will be released that reduces these problems or this is just what you will have to go through for jailbreaks since apple is trying to patch as many exploits as they can.


   Go to Electra and click Jailbreak.
       Possibilities and what you should do after clicking jailbreak
  •  Please Wait (1/3) & then reboots - This is extremely common right now. Simply, wait for your device to come back up, ensure Airplane mode is on & WiFi is still off and then go back into Electra and click Jailbreak again. I've done this more than 150 times just today, so I wish you the best. PRO TIP: After 3-5 tries of it rebooting every time, it's best that you force restart your device. Google how to do that as it's different for different devices.
             
  • Please Wait (2/3) & then reboots - This is quite common right now. You need to do the same as the one above. Continue to let the device boot up, and try again.
           
  •  Please Wait (2/3) & then Electra app turns black but you can still go to the homescreen - This is also quite common. You just need to keep trying again and again.
             
  • *Please Wait (2/3) & stuck* - Make sure you've waited at least 5 minutes to ensure it's stuck. Then, check your home screen and see if Cydia is there. If Cydia is there, you can reboot and move to the next step. If Cydia is not, reboot and retry.

  • Error: amfid patch - Same as above. Continue to reboot and retry.
           
  • Error: rootfs remount - Ensure that you have deleted the iOS 11.4 updates and any other updates on your iPhone storage (step 6 of JB Process Requirements), ensure that you have the tvOS profile (Step 2 of the Installation Tutorial), then reboot and retry. If this happens more than 10 times, you should erase all content and settings and try again.

  • Installing Cydia & reboots - Success! Move onto the next step.

If you aren't having luck after 35+ tries - At this point, try steps 7-10 on the Jailbreak Process Requirements, reboot, ensure everything is correctly on/off since rebooting can sometimes mess with settings and then try to jailbreak.

Upon the reboot, you will notice Cydia on your home screen but it will crash as soon as you open it. That's a good sign.

Now, reopen Electra and you will see that it says Enable Jailbreak. Click that..
Possibilities and what you should do after clicking enable jailbreak
  • Please Wait (1/3) & then reboots - This is extremely common right now. Simply, wait for your device to come back up, ensure Airplane mode is on & WiFi is still off and then go back into Electra and click Jailbreak again. I've done this more than 80 times just today, so I wish you the best. PRO TIP: After 3-5 tries of it rebooting every time, it's best that you force restart your device. Google how to do that as it's different for different devices.
             
  • Please Wait (1/3) & then Electra app turns black but you can still go to the homescreen - This is also quite common. You just need to keep force reboot and retry.
             
  • Please Wait (2/3) & then reboots - This is quite common right now. You need to do the same as the one above. Continue to let the device boot up, and try again.
             
  • Please Wait (2/3) & then Electra app turns black but you can still go to the homescreen - This is also quite common. You just need to force reboot and retry.
               

  • Process goes through and you see a loading icon - Success! Upon respring, your device will now be jailbroken and you will have access to Cydia.
     
 If you aren't having luck after 35+ tries (SEPARATE TRIES FROM THE LAST JAILBREAK BUTTON) - At this point, try steps 7-10 on the Jailbreak Process Requirements, reboot, ensure everything is correctly on/off since rebooting can sometimes mess with settings and then try to jailbreak.

Once you open Cydia, you will get an error since you are not connected to a network. Simply turn on WiFi or turn off Airplane mode. Then, click reload on the top right hand side of your Cydia app.

THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO ONCE YOU INSTALL YOUR JAILBREAK IS THIS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaxpTC6dbFw



Compatible Tweaks

Below is a list of tweaks that work on this jailbreak. I suggest that you download Tweakcompatibility, a tweak that uses reports to tell you under the tweak in cydia if it is supported for your firmware version. The more people that use this tweak the more accurate it will be!
  • 0vigilate: 0.0.1

  • 3Edgy5Me

  • 7-zip (POSIX) v16.02

  • Activator: 1.9.13~beta2 - Allows you to use custom gestures and TouchID actions to do specific actions (i.e: Use pinky TouchID to respring your device)

  • AdBlock for YouTube: 1.0.7

  • Album Art As Background v0.0.2-1+debug

  • Alkaline

  • Anemone v2.1.7-7 - Allows you to download themes for your device.
  • Appcon: 1.4.2

  • AppList: 1.5.14

  • Appstore Unrestrict: 0.0~beta4a

  • AppSync Unified: 24.0

  • APT 1.4 (apt-key) v1.4.8

  • APT 1.4 Strict (lib) v1.4.8-1

  • APT 1.4 Strict v1.4.8

  • Artsy - Cool visual effects for music in LockScreen,CC, Spotify and Apple Music. Alternative to Color flow

  • AutoPause v1.0 - Resprings device on YouTube

  • AVLock v1.0.1 - Orientation lock in video players

  • Barmoji -  Replaces bar at the bottom of Xs with emojis

  • Base Structure v1-4 -

  • BatteryLife

  • BatteryNotch v1.1.0 - Adds notches to the battery icon

  • BatteryPercentX [Public] v1.1.1-2

  • Berkeley DB v6.2.23

  • betterFiveColumnHomescreen v1.0.1 - Five columns on Home screen instead of four.

  • BigBoss Icon Set v1.0

  • BioProtect: 2.3-8 - Allows fingerprint or passcode protection on specific apps

  • BlackOutCC - Repo: http://smokin1337.github.io/ -  Black Background CC

  • Bloard v0.1.2-1

  • BoostedWifi: 1.0

  • Bourne-Again SHell v4.4.18

  • ByeByeHUD - Replaces huge volume HUD with sleek slim design

  • bzip2 v1.0.6

  • CCSupport v1.1

  • Cephei v1.12

  • Cercube for Youtube - NoAds and download videos

  • Cercube for YouTube: 4.2.2.4

  • CertRemainTime - Shows amount of time required before Electra needs to be resigned

  • CircleIcons - changes rounded square app design to circles

  • ClearSwitcher v1.0-2+debug

  • CocoaTop (Version 2.02 from the developer's site. Just run uicache after installing)

  • Core Utilities (/bin) v8.29-1

  • Core Utilities v8.29-1

  • CrashReporter: 1.16.0-1

  • Cydia Installer v1.1.30-coolstar6-2

  • Cydia Translations v1.1.12

  • Cylinder - allows for different app sliding animations on your homescreen

  • DarkMessages - Makes your message app dark themed

  • Darwin Tools v1-6

  • DayNightSwitch v1.0.1

  • Debian Packager v1.18.24

  • Debian Utilities v4.8.4

  • DebKeeper v1.0.3

  • DeleteForever

  • Diff Utilities v3.6

  • DismissProgress: 1.0.3

  • DockXI

  • DoubleTapLock [Public] v0.0.3 - Double Tap Home screen to lock device

  • DoubleTapToWake v1.0

  • EasySwitcherX [Public] v0.0.4-5

  • Eclipse X (iOS 11) v5.0.8-3 - DarkMode within apps

  • Ext3nder Installer (iOS 11): 016-1

  • EZTweakList v1.0.1-1


  • Fake GPS Pro - FAKE your iPhone's location as you wish

  • FastUnlockX v1.2

  • Filza File Manager v3.5.2-1

  • Find Utilities v4.6

  • FiveIconDockXI v0.0.1-20

  • Flame: 1.3 - Cydia ease of use changes

  • FlatSafariURL

  • FLEXible v1.6.0

  • Flipswitch: 1.0.16~beta2

  • Folder6Plus v2.0-5

  • FoldersClear 10 v0.0.1-3+debug

  • Fortune (Free): 1.4.1

  • Fortune Thumbnails Patch: 0.0.1

  • GameGem: 1.5

  • GNU Privacy Guard v1.4.22

  • grep v3.1

  • gzip v1.8

  • HapLock v0.0.2-1 - Vibration on every lock/unlock

  • HapticKeyboard v1.0.0 - Vibration on each key press

  • HideBarX [Public] v0.0.2 - Hides status bar on iPhone X

  • HideLabels10 - Repo: https://dannyglover.github.io/repo/

  • HomeGesture - Download here & import the dylib & plist to /usr/lib/TweakInject/ - iPhone X gestures on other devices

  • iCleaner Pro - Repo: https://ib-soft.net/cydia/beta/ - Clears cache on your device

  • IconCert: 1.4-1

  • IconSupport v1.11.0-1

  • IGDarkMode - Changes Instagram to dark mode

  • Infigo v2.0.1

  • iTransmission: 5.40

  • KITTLoader v1.0.2-1

  • LatchKey v1.0-3+debug

  • LetMeKnow: 1.2-1

  • libbulletin v0.1-142

  • libCercube v1.0.9

  • libcolorpicker v1.6-1

  • Liberty Lite: 0.2.9 - Prevents jailbreak detection

  • Libnet v1.1.6-3

  • libpackageinfo v 1.1.0.1-1

  • libSparkAppList v0.0.4-1-2

  • libswift4 v4.0.3-3

  • LittleXLocale Profiles in UTF-8 v1.0-1

  • LockGlyph v1.1.14 - Adds visual fingerprint scan when using touch ID

  • LucidCamBars v0.001

  • MakeCydiaBuyAgain: 1.0-1+debug - adds the purchase option to all repos

  • MakeRespringsGreatAgain: 1.4

  • MinimalHostsBlocker - Repo: https://reddestdream.github.io/ - blocks ads on all browsers

  • MitsuhaXI - Adds an equalizer to your music apps on Control Center, lock screen, and in app.

  • Moveable9 - Edit status bar

  • New Curses v6.1

  • NewTerm 2

  • NewTerm 2: 2.0~beta3

  • NoctisXI v1.4.2

  • NoMoreSmallApps [Public] v0.0.2 - Forces apps to fit iX screens

  • NoPageDots7 v1.0 - removes page dots on bottom of home screen

  • NoPromosTwitter - Repo: https://leftyfl1p.github.io/ - removes ads on twitter

  • NoSubstitute (Electra): 1.0-1

  • NudeKeys - removes border around keys

  • OpenSSH v7.6p1-4

  • OpenSSL v1.0.2n

  • Palert: 1.1.0-2

  • pincrush v0.9.2-2

  • PokeGo LS GIF: 1.0-4

  • PokeGo++ 2.0 for Electra!: 2.0r-79

  • PowerModule v1.1.0

  • PreferenceLoader v2.2.4~alpha1

  • Profile Directory v0-2

  • PullToRespring: 1.2

  • RealCC: 1.0.1 - Actually allows you to turn off bluetooth in your Control Center

  • Redeb - Repo: https://wiety.github.io/cydia/

  • RespringProgress: 1.3

  • Rocket for Instagram - Adds a multitude of features to Instagram such as downloading photos, removing read receipts on DMs, and warning before liking.

  • RocketBootstrap v1.0.6

  • RomanPasscode: 2.1 - Replaces numbers with Roman numerals on your lockscreen

  • Safari Plus

  • Safari Plus: 1.5.2

  • ScramblePass: 0.0.2-1

  • SecondsInTimeX v1.0.2

  • sed v4.2.2 shell-cmds v203

  • ShowAllCydiaUpdates: 1.0.2-1

  • Siliqua

  • Silo

  • SimpleLSiOS v1.3.1

  • SmartLPM

  • SmoothCursor

  • Spotify New UI - Adds new Spotify UI to your app

  • Springplus11

  • Springtomize 4

  • SSHIcon (iOS 7-10): 1.0.1

  • Substitute v0.0.6-coolstar

  • Substrate Compatibility Layer v99.0

  • SugarCane v1.0.0-1+debug

  • SwipeForMore (Debug): 1.1.9

  • SwipeSelection

  • System Info: 2.0.0-1216+debug

  • system-cmds v790

  • Tape Archive v1.30

  • TapTapFlip - Repo: https://repo.cpdigitaldarkroom.com/

  • TapTime [Public] v0.0.31

  • TechSupport Framework v 1.5.0.1-1

  • TetherMe v 1.2.2.1 - Allows hotspot without having hotspot in your data plan *STILL USES DATA*

  • TranslucentCydia: 0.9.0-1

  • TranslucentWallet v1.0

  • TransparentDoc

  • TSS Saver v1.2.0

  • Tweak Injector v1.0.6

  • tweakCompatible: 0.0.7

  • UIKit Tools v1.1.12-coolstar

  • Universal Video Downloader Plus: 2.9.2

  • unrar v5.5.8 unzip v6.0

  • Vitality: 0.3-1

  • Watusi 2 for WhatsApp v1.0.51

  • WatusiTools v1.4.11

  • WiFi Passwords: 3.0.1 - Lists previously used WiFi passwords

  • XZ Utils v5.2.3

  • YTCopyDescription v1.0 zip v3.0

  • Zeppelin - Replaces Carrier text on status bar

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