How to jailbreak iPhone 4s using Absinthe

January 22, 2012

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jailbreak iphone 4s by following the steps below using the latest Absinthe jailbreak released by chronic dev team. The procedure is same for both Windows and Mac operating system. This guide is also applicable for iPad jailbreak.

Absinthe 2.0.4 is compatible with jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 , for all other iOS versions you can use Absinthe 0.4 version.

Before starting the Absinthe A5 jailbreak please check below requirements:
1. iPhone 4S should be running 5.0 or 5.0.1 or 5.1.1

2. iPad 2 should be running on ios 5.0.1 or 5.1.1

If your iPhone4s is not running the above ios you can download the latest iOS from this page.

Steps to jailbreak iPhone 4s and iPad2 untether using Absinthe

Step 1: Download the Absinthe jailbreak iPhone 4s  Windows    Mac

Step 2: Once the file is downloaded double click the same to extract the downloaded zip file on to your hard drive. Now open the Absinthe application by double clicking or right click and select open as Administrator.

Step 3:  Now connect iPhone 4S to the computer via USB (Remove if you have set any pass codes or VPN settings)

Step 4: You will see below screen just click Jailbreak button to begin the jailbreak process.

Step 5: Jailbreak progress will start and will go through different messages on the screen in the following sequence:

a. Sending initial data

b. waiting for reboot

c. waiting for device to finish booting

d. Preparing jailbreak data

e. Finally Sending payload data.

Step 6:  The last message will be ‘Almost done’, Just unlock the screen if necessary, then tap the Jailbreak icon to finish. 

Step 7: You will see Absinthe icon after jailbreak iPhon 4s springboard, tap it to complete  jailbreak process (first make sure your WiFi is enabled and connected).  Now Absinthe will connect to server and download the Cydia.

How to jailbreak iPhone 4s Update:

Below may happen especially when the new versions are released.

Note: Due to heavy load on server you may get error message “Error establishing a database connection”  You need to turn your turn VPN on go to Settings —> General —> Network —> VPN and turn it on.

Last Step: May be you get a configuration error and after about a minute your device will reboot with Cydia on the Springboard! Enjoy Your device is jailbroken untethered.
Watch Below Video for Details: