Jailbreaking 1.1.4 iTouch on Windows in 1 Simple Step!
Ok. It simply doesn’t get any easier than this. I’ve gone through all the backflips (you can read about them on my blog) and have downgraded, upgraded, sidegraded and jailbroken iTouches in just about every way possible on Windows. I’ve read about the ZiPhone jailbreak and have periodically checked the status of that but on previous visits, it looked like it was a work in progress for Windows anyway. So, I tried it tonight…and it worked so quickly I wasn’t even sure it was jailbroken, but sure enough, the Installer icon is on my home page ready for me to add any apps that I might want. So here’s what you need to do…
The one simple step is running the ZiPhone software. Make sure your iTouch is restored to a non-jailbroken state with the latest version of the firmware (1.1.4). Also, make sure your iTunes software is up to date. Connect your iTouch and make sure iTunes recognizes it. If it does not, then reinstall iTunes and do whatever else you have to do to make sure your iTouch is visible to your computer. Close iTunes but leave your iTouch connected to your computer. Now, go to http://www.ziphone.org/ and click on the “Click here to download Ziphone” link. Then download the Windows version of the ZiPhone software. This is a phone named ZiPhoneWin-3.0.exe. Run this file and you will get a directory full of files similar to the following.
Now double-click on the file named “JAILBREAK IPHONE IPOD.bat”. You will see a console window on your computer and your iTouch.
After a moment, your iTouch will reboot and you will see the ZiPhone application appear on your computer screen. Click on the appropriate button to finish the jailbreak.
The whole process takes about a minute. This is the cleanest jailbreak so far. So…my advice to you is to forget everything i’ve said in the past and use the ZiPhone method. Now…i’ve got to go get my daughter’s iTouch to jailbreak that again…1.1.4 here we come!!!
Oinone
Hi,
Please help, I’m in dire need of your assistance. After I’ve installed an iPhone all application to my iTouch 1.1.4 my Safari can’t open a page. One minute it’s working perfectly then the next…poof! It says, “Safari can’t open page because it can’t find server”.
Tried resetting my network settings. And here’s the thing: the top left where the iPod wi-fi signal is suppose to be is a consistent 3-wave signal.
I’m so lost. Please help!! Sorry for such a dumb question.
THANKS!
kamal
Resolved by restoring to factory setting.
admin
Oinone, Please follow the steps in the following article and let me know how it goes.
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
Kamal, I’m glad to hear it. There is always a risk with jailbreaking but it sure feels good when you get it working again!
devon
ziphoned is great. but when i tried it on my 16 gb touch it started to work fine. but it froze alot. then the problem started. it made my ipod freeze every time i got it on n when i finally got it off it would taake ten minutes to turn on just to freeze again.
i also tried it on my 32 gb and the same thing happened. i thought it was broken but i figured out it u plug the ipod into the computer n hold the home button and power button till the cord n disc pop up on the ipod screen then restore it on itunes.
the ziphone works perfectly on 8gb though
ira
i left my itouch on the wall socket charger for about 2 days and forgot about it. when i took it off, the thing wont turn on anymore. is there anything i can do to restart it??? help!!!!
Gus
Hi, I’m a happy user of ziphone for about a year, but last time i was “cleaning” my apps and installing some new ones, and after reseting as required, the itouch didn’t start, it stays in the apple screen all the time. Over and over
any suggestions? shall i restore and jailbreak again?
By the way, iTunes detects the itouch and even says it synchronizes it.
I’m using iTunes latest software and kept my itouch on 1.1.4
Thanks for your time
Jordan
Will this work for itouch 2nd Generation 16GB? I have version 2.2.
Jordan
My itouch says it is in recovery mode. I want to get it working but don’t want to restore it because I have a lot of apps. HELP!!!
I have a 2G 16GB itouch.
edz
same problem as oinone…
i lost all my data now =(
Brooks
Hey mike,
I tryed to jailbreak my itouch today and it wouldn’t switch away from the “entering recovery mode” step. I waited all night and still nothing. I restored it and tryed again but nothing. I did this about 5 times. Can you help?
Joe
Thanks so much!!!! It worked and I donated what I can!!! U da man!!!!
Rae
I downgraded my Itouch to the 1.1.4 software and did the whole ziphone thing. But I can’t seem to install applications like Tap Tap Revolution, the SMBprefs icon, the All in One messenger, and loads of other apps and games. Why is that?
Rae
To add to my previous comment, I installed Community Sources and added other ones but they aren’t working.
admin
Rae, the first question would be…can you surf the net using safari? Usually the problem is that the network needs to be resetup after the jailbreak process…
Rae
Yeah, i can surf using safari. What do you mean by setting up the network again?
admin
Rae, What happens often is that people jailbreak their itouch and then immediately try installing apps not realizing that the network is not setup. Once they resetup the network after the jailbreak then the installer can connect to the repositories it all starts working again…the final comment is that the repositories for jailbroken apps are free and community supported and may have downtime that you might not see on a commercial site. It is free after all.
Anyway, are you still having issues?
Rae
Okay, so how do I resetup my network then?
nate
Do i have to jail brake my itouch so that i can download free apps from the internet? if so can u give me a link where i can download apps and instal them as easy as this process was?? plz and thanks! : )
Jason
ummm… how can i not delete my contacts and jailbreak my itouch???(cuz my contact list is huge)
ar
I downgraded the firmware to 1.1.4 and then followed the ziphone jailbreak steps. However, the installer icon does not appear. I tried repeating the process more than 3 times but still unable to to see the installer icon
Goshikku
Hey, I recently jailbroke my iTouch 16GB 1.1.4 and after I finished, I didn’t have the INSTALLER app.
Help?
Morelia
Hello!
I am trying to jailbreak my itouch 1g firmware 1.1.4 8gb, following the steps above, without luck. After everything only appears an icon in my touch for Zibris’s blog. I need to know if the itouch need to be in normal mode o DFU o other before start the jailbreak again. Thanks for your help
Jolly
Hi
I jailbroke my ipod touch 1.1.4, it displayed the message installer.app available but on the ipod i can only see the zibri blog and there no installer. I reinstalled twice but still the installer is unavailable on the ipod. can you help me with this?