With iOS 7 now coming up for its seventh
month since release, there are still a number of users who have not yet got
round to or have not decided whether to jailbreak
iPhone 4. There are a number of
great reasons why you should go ahead and jailbreak – the customization and
modification reasons alone should be enough for most people!
If you are seriously thinking about
installing the iPhone 4 jailbreak,
there are a number of things you should do BEFORE you jailbreak. Your iPhone
4/4S must be ready to receive the software otherwise you will encounter a
number of problems along the way and the jailbreak may not be successful. So,
without further ado:
Check
that your iPhone is compatible with the jailbreak software
You would surprise how many people go ahead
and jailbreak iPhone 4S without determining compatibility. Not all
jailbreak software will work on all iPhone so you need to make sure that yours
is compatible first.
A simple way to check is to contact your
jailbreak provider or the developer – they will tell youwhether the iPhone 4S jailbreak is suitable
for you or not.
Back
up a list of your existing Cydia tweaks
If you already have a jailbreak and this is
the next one up for you, back up your Cydia tweaks using PkgBackup.
This is an app in Cydia that backs up a list of your existing Cydia tweaks so
that you can download them again easily enough.
While you are at it, before you jailbreak iPhone 4S, make sure
that the tweaks and aps you have are compatible with the new jailbreak
software.
Update
your iPhone
You should now update your iPhone 4 to the
latest version of iOS firmware – but only if it can be jailbroken. If it can’t
then you will just be wasting your time, as you will not be able to go any
further. If you can update your firmware, DO NOT USE THE OTA METHOD.
Over the Air updates are not compatible
with the iPhone 4 jailbreak software and will cause you no end of problems – that
is if the jailbreak is even successful.
Always use iTunes for updating the firmware.
Clear
your iPhone of Junk
Before you jailbreak iPhone 4S you must
make sure there is sufficient space for the jailbreak software to work. Go
through your iPhone 4/4S and remove all unwanted files and data – empty cache
files off and any temporary internet files. Delete duplicate videos, music
tracks and photos and get rid of any apps that you do not use any more.
To be on the safe side, you could remove
all your media files and place them onto an external storage source.
Back
up – twice if necessary
The next step in the iPhone 4 jailbreak
procedure is to back up the data on your iPhone. First of all, do this through iTunes
and back the data up to your computer. Then repeat it through iCloud, just to
make sure you have at least twobackups of all of your data.
This is an important step because, should
anything go wrong or you need to restore your device at any stage, you will
lose everything on it.
Install
the iPhone 4/4S jailbreak
Once your iPhone is ready for jailbreaking,
go ahead and buy your software. Choose
carefully – you do not want to wind up with problems before you even get to
jailbreak iPhone 4.
A few tips include:
- · Avoid free software. If, by some small chance it does work, it will not be trouble free and will be slow
- · Avoid websites that keep flashing up ads
- · Avoid websites that want you to download a free app or fill in a survey first – they are fraudulent sites that will serve only to line the pockets of the website owner – you will get nothing in return
- · Choose a provider that is trustworthy – a little bit of research will root out the good from the bad
