How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 Using Limera1n (Mac)

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Posted October 14, 2010 at 3:30pm by iClarified

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 using Limera1n for Mac. Limera1n supports iOS 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, and 4.1. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here.

Remember: Do not update to iOS 4.1 if you need the unlock. Ultrasn0w does not support that baseband yet. The only exception is the iPhone 4. You can update to iOS 4.1 without upgrading your baseband by following this tutorial.

Step One
Open your web browser of choice and navigate to http://www.limera1n.com. Click the Mac logo at the bottom of the screen.

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 Using Limera1n (Mac)

Step Two
When prompted save the download to your desktop

Step Three
Double click the limera1n.zip file from the desktop to extract the application, then double click it to launch.

Step Four
Connect your iPhone to the computer and click the large make it ra1n button

Step Five
You iPhone will now be placed in recovery mode.

Press both the power and the home buttons.

When Limera1n asks you to, release the power button.

Your phone will now be in DFU mode

As limera1n performs its exploit you will see the image of a lime raindrop on your iPhone.

Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.

Step Six
After you power back on your iPhone you will see a new icon on the SpringBoard entitled limera1n. Press it to continue.

Step Seven
Once Limera1n opens select Cydia then press the Install button at the top right of the screen.

Step Eight
Once the Cydia installation has completed you must reboot your iPhone.

Step Nine
When your iPhone has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates then follow our Unlock tutorial if possible for your device.

NOTE*: To remove the limera1n icon from your desktop you can relaunch the app and tap the Uninstall Limera1n button or install CyDelete from Cydia then use it to delete the application.

***A big thanks goes everyone who made this jailbreak possible.

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JuLu - December 19, 2010 at 6:48pm

I tried to jailbreak my iPhone 4 with 4.0.2 and 1.59.0 but each time I get the message Retry Hold Home and Power. I think it has to do with the fact that iTunes starts each time saying that it detected an iPhone in Recovery mode. Any idea what I can do? Thanks

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3gsuser - December 4, 2010 at 9:18pm

Tried limera1n against 3GS 4.0.2 new bootrom 5.13.04 baseband. Appeared to work fine but after boot the limera1n icon did not show. Tried many times to no avail. I finally did a factory reset (erased all data/settings) from the phone and after boot the limera1n icon showed up. Just wanted to point this out just in case anyone is running into same problem

Ansuz - November 18, 2010 at 1:04pm

Doesn't work on Tiger 10.4

Bardiaesm - November 7, 2010 at 12:57pm

hello i have an iphone 4 and i did jailbreak my iphone and thats working well but my icons in desktop are whit!!! please tell me what do i have to do thanks

Sam Vaid - October 21, 2010 at 5:30am

I tried on 3gs 4.0.2 5.13 couple of times on PC but the Limera1n would not install on the phone, then factory reset the phone and ran Limera1n and was successfull, now downloading Cydia. Excellent utility, keep it up.

krill - December 3, 2010 at 6:14am

I'm in the same situation -- I need to jb and unlock a 4.0.2 on a 3GS/old bootrom and Limera1n acts like it's installing but no icon ever shows up. But I'm afraid to do a "factory reset" -- what iOS does it reset to? Do I risk losing my 5.13.04 baseband?

chomy - October 19, 2010 at 7:24pm

I have an iPhone 4 4.0.1 upgraded to 4.1 using TU and use limera1n to JB got the drop in the screen and the done message, however can't get it on the springboard at all. Any suggestions please!

ahlan - October 21, 2010 at 5:12am

download it on cydia lol

Crunch - October 17, 2010 at 10:48pm

Worked great the first time on my iPhone 4. Thanks, geohot! I was jailbroken on iOS 4.0.1, then upgraded to OS 4.1 by way of TinyUmbrella/TSS Server, so as to keep the baseband unchanged and to be able to unlock my iPhone 4, which also worked just fine. My iPad is ready for 4.2 now. ;)

bneese - October 16, 2010 at 8:42pm

I have a 3GS with 4.1 that I installed today. I am also running iTunes 10.0.1 (22) on the mac. I can't get this to work. It gets into DFU mode but then just sits there. iTunes opens in the background saying there is aphone in recovery mode.

bneese - October 17, 2010 at 9:14pm

Ok, so I am an idiot! I hate the fact that the 3G and 3GS look totally the same! I had gotten what I thought was a 3GS from a friend of mine and he gave me the wrong one. Sure enough a check of the serial number and its the 3G! Getting the 3GS and retrying!

Toxikk - October 16, 2010 at 1:49pm

worked for me on iphone4 ios 4.1 thanks geo and iclarified!

neno - October 15, 2010 at 11:21pm

It's work perfect thanks, but I have problem with my voicemail. I can't receive voicemails I have to call my virtual voicemail to check if I have voicemail. Any idea? Thanks

joeb - October 15, 2010 at 7:24pm

after jb and unlock , is mms and facetime working

Yasir - October 15, 2010 at 9:34am

Thanks Geohotz n Commex.. its works nice.. Keep up the good work!!!

eric - October 15, 2010 at 4:34am

finally got it to work for me, pc version kept crashing, tried mac version, worked first time! yay!!

joeyjoe - October 15, 2010 at 12:02am

This is exactly like the PC version.. everything goes exactly to plan through Step 5 (dfu mode, the limera1n logo, the message that the jailbreak is ready...) But no icon in Step 6. /3gs, 4.0.2, 05.13.04, never jailbroken --- Any ideas?

numl0ck - October 15, 2010 at 7:26am

restart of iphone if you don't see the white limera1n icon

S_Warrior - October 15, 2010 at 9:10am

Make sure you are using iTunes 10.0 or newer version. Leave it open and just ignore messages about finding an iPhone in recovery mode.

S_Warrior - October 15, 2010 at 9:16am

Also reboot (not restart) your iPhone before trying again if it doesn't work. You'll know that the exploit was transfered to the iPhone when you see the green teardrop before the lock screen.

numl0ck - October 16, 2010 at 2:32am

any difference between reboot and restart? :P

koko - October 30, 2010 at 1:04am

me 2 i have iphone 4 with fm 4.0.2

cheese - October 14, 2010 at 10:20pm

Does this jailbreak 3g

Art - October 15, 2010 at 12:25am

it did not work on my 3G

cheese - October 15, 2010 at 12:26am

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davidNg - October 15, 2010 at 8:04pm

it Only works with iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. Please READ the instruction in the tutorial.

Peterex007 - October 14, 2010 at 9:47pm

It works for my i4 right away. Geohot, you ROCK!

Nt02 - October 14, 2010 at 6:32pm

Doesn't do shit! It bricked my Nexus One! x-(

ian - October 14, 2010 at 5:32pm

this didn't work for me at all, every time i open 'limera1n' on my iPhone 4 it crashes, I've tried it three times and nothing

Dorald - October 14, 2010 at 4:09pm

Work for me ( iPhone 4, iOS 4.1) Thaks..

jiggavo - October 14, 2010 at 3:54pm

can i use this if my iphone4 is already jailbroken with jailbreakme?

Me84 - October 14, 2010 at 11:35pm

I think you upgrade to 4.1 (losing the jailbreak me) and then jailbreak agin with Limra1n

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