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How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Posted October 19, 2012 at 7:32am by iClarified
These are instructions on how to downgrade your iPod Touch 4G from iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x using saved SHSH blobs and Redsn0w for Mac.

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage

Download the latest version of RedSn0w from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the firmware you would like to restore to and the firmware you are current on from here and place it/them in the Pwnage folder.


Extract the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Two
Right click or control-click the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier and choose Open from the popup menu that appears.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Three
Click Extras from the main menu.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Four
Click Even More from the Extras menu.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Five
Click Restore from the Even More menu.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Six
Click IPSW from the Restore menu, choose the IPSW you would like to restore to from the window that appears, and click Open.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Seven
Redsn0w will inform you that Pwned DFU mode is needed to restore. Click the OK button.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Eight
Connect your device, turn it off, and then click the Next button
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Nine
RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Ten
Your iPod will now be exploited with limera1n.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Eleven
RedSn0w will check Cydia to see if you have the correct blobs saved.

If RedSn0w is unable to find your blobs automatically you can try to click the Remote button to try again or you can click the Local button to search for blobs on your computer.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Twelve
RedSn0w will now prepare a system restore image.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Thirteen
Your device will then be restored to the new firmware.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)

Step Fourteen
You'll be informed when your restore has completed successfully.
How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)


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neameh
neameh - November 20, 2013 at 9:22am
is jailbreak needed?
edc
edc - December 7, 2012 at 9:14pm
Do the same steps work for Windows?
Angel_92701
Angel_92701 - October 19, 2012 at 8:45am
Please 4gs jaibreak. 6.0
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