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How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Posted July 14, 2018 at 8:02pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad using Electra and a Windows PC. Currently, this jailbreak only supports devices running iOS 11.2 - 11.3.1 and iOS 11.4b1 - iOS 11.4b3.

Step One
Make sure to backup your device using iCloud or iTunes before you begin.

Step Two
Download the latest Electra jailbreak from here and Cydia Impactor from here, saving them to a folder on your PC.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)


Step Three
Right click the Impactor zip and extract the archive.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Four
Launch Impactor.exe from the extracted folder. DO NOT Run as Administrator.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Click Run if asked to confirm.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Five
Connect your iPad to your computer via USB making sure to select Trust if prompted on your device and Continue if prompted by iTunes.

Drag and drop the Electra IPA we downloaded earlier into the Cydia Impactor app.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Six
You will be asked to enter your Apple ID and password. This is only used to sign the IPA, letting it run on your device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Seven
Cydia Impactor will sign the IPA and install the new Electra jailbreak app on your device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Eight
Launch the Settings app from your SpringBoard then choose Siri & Search from the Settings menu.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Tap to turn off the Listen for 'Hey Siri' and Press Home for Siri toggles.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Nine
Return to the Settings menu and choose General. Select Device Management from the General menu then tap to select your Apple ID.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Press the Trust "youremail@address.com" button and choose Trust from the alert that appears.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Ten
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up Control Center and tap to place your iPad into Airplane mode.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Eleven
Hold down the Power button and swipe the slider to power off your iPad. After a few seconds press the Power button to restart your device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Twelve
Ensure you are in Airplane mode then launch the new Electra app on your SpringBoard.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Thirteen
Tap the Jailbreak button to begin the jailbreak process. If you don't want any pre-installed tweaks you may want to turn off the Tweaks toggle.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Step Fourteen
Your iPad will now reboot. Once it's finished, reopen the Electra app and tap the Jailbreak button again.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Electra will now install Cydia and inform you that OpenSSH is now running. Click the Exit button to complete your jailbreak!
How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

How to Jailbreak Your iPad on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1 Using Electra (Windows)

Thanks
A big thanks goes to CoolStar and the rest of the Electra Team for their hard work on this jailbreak.

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