How to Jailbreak iPhone Using Palera1n [iOS 16.3.1] (Mac)

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone running iOS 15.0 - 16.3.1 using palera1n for Mac. The palera1n jailbreak is primarily intended for developers; however, most users will be able to follow our steps to jailbreak with few difficulties.

Palera1n is (semi-)tethered checkm8 jailbreak that supports the following A8-A11 devices:
● iPhone SE
● iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus
● iPhone 6s / iPhone 6 Plus
● iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus
● iPhone 8 / iPhone 8 Plus
● iPhone X
● iPod touch 6
● iPod touch 7
● iPad mini 4
● iPad Air 2
● iPad 5
● iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2015)
● iPad Pro 9.7-inch (2016)
● iPad 6
● iPad 7
● iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation, 2017)
● iPad Pro 10.5-inch (2017)

PALERA1N JAILBREAK

Step One

Download the universal palera1n binary from Github and save it to your Downloads folder.
● palera1n-macos-universal

You can find additional downloads for Linux here.

Step Two

Open Terminal from your Applications > Utilities folder

Step Three

Execute the following commands in the Terminal window:

cd ~/Downloads


sudo mv ./palera1n-macos-universal /usr/local/bin/palera1n


Enter your administrator password if prompted.


sudo xattr -cr /usr/local/bin/palera1n


sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/palera1n

Step Four

On A11 devices, you must disable your passcode and will not be able to use your passcode, or related functionality like Face ID/Touch ID and Apple Pay until you boot into a stock state.

Additionally, if you are on iOS 16 with an A11 processor and have ever set a passcode, you must erase all content and settings before jailbreaking. You can do this from Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings.

MAKE SURE TO MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR IPHONE PRIOR TO THESE STEPS.

Step Five

Connect your iPhone to your computer. If using a USB-C to Lightning cable, you will likely need to use a USB-C to USB-A adapter and a USB-A to Lightning cable instead. This is because some USB-C to Lightning cables do not allow you to put your iPhone into DFU mode.

● Apple USB-C to USB-C Adapter
● Apple USB-A Lightning Cable

Step Six

Execute the following command in the Terminal window to create a new APFS volume required for rootful jailbreak. Note that this will require 5GB - 10GB of space, so we don't advise trying it on a 16GB device.

palera1n -cf


You device will be placed into Recovery Mode to prepare for entering DFU mode.


When ready to enter DFU mode, hit Return on your keyboard.


Following along with the prompts, hold down the Volume Down and Side buttons for about five seconds, then release the Side button and continue holding down the Volume Down button until DFU mode is detected.


If you are having trouble with the timing, check out the more detailed instructions linked below.

● How to Put Your iPhone Into DFU Mode

Step Seven

Palera1n will detect your device in DFU and begin performing the exploit. You device will then be reconnected in Download mode.


You may receive the following error.

Error: Timed out waiting for download mode (error code: -status_exploit_timeout_error)

To resolve this, disconnected the cable from your iPhone and reconnect it. Palera1n will then continue. Alternatively, you could use a USB hub between your computer and your iPhone to avoid the error.

Step Eight

After creating the fakefs (5 minutes), your device will now boot to iOS.


Return to the Terminal window and execute the following command to jailbreak in rootful mode.

palera1n -f


Your device will once again be placed into Recovery Mode to prepare for entering DFU mode.


When ready to enter DFU mode, hit Return on your keyboard.


Following along with the prompts, hold down the Volume Down and Side buttons for about five seconds, then release the Side button and continue holding down the Volume Down button until DFU mode is detected.


If you are still having trouble with the timing, check out the more detailed instructions linked below.

● How to Put Your iPhone Into DFU Mode

Step Nine

After detecting your iPhone in DFU mode, palera1n will continue the exploit. Your device will be reconnected in Download mode once more.


You may receive the following error.

Error: Timed out waiting for download mode (error code: -status_exploit_timeout_error)

To resolve this, disconnected the cable from your iPhone and reconnect it. Palera1n will then continue. Alternatively, you could use a USB hub between your computer and your iPhone to avoid the error.

Step Ten

Your iPhone will reboot into iOS. This time, a palera1n app will be added to the Springboard. Note: This may take 10-20 seconds.

Tap to launch the palera1n app.

Step Eleven

Tap the Install button to jailbreak.

Step Twelve

Once complete, tap the Repring button to respring into a jailbroken state.

Step Thirteen

Finally, you'll now have the Sileo package manager installed on your Springboard. Tap to launch Sileo and install tweaks on your jailbroken iPhone.


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Palera1n is made by: Nick Chan, Tom, Mineek, Nebula, 11sc12
Thanks to: doralios, pythonplayer, tihmstar, nikias (libimobiledevice), checkraln team (Siguza, axiOmx, littlelailo et al.), Procursus Team (Hayden Seay, Cameron Katri, Keto et.al)