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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4S Using Absinthe (Mac) [5.0, 5.0.1]

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These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPhone 4S using Absinthe for Mac.

Warning***: Before you continue make sure to do a backup of your device in iTunes as you may lose your Camera Roll during this process.



Step One
Download the latest version of Absinthe from Here
iClarified - iPhone - Where to Download Absinthe From

Step Two
Double click to extract the downloaded archive and launch the Absinthe application.

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Step Three
As prompted, connect your iPhone 4S to the computer via USB. Make sure to remove any passcodes or VPN settings you've previously set.

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Step Four
Click the Jailbreak button to begin

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Step Five
The application will take you through several steps of the jailbreak: Sending initial data, waiting for reboot, waiting for device to finish booting, Preparing jailbreak data, and Sending payload data.

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Step Six
You will be informed that the jailbreak is 'Almost done'.

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Step Seven
On your device, locate the Absinthe icon and press it to complete your jailbreak. It could be on any homescreen.

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If the server is down and you get an Error establishing a database connection message then tap the Settings icon on your springboard and turn on VPN.

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You will get a configuration error; however, after about a minute your device will reboot with Cydia on the Springboard!

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