[GUIDE] Jailbreaking (and installing hacked apps) on a WiFi iPad (3.2.2)

[lolwut]

Hello everybody! I recently obtained an iPad WiFi, 16GB. I'm a student, and I can't afford applications at £5/each, I decided to look into "hacked" apps.
I read a lot on the internet about iPad jailbreak, and I eventually succeeded! I'm going to be as clear as possible in explaining the steps to jailbreak a WiFi iPad on the most recent version of the firmware as of publishing, 3.2.2.
I have done this on a Mac computer, running 10.6.4, but the software will support Windows 7/Vista as well, read on!

I should start by getting the legalities out of the way:
Jailbreaking will void your warranty, if any step in this process goes AWOL (it shouldn't) you will usually be able to restore to an non-jailbroken software version.
Installing of hacked/jailbroken applications is illegal - although it's harmless to your device, it could seriously harm your moral conscience. I would recommend downloading hacked apps on a "try before you buy" basis only.
I do not know if this would work on 3G version of the iPad, but as there are no major hardware modifications I presume it would be fine.
There is a small chance your iPad may turn into nothing more than a £400+ paperweight.
Do not jailbreak if you do not feel comfortable doing so. The same applies for applications.

Tools:

Limera1n (http://limera1n.com) for your OS
Your iPad - it will need to have been synced to the computer you will jailbreak from at least once
Your Mac/Windows computer
Your syncing cable


I would also like to suggest that you should have previous experience jailbreaking an iPhone/iPod, this will mean you have a better grasp of some of the things you'll be doing here.

Step One:
Make sure you've already synced your non-jailbroken iPad to iTunes on the computer you will jailbreak on.
Connect your iPad to your computer via USB.
Go onto the Limera1n (http://limera1n.com) website, and download the version for your OS.
Double-click the Limera1n application.

Step Two:
You will be presented with a dialog box, which will give you just one button; "make it ra1n" - this is not a metaphor (well, not a very good one). Click it.

Step Three:
You will now be presented with an un-clickable dialog box informing you to hold both the Power and Hold buttons.

Step Four:
You will be told to release the Power button after 10 seconds, please make sure you keep the Home button held.

Step Five:
You will be presented with a dialog box telling you "your jailbreak was successful". You will need to wait a few more seconds before your device will be booted.

Step Six:
Once your iPad is back up and working, there will be a new app on your home screen, it will be called Limera1n (I don't know why the icon is blank, but that doesn't matter.) Tap it.

Step Seven:
Give Limera1n a few seconds to load.
Before long, the familiar Cydia icon will be on your display, tap it and follow the on-screen instructions to install Cydia.
I would recommend you reboot your iPad, but this is not necessary.

Step Eight:
Go back to your homescreen and open up Cydia.
You will get a dialog showing you the "modes" of Cydia. Select "User - UI only".
I would recommend you read the paragraphs down the right-hand side. If you're a tl;dr type: The iPad, being fairly new, hasn't been made by the same development dept. of Apple as was used for the iPhone - this is making porting the jailbroken apps from iPhone to iPad rather difficult for developers. But hang in there, they're getting to it.


If you are interested in getting hacked apps, please read on - but this is where it gets illegal...

Step One:
In order to make the hacked apps you will install sync-able with iTunes on your computer, you will need to install AppSync. This is not necessary, but handy if you would like to minimize the chances of errors when you next sync!

Step Two:
Open up Cydia.
Tap the "Manage" tab at the bottom of Cydia.
Tap "Sources" (the middle choice).
Tap "Edit" in the top right-hand corner.
Tap "Add" in the top left-hand corner.
Type the following URL: http://cydia.hackulo.us/
You will be confronted with a dialog informing you that what you're about to do is illegal (as if I hadn't explained that enough...)
Tap "Install Anyway".
Cydia will install the repository, where you can download Installous and AppSync.

Step Three:
After Cydia has reloaded, I would recommend turning off the iPad and turning it back on again.
Open up Cydia and tap the "Search" tab and type "AppSync for 3.2", download & install this application (don't worry, it's 100% safe)
Once installed, Cydia will reload. This is fine.

Step Four:
Open up Cydia again, for the last time now!
Tap the "Search" tab and type "Installous", download and install this application.
Once installed, quit Cydia and open up your Installous.

Step Five:
The App Browser in the official App Store doesn't work properly in Installous, it always displays a load of rubbish apps.
I would recommend you do your "window-shopping" in the Apple App Store, and then go over to the Installous App Store once you know what apps you want. Use the "Search" tab to type in the name of the app.

Step Six:
Apps specific to the iPad have a logo ontop of their icon, these apps are iPad specific.
The interface you use is similar to that of the official Apple App Store, except that when you click the green "Download" button, you will be presented with a list of links - do not click "Launch in App Store" - wait a few seconds for this to be populated, select any of the sources for the latest version of the app you want (the one at the top is usually the most recent).

Step Seven:
If downloading from FileDude, you may be asked to enter a captcha code to download the app, once this is done click the "Download!" hyperlink, and you'll be back in Installous, the app will be downloaded inside of Installous itself.

Step Eight:
Once downloaded (a notification inside Installous will be displayed - it's best not to close Installous whilst an app is installing, by the way) click the "Downloads" button at the top of the Installous app. Tap the application you just downloaded and tap the "Install" option. This will, obviously, install your chosen app.
You're done, have fun!


Using Installous (and Cydia) is fairly intuitive and simple to grasp if you've computer literate, so the best thing to do is fiddle with both of them and get a feel for them. If you don't understand anything, or I've missed out any large steps, please feel free to send me a message and I will help as much as I can.

Notes:
The "WinterBoard" application used to theme your iPhone/iPod hasn't fully been hacked to work with iPad yet, but this will happen soon.
Some applications downloaded from Installous don't always work, you will need to select another source for the app from the list shown to you after you've clicked the "Download" button, this is due to a "bad hack" of the apps.

If you encounter any problems, feel free to send me a message and I will do what I can to help you out. Thank you for reading and any feedback would be appreciated!

[StefanWolves]

This should be removed (what your tutorial is about is illegal). You should pay for apps. I'm a student, have an iPad and iPhone 4, but still manage to afford apps. Why can't you?

[Casio]

This should be removed (what your tutorial is about is illegal). You should pay for apps. I'm a student, have an iPad and iPhone 4, but still manage to afford apps. Why can't you?

Maybe you have more income then he does.

OT: This guide will help many people in your situation, it has certainly helped me for when I buy my iPad. +REP

[giltinux]

Maybe you have more income then he does.

OT: This guide will help many people in your situation, it has certainly helped me for when I buy my iPad. +REP
i agree i dont have iphone or ipad but its good guide :)

[redtom]

This should be removed (what your tutorial is about is illegal). You should pay for apps. I'm a student, have an iPad and iPhone 4, but still manage to afford apps. Why can't you?

I couldnt afford to waste money away on apps.
Also just a note that this guide isnt acutally illegal, downloading "hacked" apps is the illegal bit, through software which can be gained through jailbreaking.

[Recursion]

This should be removed (what your tutorial is about is illegal). You should pay for apps. I'm a student, have an iPad and iPhone 4, but still manage to afford apps. Why can't you?

I take it you're not at Uni or come from a very rich family then...

[StefanWolves]

I take it you're not at Uni or come from a very rich family then...

I thought it was a moderator job to remove threads that promoted pirating/fraud? Jailbreaking itself is not illegal but pirating apps people create to be sold is.

And no, I'm not rich. People manage to pay for music (Spotify) so why not apps? Most are only 60p fgs.

[redtom]

I thought it was a moderator job to remove threads that promoted pirating/fraud? Jailbreaking itself is not illegal but pirating apps people create to be sold is.

It's a good point but it is up to the individual on how they use it, maybe there could be a disclaimer added to the guide just to cover it from being removed.


And no, I'm not rich. People manage to pay for music (Spotify) so why not apps? Most are only 60p fgs.

I dont know anyone who pays for ALL their music :/

Anyway its a good guide +rep :)

[Rapidshare]

Im sorry, but I dont have any money. I am a student just basically living off my full 30 quid EMA.

[Recursion]

This thread isn't breaking any rules on HXF, nice guide lolwut.

[lolwut]

I quote a message I recieved from Nicola, a Super Moderator.
*REMOVED*
Do you still want to call it illegal? :P

To paraphrase what she has said; the only URL I mention in the tutorial is that of Limera1n, the jailbreak tool, which does nothing more than inject an upgraded (harmless) bootrom onto your iPad, which will in turn allow the use of Cydia - a tool which is also harmless.

Before I "justify" my actions, I would just like to explain my reasoning as to why I have created this guide:
I know there are many people who want to jailbreak (there are many reasons to do so) and I believe that I would rather people knew how to do it and did it successfully rather than creating a ~£400 paperweight, as would most likely be the case without proper guides like these.

I would like to ask anyone else who's done this if they had encountered any shortcomings in the tutorial along the way, or any steps I had missed, so that I may add them in to prevent any further confusion.

If you look closely (I am now talking solely to you, StefanWolves) I do not actually condone the use of hacked apps, I mention (at great length) the legalities of the practice and (initially) I even went to the length of encouraging users to donate to developers. I decided to cut that bit, but our overlord StefanWolves feels I should encourage it now, so I will now emphasize his point:
Donate to application developers if you install hacked apps, otherwise StefanWolves will cry iTears onto his iPad.
All hail you, Lord StefanWolves. You have brought probably £2 more to developers that they would not otherwise have had. I'm sure they will thank you personally.

Once more, thanks again for the critique (obvious exceptions noted).

Edited by HotelUser (Forum Moderator): Please do not disclose the contents of a private conversation between you and a moderator, thanks.

[Recursion]

If I didn't resign as Super Moderator, I would have said this thread is fine in the first place in all honesty. I couldn't see where you broke any rules from the get-go.

[Special]

This should be removed (what your tutorial is about is illegal). You should pay for apps. I'm a student, have an iPad and iPhone 4, but still manage to afford apps. Why can't you?

he probably can - it's the same concept as torrents. people can afford cd's but if they can it for nothing then they're going to arn't they

[HotelUser]

If I didn't resign as Super Moderator, I would have said this thread is fine in the first place in all honesty. I couldn't see where you broke any rules from the get-go.

I think you're a little more than well educated on the ethics and laws surrounding gaining root access to assorted devices though Tom :P. I know a lot of people think it's illegal probably because they've heard bits of banter about Apple disliking it and because of the fact that it has the word jail in it, and through installouous you can illegally download apps. Ah, well. I Jailbreak and root all of my devices. I tried to convince my dad to do the same but he was absolutely horrified and, of course, his initial response was, "no that's not legal."

[Apple]

Downloading app's without paying for them is just like downloading music without paying for it. Now I have always downloaded my music illegally but I have always paid for app's on my iPhone. So I'm a little uncertain about whether or not I agree with this however great guide nonetheless.

[Matthew]

Its a great guide, I actually used spirit to jailbreak mine and then greenp0ison, but limera1n is indentical (just about) anyway isn't it?

One thing that I can think of, to download installous don't you have to add a source to cydia?

cydia.hackulo.us

If you don't have to now then nvm, but when I did it I needed to add that source.

[Trinity]

Its a great guide, I actually used spirit to jailbreak mine and then greenp0ison, but limera1n is indentical (just about) anyway isn't it?

One thing that I can think of, to download installous don't you have to add a source to cydia?

cydia.hackulo.us

If you don't have to now then nvm, but when I did it I needed to add that source.

Adding the source was mentioned in the guide:

Step Two:
Open up Cydia.
Tap the "Manage" tab at the bottom of Cydia.
Tap "Sources" (the middle choice).
Tap "Edit" in the top right-hand corner.
Tap "Add" in the top left-hand corner.
Type the following URL: http://cydia.hackulo.us/
You will be confronted with a dialog informing you that what you're about to do is illegal (as if I hadn't explained that enough...)
Tap "Install Anyway".
Cydia will install the repository, where you can download Installous and AppSync.

[Matthew]

Adding the source was mentioned in the guide:

oh how did I miss that :X

In that case its a perfect guide! :)

[StefanWolves]

Haha I find it funny how people get slammed for pirating music, but when people pirate apps no one says anything.

I also find it funny that even though someone IS BREAKING THE LAW, it's not against HxF rules, yet we aren't allowed to post links to cracked computer applications etc.

By the way, lolwut, I'll ignore you're sarcastic little jibe at me above, I don't like to get into immature arguments with 10 year old's.

As I said it's NOT ILLEGAL TO JAILBREAK devices, but when you install INSTALLOUS AND INSTALL CRACKED .IPA'S FROM IT - THEN IT BECOMES ILLEGAL.

[lolwut]

Haha I find it funny how people get slammed for pirating music, but when people pirate apps no one says anything.

I also find it funny that even though someone IS BREAKING THE LAW, it's not against HxF rules, yet we aren't allowed to post links to cracked computer applications etc.

By the way, lolwut, I'll ignore you're sarcastic little jibe at me above, I don't like to get into immature arguments with 10 year old's.

As I said it's NOT ILLEGAL TO JAILBREAK devices, but when you install INSTALLOUS AND INSTALL CRACKED .IPA'S FROM IT - THEN IT BECOMES ILLEGAL.
Yes, sweetie, sorry.
I'm sorry you and I don't see eye to eye on this, but I would personally much rather people knew how to do this than wrecked a £400+ device. I think that's called "community contribution"..?

[StefanWolves]

its called illegal, but no one is listening. If this were a tutorial on how to root an Android phone and then install cracked apps there would be uproar.

Good guide anyway, I haven't got anything against you so you can stop being sarcastic :S

[Casio]

its called illegal, but no one is listening. If this were a tutorial on how to root an Android phone and then install cracked apps there would be uproar.

Good guide anyway, I haven't got anything against you so you can stop being sarcastic :S

Actually If you with I will create a Tut on how to root an Android phone and how to install cracked apps.

[Oleh]

This is illegal. A guide on how to install cracked IPA's isnt exactly lawful, Especially with no disclaimer claiming this is for education purposes my only guess is you intentionally do this illegally. This isnt an attack on you, just the guide.

[StefanWolves]

This is illegal. A guide on how to install cracked IPA's isnt exactly lawful, Especially with no disclaimer claiming this is for education purposes my only guess is you intentionally do this illegally. This isnt an attack on you, just the guide.At last, sense prevails.

[lolwut]

I can't seem to stress enough the fact that a Super Moderator has given this the green light...

[Oleh]

It doesn't matter if Jin was to give it the green light, its still partially illegal

[Describe]

Who cares if it's illegal or not? Whether something is legal or not doesn't stop people.

[MrPinkPanther]

How is it illegal? iPhone apps can be free or paid and this thread could be intended to install free IPAs downloaded from different sources other than the Appstore or IPAs that break Apples TOS and aren't available on the Appstore. I actually make iPhone apps and I'm generating a fair amount of money off of the back of it and I have to say that I'd rather someone download my Application illegally rather than not download it at all. Firstly it means that they are enjoying something that I have made which is always cool and secondly if it's a good application then they might show it to their friends who might purchase it legally, its viral marketing through and through.

[Oleh]

How is it illegal? iPhone apps can be free or paid and this thread could be intended to install free IPAs downloaded from different sources other than the Appstore or IPAs that break Apples TOS and aren't available on the Appstore. I actually make iPhone apps and I'm generating a fair amount of money off of the back of it and I have to say that I'd rather someone download my Application illegally rather than not download it at all. Firstly it means that they are enjoying something that I have made which is always cool and secondly if it's a good application then they might show it to their friends who might purchase it legally, its viral marketing through and through.

"Type the following URL: http://cydia.hackulo.us/" not exactly legal.

[Conservative,]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+jailbreaking+illegal%3F

Not by any means saying you should, but yeah...

[StefanWolves]

already stated about 1000000000 times that jailbreaking ISNT illegal, but installing installous via cydia.hackulo.us IS illegal. its frowned upon by the people who develop jailbreaking. (cydia is open e.g. you can input any sources so anything, inc illegal stuff, can be performed). e.g. this:
http://www.iphonehellas.gr/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/saurik-cydia-warning.jpg

once you download a cracked .ipa off of installous your are practically doing the same as downloading ripped music off of piratebay.

point proven.