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How to Downgrade iOS 5.0.1/5.0 to iOS 4.3.3 on iPad 2/iPhone 4 using TinyCFW-April 2024
Apr 25, 2025 11:33 AM

Upgraded to iOS 5 accidentally while enjoying an untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.3.3? Well everyone is not happy especially the iPad 2 and iPhone 4 users who have no longer access to untethered jailbreak on iOS 5. iPad 2 users are at a greater disadvantage as they don’t even have a tethered jailbreak solution for iPad 2 on iOS 5 yet. However with this little guide you can downgrade iOS 5.0.1/5.0 to iOS 4.3.3 if you had your blobs saved for your iPad 2 (GSM/CDMA) or iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA) earlier.

After downgrading you can use JailbreakMe 3.0 to untether jailbreak your device and enjoy just like the old days. However, iPhone 4 can wait a bit more as iOS 5 untethered jailbreak is on its way for A4 based devices.

TinyCFW creates a custom firmware using TinyUmbrella so that you can downgrade to iOS 4.3.3 using iTunes. Thing that you can and cannot do with TinyCFW are as followed:

What TinyCFW Can do:

It will modify an existing ipsw for an ipad2 gsm/cdma or iphone4 gsm/cdmaIt WILL modify the ipsw TO UPDATE YOUR BASEBAND TO THE LATEST!It will create an ipsw that you can use with TinyUmbrella AND iTunes to restore to a version of iOS that you have SHSHs for.It is primarily for iPad 2 iPhone 4.

What TinyCFW CANNOT do:

A jailbreakAn unlockA tool to protect your baseband.A tool that will restore your device to any firmwareA tool for use with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPad, or iPhone 4S

Simply follow the steps below in order to downgrade your iPad 2 or iPhone 4 from iOS 5.0.1/5.0 to iOS 4.3.3.

Note that you require at least 2.5GB if RAM to use TinyCFW and Java installed.

Follow these steps in order to downgrade:

Step 1: Download the following files:

iOS 4.3.3 for iPad 2 GSM or CDMA or iPhone 4 GSM or CDMATinyUmbrella (Windows or Mac)TinyCFW from(Windows or Mac)iTunes from HERE

Step 2: Open TinyCFW and press the top button. Point to the iOS 4.3.3 ipsw downloaded in Step 1.

Step 3: Now click the second button so that TinyCFW will tell you the firmware and baseband versions.

Step 4: Click on 'Save Target IPSW' and then wait for about two minutes and you have a file called:

" Ipsw original name. bbupdate.ipsw " (without quotes)

Step 5: Go to TinyUmbrella => Menu => Advanced options and make sure that iTunes uses Cydia servers.

Step 6: Connect your iPad 2 or iPhone 4 and put it in DFU mode.

Step 7: Point out to the custom firmware created in Step 4 in iTunes (Shift+Click Restore) in order to restore your device to iOS 4.3.3.

Once done simply browse to www.jailbreakme.com via Safari in order to untether jailbreak your device on iOS 4.3.3

Note: We are not responsible for malfunctioning of your device at any stage.

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