iPod Touch 3G was launched a couple of months back with improved Processor and Graphics Capabilities (32Gb/64Gb). But along with that, they came with the 3.1 Firmware which prevented Jailbreaking.
A sort of temporary (tethered) Jailbreak is now available for iPod Touch 3G. Jailbreaking an iPod unlocks a lot of possibilities such as Custom Themes, some cool Apps and ahem *cracked games* too.
Blackra1n RC2 now supports Jailbreaking of the iPod Touch 3G 8Gb along with 32 and 64Gb variants.
Follow this guide to Jailbreak your iPod Touch 3G :
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(PC Users)
1. Connect your iPod Touch to the PC and make sure its detected by iTunes.
2. Download Blackra1n from here.
3. Make sure that iTunes is open and your iPod Touch is detected. Now run blackra1n.exe
4. It will say ‘Entering Recovery’ and the image from www.blackra1n.com will appear on your iDevice. Wait for it to reboot automatically.
5. Once the Device Reboots. Open blackra1n Application and Install Cydia.
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(Mac Users)
1. Connect your iPod Touch to the PC and make sure its detected by iTunes.
2. Download Blackra1n from here.
3. Make sure that iTunes is open and your iPod Touch is detected. Now run blackra1n.app
4. It will say ‘Entering Recovery’ and the image from www.blackra1n.com will appear on your iDevice. Wait for it to reboot automatically.
5. Once the Device Reboots. Open blackra1n Application and Install Cydia.
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Note : Remember that this is a Tethered Jailbreak. This means that you will have to re-run Blackra1n.exe everytime your Reboot your iPod Touch. So do not reboot your iPod Touch when you don’t have any PC/Mac near you.
An untethered jailbreak will take time according to various sources, so don’t keep your hopes up that soon a permanent Jailbreak will come. For time being use this Tethered Jailbreak.
December 12th, 2009 at 4:47 am
If a full jailbreak software comes out, will it still be possible to jailbreak an itouch 3rd generation 32gb after it has already been tethered jailbroken? X
December 16th, 2009 at 7:32 am
i did all this nd it worked perfectly but blackra1n didnt show up on my ipod touch i have an ipod touch 3g 3.1.2 nd i kno my ipod is jailbroken cuz i rebooted it nd i had to plug it into the computer nd it worked fine but no blackra1n shows up on ipod
December 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
what happens if i reboot my ipod touch after it has been jailbroken.. will it run like a normal ipod touch without the cybian or what?
March 8th, 2010 at 1:55 am
any chance to jailbreak 3.1.3 itouch 3g 32 gb, please help!!!, I can’t downgrade my firmware to 3.1.2!!!!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:28 am
I HAVE A 3G 32GB IPOD TOUCH WITH THE 3.1.3 AND ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO DOWNGRADE IT, CAN I STILL DO A TETHERED JAILBREAK
March 25th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Stupid review. Doesn’t state limitations of this method of jail breaking , like, for example, it doesn’t work with the 32 and 64 GB version of iPod touch with 3.1.3 firmware, which cannot be downgraded BTW.
April 15th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
does this really work for ipod 3g 32 gb 3.1.3 firmware? help!!!!