Quick Question

[simbachinna]

my question is if I do a tethered jailbreak on iPhone 4 iOS 5 and while it's jailbroken I update it to iOS 5.0.1 with the over the air software updates will the jailbreak go away and is it safe?(Will it brick the phone)

 

[Mickey330]

Yes, the update to iOS 5.0.1 will remove your jail break.

I am not sure if this (over the air) would be the best way to upgrade a jail broken device. Usually, the best way to upgrade a JB'd device is to put the device into DFU mode and then do a restore to the newest firmware via iTunes (while the phone is connected). It's just a cleaner upgrade process...

Then, once it's back to stock, any future updates can be done OTA.

Marilyn

 

[Jmills87]

You cannot use OTA to update a jailbroken device(it wont even let you). You will have to restore or update through iTunes as Mickey330 suggested.

 

[simbachinna]

ohhhhh..... ok thanks everybody I was just curios

 

[Mickey330]

You cannot use OTA to update a jailbroken device(it wont even let you). You will have to restore or update through iTunes as Mickey330 suggested.

Ah, thanks for that! Nice to know that OTA won't work...

Marilyn

 

[simbachinna]

Ohh ok thanks everybody. I was just curious.

 

[simbachinna]

Wait so then the only way to restore without a computer is to backup to iCloud and then go to settings-reset all content and settings and then resync the backup from iCloud?