How to make a jailbreak iOS 8-8.1 on iPhone and iPad [guide]

Yesterday, a team of Chinese hackers Pangu finally released the Mac-version Pangu8 jailbreak utility for iPhone and iPad running iOS 8-8.1. Version 1.0 for OS X has already been translated into English and contains Cydia, so jailbreaking procedure should not cause difficulties. In this article we'll show you how to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad to iOS 8-8.1.

All the steps below you do at your own risk. We are not responsible for the availability of your devices.

Before you begin

Before you begin the procedure, you should know that:

• You must disable the password lock or Touch ID function and Find my iPhone
• Be sure to restore the firmware iOS 8.1 via iTunes (if you updated over the air - the jailbreak does not work)
• It is highly recommended to backup your device via iTunes, so if necessary, restored to a healthy state

Supported devices and EEPROM

List of supported devices is as follows:

• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4s
• iPad (2, 3, 4, Air, Air 2)
• iPad mini (1, 2, 3)
• iPod touch 5

The following firmware:

• 8.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.1

What we need

In order to successfully jailbreak procedure we need the following things: iTunes 12.0.1 and utility Pangu8, which can be downloaded this link.

jailbreak procedure

After you make sure that all actions will be executed as described above, you can proceed to jailbreak.

1. Open the dmg-image to a Pangu8 and run it.
2. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with the cable and wait until the utility identifies the device.
   
3. press Start Jailbreak.
4. The utility prompts you to back up and ask to turn on Airplane Mode. Turn it on and press the button Already did.
   
5. Will begin the jailbreak process, the device will restart several times. In no case do not disconnect it until the procedure is completed and the inscription Jailbreak succeeded!
6. Tepr can disable the device. After another restart on the desktop of your iPhone or iPad will be treasured Cydia icon.

That's all. As you can see, there's nothing complicated, and if we act strictly according to instructions, you all must succeed!