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Developer(s) | iPhone Dev Team |
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Initial release | Unknown |
Final release | 0.9.15b3
/ 1 November 2012 |
Operating system | macOS and Windows |
Size | macOS: 17.2 MB Windows: 16.5 MB |
Type | Jailbreaking tool |
License | Freeware |
Website | blog.iphone-dev.org |
redsn0w is a jailbreaking tool released for macOS and Windows. Originally released as QuickPwn, the name was change to redsn0w with version 0.7 due to exploitation of the name by www.quickpwn.com
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Version 0.7 added unlocking of supported devices.
Version 0.8 added support for jailbreaking the iPhone 3GS.
Version 0.9b3 was released for Windows and macOS, and it allows iOS 3.0 through 3.1.2 to be jailbroken. It includes support for all devices except the iPod touch (3rd generation), and supports a tethered jailbreak on iPhone 3GS units and iPod touch (2nd generation) units with new bootroms. In addition, this version supports custom boot and recovery mode logos, as well as verbose mode on bootup.
Version 0.9.2 supports jailbreaking of all iDevices (at the time) with iOS 3.0 through 3.1.2 on Windows and macOS, as well as 3.1.3 on S5L8900 devices. Version 0.9.3 adds support of internet tethering IPCC hack on those devices and 0.9.4 allows jailbreaking of early iPod touch (2nd generation) with iOS 3.1.3.
Version 0.9.5b5-5 supports jailbreaking the iPhone 3G and iPod touch (2nd generation) (old bootrom) with iOS 4.0 on Windows and macOS.
Version 0.9.6b6 supports jailbreaking iOS 3.2.2, 4.1, and 4.2.1 for every device that supports those versions (except Apple TV (2nd generation)), on Windows and macOS.
Version 0.9.10b1 adds support for iOS 4.2.6 through 5.0.1 (though iOS 4.2.9, 4.2.10, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, and 5.0 are tethered on devices invulnerable to the 0x24000 Segment Overflow). This build of redsn0w is not capable of jailbreaking S5L8940 or newer devices.
Versions[edit]
Initial releases[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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Lite | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.3 | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.7.x series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.7 | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.7.1 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Bug fixes for versions 0.7 |
0.7.2 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Bug fixes for versions 0.7 |
0.8.x series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.8 | 7 July 2009 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.0-0.9.4 releases[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.2 | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.3 | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.4 | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.5 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.5b3 | 21 Jun 2010 | Yes | No |
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0.9.5b4 | Unknown | Yes | No |
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0.9.5b5 | Unknown | Yes | No |
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0.9.6 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.6b1 | 21 September 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6b2 | 31 October 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6b3 | 21 November 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6b4 | 23 November 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6b5 | 28 November 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6b6 | 1 December 2010 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 7 | 2 January 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 8 | 5 January 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 9 | 3 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 10 | 7 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 11 | 7 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 12 | 8 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 13 | 19 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 14 | 19 April 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 15 | 6 May 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 16 | 16 May 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 17 | 20 May 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 18 | 14 June 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.6 release candidate 19 | 12 July 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.7 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.7b1 | 26 December 2010 | Yes | No |
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0.9.7b2 | 26 December 2010 | Yes | No |
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0.9.7b3 | 27 December 2010 | Yes | No |
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0.9.7b4 | 31 December 2010 | Yes | No |
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0.9.7b5 | 8 January 2011 | Yes | No |
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0.9.7b6 | 10 January 2011 | Yes | No |
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0.9.8 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.8b1 | 10 June 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b2 | 11 July 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b3 | 16 July 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b4 | 23 July 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b5 | 9 August 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b6 | 23 August 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b7 | 31 August 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b7b | 2 September 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.8b7c | 6 September 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.9b1 | 19 September 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b2 | 4 October 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b3 | 5 October 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b3a | 5 October 2011 | No | Yes |
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0.9.9b4 | 12 October 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b5 | 13 October 2011 | Yes | No |
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0.9.9b6 | 18 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b7 | 21 October 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b8 | 3 November 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b9 | 19 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b9b | 19 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.9b9c | 19 December 2011 | No | Yes |
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0.9.9b9d | 20 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.10b | 27 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b2 | 27 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b3 | 28 December 2011 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b3 novcheck | 29 December 2011 | No | Yes |
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0.9.10b4 | 15 January 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b5 | 29 January 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b5b | 1 February 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b5c | 12 February 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b6 | 7 March 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b6b | 11 March 2012 | Yes | No |
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0.9.10b7 | 20 April 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b8 | 23 April 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.10b8b | 23 April 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.11 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.11b1 | 11 May 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.11b2 | 12 May 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.11b3 | 14 May 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.11b4 | 14 May 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.12 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.12b | 4 June 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.12b2 | 8 June 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.13 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.13 developer-only 1 | 13 June 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.13 developer-only 2 | 15 June 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.13 developer-only 3 | 16 July 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.13 developer-only 4 | 13 September 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.14 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.14b1 | 18 June 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.14b2 | 4 July 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.15 series[edit]
Version | Release date | macOS | Windows | Changes |
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0.9.15b1 | 14 October 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.15b2 | 15 October 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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0.9.15b3 | 1 November 2012 | Yes | Yes |
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Exploits used[edit]
For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPhone 3G:
For iPod touch (2nd generation):
- 0x24000 Segment Overflow
- ARM7 Go - used to upload the oversized LLB required to utilize the 0x24000 Segment Overflow.
- usb_control_msg(0xA1, 1) Exploit - used (in redsn0w 0.9.6b) to upload the oversized LLB to utilize the 0x24000 Segment Overflow, as well as a tethered jailbreak on units with the new bootrom.
For iPhone 3GS:
- 0x24000 Segment Overflow
- iBoot Environment Variable Overflow - Exploit has a different implementation from geohot's implementation in purplera1n.
- usb_control_msg(0x21, 2) Exploit
- limera1n exploit
For iPod touch (3rd generation):
For iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad and Apple TV (2nd generation):
- limera1n exploit
For iPad, iPad 2, iPad (3rd generation), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation) and iPod touch (4th generation):
External Links[edit]
- Official redsn0w download links [Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine]
- Official iPhone Dev Team torrents
- iPhone Dev Team blog with redsn0w information
- redsn0w beta infos (outdated)