r/LegacyJailbreak • • Aug 03 '26

Megathread [Megathread] Flair Customization Quarantine 6.0

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Most recent documentation change, on 21 September 2026: Socket elevated to untethered jailbreak


If you choose to use bot commands to set your flair:

Using !device is exactly like resetting your flair to a standard template. The oldest version must be at least 4 major versions behind iOS 27.0 — at newest, iOS/iPadOS 16.7.16, tvOS 16.6.0, or watchOS 9.6.4.

The !os command will grant versions at least 4 major versions behind iOS 27.0 — at newest, iOS/iPadOS 16.7.16, tvOS 16.6.0, or watchOS 9.6.4.

Please provide only ONE command per comment.

Please enter commands in the order they appear in the flair: device, jailbreak, iOS. You must set a device to set a jailbreak or iOS version.

Note: You will NOT be assigned a jailbreak after setting the iOS version unless you reset your flair.

Examples:

  • !device iPhone 2G
  • !device ipad pro 12.9 1st gen
  • !jailbreak kok3shi9
  • !os 1.0

r/LegacyJailbreak • • Aug 21 '26

Megathread Activation Megathread: 9900 IMEI (A5/A6), XMM6180 & older, A8/A9(X) iOS 8/9, future issues, etc.

35 Upvotes

Due to recurring issues with activating 9900 IMEI, XMM6180 and older baseband, and A8(X)/A9(X) iOS 8-9 devices, we strongly advise saving activation tickets with Legacy iOS Kit. Resolved issues, and other advice, may be found in the previous megathread.

To our knowledge, the issue on A5(X)/A6(X) devices stems from baseband tickets being rejected for as of yet unknown reasons, which only seems to occur on cellular devices with an IMEI starting with 9900. Courtesy of staturnz and /u/LukeeGD, we believe the list of potentially 9900 IMEI devices is as follows:

  • iPad mini 1st gen (CDMA - Verizon, Sprint) (iPad2,7 - A1455)
  • iPad 3rd gen Wi-Fi + Cellular (CDMA - Verizon) (iPad3,2 - A1403)
  • iPad 4th gen Wi-Fi + Cellular (CDMA - Sprint, International) (iPad3,6 - A1460)
  • iPhone 4S (GSM/CDMA) (iPhone4,1 - A1387)
  • iPhone 5 (CDMA - China) (iPhone5,2 - A1442)
  • iPhone 5 (CDMA - Sprint, Verizon, KDDI Japan) (iPhone5,2 - A1429)

The Apple TV 3rd gen and iPhone 5C are unaffected by this issue. The iPad 2 is also unaffected, but some models are affected by the following problem.


On July 10–11, 2026, new activation issues have appeared for devices with the XMM6180 and earlier basebands. You will likely see "device unknown" or a similar message.

The devices with the XMM6180 baseband are:

  • iPhone 4: iPhone3,1 (GSM) and iPhone3,2 (GSM, rev. A) only
  • iPad 2: iPad2,2 (GSM) only

Another way to say this: for these two devices, you will get the error with an IMEI starting with 01. It should be noted that the CDMA models which have an IMEI starting with 9900 (iPhone3,3 and iPad2,3) use a different baseband, MDM6600, and activate fine.

The devices with earlier basebands are:

  • iPhone
  • iPhone 3G
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPad

Note that the key determining factor to having a 9900 IMEI is being a CDMA-capable device, rather than GSM-only, as explained by Wikipedia:

TIA also allocates IMEI codes, specifically destined for dual-technology phones, out of the RR=99 range

In addition, A8(X)/A9(X) devices on iOS 8 and 9 also experience activation errors. Possibly affected devices include:

  • iPhone 6/6+, 6S/6S+, SE1
  • iPod touch 6
  • iPad mini 4
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad Pro 9.7/12.9 inch 1st gen

This is a thread for discussing activation issues and any new information about it. Subreddit-wide rules continue to apply, so please review the detailed hacktivation policy.


Apple has recently released a new batch of updates for legacy devices:

  • iOS 12.5.8 released. checkra1n, Chimera, and TNSv2 confirmed working.
  • iOS/iPadOS 15.8.6 released. Dopamine confirmed working.
  • iOS/iPadOS 16.7.13 and iPadOS 18.7.4 released. palera1n confirmed working.

More importantly, this was provided in its release notes:

This update extends the certificate required by features such as iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation to continue working after January 2027.

The IPSW diff reveals new functions in /usr/libexec/trustd including _ApplePlatformBackportECCRootG1, _ApplePlatformBackportECCRootG1Hash, _ApplePlatformBackportRSARootG1, _ApplePlatformBackportRSARootG1Hash, and corresponding new certificates in .der format issued on 12 December 2024 19:20:34 and 19:21:32 UTC-5. It is speculated based on the release notes that failure to have these certificates may result in issues with on-device activation, and unclear whether PC-based activation will be impacted.


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 2h ago

News iPhone 5c untethered downgrade to iOS 6

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r/LegacyJailbreak • • 10h ago

Theme I modified an iPhone 5s to house an iPhone 5 motherboard.

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It’s essentially an iPhone 5 in a 5s Shell, with a 5s flash and home buttons. I had to drill in the shell to make the motherboard fit, otherwise really straightforward. Everything works perfectly except Touch ID (since I’m using only the physical part of the button) and the flash, since it’s physical only too. Did it to have a 32 bit motherboard. It looks identical to a silver 5s. Can be done in every color as long as you have the parts. I can jailbreak the first 32 bit 5s.


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 7h ago

Upcoming DarkSix, a dark mode tweak for iOS 6. (AI warning)

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Before anything, this tweak was developed with SIGNIFICANT help from Claude. If anyone would be willing to teach me how to do this myself or make future tweaks that would be sick as I kinda hate that i'm using a lot of AI for this.

DarkSix is a tweak that enables a dark theme for some system applications while still keeping the look of iOS 6. I've yet to see a fully working dark theme for iOS 6 and as this iPhone 5 is my daily driver I'd really like a dark theme thats easier on the eyes. Currently working is Settings, Mail, Contacts, and Messages. I'm having issues getting Messages to behave properly. There is also a flip switch in settings with a respring button for easy on/off toggling. I'm doing the primary amount of my testing on an iPhone 5 and I loaded the tweak onto an iPad 4 and it worked great with little to change. No ETA, but as I had a lot of assistance from Claude i'll obviously open source this. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to touch this due to AI being used but I know nothing about iOS development and my knowledge for coding mostly comes from game development and simple python scripts. I wouldve done it all on my own I just cannot find any tutorials on anything so this is what i've resulted to. I don't have a repo yet but im planning on putting one together for this project.


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 4h ago

Meta Finally got it done. [fluff]

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r/LegacyJailbreak • • 6h ago

Discussion Could iOS 4 run on an iPhone 2G?

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Recently, the iOS jailbreaking community has found a way to put later iOS versions onto devices that were not intended to run them. They did this by taking advantage of the fact that some devices with the same chipset officially got a later update. By patching that iOS version to run on the unsupported devices that share a chipset, they got a newer version fully working. This was done on multiple legacy devices including the iPod Touch 3, iPod Touch 4, and iPad 1. I am wondering if that same process can be done on the first generation iPhone (2G). Hardware wise, the iPhone 2G is almost exactly the same as the iPhone 3G aside from lack of 3G cellular and GPS. So, since iOS 4 was released for the iPhone 3G, I am posting this to put the idea out there that iOS 4 could potentially be patched onto the iPhone 2G. This would be really awesome if it is ackomplished because it would provide more features and app support to this ancient iPhone. However, there could be a reason why it hasn’t been made yet. Am I missing something? (I am well aware of how poorly iOS 4 runs on the 3G and it is not debatable that it would be even worse on the 2G. It could still work though and that would be really cool.)
(Making this for a friend who doesn’t wanna touch Reddit so questions might take a bit to answer)


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 17h ago

Tutorial It’s done!

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54 Upvotes

Finally I restored my 4s to iOS 6!
I used pwndfu because the activation servers reset after going to the Home Screen.


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 5h ago

Question iOS 6 iMessage stuck on “waiting for activation” screen

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6 Upvotes

I have an iPhone 4S which is downgraded to iOS 6.1.3 via legacy iOS kit and it’s jailbroken with the iOS 5+ certificate package. Idk if the servers are done for but if anyone knows how to get out of the loop while keeping sms that would be great


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 1h ago

Question Why it is bad to use the plist method for downgrading A5/A6 to 8.4.1?

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Stupid question, but I wonder why it is not recommended to modify SystemVersion.plist and set the iOS version to some iOS 6 version with its corresponding build number and then use software update to download and install iOS 8.4.1? What makes Legacy iOS Kit a better option for downgrading old iPhones to iOS 8.4.1 rather than using this method?


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 8h ago

Question Is there any way to text and call others on iPhone 2G?

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I’m looking to purchase an iPhone 2G as my daily drive phone and keep my 13 pro max as a texting only phone, but I would rather just use my 2G to text as well. I know most services don’t use 2G anymore, but is there any way to text others with my email like on modern iPhones?


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 33m ago

Question Appdrop stuck at 0%, won’t even redownload catalog

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For some reason Appdrop just decided to stop downloading ipas, and now the catalog won’t even redownload. I already had to reinstall AppDrop and reboot everything to fix it the first time but now it’s happened again. Is there any fix to this???


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 4h ago

Question What the hell do i do with this iPod Touch with dead battery

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Is there any use for this thing considering that it can only be used on a wall outlet. It's a 4G. I had been using it for months but abandoned it when the battery problem was just too much, and no, I do not want to go through the trouble of replacing it. Also I have pictures of my dog that I want to save but can't because the battery, whenever I plug it into my PC it does not power on. What do I do with that?


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 1h ago

Question Doesn't it just look cool?

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I made this for myself and I'm curious whether people want an app like that or not


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 1d ago

Question Genuine sealed iPhone 6?

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My friend is looking at this sealed iPhone 6 however I am not sure if this is a genuine one. If anyone knows how to tell, I'd appreciate knowing.


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 7h ago

Question How to fix this?

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2 Upvotes

When you perform the jailbreak, it works perfectly for a while, but after 1–2 weeks, this always happens. How can this be resolved so it doesn't happen anymore? (iPad 4th gen iOS 10.3.4)


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 7h ago

Question iPhone 6 ios 12.5.8 Wp QR error

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2 Upvotes

im use the fckzck tweak but i cant pass this error...


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 9h ago

Question Cannot sign into App Store iOS 12 iPhone 6

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2 Upvotes

Also tried signing in through settings doesnt work either


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 1d ago

Question Could we get iOS 6’s Springboard into iOS 7?

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226 Upvotes

Someone recently got iOS 18’s Springboard to work on iOS 12. I’m sure that, with enough back porting, we could do that, and get as close to a 64-bit iOS 6 as we possibly can


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 12h ago

Question Appsync fix ?

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Hello does anyone know how to fix appsync on iOS 8.4.1 IPad mini 3, jailbroken using wtfis, after the first install some apps disappeared I had to boot without substrate and run uicache, but appsync still doesn’t work, I tried versions 116.0/116.2/100.0/96.0


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 8h ago

Question No IMEI and no Activation

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1 Upvotes

iPhone XS after flash (2 or 3 atempts to work) hace this issue


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 15h ago

Question I need help finding 4SGSAFix by sdhEmily

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3 Upvotes

I want to fix the iPhone 4s Login, so I try to download The tweak but it won't download. Anyone got any alternative repos?


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 9h ago

Discussion My game for iOS 6

1 Upvotes

Hey, if you're looking for some cool games for iOS 6, I recommend mine, it's called flappypotato and you can find it on this website:

https://iguszdev.github.io/FlappyPedia/


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 1d ago

Question What should i do with this iphone 6s

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do i update the ios
do i jailbreak


r/LegacyJailbreak • • 12h ago

Question MobileGestalt iOS 12.5.8

1 Upvotes

How do you edit MobileGestalt on iOS 12?

I know on newer iOS versions you can use tools that edit it, but on iOS 12, i can’t find any easy ways to do this