How To Downgrade iOS 5.0.1 To 4.3.5, 4.3.3 On iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 2, 1, iPod Touch

by Adeel Qayum on November 16, 2011

Apple released iOS 5.0.1 in order to combat the iOS 5 battery life issue, but some users are looking to downgrade to an earlier version of iOS because the latest version doesn’t have an untethered jailbreak yet (and probably won’t have soon). This article will guide you to downgrade iOS 5.0.1 to a lower version.

Downgrade 5.0.1 To 4.3.3 - 4.3.5 - 5.0

If you don’t have SHSH saved for your versions then there is no use of reading this article as the downgrade is only possible if you have SHSH saved for the particular version. The saved SHSH versions can be checked out by opening Cydia and checking on top.

Downgrade 5.0.1 To 4.3.3, 4.3.5, iOS 5.0:

STEP 1: Connect your iPhone into your PC and then put it in DFU mode. To put the device in DFU mode first turn it off, press and hold Home and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds, let go of the Power button while holding the Home button for another 10 seconds, then if the screen goes completely blank, you are in DFU mode.

STEP 2: Navigate to Windows > System32 > drivers > etc on PC.

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

On Mac, navigate directly to etc.

STEP 3: Locate a file named hosts and make a backup copy of it then open it up with a text editor.

STEP 4: Add this code to hosts and save the file:

gs.apple.com

STEP 5: Click on iTunes and select your iOS device from the sidebar. While holding the Shift on Windows or Alt on OS X key, select Restore and choose the firmware file which you wish to downgrade to (download all iOS version from here).

iTunes will till you that it will talk to Apple servers but actually it will talk to Cydia servers.

STEP 6: If you receive Error 10xx after doing the previous steps, you may need to use tools like TinyUmbrella or RecBoot to get out of DFU mode.

Now finally you’ve downgraded your device successfully. Don’t forget to revert the changes you made to hosts file in Step 4 above to receive future iOS updates normally from Apple’s servers.

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  • Gashsmasher1

    It says people might want to downgrade because of there isnt a 05.1 unteatherd … But there isnt a 0.5 one either ?

  • Edi

    Do you need to have SHSH to downgrade with this method?

  • Martin

    What if i get Error 3194 in itunes after doing this ??

  • Funesyo

    Yes u have!

  • Funesto

    There is no untethered jb for iOS 5.x :(

  • GunaY

    I havent downgrad by doıng these ınstructıons. I havent exıted receovery mode wıth TınyUmbrella or Recboot or others. :( I watched vıdeos and spent 6 hours to do ıt howver nothıng happen.

  • Matt Vaughn

    Uh… this won’t work for downgrading from 5.0.1 to 5.0. The SHSH model has changed; unique keys from Apple are required for each individual restore, and Cydia can’t replicate them yet.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ram-Raj/ Ram Raj

    i dont have shsh so what can i do

  • saeedzaxo

    Open tinyumbrella and start TSS server Dont close then Do restore again!

  • Sugerray21

    any idea on ultrasn0w being updated to work with ios 5.0.1 so i can get back on ios 5 miss have notification center on my iphone 3gs

  • hrm

    error 20 what´s wrong?

  • Gamgouma

    hi if u downgrade to older os the baseband downgrade to thks

  • eags77

    Apple wins…… :(

  • Swclipper

    Hello.. Are you forgetting to let people know that if you downgrade back to 4.x.x you’ll need to down grade your iTunes to 10.4

  • Aaron Place

    If there is no SHSH’s saved there is no way to downgrade

  • Bernard

    will downgrade ios changes the baseband 04.08.11?

  • qwerty

    got error 3194. how to you fix

  • qwerty

    never mind read the lower posts

  • qwerty

    got error 11 had to kick out of recovery

  • http://www.facebook.com/adi688 Ch Yasir

    i upgrade my iphone 4 to 5.0.1 prserving baseband(1.59.00)
    Now i want to downgrade my iphone to 4.3.3 i have my SHSH blobs saved
    this can downgrade can preserve my baseband??
    because i want basband 1.59.00 to unlock with ultrasn0w

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TKHOXDEBRDKEWDKVWUMB5PZ3NU jhethzkyhunter

    what does mean SHSH?

  • Swclipper

    Get your 4.3.3 ipsw then use sn0wbreeze 2.8b8 make a custom ipsw , change your host file like they say above, use iTunes 10.4 (I found some good directions on YouTube ) and run tinyumbrella (cross your fingers and say a tiny prayer then knock on some wood) the directions I used to downgrade iTunes / if I can find them I’ll repost. ( sn0wbreeze never changes your baseband )

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RJ3B7BSN5BSA62J6DR6RE52LHM sky

    got error 2005, how can i fix it?

  • ihobby

    my iphone 4 is currently in ios 5 jailbraked, try to restore to custom ios 5 give error 3194. restart comp, clear host file, adding cidya host, many ways still get error 3194.
    just wonder if apple still resign ios 5? thanks

  • ihobby

    how to downgrade Itunes?

  • eXci

    I got error 2005 too.

  • eXci

    I tried switching USB ports and switching USB cables.. This has been claimed to fix this error.. Not for me though!

  • Ccbblljj

    No need to use 10.4,itunes 10.5 also work. But instead of receive error 10xx,we will receive error 1. So after erorr 1,use fixrecovery to kickout from recovery loop rather than using tinyumbrella or recboot.

  • 17ibrown

    I’m trying to downgrade from ios 5.0.1 to iOS 5.0 and every time I try ITunes gets stuck in “iTunes is preparing iPod for restore” and then gets the error 1604. I followed all the correct steps and even used reds os to enter pwned DFU mode and still no progress. Could someone please help me with this?

    17ibrown (itouchhacker)

  • Mobitehk.com

    I tried to downgrade from 5.01-5.0 but it doesn’t worked for me,
    & here i don’t understand people are blindly believing that there is no untethered jailbreak for 5.0.1.
    If i m not mistaken there is no untethered jailbreak for 5.0 as well,
    Let tethered jailbreak comes then solution will automatically get sorted out.
    relax

  • guest

    tiny umbrella wont let me save the blobs on iphone 4 4.3.5 i think apple stop signing it and that is reason..any suggestions

  • Piseth27

    I did with iTunes 10.5 restore back to 4.3.3 have shsh saved but then I can’t get out from recovery with fix recovery so does anyone know if it work on iPad 2 I dun want to upgrade 5.0.1 then can’t downgrade to even iOS 5

  • Hevi99

    Apple is no longer signing 5.0, so if your on 5.0.1 your stuck there

  • Erkki

    error 2005 every time i try to downgrade from 5.01 to 4.3.5

  • yanas

    update your tiny umbrella

  • Oshada Bandara

    Did anyone manage to downgrade successful i tried every way i could downgrade iTunes, fresh IPSW files, in a completely new pc nothing helped nothing helped. Apple wins i guess.

  • Martin

    “Apple is no longer signing 5,0″ Does that mean that i can unlock my iphone4 now ? (it´s locked to at&t)

  • Sunilkumar07

    i have SHSH of IOS 4.0, 4.0.1 to 4.2.1 but this is of Iphone 3g. can i use this to downgrade my iphone IOS 5 to 4.2.1???

  • Bmwpmr

    TODAY NO WAY TO DOWNGRADE YOUR IDEVICE TO 4.x.x or 5.0 FIRMWARE IF YOU ALREADY USED 5.0 IOS NO MATTER SHSH YOU HAVE OR NOT YOU CAN DOWNGRADE TO 4.x.x FIRMWARE WITH SNOWBREEZE AND IFAITH WITH SHSH BUT!! YOU WILL NEVER ACTIVATE IPHONE WITH ITUNES NO MATTER WHAT VERSION THIS IS APPLE VICTORY!!!!! WE LOST

  • Blackshadow1919

    i update my iphone 4 to IOS 5 but my phone its locked so i stuck cuz my gevey card not supportted there is any solution for it please thanks

  • http://www.facebook.com/normal.person1 Mowaten Tajori

    no you can’t….every device has it’s own private SHSH

  • http://www.facebook.com/normal.person1 Mowaten Tajori

    no you can’t. or you can your issue is related on Baseband version..but the (no longer Signing) things means that you cant downgrad

  • http://www.facebook.com/normal.person1 Mowaten Tajori

    there’s untethered for 3GS old Bootroom

  • http://www.facebook.com/adi688 Ch Yasir

    Thanx!!!! man It works for me thanx again:)

  • Umut Kaya

    Why do i get error 1 ???
    Theres no 10xx Error and my iDevice is stocked in Recovery Mode

  • Umut Kaya

    If you dont know that , your not worth to downgrade anything !

  • Umut Kaya

    You can also preserve it again mate …

  • dee3GS

    funny thing is this topic states Downgrade 5.0.1 to 4.33, Yet it is said that there is no way to downgrade once on 5.0.1. I keep getting my hopes up and down everyday. I need to use my phone and I jailbreak and flashed the ipad baseband as soon as I bought it, so I really need a solution coz I cant get service

  • eXci

    I got stuck in recovery mode, and had to upgrade through iTunes to 5.0.1 without the Shift+Restore method. I couldn’t use the pre-downloaded firmware. This really sucks. Hahaha. I have lost my SHSH, so now Jailbreaking will be even harder for me. Grrr!! I should have stuck with 5.0.

  • Rafi7234

    5.0.1 sucks big time. ios 5 was better. after updating ios5.0.1 my battry is finishing fast . . . before, in IOS 5 i used have 1 day chrge even if afta using t for apps,music ! now, at ios5.0.1 i use only imessge in wifi and the batty finshes reli fast !! :/

  • dj dog

    i just want to have a unthether jail break

  • Sevensofts

    use iREB

  • airows

    3194 error

  • Asdsdf

    5.01 iphone 3gs
    05.16.05

  • Guest

    try doing just boot from redsn0w

  • Heartsineurope

    THERE IS A MASSIVE FLAW IN THIS FOR IPAD 2 USERS KIND OF RETARDISH IN A WAY ..

    IF U R RUNNING ANYTHING ABOVE 4.3.3 IN THE FIRST PLACE THEN YOU WON’T HAVE CYDIA IN THE FIRST PLACE CATCH 22? Um YEAH!!!

  • Heartsineurope

    Means shut up

  • Thirdlegsblind69

    know what your talking about before making stupid statements like that. they’re are enough confused people on here.i downloaded from 5.01 to 4.01 with no problem what so ever

  • http://twitter.com/eduedp Eduardo Pinto

    I have iPhone 4 with iOs 5.0.1 and SHSH 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5.
    I added the line to hosts.
    Put DFU mode, Shift+restore with 4.3.3 ipsw but I keep getting Error 20 and phone stuck on DFU.
    Then I try DFU fix, and tether boot, but it just goes back to my iOS5 =/

    What now?

  • http://twitter.com/eduedp Eduardo Pinto

    LoL, if I say it u wont believe.
    I changed USB port, and tryed again.
    Now it recovered to 4.33, but got Error 1.
    So I used recovery fix and now Im back to 4.3.3 ;D
    Thank God. Apple didnt win!

  • Sagar

    HI i have not saved SHSH & accidently updated to 5.01 now i cant use my iphone 3gs as its showin me msg as insert sim card. now plz suggest how to unlock & also jail break??

  • http://twitter.com/Sagefirejosh Joshua Becker

    Tried everything to get back to ios 5.0 NOTHING WORKS…. I keep getting the USB 2.0 “your device can perform faster” error…

  • mkylman

    I have an iPod touch 4th generation. I get error 3194 when trying this. Any news on this yet?

  • guest123

    yeah i use 2 get dat 2, yhu gotta ” Download the latest version of TinyUmbrella ” n then Switch to “Advanced” tab and uncheck “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit” option. n finally Click on “Apply Changes”, followed by restarting your PC or Mac, n it shuld work cuz dats wat i did

  • guest123

    1st yhu needa Download the latest version of TinyUmbrella ” n then Switch to “Advanced” tab and uncheck “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit” option. n finally Click on “Apply Changes”, followed by restarting your PC or Mac, n it shuld work cuz dats wat i did

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431513825 Rowais Al-Helali

    I have an iPad 2 I had a problem with the cydia that every thing crash when I lunch it and restart the iPad
    so I upgrade it to ios 5.0.1 and downgrade it to 4.3.3 but in the end of the restoring it gave me an error message unknown error (9)
    then the iPad’s screen goes to connect it to itunes

    please help me :(

  • Sebero_bolso

    hola a todos queria saber si es posible bajar de 5.0.1 a 4.3.3 sin ningun shsh porque la verdad no los tengo bueno muchas gracias

  • Sebero_bolso

    sorry i put in spanish jaja sorry, now in inglish sorry for mi inglish is lol xD,hello everyone wanted to know if is possible to lose 4.3.3 5.0.1 without any SHSH because I have not really good thank you very much

  • Fuck_fuckers

    di ko ma downgrade….puta!!!!

  • AppleAndroid

    I have an iPod touch 4G mC model i’ve tried every method to down grade from 5.0.1 to 5.0gm and i keep getting the same error codes (3194,1600,1601&1602) and i’ve my shsh blobs and still getting the error code i’m no sure if it is iTunes 10.5.1.42 (currently the latest) or if it is the 5.0.1 firmware but this has never happen to me before can someone help!!! please

  • Jimmylee 2323

    how can u do this on mac?

  • 555

    You need to put i nthe sim card. IF you don’t have it you need to know what brand it is locked to (eg. vodafone or AT&T etc.) and then you put that brand sim card in the phone. So if my phone was locked to vodafone i’d put a vodafone sim card in and it’s fine

  • GKJ

    I unlocked iPhone 3GS 5.0 using redsn0w and while I was using Cydia the internet router switched off by mistake. After that the iPhone is not working at all. Now it shows only apple icon. I am not able to downgrade or upgrade. It give 3194 error. Tried even tinyumbrella. Can someone help me?

  • Goddy-cry

    Just boot tether it again using red snow on extras,,that will help,,

  • martin

    i’m stuck with the same error, trying to go from 5.0.1 to 4.3.5. i tried to google around, got no luck. i have my shsh for 4.3.5 saved.

  • Aassouli

    I tried to downgrade from its 5.0.1 I did what the tutorial said but I got error 3194 plz help

  • Jokerthe

    Thank You Soooooooo Much

  • Mxi Dns

    i got error 1 n error 2 … wht r these ? how do i solve them out ? plz

  • http://www.facebook.com/DirtyDozen12 Craig Dean

    hi there is there any way to upgrade 4.3.3 to ios 5 not 5.0.1 ?? any help would be good??

  • Seigh09

    use tinyumbrella to get out from recovery.

  • Tng_lifang98

    i cant get out of recovery mode! pls help ..

  • Rcd9

    It’s ok download tiny umbrella and after opening, on the left side, select your device then to the right “Exit Recovery”

  • Ratzucrrpg

    I tried doing this earlier and got 1.5 million errors, following the tutorial perfectly, I managed to fix most of them by using iREB, TinyUmbrella TTS Server, and downgrading iTunes to 10.4.1, all except one. Right before the restore to 4.3.3 was finished, I got error 1015, I was stuck in DFU mode and nothing could get me out of it, I tried recboot. I tried redsn0w’s fix recovery feature, redsn0w just crashed. And to top it all off, iTunes didn’t detect my iPhone, so I updated it to 10.5 and that seemed to fix it. I ended up doing a clean restore back to 5.0.1, since my device was bricked. I plan to try again tomorrow, can someone tell me how to kick my device out of DFU mode and fix error 1015? This is all on an iPhone 3GS with a 4.3.3 SHSH blob on Cydia.

  • madhur

    DONT UPDATE 2 5.0 cydia multitasing dsnt works der

  • Samer

    hey there i have an iphone 4 and upgraded to ios 5.0.1 without preserving my baseband and i try downgrading it following these steps but i get a message saying that my i phone isn’t compatible for the build i try restoring so what is the problem

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Miguel-Aguilar/ Miguel Aguilar

    hey so im trying to downgrade my brothers iphone 4 from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 using my shsh blobs can i do that ? so when try i get itunes error 3149 and i seen a youtube video and i try all the fixes and i use one where it said to open tinyunbrella start tts server and try the recovery step agin so i got ride of the 3149 and got the error 2005. what should i do ?

  • Zorawar

    i downloaded ios5.0 for my iphone 3gs but after hitting alt+ restore i cant find any ipsw file in the firmware folder. what am i doing wrong?

  • Frustrated

    So i realize that there is no real way to downgrade from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3/4.1….i have tried a million and one ways and still get stuck with the same result errors 3149, 2005…does any1 have a 100% working method

  • Whatever

    3194 pain in the ass!

  • Chr!$!$here

    Used tiny umbrella… But you should have saved SHSH of ur iphone

  • Chr!$!$here04

    Before start any downgrade i recommend you to do as follow:

    Go To Control Panel > Programs and Features and remove the following programs:

    iTunes
    Bonjour
    Apple mobile device
    Apple application support
    Apple softeware update
    Quick Time
    When you are done removing those programs, Download and install iTunes 10.4.1

    then launch Tinyumbrella … and don’t forget to start TSS server before launch custom restore on itunes

  • http://www.facebook.com/john.abacan John Abacan

    You should have moved the ios 5 that you have downloaded to another location. when the 5.0.1 update came out, itunes deleted the ios 5 that you have on your computer

  • Fahim Ayoubzada

    i have iphone for it have problem like 3194 it not fix why guys …..

  • Guest 123456

    How do i downgrade from ios 5 to 4.33 without SHSH blobs? because the method above doesnt work, i keep getting error 3194

  • Chmliubh

    I have an jailbroken iPhone 4, I try to downgrade it from 5.0 to 4.3.3 using the steps above but I used the TSS server in tiny umbrella so I didnt get error 3194 however I got error 1 when the restore is about 70% done. Then it goes to recovery mode and can’t be fixed using both fix recovery and exit recovery. So I had to upgrade to 5.0.1. I think I have to update to the latest version of iTunes and uncheck the set hosts to cydia on exit in tiny umbrella and edit the host file manually. Then un jailbreak device before downgrade or error1 will show.

  • Azuwanautogas

    apple win,,we lost again

  • Abd_karim93

    Hi guyss. I just bought a iphone 4. Which is 4.3.5. Can i downgrade it to 4.3.3? Help me please.

  • Azuwanautogas

    u need see youtube

  • van_van (phillipnes)

    hellow guys..i just bought iphone 4 which is 5.0.1…then i update and restore it using itunes…after that i cannot activate my iphone cause of no original sim…
    is there any solution to activate it…?

  • Willie

    I have 5.0.1, and cydia has 4.2.10/4.2.6/4.2.8 shsh blobs saved. Ive tried downgrading to those firmwares but ive gotten it stuck on recovery mode, tried every way possible. Always get error 2005,3194,1604,1. Im really just wondering is it possible to downgrade to my saved shsh blobs? Has anyone been successful in doing so? When i get stuck in recovery mode tinyjmbrella reads i have 4.2.10 firmware on my phone but the closest i get is that itunes tells me that i cant activate my phone at this moment please try again later.
    Can somone pleaseeee help me? I really want my untethered jailbreak back! :(

  • Phil

    I encountered the USB problem on things like: I forgot to put my phone in pwned mode. Sometimes I just close iTunes and start again with the pwned again.

    Keep trying

  • http://twitter.com/luisanfe Luis Ant. Fernández

    Baseband?

  • Andymaiphan

    Used tiny umbrella and exit recovery and done…

  • Virttu

    ERROR 3194

  • http://www.facebook.com/Rrveiga Ricardo Veiga

    Da sempre o erro 3194, ajudem-me pois eu não gostei do o IOS 5.0.1 no meu ipod touch 3G por isso quero voltar para o IOS 4.3.3…

  • Vargasmi

    Eduardo, tô tentando fazer o downgrade do meu 3GS do ios5.0.1 pro 4.33 mas nada. Me dá um help…

  • Teach7

    I have iPad 2 GSM iOS 5.0.1
    and I cant,t downgrade it. ITunes display error 3194. Any sugestions ?

  • Ancorash

    I have the same problem and i solved downgrading to 3.1.3 and unlocking with a universal sim card……

  • Jme2

    i have a problem with downgrading every time i downgrade any idevice iphone 3gs or iphone 4 i get the same problem .. it’s look like dfu loop after restoring the device i get error and iphone screen goes black and itunes recognize the iphone in the dfu mood and ask to restore again

  • Tigerfan023

    It wont let me save the ‘Hosts’ file after adding the code. it says ‘Make sure file name and path are correct’

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431513825 Rowais Al-Helali

    I have an iPad 2 I had a problem with the cydia that every thing crash when I lunch it and restart the iPad
    so I upgrade it to ios 5.0.1 and downgrade it to 4.3.3 but in the end of the restoring it gave me an error message unknown error (9)
    then the iPad’s screen goes to connect it to itunes

  • Max

    First of all what the fucking 4.0.1 ??? Next may be gsm has another way but reading this forum i found only posts with errors and nobody downgraded its iphone only you, and next again in my case it is cdma iphone so i have shsh saved and made downgrade a lot of time but no success apple wont activate my iphone never, only 5.0 and more formware now supported

  • Salasjulian196

    does tis actually work? what are the risks?

  • $HaCkEr$

    it worked

  • Boy

    Hi dude, you have to run as admin in de notepad…

  • Boy

    Are you using Mac or pc…u need to change de downloaded extension to “.Ipsw”

  • Boy_700

    Email me “” will teach you..

  • iPawdTouchx

    it says iPod not eligible for request build. PLEASE HELP!!!!

  • Boy

    Hi… There
    Before you upgrade u need to save the shsh from tinyumbrella, incase you wanna downgrade later in the future..
    Email me at
    I will send the necessary files.
    Cheers…

  • http://twitter.com/Xsanda Charles Xsanda

    Same, not elegible. Can I jailbreak tethered iOS 5.0.1?
    iPod 4,1

  • http://twitter.com/Xsanda Charles Xsanda

    Using a Mac

  • Fabiyogo

    ahh hells yes! It works

  • iDevil

    If you have error 1 when you downgrade from iOS 5 to iOS4 you have luck. Just use fixrecovery43 to kick out your device from the recovery loop. Open fixrecovery, put your iDevice in DFU-mode and the rest will make it itself.:)

  • iDevil

    Do you noticed an errorcode? For example error 1013, error 1 etc…? if any of these errorcodes coming up, use fixrecovery or recboot to kick out your iDevice from the recovery loop. Don´t forget to put your iDevice in DFU-mode before using fixrecovery.

  • Pavan12w

    so there is no possible way of downgrading from ios 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 even if shsh is saved
    i have iphone 4 with ios5.0.1 and tried downgrading to 4.3.3 but i keep getting error 3194
    any help would be appreciated

  • Imran9227

    i am getting error 1015 please help when i downgrading 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 plz help

  • ANGRY AS HELL

    help! I want to downgrade ios 5.0.1 to ios 5, I launch the TinyUmbrella TSS Server, it verifys the restore, but then i get error 2005. I have tried switching cables, and ports. Nothing works. Im angry as hell. please help

  • Jme2

    it seems like its dfu loop after restoring .. i mean the iphone accept the firmware that i want to downgrading to , but in the last of restoring the iphone screen goes black , i think the itunes error code 3194 show up and i tried fixe same thing and the itunes recognize the iphone in dfu mode and screen black like dfu loop ..
    and sometime i did get any error with itunes but same thing iphone screen goes black and it seems like it dfu loop

  • Erika_leonet

    i made it to the bottom but everytime i get to step 5 it tells me that the filmwire isnt compatable with my iphone?? HELP ME! please

  • Erika_leonet

    firmware*

  • xD704

    what is SHSH ?? eh

  • Fabiano Moraes

    I’m getting itunes error 1

  • Z Yar17

    I’ve downgraded my ios 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 . But in the middle of restoring software it stopped and saying that unknown error (1) and reached DFU mode.

  • Ricky_ocallaghan

    Followed your instructions and everything appeared ok. But….in the end itunes showed “There is no sim card installed in the iphone you are attempting to activate” but there is a sim card installed. And the iphone screen showing plug in lead to itunes. What do I do next?

  • Trinitron

    I am getting error (3194)

  • meeeeee

    hmmm, i guess after doing this it screws up your ipod….. music app dont work (keeps crashing) and ipod freezes every 10 min of use, randomly. i restored again to 4.3.3 and i was told it is an issue with downgrading. it is happening again even after fresh unjailbroken restore

  • John666

    it does work.To avoid 3194 error u must have saved shsh blobs using tiny umbrella or any other preferential software.follow the above steps very well, towards the end itunes(10.5.1) will show an unknown error.Dont panic-close itunes and open fixrecovery43.the device will be showing the connect to itunes message.put in dfu mode while the fixrecovery43 is opened and voila the downgrade will be done!Thanx adeel

  • iTech

    just jailbreak 2 times with redsnow !! not one time two times!!

  • Maheshkumararya

    I just followed above instructions and my iphone 3gs downgraded on window 7… its great.
    iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw

  • Jimmyraagas

    press.. shift + restore

  • Peteralexandrescu

    it work for me to iphone 3gs ios 5.0.1 to 4.2.1 yhank you guys!

  • tarek elsayed

    i have iphone 4 and i succesfully downgrade from ios 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 but after the downgrade process i get no signal on my iphone. what should i do

  • Ricardo_veiga69

    Tenho um ipod touch 3G fiz a actualização para o IOS 5.0.1, mas perdi tudo que la tinha agora quero voltar para o IOS anterior que era IOS 4.3.3 mas não consigo fazer o downgrade, poderiam me dar uma ajuda…?

  • Luis valdez

    It gives me 1394 error??

  • http://www.facebook.com/Eltonos Nam Nguyễn

    hello i got error 1

  • HAR- CR

    no funcionó, al tratar de realizar la restauración presenta el error 1 y cuando tratamos de aplicar el RecBoot la pantalla se queda en blanco y de ahi no pasa, mi iPhone tenia la version 5.0.1 con el baseband 4.11.08 y no funcionó. Esto lo traté de hacer con el iTunes 10.5.1.42 y tengo el windows 7 ultimate x64. Si tienen alguna otra idea, estoy dispuesto a probar. Saludos y gracias de todos modos

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    Thanks very much. 10.4.1 would work for my 4th gen itouch but 10.5 did.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    I downgraded from 5.0.1 to 4.3.5 using tiny umbrella and itunes 10.5. Then I realized 4.3.5 doesn’t have a jailbreak. Installed itunes 10.3.1 and downgraded with a single error. This is on windows 7 and a 4th generation ipod touch. All my apps gone, which I was expecting. Uninstall all apple products and the itunes library (mine is in the music folder)

    Thanks for the comments folks, helped a lot.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    sorry that should read without a single error

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    try itunes 10.3.1

  • Farhans

    down graded ipad 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 ,…. thanks

  • Khanikrar

    its done on half apple

  • Stevedk

    error 1 !!!!!!!!

  • BlueSpArKyB

    4.3.5 does have jailbreak

  • Ahmedmpower

    im also too , and I’m try change the host but no way
    its seem to impossible to downgrade ipad2 ,
    I’m try the 2 types wifi+3g and wifi
    all gives same things

  • Singh35

    i got an error

  • Singh35

    Can some one help me

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    I couldn’t find anything but tethered. Thanks

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Johnson/ Scott Johnson

    Not without details. Having said that I probably can’t but someone here could.

    What errors are you getting?
    What device?
    Apple or PC?
    Ios of device and what ios are you trying to downgrade to?

  • hiSonny

    Hello,
    I’m barely on step 2, lol.
    How would I go about navigating to “etc”?

  • hiSonny

    I’m on a Mac, btw.

  • Stonesaregay

    If you don’t have SHSH saved for your versions then there is no use of reading this article as the downgrade is only possible if you have SHSH saved for the particular version! WTF WTFFFFF NOOOOOOOOOOOOO SO IM STUCK ON ios5.0.1? NOOOO WTF !

  • Jeet_seal

    downgrade to 4.2.1

    I did the same after I did all the steps to fix the signal issue like repo 66 fix in Cydia; resetting all network connections etc….

  • Jeet_seal

    Here is how to fix it mate

    download tiny umbrella 5.00; iREB-r4; snowbreeze 2.2.1 for building custom IPSW for iOS 4.2; iOS you want to downgrade to. I downgraded from 5.1 to 4.2.1

    Connect ur device to the PC and run tiny umbrella check if its showing saved shsh blobs. if so proceed with the next step –

    start TSS server in tiny umbrella and leave it running

    create custom – firmware with snowbreeze
    start iREB-r4 and put ur device in DFU mode (black screen)

    once done open itunes and shift + restore and select the custom firmware

    now things should go without a problem. I just downgraded using this technique from 5.1 to 4.2.1

    Also I did downgrade to 4.3 but had signal issues so try 4.2.1

  • Jeet_seal

    it does the only risk is that u will end up restoring to 5.1 if it fails

  • Kmthura

    I did try to downgrade from 4.3.5 to 4.3.3 many times on iphone 4 and found out that it isn’t working. Every time it end up in recovery mode. It can’t be pulled out from that stage on iphone4.
    Is there any better way without using tiny umbrella or recBoot??

  • Brandon

    Will this delete my music on the ipod?

  • 316prod

    just hold home key+Power key and wait till it come out

  • http://www.facebook.com/ronaksworld Ronak Patel

    well you can try to jailbreak it and see if the unlock works if not you’re last resort is to buy Gevey Sim.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ronaksworld Ronak Patel

    what if that doesn’t works? coz just reading these articles i tired doing that and still doesn’t works lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/ronaksworld Ronak Patel

    Sorry you need to forget to downgrade without SHSH blobs, i would suggest you to stick to IOS5 and make sure u dont update or mess with it coz i did that and now when i try to restore to Original IOS 5 it wont let me and i had to update to IOS 5.0.1 >.>

  • http://twitter.com/gusdlm GUS DLM

    It worked… after a Bunch of time trying it really worked… THANK YOU very much!!!! (:

  • Yanivyg

    NOT WORKING :(
    i have Ipad1 with 5.0.1 OS
    i always get the 3194 error.
    i tried it with iTunes 10.5 on one computer and with 10.4 on another computer,
    i tried it with tinyumbrella
    i tried it with different IPSW vertions :(

  • Миха Трачук

    I can not be output from the “iBrick” are made ​​as necessary, at the end knocks a mistake, but he is in dfu not recovery why what I’m trying to bring him out of it but it is well worth it on one line, neither of which do not does, in ambrele (after flash) two recovery device found.

  • Sa

    i want to downgrade my new ipad2 from 4.3.5 or jailbraeak it.
    anyhting possible???

  • iPhoneRapist

    This doesn’t work. Don’t waste your time.

  • http://twitter.com/limchuwei Lim Chuwei

    hey could you elaborate more on your successful attempt? were you using 5.0.1 on a iPad 2 with SHSH for 4.3.5 or earlier saved?

  • Sa

    so now will use this as a teacoaster

  • Hameed_khanp

    the same problem happened to me aswell. all you need to do is restire ut some where in a computer that you did not run thinyumerella before . because thinyumberella overwrite some files in the host

  • Koreenaculala

    what to do if error 3194 occurs during downgrading?

  • Holyclam

    Iphone 4 5.0.1 trying to downgrade to 4.3.5 I keep getting 3194 error, should I jailbreak my phone then do this or what?

  • Dylang96

    I’m an admin on my pc, but it says I don’t have permission to change or edit the file ‘hosts’

  • Awais_laghari

    how did u do that ??

  • Pumax112

    The same happened to me. What i did to fix it was right click on hosts file, click properties, and go to the security tab. Once there, look for your user and it should be limited access. Click the edit button and there you should be able to change and edit the file

  • H2oMaN

    If you want to downgrade Ipad / Iphone YOU NEED YOUR BACKEDUP SHSH BLOBS AND PRESERVED BASEBANDS!!!

  • San_608

    doesnt work u fagg

  • Ageckles

    i am running on windows vista and i can’t hind the host file at all

  • Bill_jr

    i got error 3194 and yes i have the latest itunes

  • Syfodiass

    Hello,
    Did you haved find a solution to do that, i’m the same case.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Amar-Aleryani/ Amar Aleryani

    the same thing happend to me

  • Harvidhami

    If have ios 5.0.1 nd want to downgrade to 4.3.5 or 4.3.5 but dnt saved SHSH blobs what can i do????
    Plzz help me

  • Wozza

    Don’t downgrade before you read this!! After much research I downgraded from 5.01 to 4.21 very successfully. The problem you will find is trying to restore from backup afterwards. iTunes cannot restore your contacts, apps texts and everything else with a backup from 5.01. I had to restore with iTunes back to 5.01. I think I will now have to do the tethered jailbreak or wait for the untethered (if this ever happens)!!

  • Wozza

    If you have no blobs you cannot downgrade. There is NO WAY!! Sorry :-/

  • Israel

    i save blobs… well i think but ifaith dont recognize to sign the ipsw downloaded

  • apple1user

    I’m owning a Semi untethered 5.01 iphone 4 now and I have my SHSH saved in cydia for 4.3.x using tinyumbrella but I missed the 5.0 SHSH… (Cause I upgraded my phone from 4.3.3-> 5.0.1 straight away)….

    Just wondering, is it possible for me to :

    1. downgrade back to 4.3.3? (I think should be no problem)
    2. downgraded to 4.3.3 and upgrade back to 5.0? (possible?)

  • ambientnoiz

    THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE. YOU MADE ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS OF FIXING THIS iBRICK COME TRUEEEEEE. error 3194 to error 2005. non-shift full normal restore via itunes to 5.0.1. then tiny umbrella tells you what you can actually downgrade to. in my case it was only 4.1… so i use 4.1 ipsw and snowbreeze it through…… whew.

  • Kawai Rolando

    FUCKKK….. it doesn`t WORKING B*TCH!!!!!!

  • Lsantiago283

    i cant find the downgrade file (ipsw) when trying to restore please help!!!! Windows 7 64 bit

  • Katiemats

    Wozza can you explain how you downgraded from ios 5 to 4.2.1 pls. I’m trying to downgrade my phone back to 4.2.1

  • Dyrenr

    YEssssssssssssssssssssss
    Work like champ man…THANks a LoTs
    Downdraded iphone 3gs 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 ipad baseband with no problem 1 hit ,,,,and its Done…..

  • An

    then you are not following the instructions. they are there. I know this for a fact.

  • Meena_-

    hi cant find the etc file on mac os lion?

  • Young_cavs22

    bull shit did not work at all

  • Hchaoifoaso

    this…..is…….BULL@%$#@

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431513825 Rowais Al-Helali

    that so annoying no one can help -__-

  • Shami11136

    iFuckinTunes keeps giving me Error 3149!!!!!!!!! WTF i tried snowbreez and all shit out there and its not working for GOD sake man!!!!

  • Herris456

    Worked for me…

  • Herris456

    and me…

  • Kendallwhite53

    hey dyrenr when u downgraded with ur 3gs it already gave you a new baseband or did it with redsn0w ipad baseband

  • http://afrijayaps-iphone.blogspot.com Andi Afriansyah

    same here

  • fpetterr

    Yeeahh it’s work!! Thx!!

  • Gleeso

    You may find that IE will save the IPSW as a ZIP file. Remove the ZIP extention. I feel for that one.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= Brendon Baranyi

    error 20 WHHYYY ::???? MY IPAD 2 FROM IOS 5.0.1 TO 4.3.3

  • bryant

    Right click Finder icon -> Click Go to folder -> Type /etc into the space provided.

  • Basilhinawi200

    open tinyumbrella and strat tss server and you wont get this error

  • Basilhinawi200

    open tinyumbrella and strat tss server and you wont get this error

  • tebowfan15

    where do I save the file

  • Nutsss

    When you do this do you lose all your music ?

  • Rayeeskonari

    Thankz Mate.. Itz work with ios 5.0.1

  • Nikesh Kunwar

    i spent more than six hours but didnt worked!! i have iphone 4 iso5 and trying to downgrade to 4.33. I changed the host file but iam keep on getting EROOR iphone is not eligible and cannot connect to server!! I TRIED TO DO WITH TINY UMBRELLA ALSO BUT didnt work!! Can anybody help me out please!!

  • Roland1141

    me too

  • Kashif

    u need the 4.3.3 blobs for it ..
    without it its nearly impossible unless sum miracle happens,,
    i have an ipad 2 wifi , running 5.0 , planned on downgrading from 5 to 4.3.3 , i succedded till 4.3.5 by using blobs but i dint save 4.3.3 blobz so i finally upgraded to ios 5.0.1 NOW!!
    now tom m gonna sit n ATLEAST downgrade to 5.0

  • Kashif

    chuck it, its impossible, i too have an ipad 2 wifi , tried hell lots but UNSUCCESS..
    ATLEAST downgrade to 5.0 and get the JB soon, rather than waiting more for 5.0.1 JB ..
    helpe me if u get it @

  • Kashif

    1 . POSSIBLE IF U HAVE BLOBS,
    2. NOPES :d m too stuck ..

  • Sammyburt

    i keep getting the firmware file is not compatible pleae help!!!

  • Brazil1616

    this worked perfectly, finally something that works like it says it does!!

  • Maynard_mapor

    use ifaith.,it will allow you to downgrade to ios5 without hustle

  • Rauldagreat3

    same here..

  • Kevin83080

    im stuck with the same error code 2005 no matter what computer i use

  • KingOfHell

    You need saved SHSHs you moron ….

  • Balar Ronak

    how to saved host file

  • Jamie_trevino

    i was first getting the 1394 error so i did what yall said about leaving tss server running on umbrella but then notice i dont have any shsh files saved but i went ahead and tried anyways and now im getting an 9 and 11 error code.. how can i get these files on my phone plz help!

  • Bhakti

    Which ipad do you have, ipad 1 or 2

  • Bnksmn

    unknown error (1) need help

  • Mr. J

    Worked for me, at first I didn’t but I was in recovery mode not DFU. Once I got it in DFU it worked first time.
    (Ipod 4G)

  • Sergiu

    resart your computer after saving hosts file

  • Allx_under

    the error is because you are in the recovery mode and not in the dfu mode i recomend you to put it in the pwned dfu mode with redsnow/extras/pwned dfu/then turn it off/and follow the instruccions :)

  • Guest

    After I select 4.3.5 it unpacks and starts, but produces the error ‘The iPhone”iPhone” could not be resotred. An unknown error occurred (3194). Any thoughts?

  • bob

    error 3194? help

  • mading

    i got error 3194 too… help

  • Swazz94

    It wont let me save the hosts file because it says i dont have permission? Im the administrator and it wont let me save it. Help?/:

  • Hollow256

    i also have error 3194 anyone???

  • Hollow256

    (windows) To save the hosts file drag it to your desktop, edit the file, then drag it back. you want to move the file not copy it! make sure it has no file extension as sometimes the text editor will add a .txt extension. if you click save not save as you should be okay. you can verify this by double clicking the file, if it opens in a text editor then it has the .txt extension if it opens the “open with” window then there is no file extension and you are good to go

  • Sazx12 Sp

    Hi i did the part where I copy and paste the host I have it looking exactly like your but I get a 3194 error when installing iOS

  • Kennyfernando12

    HOW DO I SAVE SHSH BLOBS?

  • Kankei

    Me too

  • Kennyfernando12

    Ive tried like a thousand times..

  • Kennyfernando12

    me too

  • Kennyfernando12

    Wait what? How do u be in DFU mode? I just cant get it.. Help please

  • Isy

    dont double click on the file u wanna edit, instead right click on it and choose run as administrator, they u can edit and save it

  • Spidy

    download redsn0w software there is an option to add your iphone/ipod in DFU mode

  • Ernestoscog

    how do u save ur SHSH

  • Henry Tillman

    I’m not sure that I have saved shsh blobs for 4.3.3 and I can’t locate the files on my PC(probably I have deleted them).
    But when I open Cydia,there’s a message on top that says it has 4.3.3 shsh saved…
    Does it mean that I can downgrade my iPad 2?

  • Ahmed

    i have ipad 2 Wifi , ios 4.3.5 , need to downgrade it to 4.3.3

    1-how to save shsh ?
    2-how to downgrade it !!
    hope some one help me with it

  • Guest

    i got error (1)

  • Adam Thomas

    I dont have a hosts file

  • Roberto

    what are shsh and blobs??? can someone help me please cause I am new to this and I want downgrade my iphone 4 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 i will appreciate it if somone helps me

  • Kkozitsin

    it didnt ask for the software name im confused

  • Anne

    “the iPod can not be restored because the firmware is not compatible”
    =S Did I miss any steps?

  • mike

    i cant save host file? please help

  • Mike

    does someone have an updated ip address to get itunes to stop tazing me?

  • derekmski

    This doesn’t work, I am getting a “The ipod could not be restored. An unknown error occured 3194.”

  • derekmski

    I’m getting this error as well, can’t downgrade.

  • Machak

    This isnt working!! I get an error.

  • http://twitter.com/divinwilder Sean Tu

    Okay people. Here’s the clarification on what it means when you need saved SHSH to downgrade. BEFORE YOU UPGRADED to 5.0 or 5.0.1 you must backup and save your SHSH so you could downgrade later if you needed to. You cannot use someone else’s SHSH as each one is unique to the iphone/ipod/ipad.

    For example, if you were on iOS 4.3.5, before you upgrade to the newer version, if you needed to go back to 4.3.5, you must backup the SHSH first, then upgrade. If you did not or forgotten too, then you DO NOT HAVE A SAVED SHSH. This means this article does not apply to you. This file is a unique signed identifier that let you restore your device back to an older copy.

    It is currently impossible to downgrade without it.

    So I would think most people who are new to this, would likely NOT have saved their SHSH prior to upgrading ( I am one of them ); but now you know better, so before you upgrade again, research and do your save so you don’t run into this issue again.

    Also according to my research there is a grace period of time Apple will sign older IPSWs for restores, so you could downgrade without saved SHSH if you do it fast enough before they stop signing. Unfortunately Apple stopped signing 4.3.5 back in October 2011.

    That means moving forward, those like me will have to wait for an unlock for baseband 4.11.08; and if we want to upgrade again this time save your SHSH one each version PRIOR to the upgrade; so you can go back to that version, OR create customer IPSW so when you upgrade it doesn’t touch your baseband.

    Lesson learn, won’t get burn again.

  • Howard

    K

  • Howard

    Not working

  • Frosty

    Can Cydia servers be used in order to downgrade the baseband 04.11.08 to 4.10.01?

  • Avtandon

    Downgraded from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 successfully today using saved SHSH blobs but the base band still showing 4.11.08 :-(

  • Felixasiamah

    I was successful from step one through 4, if am downgrading on step 5 i recieve an error code 3194 can anyone help me out??

  • Angjelo_thoma

    man you can not downgrade all the ipod’s i have the same problrm with you!

  • jack

    i have ipod touch 4g 32gb first itunes error 3194 then I use tiny umbrella last version and come itunes error 20 next I use iReb the come itunes error 2005 and I change the location of the USB port I use the original usb cable always now this error continue and now i can’t enter in the DFU mode even with iReb. SORRY DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH BUT I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME!

  • Jack

    I have a 4g 32gb ipod touch first try to downgrade from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3 ios but I got error 3194 then use the TinyUmbrella 5.10.03 and I threw the error 20 then use IREB and gave me the error 2005 after changing usb ports but still the error. Always use original usb cable. now do not know why I can only enter the recovery mode and not DFU mode even with IREB

  • Pilyo_trese

    visit this website idownloadblog

  • Pilyo_trese

    drag and drop on desktop open in notepad then edit the host.:)

  • Liviusan78

    If i don’t have SHSH, how can i make downgrade? It is possible to take SHSH from someone ellse?

  • Christiaan

    i have a jailbroken ios 5.0.1 version can i this downgrade to 4.3.3???

  • Ahmadbeirkdar

    thank you shoukran

  • Darkw00ds

    I used Redsn0ws (0.9.10b3) Recovery fix after itunes error and voila!

  • Clavoie26

    Yes down load tinyumbrella and save your shsh blobs use tinyumbrella to downgrade

    Recovery mode uses iBoot during restoring or upgrading your iPhone.
    DFU mode bypasses the iBoot so you can downgrade the current FW because there is no iBoot agent during the DFU mode.

    iBoot is the bootloader on iPhone OS devices. iBoot acts on restore while iPhone is in Recovery Mode, iBoot makes sure that you are flashing a firmware version greater than or equal to a current one. If you are not, iBoot will not allow the restore to proceed. Because of this, firmware downgrading must be done in DFU mode. This means;

    If you need to restore your iPhone to current version simply put the iPhone in recovery mode and iTunes takes care of the rest. But,

    If you need to downgrade your current firmware to lower one you need to put your iPhone in DFU mode. For example you can’t downgrade Firmware 3.0 to Firmware 2.2.1 without entering in to DFU Mode.

    Recovery Mode: Recovery Mode is a state of iBoot that is used during standard upgrades and restores. As iBoot is active, it does not allow you to downgrade your device’s software. Also, unless it is ‘pwned,’ it will not allow custom firmware to be flashed.

    DFU Mode: DFU Mode is a special mode where the device can still interface with iTunes, yet it does not load the iBoot. The screen will appear totally black in DFU mode, so you can’t guess whether the device is in DFU or powered down from simply looking at the screen. Because iBoot and the OS are not loaded this exploit makes us able to downgrade your iPhone firmware or upgrade with a custom firmware created by Pwnage tool.

    How to put your iPhone in recovery mode:
    1. Turn the device completely off and disconnect it from cable/dock.
    2. Hold down the home button.
    3. While holding down the home button connect to a computer with a cable (easiest) or dock.
    4. Keep holding down the home button until you see a connect-to-itunes screen you are now in recovery mode.

    To escape Recovery Mode and power the phone off simply hold down power and home buttons for ten seconds.

    How to put your iPhone in DFU mode:
    1. Connect your iPhone to your computer.
    2. Turn iPhone off.
    3. Hold power and home together for 10 seconds (exactly).
    4. Release power but keep holding home until the computers beeps (observed on a PC) as a USB device is recognized.
    5. A few seconds later iTunes should detect your iPhone.
    6. If the Restore Logo is present on the screen, you are in Recovery Mode, not DFU.

    Saving your SHSH blobs is not necessarily a complicated process, but with many new Jailbreakers joining the Jailbreaking Community everyday I thought it may be a good idea to write a generalized guide for saving your SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella (I plan on doing a tutorial for iFath in the near future as well). So, without further hesitation let’s get into a couple frequently asked questions and then we will get right down to business.

    Why Should I Save My SHSH Blobs?

    Saving your SHSH blobs allows you to restore your iDevice to a lower firmware versions you are currently running. Meaning if you saved your SHSH blobs for iOS 4.3.3, but accidentally update to the iOS 4.3.4 firmware. You could easily downgrade back to the iOS 4.3.3 firmware. Where if you did not save your SHSH blobs on the iOS 4.3.3 firmware you could not of downgraded back from the iOS 4.3.4 firmware to the iOS 4.3.3 firmware. Having the ability to downgrade your iDevice’s firmware is useful for a number of reasons the most important reason being if you accidentally upgrade to a firmware version that cannot be Jailbroken.

    What are SHSH Blobs and What Do They Stand For?

    SHSH stands for Signature HaSH and it is a 128-byte RSA signature (a random string of numbers and letters), used in this case by Apple as a technique to verify if your iDevice can be restored or updated. Each individual signature created is termed a SHSH blob, or blob for short. Meaning, in not so technical terms, SHSH blobs are the magic key to restoring or updating your iDevice. You see, each time you try and restore or update your iDevice SHSH blobs are compared to one-another to verify that you are not trying to downgrade your iDevice’s firmware. Thus, saving your SHSH blobs is the only way to trick this security system put in place by Apple (Thanks iPadForums).

    Now that you know a little bit more about SHSH blobs we will get right down into learning how to save your SHSH blobs.

    Learn How To Save Your SHSH Blobs With TinyUmbrella

    Step 1) – The first thing you will need to do is download TinyUmbrella to your computer. You can do so by clicking here (scroll down to TinyUmbrella section and download the version that is bold).

    Step 2) – Once you download TinyUmbrella to your computer launch it and you should be presented with the interface show below.

    Step 3) – The next thing you will need to do is plug your iDevice into your computer (if you have not already). Upon doing so TinyUmbrella will detect it in the connected devices tab.

    Click on your iDevice in the connected devices tab now.

    Step 4) – Once you click on your iDevice you will need to simply click the Save SHSH button in the top right hand corner of the screen and TinyUmbrella will begin saving your available SHSH blob. When the process is complete you should notice a list of saved SHSH blobs.

    If all went well, you have now saved your SHSH blobs for the firmware version you are currently running.

    Troubleshooting

    If you did not get success with saving your SHSH blobs you may need to double check that Apple is still signing your firmware version. You can double check this at the developer of TinyUmbrellas website. When you are sure your firmware version is still being signed by Apple you may need to do the following:

    Go into the Advanced Tab and uncheck the following:

    When you Uncheck Request SHSH From Cydia go back to step 1 and try saving your SHSH blobs again.

    Learning How To Downgrade Your iDevice With TinyUmbrella

    Step 1) – When you have your SHSH blobs saved, and actually want to make use of them to downgrade your iDevice to a lower firmware version. You will need to once again launch TinyUmbrella, plug in your iDevice into your computer and click the Start TSS Server button.

    Step 2) – Once the TSS Server has been enabled you will need to launch iTunes. With iTunes up and running click on your iDevice and then hold down the Shift key (Windows) or Alt key (Mac OS X) and click Restore button. Upon doing so a new dialog window will appear where you will need to select the firmware file you wish to restore to. Do this now, and your iDevice will begin being restored.

    Step 3) – Once your iDevice has finished restoring you should encounter error 1015. When you receive this error all you will need to do is launch TinyUmbrella and click the Exit Recovery Mode button. Upon doing this your iDevice should reboot and function as normal. Congratulations, you have now downgraded your iDevice.

    Troubleshooting

    Restoring your iDevice can often times be a troublesome task full of errors. If you are experiencing errors what we suggest doing is restarting your computer, close all running applications besides TinyUmbrella and iTunes, and then plug your iDevice into a USB port you have not plugged it into before (or one that you usually don’t plug it into) and restart the restoration process. When you have tried the advice given above you may need to do the following:

    Go into the Advanced Tab and uncheck the following:

    When you Uncheck Set Hosts to Cydia go back to step 1 and try saving restoring your iDevice again.

    Conclusion

    Hopefully this in-depth guide on using TinyUmbrella has helped you gain a better understanding of why you should save SHSH blobs, how you save SHSH blobs using TinyUmbrella and how you can downgrade your iDevice using TinyUmbrella. If you require any further help please let us know in the comments section below…

  • TAPTAP Pro

    for anyone having problems, downgrade iTunes to older version. it helps.

  • KernelPad

    WTF!! I buyed an iPad 2 (wifi) Running 5.0.1 And has NOOO SHSH!!! THATS NOT FAIR I CANT DOWNGrade DID EVERY THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Errors: 1. 3194
    2. 2005
    3 20

    F******** HELP ME!

  • Santiotondo

    I dont found the SYSTEM32 folder i searched but im still looking for it! HELP I NEED SOMEBODY!

  • iABX

    Have a 3gs, was on 5.0.1, did follow your steps now i´m in 4.3.5, thnx a lot…. next on list is to find jailbreak an unlock for 4.3.5, wish me luck on that… :)

  • muhammad arif

    i fix error and out of recovery mode with redsnow win 0.9.10b3

  • http://www.facebook.com/sslinn Scott Slinn

    Maybe try an older version of iTunes

  • Adam

    on my mac i cant find the “etc” folder on my mac… what do i do?

  • IAYUDA

    YA QU ESTAS EN SYSTEM 32 DENTRO DE ESA CARPETA HAY OTRA CARPETA QUE DICE dives ABRES ESA CARPETA Y AHI ESTA EL ARCHIVO HOST

  • IAYUDA

    EN CASO DE LA IPAD 2 NO SE LE PUEDE HACER DOWNGRADE TODAVIA HAY QUE ESPERAR HASTA QUE SALGA EL ULTRASNOW PARA LA BASEBAND DE TU IPAD

  • IAYUDA

    MIRA SI TIENES LOS SHSH GUARDADOS DE TU IDEVICE PUEDES HACER DOWNGRADE CON TINYUMBRELLA DE LO CONTRARIO ES MUY DIFICIL HACERLO TENDRIAS QUE RECUPERAR TODOD DUS SHSH USANDO IFAITH 4.1 PARA POSTERIORMENTE HACER EL DOWNGRADE

  • FERROSCHA

    SI ES POSIBLE RECUPERAS TUS SHSH CON IFAITH Y PERO ES ALGO COMPLICADO INTENTALO PORQUE CUANDO HACES EL CUSTOM PARA RECUPERAR TUS SHSH DE APARECE EL ERROR 1600 ESTE ES UN ERROR TIPICO DE ITUNES TE LO PUEDE BRICAR CON IREB

  • IADYDA

    MIRA ESTE ES UN ERROR TIPICO PERO NO ES IMPOSIBLE QUITARLO PUEDES ACTUALIZAR TU IPOD A AL VERCION MAR RECIENTES LA OTRA OPCION PARA PONER DFU
    ES AUNQUE TU IPOD ESTE PRENDIDO CONECTALO A LA COMPUTADORA DESPUES HAZ LO SIGUIENTE 5 SEGUNDOS PULSANDO ENCENDIDO DESPUES 10 SEGUNDOS PULSANDO EL HOME Y EL ENCENDIDO DESPUES 15 SEGUNDOS PULSANDO NADAMAS EL HOME RECUERDA QUE TU DISPOSITIVO TIENE QUE ESTAR CONECTADO AL ORDENADOR Y VERAS QUE ESTE TE LO RECONOCE EN MODO DFU TAMBIEN TIENES QUE TENER TU CUSTON 5.0.1 YA HECHO PERO PARA EVITARTE CREAR EL CUSTOM SOLAMENTE PONLE EL JAILBREAK SIN HILOS DEL REDSNOW Y VERAS QUE EL REDSOW TE RECUPERA TU IPOD SIN PERDER INFORMACION OJO ESTO NO TE FUNCIONA SI TIENER LA NUEVA VERCION 5.0.2

  • guest

    you need to run notepad as administrator or it wont work

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=519579490 Justin C Cummings

    just because you can downgrade to a lower iOS doesn’t mean the baseband changes–it doesn’t. I have an iphone 4 5.0.1 9a405 4.11.08. It’s not unlockable–only jailbroken.

  • Rustyhalo2005

    I followed your directions but kept getting error codes… I downloaded TinyUmbrella and was unsuccessful with that as well. Help, please!!!

  • Jasper63359

    it works without SHS blobs

  • Recondakilla2

    your an ass hole you know it doesn’t

  • Binghamjordan23

    iPhone 5.0.1 does have an utethered jailbreak and it takes maybe 5 minutes to do it it is redsnow 0.9.10b4 it is super easy no lie it took me five minutes to jailbreak ios 5.0.1

  • Shahzaib_80

    what shud i do with the 3194 error?? plz help :(

  • Sakid

    I can’t get my Ipod 4g into DFU mode when I use redsnow 0.9.10b4, what should I do, I tried many method to get it in DFU mode, but it cannot. Can you give me any advices ?

  • Hayyy

    on windows i cant find the “hosts” file pleaseee help

  • Tin_le004

    please help, i downgraded my iphone to 4.2.1 from another iphone shsh…but then it doesnt boot..i tried using tiny umbrella and ireb to exit the loop…i even use greenpoison rc5 and 6 but i just ended up with a spinning skull..after it finished spinning it turns off again

  • Hilmk2

    Hello, I downgraded my 3gs from 5.0.1 to 4.1. I jailbroke it and installed the ipad baseband. It now shows no wi-fi,bluetooth or imei. Is there a fix or a patch for this. Something about the radio hardware on the phone

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=762745981 Mateo Kowal

    No te entienden Guey

  • Ram Minh

    HEY I WAS JUST WONDERING BUT MY IPOD WON’T JAILBREAK EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE REDSN0W 5.0.1 UNTEATHERED BUT EVERYTIME I JAIL BREAK IT , ONCE I GET TO THE WAITING FOR REBOOT PART NOTHING HAPPENS

  • Coolmongol123

    I get error 1… Don’t know how to fix it, please help!

  • Mr Ramonreyes11

    I did everything, and it said error, so i exit dfu mode, but still is 5.0.1

  • http://twitter.com/kosvocore bilel whinehouse

    AW ! GOD what did you done !!! You BRICKED your iPhone SHSH files are only for the PHONE they WERE created to..If you didnt saved any SHSH files of your phone there is maybe no way to rollback

  • Naperville Limo

    He must have had his shah blobs saved….

  • Necross220

    i have some SHSH they are 4.1 , 4.3.5 , 5.0.1

    The quest is… can i downgrade from 5.0.1 to 4.1?
    or is only as the title said? from IOS 5 to 4.3.5, 4.3.3?

    I have the 4.1 SH :D Please answer me fast ;O

  • Necross220

    i tried it with the IOS 4.3.5 ; [i have this SHSH] All ok but when itune finish of extracting the file It start to verifing something about the restoring process and give me and error

    Error 21

  • Hippui

    it said error “The iPhone cannot be restored at this time because the iPhone software update server could not be contracted or is temporarily unavailable

    Please try again later.”

  • Necross220

    I Make Correctly the DFU mode and almost restore it …. but when it was almost finish… i just get a black screen on iphone and an error on itunes Error 1015

  • Necross220

    Now i cant get out of DFU Mode even with umbrella…. T_TT help D:

  • Pharsh88

    LOOK THIS IS A TYPICAL ERROR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE BUT NOT UPDATE YOUR IPOD TO YOU TO THE OTHER RECENT SEA vercion OPTION TO PUT DFU
    BUT IS YOUR IPOD IS ON THE COMPUTER Connect to MAKE THE FOLLOWING AFTER 5 SECONDS AFTER CLICKING ON 10 SECONDS AND PRESS ON THE HOME AFTER 15 SECONDS by PRESSING THE HOME nadamas REMEMBER YOUR DEVICE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE COMPUTER AND SEE WHAT YOU THIS DFU MODE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE YOUR custon 5.0.1 BUT TO AVOID CREATING CUSTOM ONLY PUT THE JAILBREAK redsnow wIRELESS AND SEE THAT YOU GET YOUR IPOD REDSOW NOT LOSE EYE INFORMATION IF THIS DO NOT WORK THE NEW TIENER 5.0.2 vercion

  • Harsh99099

    when i downgread iphone4 5.0.1 to 4.3.5 then in end of process iphone was not turn on.. or not i can`t reinstall 5.0.1 .there is error occour 1600&1602…what can i do to turn on..

  • Necross220

    I just downgrade to get my iphone useless T_TT eweeeeeeeeeee…

    Anyway i just tried to back 5.0.1 and cant coz my baseband 6.15 and i can out of DFU mode but there ist not point of doint it coz i dunt have IOS coz the process stop before the IOS begin finished of install SOME HELP T_T?!! I GOT SHSH of IOS 4.1-4.3.5-5.0.1

  • Necross220

    i just make the phone reach the mergency screen this wath i did

    Downgrade and get ur error 1015
    back DFU Mode
    use redsnow
    use Resnow recovery fix

    That works for me D:… Now am on 4.3.5 on emergency mode some 1 know how to get on ios X.x?

  • Necross220

    Now Am On Jail break tetthered on redsnow

    run Redsnow and make steps to install Jailbreak

    them push just boot rigth now Buttom and that will make boot on tetthered Jailbreak

    u will need like me… update to undetetthered jail break

    coz if u turn off the iphone will stuck on boot till u use redsnow to boot D:…

  • Necross220

    on ios 4.3.5 there not untetthered jailbreak for iphone with models that letters at begin are MC if you got this sh!t of model u cant jailbreak on 4.3.5 now am back on 5.0.1 -.-…. DONT USE THIS TUTORIAL IS USLESS! [Except if u got 4.3.3 Shsh] If not is useless!

  • Razzorade

    I don’t have shsh from 4.3.3 in my cydia, but a friend of mine has, e is using an ipad just like me, if I go to is computer, can i downgrade my ipad from there? currently on ios 5.0.1 untethered, and inumerous safari craxes =/

  • Necross220

    u cant use another shsh Explain: shsh Must be of that divice you have coz all shsh of all divices are unique if u use another 1 from example : an ipad for your iphone u will make it briked! maybe with no chance to rollback!

  • Necross220

    if u take a shsh from another devices u can brake you phone maybe not working more x.x

  • chuinga gomes

    not work

  • Pedro73

    tinyumbrilla doesnt work help

  • Vtailv35

    Very informative anyone who read’s it should be able to follow it,There’s only 2 thing’s you might have mentioned,,1.) If your downgrading to get to a lower(unlockable BaseBand) It’s not going to happen,your baseband will stay the same as when you started.2)Even when you have the SHSH’s saved you might not be able to get out of the boot loop and will have to restore to current ios.I have in the past tried to downgrade(with saved SHSH’s) and have NEVER been able to get out the the boot loop or downgrade.I have read where people said “I did it” and I have asked them HOW and have never gotten a response OR I get follow this guide.I am not saying that it’s impossible, But once I spent a week trying to downgrade a iphone 3G from 4.2.1 to 4.1 I spent hours day’s wrote down every change I made and never made it happen,and if you want to downgrade baseband dont bother baseband’s go up never down.
    I did learn alot of tricks to do with .ipsw file’s,and learned I could not downgrade ios.

  • Zaidatoom

    Jailbreak it

  • Patel_amit87

    i have iphone 3gs..ios 4.3.3…
    i want upgrade it ti 5.0…
    how can i do that????

  • Uai

    I had a similar problem and i found out it is all fixed if you specify your ipsw in extra before jailbreaking

  • Uai

    I recomment pwn dfuing with ireb:)

  • Mansingleusa

    Hi . I have a 3gs with ios 4.0.1 . I used jailbreakme to jailbreak my phone . It worked with any sim card , and I am using at&t prepaid now . !

    Now I just need to update to ios ver 4.3.3 only , so I can install some app. Viewfinder . ! How can i do it as is !

    Thanks .