How to remove jailbreak from iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

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We tell you the steps you must follow to permanently remove the jailbreak from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

The jailbreak is a process that allows us to modify our devices, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, in unimaginable ways that Apple does not allow, as well as install applications from outside the App Store. However, it is a process that has been losing popularity due to the failures it can cause. Yes you have jailbroken your device and want to remove itWe are going to tell you step by step how to achieve it.

Reasons to remove the jailbreak

Despite the advantages of installing the jailbreak, there are certain situations in which it is necessary to get rid of it. There are cases in which having the jailbreak in our device produces strange behavior in the device, slowness in the operating system or maybe we need to take it to the official technical service from Apple. If we need to do the latter, Apple will not service any device that has been tampered with or has special software installed.

Removing the jailbreak is a piece of cake following these steps

The only thing we can do about this is remove the jailbreak from our device and restore it to its initial factory state before taking it to the technical service, in this way they will not be able to know if at any time it had been applied and they will make the repair that they have to do without problems with the guarantee. So if you find yourself in the latter case and want to know how to erase the jailbreak on your device, we are going to show you how to do it.

How to unjailbreak iPhone

To remove the jailbreak from our iPhone, the fastest, safest and most effective thing is to restore our device. This will delete all our datait will install the latest version of iOS and leave the device as fresh out of the box.

There are reasons to unjailbreak your iPhone

Hence Before we recommend you make a backup of all your data so you can restore it later. Go into Settings > (Your name) > iCloud > iCloud Backup > Back Up Now. Then follow these steps:

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer, Mac or PC, using the official cable. The process cannot be done wirelessly.
2. On your Mac, go into Finder and locate the iPhone in the left column. On a Windows PC, open iTunes.
3. Within the General tab, click Restore Device.
4. Enter your password if requested.
5. Wait for the latest version of the software to download and install on your iPhone.
6. When the process is finished, your iPhone will restart and you will have the latest version of iOS installed without a trace of the jailbreak.
7. Now start the iPhone with your account and restore the backup.

How to unjailbreak iPad

The process we must follow iPad to remove jailbreak it is practically identical to the one we must follow on the iPhone. We will have to restore it from a computer to install the latest software version available. Before, as always, you should make a backup.

1. Connect the iPad to your computer, Mac or PC, using the cable.
2. On your Mac, go into Finder and locate iPad in the left column. On a Windows PC, open iTunes.
3. Within the General tab, click Restore Device.
4. Enter your password if requested.
5. Wait for the latest version of iPadOS to download and install on your iPad.
6. When the process is complete, the iPad will reboot and you will have the latest version installed without jailbreak.
7. Set up your iPad with your Apple account and restore the backup.

Cydia allows you to install apps from outside the App Store

How to unjailbreak iPod touch

In the case of iPod touch, to remove jailbreak we must follow the same steps as in the iPhone, the first of all is to make a backup.

1. Connect your iPod touch to your computer, Mac or PC, using the official cable.
2. On your Mac, go into Finder and locate iPod in the left column. On a Windows PC, open iTunes.
3. Within the General tab, click Restore Device.
4. Enter your password if requested.
5. Wait for the latest version of the software to download and install.
6. The iPod touch will reboot and you will have the latest version of iOS installed with no trace of the jailbreak.
7. Enter your iPod touch account and restore the backup.

How to remove jailbreak from iPhone or iPad without restoring

The main problem when removing the jailbreak from the iPhone or other devices is that we must restore them to install the latest version available. Apple doesn’t allow you to install older versions of iOS or iPadOS, so it’s likely that the latest version won’t be jailbroken.

However, there is an option to remove the jailbreak without having to restore our iPhone or iPad, although it is true that it does not always work or solve all problems. The same tool you used to jailbreak may contain tools to remove it, but you can also do it with the tweak Cydia Impactor.

You can search for it directly on Cydia and install it to remove the jailbreak from your iPhone without restoring it to the latest version. Although you should know that it is a process that can lead to some failures or errors.

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