Upgrading previously hacked iPhones (Windows)

In case you already have a jailbreaked/unlocked iPhone with an older firmware which you’d like to update to the latest one, most likely you won’t be able to do it right away.

As noted by the authors of ZiPhone, the iPhone hacking solution these guides were written for, only a few of previously available iPhone hacks are cross-compatible with it, namely jailbreakme.com v1.1.1 iPhone hack, or oktoprep v1.1.2 iPhone hack. Most other solutions will not let you easily upgrade/hack your iPhone.

But don’t fret, there’s more or less of an easy solution for this — you will need to remove these hacks and restore your iPhone to its original condition. There’s a few ways to do it… Try each one until this does work.

First solution
#1) Remove all old hacks through ZiPhone.
#2) Upgrade your iPhone firmware
#3) Proceed with the OOTB guides.

If this didn’t work…

Second solution
#1) Restore your iPhone to its original firmware via regular recovery mode repair.
#2) Upgrade your iPhone firmware
#3) Proceed with the OOTB guides.

If that didn’t work…

Third solution
#1) Restore your iPhone to its original firmware via DFU mode repair.
#2) Upgrade your iPhone firmware
#3) Proceed with the OOTB guides.

If that still didn’t work…

#1) Follow the above steps for restoring your iPhone.
#2) After restoring your iPhone, make sure that you treat it as a new iPhone = do not sync it.
#2) Upgrade your iPhone firmware
#3) Proceed with the OOTB guides.

If that still did not work for some reason, uninstall your current version of iTunes, and install the latest one.

If something is still wrong, try the same procedure on a different computer.

Still doesn’t work? Check the troubleshooting guide included with the program.

Now if you tried every step above and your iPhone still doesn’t want to work with our guides, we’re very sorry, but we’re all out of ideas. Maybe try our forums instead?

P.S. Keep in mind, that by doing restore you will lose your saved photos and songs/videos, so make sure you back that up on your computer. But after your restore, you can sync your iPhone with iTunes, and you should be able to keep all your phone numbers, notes, and SMS messages.

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