Unjailbreaking iPhone 3GS

[tigerfan33]

With 4.0 coming this week to the iPhone and rumors (crossing fingers) of multi-tasking, what are the steps to unjailbreak my iPhone 3GS?

I did jailbreak with blackrain. Do I uninstall the blackrain app and then update on iTunes? and what about Cedia? Do I take this app off also?

I need a little help. I will wait of course until what I see 4.0 is all about. Only reason for the jailbreak was Sling over 3G and playing other apps in the background while surfing.

 

[stimpson]

Just update it through iTunes. That will wipe out the JB and all JB apps and install the new update. While you wait on 4.0, check out Kirikae. It's a Cydia app that's for multi-tasking. It utilizes Backrounder. I really like it.

 

[tigerfan33]

Yea. I got the bachgrounder app. It is cool. I'm hoping I don't need it in a few days.

so all I need to do is sync with my pc first then upate?

I want to make sure I get my new apps is the reason I would sync with pc first?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I wouldn't unjailbreak it yet...

They are just ANNOUNCING the 4.0 software, they are not releasing it.

They still need to release the 4.0 SDK so designers can write software for 4.0 to take advantage of the new 4.0 features.

Don't look for the software to be out until late May or Early June at the latest.

 

[stimpson]

Yea. I got the bachgrounder app. It is cool. I'm hoping I don't need it in a few days.

so all I need to do is sync with my pc first then upate?

I want to make sure I get my new apps is the reason I would sync with pc first?

Yes, sync with iTunes. At that time it should also back up the phone. Compare your iTunes apps on your phone and in iTunes. Make sure they match. If there are apps on your phone that are not in your iTunes, right click on your phone in the device column, and select "Transfer Purchases". That will place iTunes apps you downloaded directly to your phone into your apps section in iTunes. Then when the 4.0 update comes out, just update through iTunes.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yup when 4.0 comes out you just install it and it will wipe out your jailbreak.

 

[rfischer4073]

Another quick note. If you are using "Categories" (folders), remove programs from the folders prior to restoring. If you don't, odds are that programs within them will be hidden after the restore.

You can get them back by toggling permissions in settings, however.


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[stimpson]

Another quick note. If you are using "Categories" (folders), remove programs from the folders prior to restoring. If you don't, odds are that programs within them will be hidden after the restore.

You can get them back by toggling permissions in settings, however.


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Very good point. That happened to me when I upgraded to 3.1.2 using catagories.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yeah that one stung me before too, which is why I dont use Categories anymore.

Good tip!

 

[Pepper]

Categories is my favorite. I just make sure "Settings" lives on the real desktop.