Save SHSH Blobs for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch with TinyUmbrella (Windows, Mac)

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Using TinyUmbrella you can save SHSH blobs for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPad, iPod Touch 4G, 3G, 2G and AppleTV 2g. In this guide you’ll learn how to save SHSH blobs for iOS 4.x, 3.1.x firmware with TinyUmbrella in both Windows and Mac OS X.

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What is TinyUmbrella?

TinyUmbrella is a unified version of Firmware Umbrella and TinyTSS. For more details, click here.

What is an SHSH Blob?

An SHSH is a secure signature hash. Basically its a unique key. (To avoid a lengthy discussion).

Why to Save SHSH Blobs?

Apple only allows you to restore to the firmwares they ‘sign’. This ‘signing’ only lasts for a limited time. Once they stop ‘signing’ the SHSHs for a firmware, there is no way to restore that firmware ever again. The core purpose of saving SHSH blobs is to secure future jailbreak. If you want to downgrade back to and older iOS 4.x, you will need your SHSH blobs saved either on Cydia or in your computer via TinyUmbrella.

Cydia can save SHSH blobs automatically (If you have ever tapped the “Make My Life Easier!”), it is recommended to use TinyUmbrella to ensure that you have SHSH blobs on file both on Cydia and on your Computer.

This TinyUmbrella guide applies to:

iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G
iPod Touch 4G, 3G, 2G
iPad2, 1
Apple TV 2G

Note

TinyUmbrella can save SHSH blobs regardless of jailbreak.
You can save SHSH blobs for any latest firmware even if you’re on an older.
It does not matter what firmware version is on the device TinyUmbrella will get the currently signed firmware + all blobs saved at Cydia Server (if any) by default.
iPhone 2G and iPod Touch 1G users do NOT need to save SHSH blobs.
iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch 2G (MC) users need SHSH blobs for iOS 4.x/newer only. SHSH does NOT apply to iOS 3.x for these devices

Follow the Steps mentioned below to save SHSH blobs of iOS 4.x, 3.x firmware for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC).

How to Save SHSH Blobs for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Download TinyUmbrella

Step 1

Run the TinyUmbrella.

(Mac users: Copy the app to your desktop or you’ll get repeating password prompts if you ran the app from within the DMG).

Step 2

Now Connect your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch 4G, 3G 2G, iPad or Apple TV 2G to your computer. TinyUmbrella will detect your iDevice.

Step 3

Make Sure iTunes is closed
Now Simply Hit the Save SHSH button at Top-Right side of the window.

TinyUmbrella will save SHSH blobs of the latest firmware + all those blobs that you had saved for older firmwares (if any) on Cydia server. This will also generate a ticket to save SHSH blobs for the latest firmware to Cydia server.

All Done! You have secured your future jailbreak by saving SHSH blobs for iOS 4.x using TinyUmbrella. You can find the saved SHSH file directory under advanced Tab on TinyUmbrella and Cydia will also display your Saved SHSH blobs/status pending.

Troubleshooting

MAC ONLY: When I try running TinyUmbrella it crashes, in console.app it shows an error 255. How can I fix that?

A: This is a permissions issue. Run the following from Terminal:

sudo chown -R $USER ~
sudo chmod -R u+rw ~

And then after that reinstall TinyUmbrella. This should solve the issue.

Also checkout:

Downgrade iOS 4.2 to iOS 4.1, 4.x
Downgrade iOS 4.1 to 4.0.1, 4.0, 3.1.x
Downgrade iOS 4.0 to 3.1.3, 3.1.2
How to: Jailbreak iOS 4
How to: Unlock iOS 4
AppSync 4: MobileInstallation Patch for iOS 4 (Install cracked apps)

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Posted in: iPhone, iPhone Guides, Tutorials on June 26, 2010

Tags: Apple iPad, guide, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 3G, SHSH, SHSH Blobs, TinyUmbrella

Comments:

TJQ 31 August 2011 at 6:28 pm #

What should I do if I didn’t save the SHSH blobs before downgrading? Does that mean I cannot recover my phone anymore, or is there a solution to restore my phone, because now Apple won’t let me restore it.

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- $har$h00ter 11 September 2011 at 5:38 pm #
  
  You can’t downgrade without your shsh blobs saved, but if your phone was jailbroken before you upgrade chances are that cydia have the blobs you need.
  Run tiny umbrella, check mark request blobs from cydia and cross your fingers.
  If you were lucky then follow the downgrade instructions. I recommend to downgrade using a custom firmware much much easier
  
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HN 2 October 2011 at 9:05 am #

My saved firmware shows in tinyumbrella n also
on my harddrive(windows).But,when i start tss n then
shift+restore on itunes it doesnt show firmware.It shows
.cache n .known devices only.Please help.Im trying to
downgrade to 4.2.8 on iphone 4 to jailbreak.

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- $har$h00ter 3 October 2011 at 1:18 am #
  
  if your phone is working, you can connect it to you computer and request your shsh from cydia using tinyumbrella.
  It should be fairly straight forward.
  good luck if you need anymore help post your email and I will reply to you there any questions
  
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afaq 22 November 2011 at 6:13 pm #

how to save blobs if phone is stuck at apple logo?!

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- $har$h00ter 23 November 2011 at 11:21 am #
  
  I don’t think you can, but you might be able to do something on dfu mode.
  Sorry I’m away from my computer and I don’t have the name but there is software to get your iccid from your phone and U can use that to get ur blobs on tinyumbrella
  
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  - $har$h00ter 23 November 2011 at 11:28 am #
    
    Sorry U actually need ECID, the software its called ecid grabber, you need to put your device in recovery mode. Look for instructions on how to do that if U don’t know already.
    Hope I was able to help, if I did or U need more help, REPLY
    
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albara 28 November 2011 at 5:53 pm #

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- crackmawa 9 June 2012 at 3:53 pm #
  
  tinyumbrella 4.2.1 link anybody?
  
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irishdavinci 25 January 2012 at 12:22 pm #

I have an IPT 2g MC. Ultimately I want native apple’s Home Sharing on this thing, so I need 4.3.x.

I understand that whited00r can push me to pseudo 4.3.x, but to get there, I need to hop back to 3.1.3, then slap on whited00r firmware.

I’ve just recently started jailbreaks and have a 4.1 and 4.2.1 SHSH. But I read above that its impossible to go back to 3.1.3 without an SHSH. Did I read this right? Is there any way to jump back at all?

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kayminchi 9 February 2012 at 5:34 am #

I Have one question to ask you. I have jailbreak my iPhone 4 iOS 5.0.1 and after jailbreak already . I launch Cydia and I see the SHSH 5.0.1 so do I need to save SHSH with TinyUmbrella. but now I have already shsh 5.0.1 in my Cydia. Please answer me… thank you

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- gnome9er 24 April 2012 at 4:36 am #
  
  it means its saved already
  
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jed 27 February 2012 at 10:32 pm #

i have a ipod 2g 8gig but i dont have hshs blob because i was just hand over to me last week do you have anything that i can put to my TU cause i cant downgrade to 4.0

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Vipul 24 July 2012 at 5:34 pm #

I’ve iphone 4, 4.3.2.. I tried redsn0w, it has now left my fone in recovery mode.

I can’t see a way out.

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ahmad 25 February 2013 at 4:49 pm #

jailbreak ipad 3

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