Downgrading iOS firmware happens rarely. However, at whatever time you may want to downgrade your iOS you ought to be equally prepared for the task. Of the many tweaks and tools the industry has to offer, Beehind downgrade tool is the handiest tool for the job. This tool effectively downgrades your iOS without SHSH blobs and offer a range of compatible iOS versions and devices.

Downgrade iOS firmware is becoming a trending topic since the release of OdysseusOTA, which allows jailbroken users to downgrade their iPhone or iPad to older firmware without SHSH blobs. The downside of it though is the lack of supportive iOS versions and devices. At the moment, OdysseusOTA and its second version only has support for iPhone 4s and iPad 2 and will only let you downgrade back. Bluefreeze, a tool written by a group called The Private Dev Team, modifies the firmware version (and firmware checksum) in the iFaith certificate file, so that this check gets disabled. By doing so, you can install any firmware version on your device, even without having saved the SHSH files. The problem by doing so is that you actually.

Before we learn how to downgrade iOS systems using Beehind, it would be helpful to understand the many interesting features of this app. The features include:

Tethered downgrade without SHSH for all A4 devices with limera1n to all iOS versions with tethered boot utility.
Ability to downgrade all iOS devices using a 32-bit CPU and known decryption keys.
Kloader can also allow Beehind to repartition dual boot and permanent Jailbreak in a different partition.
Beehind downgrades iOS firmware without using iTunes. Both the downgrade and restoration are one click processes.

Read Also:Step-by-step guide for downgrading to an unsigned iOS version

How to use Beehind to downgrade iOS firmware without SHSH blobs

Compared to other methods, it’s easier and simpler to downgrade your iOS using this tool. To get started, consider the following steps.

Launch Cydia, then download Beehind.
Launch Beehind. Ensure to download the latest version.
Click on “Choose” button.
Select original iOS 6.1.3 IPSW for your device.
Wait for it to check your device for compatibility issues. Once it’s done it will show a confirmation dialog confirming that you can downgrade your device without SHSH blobs.
You will be prompted to insert ECID number.
Wait for the link “New Apple Device found! Click here to get its ECID” to appear under the text box and click it
This will open a dialog box. Click Yes
Tap Build IPSW.
Wait for the directory to build. This takes some time.
When complete, click OK and then OK again when prompted.
Make sure that your device is connected and click “Enter Pwnd DFU mode.” Make sure you click only once. If nothing happens wait for 30-40 seconds.
Your device screen will turn black as Beehind looks for devices in Soft DFU mode.
You may see a warning message, just unplug or re-plug your device from the computer and click OK.
Now Beehind will successfully detect your device in DFU mode. Click OK.
Close all the screens that open except Beehind. Don’t click anything else except the “…” button.
Select new IPSW file created by Beehind then click on Restore button.
A cmd window will popup but you don’t need to do anything at all.
Wait as the app downgrades your iOS firmware. Note, your device will boot itself once the downgrade process is complete.

Did you manage to follow the above steps and succeeded to downgrade your iOS version? Let us know about your experience in the comment section below.

To deter jailbreaks, Apple usually stops signing older iOS firmware versions in two weeks. As a further deterrent, Apple regularly releases software updates which fix the exploits used in jailbreaks and the no longer signed older iOS firmware file means users are stuck on the new iOS and can’t revert to an older iOS with jailbreak exploits.

This makes the ability to downgrade to an unsigned iOS version very appealing to users who want to run a jailbreak on their iOS devices. With the method outlined in the following guide, it is possible to restore your iOS device to iOS 11.1.2 which has jailbreak vulnerabilities that can be exploited with popular jailbreak options such as Electra Jailbreak.

Also Read:Is it safe to jailbreak?

NOTE that this is a high-risk procedure, and the possibility that you might fail and be forced to revert to the latest iOS is real. So, proceed with caution and implement at your liability.

Upgrading or downgrading to an unsigned iOS can only be done when you’ve acquired the correct SHSH blobs for your target iOS version and the signing window for the public beta iOS is still open, regardless of the current signed available iOS version, for example, if you wish to downgrade to iOS 11.1.2, then you will need the iOS11.1.2 SHSH2 blob.

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Should you find more than one .shsh2 file, then you should pick one in a folder named “noapnonce” and named somewhat similar to this; 1234567890123_iPhone10,6_n51ap_11.1.2-15A432_a1bcdef234abc567d8e9f012345a6789b01234c5.shsh2

How to save iPhone SHSH Blobs

To save your iOS device’s SHSH blobs, you can follow these steps:

Connect your iOS device to your PC and launch iTunes
Click on ‘Summary’ on the left-hand pane.
Click on the ‘Serial Number’ field in the Summary Tab until you see the ECID
Copy the ECID, open a new notepad and paste the ECID.
Just like with the ECID, click on the ‘Serial Number’ field in the Summary tab until you see the Device Identifier. For example, iPhone 10,6 is the device identifier for iPhone X. Copy and paste onto a notepad.
Copy the following link and paste it onto your web browser’s URL field; https://tsssaver.1conan.com
Copy and paste the ECID you obtained above.
Next, select your device type; an iPhone, an iPad or an iPod Touch.
Enter your iOS device’s identifier and click on Submit.

That’s it! You will be directed to the result’s page where you’ll be given a link to your saved .shsh2 blobs. You should carefully note down the link or save it somewhere safe. It is only possible to save these SHSH blobs for a particular iOS version if Apple is still signing the firmware. The good news is that using this method; the .shsh2 blobs will be automatically saved for any new iOS version that Apple may release in the future, saving you the inconvenience of manually saving every time Apple drops an update.

If you lose the link to your saved .shsh2 blobs, you can recover them again. Just visit the following address; https://tsssaver.1conan.com/shsh/ <insert decimal ECID here> you can convert a HEX ECID to decimal simply by visiting this site.

To best set yourself up for success, it is advisable to use a device already jailbroken and have at least 10GB of free hard disk space. Also, backup your iOS device as this procedure will factory reset your device.

Requirements

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Assuming by this point that you have your .shsh2 blobs secured, your iOS device backed up and the determination to see this through. Proceed to check the following steps:

If you’re on iOS 9.3.4 or iOS 9.3.5, sideload PhoenixNonce.ipa from https://github.com/Siguza/PhoenixNonce/releases
However, for iOS 10+ sideload NonceSet1112.ipa from https://github.com/julioverne/NonceSet112
Proceed to download the latest signed iOS firmware file .ipsw for your iOS device model from here:

iPhone iOS firmware file (Source: http://www.iphonehacks.com/download-iphone-ios-firmware)

iPad iOS firmware file (Source: http://www.iphonehacks.com/download-ipad-ios-firmware)

iPod Touch iOS firmware file (Source: http://www.iphonehacks.com/download-ipod-touch-ios-firmware)

Next, download the iOS firm

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