How to Jailbreak iPhone 4 iOS 4.3 Beta 1 with Unofficial PwnageTool

Less than 24 hours since its release, you can already jailbreak iOS 4.3 Beta 1 on iPhone 4 with PwnageTool (unofficial). It only supports to jailbreak iPhone 4 iOS 4.3 for now, no other devices are supported. So, if you have upgraded to iOS 4.3 Beta 1, you can jailbreak iPhone 4 4.3 iOS with unofficial PwnageTool.


Here is the guide to help you along the process:

How to Jailbreak 4.3 iOS Beta 1 with PwnageTool
WARNING: This is guide uses unofficial version of PwnageTool that may not be stable and will NOT preserve your baseband. So, if you rely on carrier unlock with ultrasn0w, stay away from it. Continue at your own risk!

Before you Begin:
Download iOS 4.3 Beta 1
Download Unofficial PwnageTool [Link Removed .. see Update at the end of the post]

Step 1: Launch downloaded PwnageTool in “Expert Mode” and select your device.

Step 2: Browse for iOS 4.3 Beta 1 IPSW

Step 3: Click on “Build” to create custom iOS 4.3 IPSW file

Step 4: PwnageTool will process the firmware and will cook custom IPSW that you can use

Step 5: Once custom IPSW is created, put your device in DFU mode:

Press & hold Power button for 3 seconds
Continue holding Power button + Press & hold Home button for 10 seconds
Release Power button but continue holding Home button until iTunes detects iPhone in DFU mode.
Step 6: Once in DFU mode, you can load custom IPSW into your device. To do this:

On Windows: Press & hold Shift button and Click on Restore button in iTunes
On Mac OSX: Press & hold Alt button and Click on Restore button in iTunes
Step 7: Browse for custom IPSW that you created with PwnageTool

That’s all you got to do to jailbreak iOS 4.3.

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