![]() ![]() Watch this video and pause frequently as you go through the steps: I highly recommend reading the original instructions and watching the video multiple times before you try this method. ![]() I will rewrite the original instructions because they were a little vague to me. How to Jailbreak Apple TV 2nd Gen as of 3/17/12 Almost all Android devices have these as part of their chargers and this is what I used. NOTE 3: You need a micro USB to standard USB cable. NOTE 2: You must use Windows for this method to work! SHSH Blobs are specific to only your device. You need the SHSH Blobs to sign custom firmwares (like the jailbreak hack below) otherwise, iTunes will not restore this custom firmware. If you let iTunes upgrade you to 5.0, there is no current jailbreak or downgrade to 4.4.4 without SHSH blobs. ![]() NOTE 1: From everything I’ve read, you need to make sure you have firmware 4.4.4 and not 5.0. When it checks legitimacy of firmwares, it will reject ones created without the signed unit unique SHSH blobs embedded. This means that iTunes no longer recognizes 4.4.4 as official. Most methods written in the last few weeks and days didn’t work for me and tons of other commenters all over the web because of Apple no longer signing firmwares from their website. I’m watching my network shares on XBMC as I write this. Finding an Apple TV 2 in-stock was a chore in itself as the Apple TV 3 was just released. Today, I successfully jailbroke and installed XBMC tonight on a Apple TV 2 I purchased 3 hours ago. Check this post for updated info and downloads for version 5.0 (9B179b iOS 5.1). You can still find an Apple TV 2 used models on Amazon, eBay or even Craigslist.UPDATE 4/2/12 – If you have updated to AppleTV 5.0, there is now a jailbreak method and XBMC available. Since the Apple TV 3 doesn’t have jailbreak capabilities, used Apple TV and Apple TV 2 prices are much more expensive than the Apple TV 3 because of the jailbreak feature. You can still jailbreak the first generation Apple TV, but the newest Apple TV 3 rd generation can’t be unlocked at this time. ![]() This jailbreak method only works for the second generation Apple TV. Set up the Wi-Fi connection and then you should see the “FireCore” logo on the Settings app.Connect your Apple TV 2 to your television using the HDMI port, and plug in the power cable.After the jailbreak is finished, select “Done” on Seas0nPass.release the “Menu+Play/Pause” buttons, and then the jailbreak should be completed.After a few minutes you need to press the “Menu+Play/Pause” buttons on your remote control simultaneously for seven seconds.After you have opened Seas0nPass, Select “Create IPSW” and the software will start downloading.If you’re promoted with another open dialogue, click open again. Go to the Applications folder, right-click on Seas0nPass.app, and select open.Open the downloaded Seas0nPass.zip file and place it in the “Applications folder”.(NOTE: You should see a flashing white LED light on the front of the Apple TV. Connect your Apple TV 2 to your Mac using a USB micro cable.Download the latest version from the Seas0nPass website.How to jailbreak the Apple TV 2 (untethered) running iOS 5.3: ![]()
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