Electra Team is back at it again with another jailbreak tool for the Apple TV community! Here’s how you can download and install ElectraTV jailbreak for your Apple TV 4k and Apple TV 4 set-top boxes below.
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What is ElectraTV?
ElectraTV is a semi-untethered jailbreak for tvOS 11.2-11.3. It is developed by Electra Team, nitoTV and Justin Williams.
Apart from porting Electra jailbreak to Apple TV, nitoTV also seeded another jailbreak called backr00m for older tvOS firmware versions.
You can check the full compatibility list out for your Apple TV below. But before you move on, keep the following points in mind –
- Remember, Electra Team erroneously included tvOS 11.3.1 in the compatibility list. However, Apple never released such a version and you should ignore it.
- tvOS 11 was the initial release for Apple TV 4K and tvOS 10 is usable only on Apple TV 4th-generation.
- tvOS versions above 11.3 (11.4 and 11.4.1) are not supported as of right now owing to the nature of Ian Beer’s exploits.
Compatibility
Model
- Apple TV4K (5th-generation)
- Apple TV 4 (4th-generation)
Firmware
- 10.2.2 (only for Apple TV 4th-generation)
- 11.0
- 11.1
- 11.2
- 11.2.1
- 11.2.5
- 11.2.6
- 11.3
Download Apple TV 4k/4 jailbreak
- backr00m IPA (tvOS 10.2.2-11..1)
- ElectraTV IPA (tvOS 11.0-11.4.1)
Changelog
- July 13, 2017 – Version 1.0.5 released with improved success rate.
- February 20, 2019 – Version 1.3.2 released with full support for iOS 11.0-11.4.1. It fixes overnight reboots, brings a faster ldrestart, and integrates new exploits into the jailbreak.
Requirements
- A compatible Apple TV device
- tvOS 10.2.2-11.4.1
- A computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux
- Cydia Impactor
- Internet connection
How to jailbreak tvOS 10.2.2-11.4.1
Step 1 Connect your Apple TV to your computer using a USB-C cable.
Step 2 Download the appropriate jailbreak IPA file using the links given above to your computer
Step 3 Launch Cydia Impactor and wait for it to recognize your USB cable. You can download Cydia Impactor from here if your computer doesn’t have it. If you own an Apple TV 4K, you can download the IPA from AppDB Pro.
Step 4 Drag the IPA file you downloaded in step 2 onto Cydia Impactor’s window.
Step 5 Enter your Apple ID credentials to authorize the installation.
Step 6 Once the app is present on your Apple TV 4/4K, hook it up to your television.
Step 7 Open the ElectraTV or backr00m jailbreak app depending on your firmware and run it to start the exploitation process.
Step 8 Wait for a few seconds and let it do its thing. Once your device is in jailbreak mode, you can start installing your favorite apps without revokes.
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Hi! I´ve been using this jailbreak for a long time, but now I re-sign the iPa with impactor and try to re-jailbreak the “backroom” app stuck on “kpp never bother me away” and if I close the app and retry again, I get a green screen.
I´ve tru to reboot, hard-reset, re-sign with another computer…
Im on 11.1 with Apple TV 4.
Any help will be appreciate.
Hello, Nuke11Proof. I would recommend switching to Electra as it’s the more polished of the two tools.
iPhone
i rolled my apple tv 4 from 11.4 to 10.2.2
when i try to use cydia impactor i get this Error, please help
Error
file: lockdown.cpp; line: 84; what:
LOCKDOWN_E_INVALID_SERVICE
Hello, Sergey. Try using Impactor while logging into iTunes on your PC/Mac.
i don’t know how to pair my Apple TV 4k to appdb please, help
Try using IPA Wind service; it’s designed to be used with Apple TV.
iPhone jailbreak
After jailbreak, will it still have 7 days limitation?
Yes.
If I am running latest tvOS, 11.4.1 on ATV4, can I still use ElectraTV jailbreak? I don’t see an update since this post (July 12). Thanks!
No, you can’t use it as your version is incompatible. Welcome.
Can you provide a link to the AppDB ipa file for Jailbreaking apple tv 4k? thanks!
You will need to install it from their website.
Thank you for the quick answer, but no usb on the apple tv 4k, after download, how can I sideload it to the device? no tuto for that?
AppDB doesn’t need a USB. It’s a website.
How did you get it on the 4K I’m lost please help
Ok, but still don’t get it, want to know to sideload it on the apple Tv cause it don’t have any usb to hook it up on my mac.
Pleeeease
Thank you for your support to the jailbreak community, but the Apple TV 4K cant connect via usb, how we can install the ipa file?
Welcome, Laens. You should use the IPA from AppDB as mentioned above.
Solved!, thank you
Welcome, Laens.