Soon after iOS 8.1 was released, Pangu surprised us all by dropping Pangu iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 Jailbreak for iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5s iPad Air 2 and all other devices. The initial release was in Chinese, Windows only, and didn’t include Cydia. Saurik soon updated Cydia for iOS 8 but it required manual installation.
A week later, Pangu released version 1.1.0 in English language with Cydia bundled.
Without further ado, just follow these steps to jailbreak your iDevice.
- Back up your iOS device. Head to Settings > iCloud > Backup and select "Back Up Now"
- Disable the passcode on your device. Head to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode and disable the passcode if you're using one
- Enable Airplane Mode: swipe up on your screen to open Control Center and tap the airplane icon
- Download Pangu here . This is your jailbreak tool. You'll also need iTunes 12, so if you don't have that, install it now.
- Open the Pangu tool once it downloads (Right-click to run as Administrator on Windows).
- Plug in your iOS device.
- When your device is recognized by Pangu, select the "Start Jailbreak" option.
- Click "Already Did".
- Wait for the tool to run. When it's complete, your iPhone will reboot. You can close Pangu now.
- Tap the Cydia icon to prepare the file system. That's it.
Pangu8 supports every iOS device running iOS 8.0 through iOS 8.1.
