Electra Jailbreak (Supports iOS 11 - iOS 11.4.1)

Electra Jailbreak is a semi-untethered jailbreak tool released by a hacker and a developer named Coolstar collaborating with Electra team. The first ever Electra jailbreak tool released was for iOS 11 - iOS 11.1.2 and later added support for the versions up to iOS 11.4.1.  It supports major iOS 11 running devices like iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8.

Finally Electra jailbreak has officially released their latest update to the version 2.0. It includes lib-hooker tweak injection and many more other enhancements with an improved Chimera bootstrap. If you're using an previous version of the Electra jailbreak tool or willing to use it for the first time to jailbreak iOS 11,Now you can update or download the latest Electra 2.0 version.

The Change log:

  • Ships with Sileo 1.9.1 (the latest version to support iOS 11)
  • Updated to libhooker
  • Updated to Chimera bootstrap
  • Backport fixes - Chimera 1.5 and Odyssey
  • Auto selectra from async_wake, mach_swap and mach_swap2

Electra Jailbreak Compatibility

As stated above Electra Jailbreak supports most of the devices running iOS 11 - iOS 11.4.1. Also the other jailbreak tool, Blizzard Jailbreak supports iOS 11 - iOS 11.4.1 range as well. So please find the compatible iOS versions and device list before downloading Electra / Blizzard to your device.

Electra Device Compatibility

Supported iPhone Devices Supported iPad Devices
iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 2nd generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro,1st generation 10.5-inch iPad Pro, 9.7-inch iPad Pro
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6,iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s iPad Air 2, iPad Air 5th generation, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2

Electra iOS Version Compatibility

Supported Versions Unsupported Versions
iOS 11.4, iOS 11.4.1
iOS 11.3, iOS 11.3.1
iOS 11.2, iOS 11.2.1, iOS 11.2.5, iOS 11.2.6 iOS 11.2.2
iOS 11.1, iOS 11.1.1, iOS 11.1.2
iOS 11, iOS 11.0.1, iOS 11.0.2, iOS 11.0.3

Hope you have an clear idea about electra jailbreak compatibility. If you use a different device or running on a different iOS version, feel free to find other Jailbreak Tools.
If your device is compatible, let's have a look at the ways of installing Electra Jailbreak on your device.

How to Install Electra Jailbreak?

Find the methods to download and install Electra Jailbreak on your device. You may download Electra IPA directly from the official website or use a third party installer like Taigone. We use Taigone, as it allows no computer online method to download Electra.

1.Download Electra from Official Website and Install using Cydia Impactor (Computer Required)

2.Via Taigone Jailbreak Tool Finder (Online Method)

1. Install Electra IPA using Cydia Impactor (Computer Method)

You may hop over to Electra Official Website and download the latest IPA and install in order to jailbreak using Electra. We will discuss bit more about the second method as it allows to download Electra directly using the iPhone / iPad

2. Install Electra via Taigone (Online Method)

Follow the step by step guide below to install Electra using Taigone. You can click on the following button to install Taigone on your device.

Install TaigOne

Step 1 : Tap Install TaigOne (Make sure that you use Safari browser for the process. Otherwise this process will not work)

Step 2 : It will give you a popup, What you need to do is simply Tap Allow to accept the download.

Step 3 : Now you have to Open Settings → Downloaded Profile to continue the process. Alternatively you can Open Settings → General → Profiles & Device Management and check for the downloaded profile to install.

Step 4 : Once you click on the downloaded profile, you will see a blue color install link on right top corner. Tap Install and Enter Your Passcode to confirm the installation.

Step 5 : It will show you another popup, Tap Install button and finally Done on the right top corner. Once you follow the steps you will have Taigone installed successfully on your device.

Let's move to the Electra Installation Process.

Step by Step Guide to Install Electra using TaigOne

Step 1 : Open TaigOne App from your application drawer.

Step 2 : Navigate to the jailbreak tab and scroll down to find Electra Jailbreak app.

Step 3 : Tap on Electra Jailbreak and it will navigate to another window and will check for compatibility. If your device is compatible, you will be able to install. Tap on the Install button at top right corner to start installation.

Step 4 : Once you tap on install, another popup will be shown and ask for the confirmation, Tap on Install button on the popup.

Step 5 : Wait for the installation. If it does not start automatically tap start downloading

Step 6 : After the Electra installation, Visit Settings → General → Profile and Device Management and Trust the enterprise app vendor.

We have successfully installed Electra Jailbreak. It's time to Jailbreak using Electra.

Let's see how to jailbreak using Electra Jailbreak. Following video shows how to jailbreak with a few simple steps

Electra Jailbreak Step by Step Guide


Important Points on Electra

  • On iOS 11.3-11.3.1, the device will reboot twice and Electra will need to be re-run after the first reboot.
  • It is recommended to futurestore if you have blobs before running Electra to ensure the best possible installation.
  • Substitute, Tweak Loader and Substrate Compatibility Layer available from Electra repo.
  • Cydia included. Electra repo added by default.
  • You may use Rollectra, for unjailbreaking Electra jailbroken device

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