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Hi, been trying to see I can jailbreak my Apple tv which is on version 6.2. There is lots of stuff on tinterweb and i'm a little confused to be honest. Does anyone know if and how this can be done? thanks...
Go to Macrumors and search there, there is one STWer at least I think who has done it
Thanks, I had a look but didn't see anything specific. I don't know if I got this right but I only want to jailbreak it so I can get access to free streaming of films. Is there another way of doing this?
If you are streaming from a dodgy site then there isn't another way unless you can stream them onto, say, an Apple machine and then AirPlay / Mirror them to the ATV. If you download torrents you can AirPlay those from a Mac/iPhone/iPad - might need converting to MP4/mkv with handbrake and then importing into iTunes
You can't jailbreak 6.2 you need to downgrade the iOS using a programme called
Here's the step by step
http://www.appletvhacks.net/2012/06/06/how-to-jailbreak-apple-tv-2-5-0-2-ios-5-1-1-using-seas0npass-untethered/#.VE8wNmtYCSM
I've done this a few times and it's very easy.
Geezauk thanks, hope I understand this. The link you posted will downgrade the ios 6.2 to an earlier version which is capable of being jail broken?
This would then let me add movie streaming sites to the apple tv..
Which version of Apple TV do you have? If it's a v3 AFAIK you're out of luck unless something has changed in the last 6 months.
Yep once it's jailbroken you can install xbmc media which allows you to stream video content here's a guide
http://www.redmondpie.com/install-xbmc-on-apple-tv-the-easy-way-with-nito-installer-for-mac/
Do a bit of reading up about doing it before you tackle it so your sure of what you doing
Andy
If you download torrents you can AirPlay those from a Mac/iPhone/iPad - might need converting to MP4/mkv with handbrake and then importing into iTunes
Nah just use StreamTo Me.
Doh!
Anyway... can't remember how I did ours but it was simple and quick.
sorry been offline all day, version is Apple tv2,
Geezauk...the link you posted is for Apple TV 2 5.0.2 is this the version it downgrades it to?
Hi bed sorry heres a link to 5.2 which is better
http://m.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=23808
Andy