Since coolstar announced that he would develop Electra jailbreak for iOS 11.3.1, 3u Team has update latest news as soon as possible. However, it seems that many users do not understand this situation. As result, 3u Team received a plenty of repeated questions after every post about iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak. Therefore, we collect the frequently asked questions and answers for all jailbreakers.

Q1 Should I downgrade/upgrade to iOS 11.3.1 for the new jailbreak?

Now, Apple stops signing iOS 11.3.1, you can not restore to iOS 11.3.1 on 3uTools/iTunes, you can not save shsh2 of iOS 11.3.1, either.

Q2 What are A10 A11 devices?

A10: iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPad (2018)

A11: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X

Q3 We should stay at iOS 11.2/iOS 11.2.1/iOS 11.2.2/ iOS 11.3 or upgrade?

This Electra jailbreak focuses on iOS 11.2 - iOS 11.3.1.

Q4 Does iOS 11.3.1 Electra jailbreak support devices later than A10?

Coolstar manifests that iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak supports devices later than A10, but he needs testing device for developing. Now, he manage to refund for an iPhone X for testing.

Q5 Should I save iOS 11.3.1 shsh2, how to save it?

You can not save iOS 11.3.1 shsh2, because iOS 11.3.1 is not signed any longer.

Q6 When will iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak release to the public?

A jailbreak tool needs to rely on different loopholes. After Google security team Ian Beer released iOS 11.3.1 tfp0 exploit, Electra developer team started on updating Electra jailbreak. But it needs time, and now, coolstar confirms ‘Electra Can Fully Jailbreak iOS 11.3.1’, it would be released soon.

Q7 Is iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak untethered?

No, but we can re-sign Ext3nder to fix certification expiring in 7 days, just like we did on iOS 9, iOS 10 and iOS 11.

Q8 Does it matter if I OTA updated to iOS 11.3.1 before?

If you OTA update to iOS 11.3.1 before, there will be rootfs cd-rw permission problem during jailbreak. 

Q9 Will 3uTools support iOS 11.3.1 Electra jailbreak once it is released?

If the public jailbreak tool is stable, 3uTools will support it as soon as possible.

We would follow up the latest status of iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak, please stay tuned.