TinyUmbrella is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal. It was a tool that we once used for downgrading iOS firmware to an earlier version, mainly for the purpose of installing a jailbreak.
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What is TinyUmbrella?
Sometimes it is necessary to save the SHSH signature of an iPhone, iPod or iPad, but this kind of operation requires a tool like TinyUmbrella. This is a program for saving SHSH signature of an iPod, iPhone or iPad on a PC running the Windows OS. This signature is specific. 3 TinyUmbrella Won’t Work on Windows. If TinyUmbrella fails to work on your Windows system, here’s what you can do. Disable your anti-virus and Windows Defender and then make sure that you have installed the latest version of iTunes and Java on your Windows system. You should also run the program in compatibility mode. Sometimes it is necessary to save the SHSH signature of an iPhone, iPod or iPad, but this kind of operation requires a tool like TinyUmbrella. This is a program for saving SHSH signature of an iPod, iPhone or iPad on a PC running the Windows OS. This signature is specific and unique for each device and 'firmware'. TinyUmbrella backs up your iOS firmware SHSH blobs and can restore them to downgrade your device to an older working firmware, proving to be a potential lifesaver whenever an iOS jailbreak.
TinyUmbrella has many uses other than downloading Cydia. TinyUmbrella can be used for fixing iOS devices stuck in Recovery mode, fixing iTunes Error 3194 and more.
Download TinyUmbrella App:
The good news is, TinyUmbrella works on Mac OS and on Windows 7 through 10. Do make sure that you are running an up to date version of Java on your computer before you start, TinyUmbrella needs it to work.
Let’s dive in:
Click on the links below to download TinyUmbrella on your Windows or Mac computer:
It’s that simple
Later, we’ll be telling you how to use it but first
How TinyUmbrella Works:
Whenever you update your iPhone or iPad, a small piece of data is saved onto your device. This is the SHSH blob, and it contains information that relates to the firmware and your specific device. TinyUmbrella is used to save these SHSH blobs into an external file.
Why?
Because Apple only gives you a week to downgrade your device after you update it and, once that time is up, those SHSH blobs are wiped from your device. No SHSH blob, No Downgrade. By saving your blobs, you can then use TinyUmbrella to turn them into custom firmware for the relevant iOS version and, using iTunes, allows you to downgrade.
Cool, isn’t it? Let’s move on.
TinyUmbrella App Features:
TinyUmbrella is so simple to use and has many great features:
- It’s free
- Brand new interface for easier navigation
- All iOS devices detectable and details saved in an external file
- To remove a device, locate it in the app history and right click on it
- TinyUmbrella will automatically detect and save SHSH blobs
- All blobs saved into one file
- iOS 7 through iOS 12 supported
We’re not done yet
TinyUmbrella has so many uses:
Fix Recovery Mode:
While it is easy to get your device into recovery mode, it isn’t always easy to get out if it. TinyUmbrella can help you without you having to restore your device and lose everything. Check out the link below for more information.
Save SHSH Blobs:
The SHSH blobs are what you use to downgrade your iPhone or iPad and saving them is simple with TinyUmbrella. Click the link to find out how:
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Downgrade iPhone and iPad:
There are a few reasons why you might want to do this and, with TinyUmbrella, you are not tied to when Apple says you can do it. Find out how to do it anytime by clicking the link:
Moving on
How to Fix TinyUmbrella Not Working:
Most people have found TinyUmbrella to work smoothly, but some have found a problem with it. Users on Mac OS have found that either TinyUmbrella won’t open or, if it does, it just crashes immediately. Usually, there are error messages – one says “TinyUmbrella.app is Damaged” and another will ask you to sign in and this will require your Apple ID.
Annoying, isn’t it?
Don’t worry because these are simple to fix. The problem lies in the app security certificate; it has most likely expired and this is down to the DRM, not anything you have done.
Here’s how to fix these errors:
TinyUmbrella.app is Damaged:
It tends to be the more recent Mac OS X versions that this happens on:
- Reboot your Mac and try again; this may remove the error
- If not, delete TinyUmbrella
- Reinstall it and try again – it should all work correctly now
Fix Sign In To Use the Application:
This affects the older Mac OS X versions:
- Close the popup message telling you to sign in
- Reboot your Mac
- Open the Mac App Store and sign in using your Apple ID – this will authenticate your computer and all your apps
- Relaunch TinyUmbrella, and you should find it works just fine
Now things get a bit more complicated
Kill Mac Processes:
Another way of fixing errors is to kill off the storecountd processes, and this means going into Activity Monitor. Another way requires you to use a Terminal window on your Mac. If you are confident enough to do this, open a terminal and type in the following command:
Sudo killall -v storeaccountd
Mac OS runs two processes for this – root and user. Both are killed off with this one command.
Still got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions:
Then we’ll provide the answers
- What Does SHSH Mean?
SHSH stands for Secure Signature Hash. It is a unique key, just a tiny bit of data that holds info about your firmware and device.
- Why Do We Need Them?
They are the only way to downgrade your device outside of the time period that Apple allows – usually a week after a firmware is released.
- What Is TinyUmbrella Used For?
This useful tool is used for several purposes – saving SHSH blobs, turning them into custom IPSW files, fixing recovery mode and much more besides. It’s main purpose though is to help you downgrade your iPhone or iPad.
- I Get a “You Are Too Late” Message – why?
Two reasons – one, you may be trying to save SHSH blobs for a firmware that is no longer being signed by Apple and, two, you may not have enabled the Request SHSH from Cydia option. Check and enable it now.
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- Why Can’t I See My SHSH Blobs in Cydia?
Cydia creates a home page cache and refreshes it but it doesn’t do it very regularly. If you don’t see your saved SHSH blobs in Cydia, go to TinyUmbrella and check – if it says they are in Cydia, you’ve nothing to worry about. Just wait for Cydia to refresh again
- I Am Running iOS x.x.x on My iPhone – Can I Restore all My Other iOS Devices to That Version?
You must save SHSH blobs while they are still being signed by Apple; if you don’t then you cannot restore to that firmware. Get into the habit of using TinyUmbrella every single time you update your device to use the blobs on all devices.
- Why Does TinyUmbrella Need Java?
TinyUmbrella is written in Java and can only work with Java; it is one of the most straightforward programming languages for applications that are more complicated and it will run on multiple platforms. You must run the latest version of Java to avoid Java errors as the one shown below.
- SHSH, Blob or Signature?
Any one of them. All three of these are interchangeable – a blob holds the data in the SHSH, the SHSH is the data sequence that represents a hash of all the files in your firmware file and, collectively, when Apple signs the firmware, they are known as a signature.
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- Why Does TinyUmbrella Require Admin Privileges?
For two reasons, both of which require admin privileges. The first is so that the app can modify the Mac or Hosts file and second, it needs Port 80 on your Mac or PC for listening.
- What Is the Hosts File?
Nothing more than a simple file that maps hostnames to the relevant IP addresses.
- TinyUmbrella Can’t Listen on Port 80 Or It Says it Needs a PID File Killing off. What Do I Do?
This is a common occurrence and it isn’t all that easy to fix. Here are the steps:
- Windows:
- Click on Start>Run
- Type MSC in the box and press Enter
- Look for an app in the list that is running on port 80 and stop it
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- Mac:
- Open System Preferences>Sharing
- Disable Web Sharing
- Stop all programs that use Port 80
- Open a terminal window and type sudo lso -I :80 | grep LISTEN
- If an app starts up, type in sudo kill -9 $(sudo lsof -I :80| grep LISTEN | awk ‘{print $2})
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- How Do I Save My SHSH Blobs in Cydia:
Provided you enabled the option for Request SHSH from Cydia in Tiny Umbrella, all SHSH requests will be sent via Cydia and all saved blobs are in Cydia too. However, due to security issues, you cannot force Cydia to save older SHSH blobs.
- I Get a 255 Error Showing in console.app on my Mac – What Do I Do?
This error causes TinyUmbrella to crash and it is all because of a lack of permissions. Fix it like this:
- Open a Terminal and type sudo chown – R $USER ~ sudo chmod – R u+rw~
- Now reinstall TinyUmbrella and it will work
And we’re done
Convinced?
Give it a go
TinyUmbrella app is one of the most useful tools ever, and you should be using it every time you update your iOS device firmware. Check out all the other links to see what other cool stuff TinyUmbrella can do and follow the developers on Facebook for all the latest app updates.
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Notcom has released TinyUmbrella to save SHSH blobs for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download TinyUmbrella from links below. TinyUmbrella is a unified version of FirmwareUmbrella and TinyTSS. For those who don’t know what the Firmware Umbrella and TinyTSS are, check the details below along with the Download Links…
Firmware Umbrella
When you try to restore an older firmware on the devices listed below, Apple won’t let you do that. Once you ‘upgrade’ they don’t let you downgrade. The way they stop you is basically by a simple response that iTunes receives when you try to restore the firmware of your choosing. See, the firmware is now signed for the below devices. It is signed with a unique id (ECID) that only your device has. Apple takes the firmware version files and combines them with your ECID and generates a hash that ONLY APPLE can generate. iTunes packages up this valuable information and sends it to your device. Your device checks the information and verifies the signature (making sure it really came from Apple because it CANNOT be forged as the encryption is very high). If the signature matches then the restore process can continue. If the signature does not match, the device raises an error and the restore process stops. Apple stops signing older firmwares once a new one is out.
FirmwareUmbrella sends the same exact request that iTunes sends Apple when requesting the signatures for your device to be restored. It saves SHSH signatures for your device received from the Apple server and let to downgrade OS indefinitely.
TinyTSS
TinyTSS is a small java app that acts as your very own signature service. When iTunes verifies the firmware restore for the devices listed below, it checks if you are allowed to restore to the version you are requesting. With TinyTSS + the shsh blob file(s) you obtained with Umbrella, you will be able to restore to the version of those shsh files forever!
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Firmware Umbrella + TinyTSS
TinyUmbrella Supports
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 3GS, 3G
- iPod Touch 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G
- iPad 4
- iPad mini
- iPad 3
- iPad1, 2
NOTE
- Apple stops signing firmware SHSH once a new firmware is out. Once Apple has stopped signing firmware SHSH requests for a firmware version there is no way to get your SHSH for that particular version.
- TinyUmbrella can now save iOS SHSH regardless of whether your device is jailbroken.
- You can save SHSH blobs for iOS even if you’re runnin an older fimrware.
- It does not matter what firmware version is on the device TinyUmbrella will get the currently signed firmware by default.
- TinyUmbrella saves the file locally AND sends the request to Cydia so Cydia will have the SHSH as well.
- If Cydia’s TSS server is down, your only option will be to use TinyUmbrella for restoring through iTunes.
- iPhone 3G and older devices including iPod Touch (Non-MC) users do not need to save SHSH blobs.
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