How to Properly Uninstall unc0ver jailbreak on iOS 12 [ Tutorial ]

Properly Uninstall unc0ver jailbreak on iOS 12 [ Tutorial ]: unc0ver jailbreak has the whole bunch of new features. But sometimes due to the instability, we may require it to uninstall unc0ver jailbreak. There are many ways by which you can uninstall the jailbreak.

In this blog, we will be talking about how you can uninstall the unc0ver jailbreak. We will be using ROOTFS to uninstall the jailbreak.

WHAT DOES ROOTFS RESTORE DO?

Rootfs Restore is the inbuilt jailbreak removal in the uncover jailbreak for iOS 12.

After uninstalling all the setting will return to default as it was before the installation of unc0ver jailbreak. Users data, network, and setting will remain intact.

Follow the below steps to remove unc0ver jailbreak.

REMOVING UNC0VER JAILBREAK FROM IOS 12 WITH ROOTFS RESTORE

DELETE CYDIA TWEAKS

Step 1 Open Cydia.

Step 2 Go to the Installed tab and manually delete all tweaks installed on your Apple device. This will ensure all leftover tweak files, preferences files, and dependencies are removed beforehand and won’t get backed up with every backup performed hereafter.

ENABLE ROOTFS RESTORE

Step 3 Open the jailbreak app and go to the Settings tab.

Step 4 Toggle on Restore RootFS (rec0ver) and Refresh Icon Cache.

Step 5 Go back to the main screen and press Jailbreak or Re-jailbreak.

RESTORE YOUR DEVICE

Step 6 Wait for the exploitation to commence. When the app displays the RootFS Restore notification, tap OK.

Step 7 Wait for the app to restore the root filesystem. This shouldn’t take more than 10-12 minutes. If, however, it somehow ends up taking longer than that, let it do its thing and don’t hard reset or reboot your device.

Step 8 When the app displays the “RootFS has been successfully restored” message, tap OK.

Step 9 Enter wiggle mode and remove the unc0ver application from your iPhone or iPad.