This is compatible with iOS 4 through 7.0.4 on all devices
So this was brought up to me this morning during work when a few of my
colleagues installed incompatible tweaks and would end up stuck on the
Apple logo, and since they didn't have Safe Mode, they weren't able to
remove the incompatible tweak. But, since they're just stuck on the
Apple logo, and they had absolutely no clue what the name of the Cydia
tweak was, it's difficult to remove the tweak..... So, with that, I used
their phones as lab rats to try out ILEX R.A.T. (See what I did there?)
The Catch:
ILEX R.A.T.
WILL brick your phone if you're using Siriports. If you installed
ANYTHING remotely similar to Siriports/Fake Siris, etc, etc through Cydia, and you
DO NOT remove it manually, I
WILL 100% GUARANTEE that you
WILL brick your device.
GUARANTEED. If you have a Siriport, and you plan on using ILEX R.A.T., you
MUST manually remove Siriports and replace all of its associated system mods.
What's iLEX R.A.T.?
ILEX R.A.T. stands for Remove All Tweaks. Basically this removes each
and every installed app, tweak and dependency EXCLUDING the defaults
from Cydia, so after you've jailbroken your device a while back, and you
installed your hundreds of packages, it'll all be removed with a single
command.
What this is primarily used for is if your device ends up in a state
where you cannot enter Safe Mode since you don't have it, or if your
device is stuck on any screen but is still recognized by your PC, or, if
your device can be placed into Safe Mode and you can't remove the tweak
for some reason. The bigger use for this would be the general request
of "How do I clean my device of all jailbroken apps and start over
without restoring". We've all had that thought run through our minds
once our devices start to act sluggish.
So say you have an iPhone 5, and you're on 6.1.2. Your device is acting
sluggish, or you're giving it to a family member because you decide that
you want a fresh out of the box iPhone 5 instead of your 5 month old
iPhone 5. You want to wipe all your tweaks and such so that your
successor can install what they please, but because the latest iOS is
not jailbreakable, you don't want to restore, and since you have every
single Cydia tweak installed, it'll take you ages to delete them all
manually. This will be for you.
This will work for all devices but has a few other requirements as well that you'll have to keep in mind when using ILEX R.A.T.
Where Do I Start?
The tweak is simple. Simple download, install, and respring manually. It's an few KB deb, nothing huge.
Note: After extensive testing, I highly recommend that users
avoid
the ILEX R.A.T. GUI. The progression of the wiping is imperfect in the
GUI, so you have to first make sure that your device is not going to
sleep because that will pause the progression, and that in most cases,
you will not be able to see what is on your screen, so you will not be
warned when you are to reboot your device. The command terminal may be
slightly more work in terms of setup, but is a safer route.
Method 1- Removing only Cydia tweaks.
To implement the R.A.T feature, you'll need to use a single command,
"rat". How do you use the command? Well we have several options
- MobileTerminal (you can install this free from the default Cydia repos)
- PuTTy (for Windows users)
- Terminal (default for OS X users)
- iFunBox (both Windows and OS X users)
- Any other utility that allows you to run commands from your PC
(You can download MobileTerminal and iLEX RAT from the above repository)
Once you need the feature, simple open up any of these prompts (enabling
SSH may be required for utilities like PuTTy and such), and type in
'rat'. You don't have to actually have to enter your credentials for
Root access. Simply have a connection between your command terminal to
your device (or simple open up MobileTerminal on your device) and type
in "rat" without quotes.
Example would be the following command line:
And run the command. Then follow the simple instructions that crop
up on your screen. Make sure you heed all warnings and read carefully.
It's basically just a series of "Y" and "N" options and such.
So to remove all tweaks, once you've ran your command, type in "1", then
tap Return. It'll start to compile a list of all tweaks and such that
R.A.T will remove. When it asks for do you want to remove ILEX R.A.T,
you can say Y or N, that's up to you. Saying Y will not cause your
device to blow up, it'll just purge itself after the process. I'd say to
say N so that just to keep it there as a future contingency plan.
Next a prompt will come up warning you that all tweaks will be
installed, but your jailbreak AND unlock will be retained (so yes,
UltraSn0w and the Fixer, if applicable, will stay if you're relying on
them). "Y" and return again.
R.A.T will now go through the compiled list that its made and remove all
the tweaks. This process will take a few minutes or more depending on
how many tweaks you have installed. It'll then ask if you want to remove
all tweak settings. "Y" if you just want to wipe and start fresh, "N"
if you're going to re-install the same tweaks and such.
Summarized Instructions:
1. Open Command Terminal
2. Type in "rat", return.
3. "1", return
4. "Y" or "N", return (Y to remove R.A.T along with everything, N to keep)
5. "Y", return
6. "Y" or "N", return (Y to delete all user settings, N to keep all user settings)
7. Respring/reboot
You're done. I recommend re-springing or rebooting your device as you
would be prompted to when you uninstall a tweak from Cydia that affects
the system files.
Method 2- Removing everything except your barebone jailbreak
This method is slightly different from the first method. The first
method is used to strictly remove your jailbroken tweaks and settings.
Method 2 however, allows you to
wipe your device BUT keep your jailbreak.
For many users, they're experiencing lag, slow performance, etc, etc.,
and they want to restore but yet keep their jailbreak, this feature
basically replicates the "Erase All Contents and Settings" in
Settings.app,
BUT,
if your device is jailbroken, using the stock version rather than this
version will result in you being issues that will require you to do a
manual DFU restore, meaning you'll lose your jailbreak and will have no
way of turning back for A5+ users.
Option 12. iLEX-RESTORE: Revive, Speed Up, Clean Up.
Basically you follow the set-up instruction like method 1, except this
time, instead of choosing option '1', you choose option '12'. Resulting
in the below screen
Remember that this option will
wipe your device, and keep the jailbreak/UltraSn0w that's on your device (if applicable).
Type in 'Y', Enter. And it should begin. It'll take a few minutes or
longer depending on what you have on your but in the end, it'll wipe
your device as if you tapped on the "Erase All Content and Settings"
that you
normally do not tap on a jailbroken device because it will mess up your device.
Summarized Instructions:
1. Open Command Terminal
2. Type in "rat", return/enter
3. "12", return/enter
4. "Y", return/enter
4A. "Y" or "N", return/enter (ILEX R.A.T. will ask whether or not you
want to remove MobileTerminal as well if you're using MobileTerminal)
5. Reboot
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Remove all the screws, then gently pry up the the connector getting the
case opener tool to help with a little leverage aint a bad idea since
Apple wasn't shy on using glue to hold this thing down. The lightning
connector, head phone jack, and the mic should all come out in one
massive piece. 
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