Navigate to . Choose Use a LAN Cable and select Custom .

Any site claiming you can jailbreak an 8.52 console simply by visiting a URL in the PS4 browser and clicking "Install Custom Firmware" is lying.

The general categories of homebrew applications available for modified systems.

Which target firmware sounds better to you ( or 11.00 with a LAN cable )?

Option 2: Upgrading to Firmware 11.00 (Recommended for Automation)

Once on 9.00, you can use the pOOBs4 exploit, which requires a simple USB drive to trigger the jailbreak. Option 2: Update to 11.00

The PS4 cannot install a Custom Firmware (CFW) directly from a standard menu update like the PS3 could. It uses temporary payload injections (HEN/GoldHEN) after running an exploit.

Plays the widest range of "backported" games without needing complex patches .

The specific retail firmware file (PS4UPDATE.PUP) for either version 9.00 or 11.00. (These can be found on trusted community archiving sites like Darthsternie or SCE Party ). Execution Steps

Exceptionally stable; massive library of compatible homebrew; fast exploit execution.

Once you update your 8.52 console to 9.00 and execute the jailbreak, you unlock the full potential of the hardware: