Jailbreak news of the week: Safari RCE exploit, palera1n updates, rename Gulf of Mexico in Maps, & more...

Jailbreaking iPhones can be one of the most exciting endeavors that we can pursue as enthusiast-level end users, and because of that, you can count on the iDownloadBlog team to follow and deliver the latest news pertaining to this hobby as it happens and to have detailed step-by-step guides outlining the processes.

In today’s piece, we’ll be outlining all the latest developments in the iPhone and iPad jailbreak community, ranging from news pieces to jailbreak tweak releases and updates. In particular, this roundup will encompass information spanning the week of Monday, February 10^th to Sunday, February 16^th.

So without wasting even another modicum of your time, we’ll just go ahead and jump right into things.

Important stuff from this week

Safari RCE exploit

Security researcher @wh1te4ever shared a Safari-based remote code execution exploit patched in iOS & iPadOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1.

From what we can gather, the exploit is based on a proof-of-concept shared by ENKI WhiteHat on CVE-2023-37450.

You can learn all about the this exploit, as well as see a demonstration video, in our full news post.

palera1n updates

The palera1n jailbreak was updated this past week with improvements to reliability – namely to prevent the loader app from crashing when a device is configured to use 12-hour time.

You can learn about the latest palera1n jailbreak updates below:

palera1n v2.1 beta 2 released

palera1n still supports iPadOS 18.3.1

Despite yet another software update from Apple, namely iPadOS 18.3.1, this firmware remains fully jailbreakable on the iPad (7th generation) with no updates required from the palera1n jailbreak team.

You can learn more about this in our full news post.

GulfOfMexico Tweak

If you don’t like that the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America in most major mapping apps in the United States, then you can now use a new jailbreak tweak called GulfOfMexico Tweak to rename it to whatever you want it to be.

You can learn more about GulfOfMexico Tweak in our full review post.

Everything else from this week

AnsweringMachine XS (rootless) v2.0-142 released: Add iOS 18 support, fix welcome message not playing on rootless jailbreaks, fix remote message not being recorded on rootless jailbreaks ($3.99 via Elias Limneos’ repository)

AudioRecorder XS (rootless) v5.0-62 released: Add iOS 18 support, fix issues with rootless jailbreaks ($3.99 via Elias Limneos’ repository)

BioProtect XS (rootless) v4.7-7 released: Add iOS 18 support, fix issues with iPads on iPadOS 17 and 18, add several global and rootless-related fixes $3.99 via Elias Limneos’ repository)

CatVNC v1.4.2 released: Optimize the web client’s operation on mobile platforms, fix touch event handling errors ($5.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Checkl0ck v1.7.4 released: Fix black screen on some devices ($2.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Eevee Amino Tweak v6.0.1 released: Analytics have been removed and the tweak has been open sourced on GitHub (free via Havoc repository)

FrontestPiP: Forces Picture in Picture to be shown in the front (free via uz.ra’s repository)

HelloKeyboardAI v3.5.0-6 released: Support custom interface paths and model retrieval paths to enhance the compatibility of multiple interfaces ($5.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

NoForcePortraitLock: Prevents portrait orientation from being forced on users when locking their iPhones (free via uz.ra’s repository)

SquidGesture Pro v2.7.2 released: Add reopen current app action, add show App Switcher action, add mute media action ($6.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Translomatic v2.18.29 released: Remove obsolete code ($3.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

TrollRecorder JK v3.0-594 released: Support for self-built WebDAV servers and the following network storage cloud service providers including Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Dropbox, Support for the following service modes: Upload: Only upload, upload local recordings to the cloud, cloud only increases and does not delete, Sync: Synchronize the deletion of local recordings to the cloud, Bi-directional Sync: Synchronize changes in the cloud to the local as well, When performing bi-directional sync for the first time, users need to choose to “Merge” recordings stored locally and in the cloud, Added “Hoverball Plus” → “Sound Level Meter,” Enable level metering and present an indicator when the hoverball is folded. This option is only available when the “Transition When Idle” is set to “Always Fold,” Added “Content Sharing” → “Custom Export Name” → “Recording Type” name tag, Added “Content Sharing” → “WebDAV Server” → “Access From Web Browser,” “WebDAV Server” is now writable, Added App Intents for “Screen Recording” related operations, Optimized the delete animation of the recording list, Optimized the interaction logic of the app “locked” recording during recording, supporting “discard” or “stop” the ongoing recording from the app, The recording list supports two-finger swipe to enter multi-select mode, and the selection mode supports single-finger swipe for multi-selection, Fixed the issue of abnormal selection status of the recording list on iPad, Fixed the issue of edited recordings appearing repeatedly in the recording list, Fixed the issue of “Trim” and “Delete” buttons not being adapted to multiple languages on the recording editing page, Fixed the issue of the waveform not refreshing in some scenarios after editing, Fixed the issue of waveform misalignment when switching between portrait and landscape modes on the recording editing page on iPad, Reset the floating ball when the screen is locked to reduce the chance of the floating ball freezing, Fixed the issue of the floating ball frequently losing touch response on iPad, Brand new dual-channel recording mixer and combiner, Added descriptions for the “Mixer Audio Format” option, Optimized the display style of App Intents, Optimized the animation effect when waking up app via URL Scheme, App widgets support dark mode, Optimized the display style of “Playback Options” and “App Icon” on iPad, Fixed the issue of inaccurate positioning of “Location Services” in mainland China, Adjusted the frequency of “Smart Cloud Archive” execution, In the free trial scenario: Added “Recycle Bin” prompt and “Empty Recycle Bin” function on the purchase guide page, Optimized the detection logic of the “Launch Shield” widget when entering “Advanced Options,” Automatically trigger the previously interrupted Face or Touch ID authentication when the app is awakened from the background, Added multiple pop-up “VoiceOver” reminders, Added “Network Storage” related information prompts to the focus on the upper right corner of the settings page, Shake on the settings page, then tap the text at the bottom and select to open “Developer Options” from the pop-up menu, Added “Erase All” maintenance action to facilitate complete uninstallation of Troll Recorder products from the device, Fixed the issue of the “App” → “Voice Memos” → “Discreet Mode” function not working in the jailbreak version, Fixed the issue of the service not starting when “jailbroken” but not activated in the semi-jailbreak environment of NathanLR, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) support ($5.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

VoiceChanger XS (rootless) v2.4-136 released:Add iOS 18 support, fix issues with rootless jailbreaks ($3.99 via Elias Limneos’ repository)

YouSlider v1.1.1 released: Fix scrubber sizing logic in regular videos, fix scrubber styling when the scrubber size is non-default, added 55%-200% scrubber size options, apply slider and scrubber customization to auto-playing videos in the home page, fix app crash on older 19.x YouTube app versions (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YouTube X v1.7.9 released: Fix shorts adds blocking on old YouTube app versions, fix Shorts ads blocking on YouTube version 20.06.03 and later (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YTUHD v1.6.0 released: Correct the minimum hardware VP6 device requirement from A11 to A12, use VP9 setting is no longer enabled by default, remove the hooks to fall back to use the old ABR policy, add some libvpx settings that you can configure for VP9 decoding behavior mainly setting the number of decoding threads (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YTVideoErrorAlert v1.0.1 released: Bug fixes (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

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Do you have a favorite jailbreak tweak release and/or news tidbit from this past week? Be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.