In an unfortunate turn of events for the jailbreak community, it seems that Apple will not be supporting the iPad (7th generation) with this year’s release of iPadOS 26, which means that the last remaining checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable device will no longer receive major software updates this year and that checkm8-based jailbreaks will not be able to pwn iPadOS 26.
Just yesterday, following Apple’s WWDC 2025 Keynote address, we shared a post outlining which devices would support Apple’s upcoming software updates later this Fall, which included a rundown of what Macs would be able to run macOS Tahoe 26.
At WWDC 2025, Apple announced a flurry of software updates that will be available for all its devices this Fall, including iOS 26 for iPhones, iPadOS 26 for iPads, macOS 26 Tahoe for Macs, watchOS 26 for Apple Watches, visionOS 26 for Apple Vision Pros, and tvOS 26 for Apple TVs.
At WWDC 2025, Apple said that it would be empowering users of various AirPods models with new features when the company’s suite of updated software launches for each of its devices later this Fall.
At WWDC 2025, Apple said that it would be introducing what’s known as the Foundation Models framework with the launch of iOS & iPadOS 26, which is a new API that will allow developers to harness the foundation model that powers Apple’s first-party artificial intelligence baby, also known as Apple Intelligence.
At the end of last year, we talked about an interesting attempt by hackers to port iPadOS 18 to the iPad (6th generation) – a device that seems to be capable of running the firmware based on substantial similarities to the officially-supported iPad (7th generation), but has simply been left off the table by Apple in an effort to force planned obsolescence on its users.
Security researcher @wh1te4ever shared a particularly interesting tidbit via their 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) social media account this weekend of what appears to be a WebKit-based re-jailbreak demonstration for iOS 12 devices.
Nugget developer LeminLimez has released a new add-on for iPhones running iOS 17.0 and later this Sunday afternoon called Pocket Poster that makes it possible for end users to apply custom community-made animated wallpapers to their device for an added level of personalization not seen on stock handsets.
Hacking and jailbreaking iPhones & iPads is one of our favorite activities here at iDownloadBlog, so it goes without saying that we follow these spaces very closely and enjoy sharing our findings with our like-minded readers.
While there hasn’t been any word of a modern iOS or iPadOS jailbreak lately, there’s been a lot of movement in jailbreak development for older legacy firmware versions as of late. The latest to join the fray is a new tool called Aquila by iOS developer staturnz, which targets all devices that can run iOS 6.
Just in time for Father’s Day, Nanoleaf are kicking off a relevant sale that will help dads everywhere in their endless quest to improve the home with huge savings of up to 40% of on Smart LED lighting solutions that can make any house the wonder on the block.
It’s no secret that the Nintendo Switch 2 just launched this week, but a lesser-known fact is that Nintendo now offers a standalone accessory called the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera that facilitates video chats by way of GameChat — a way for gamers to communicate with one another.