While there isn’t yet a jailbreak for iOS & PadOS 17 or 18 on devices equipped with an A12 or newer chip, also commonly referred to as arm64e devices, the fact remains that the palera1n team still maintains the checkm8 bootrom exploit-powered jailbreak for the latest versions of iOS & iPadOS on devices equipped with A11 and older chips, also known as arm64 devices.
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Updated palera1n jailbreak beta brings fix for loader app crash on devices configured to use 12-hour time
The palera1n team released an updated beta build of the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n jailbreak tool this Sunday evening, this time bringing it up to version 2.1 beta 2.
Jailbreak news of the week: Jailbreaking in 2025, YouSlider, ZebraNoRespring, Unsigned firmware, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team remains committed to following the latest projects in the jailbreak community and bringing them to your attention so that you can get the most out of your pwned device.
YouSlider jailbreak tweak lets YouTube users customize the progress slider bar
Jailbreakers who want another level of customization in the official YouTube app might take interest in a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called YouSlider by iOS developer PoomSmart.
ZebraNoRespring keeps the Zebra package manager from requiring resprings when installing certain packages
Unhappy with how the Zebra package manager app for jailbroken devices uses the BackBoard respring method when installing jailbreak tweaks and add-ons, iOS developer uz.ra came out this week with a brand new and free jailbreak tweak called ZebraNoRespring.
The best reasons to jailbreak an iPhone in 2025
Whether you’re new to iPhone jailbreaking or you’re a seasoned iPhone jailbreaker, you’ve undoubtedly heard all the catch phrases of the jailbreak deniers, either claiming “jailbreaking is dead” or suggesting a “switch to Android.” But amid all these opinions, there are important reasons why jailbreaking remains today.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.2.1, ending downgrades from iOS 18.3
In a foreseeable turn of events, Apple this week stopped signing the iOS & iPadOS 18.2.1 firmware for iPhones and iPads, which effectively precludes anyone owning these devices from voluntarily downgrading from the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.3 firmware that the Cupertino-based company released at the end of last week.
Jailbreak news of the week: best wallpaper jailbreak tweaks, tvOS 18 beta profile, & tweak releases
Keeping up with our weekly tradition of recapping all the latest news in the iPhone & iPad jailbreak community, we’re back again this Sunday morning to share with you everything that we covered throughout the past work week to ensure you haven’t missed any important details that could pertain to you.
tvOS 17 beta software profile officially expires, leaving many to install tvOS 18 beta software profile to block updates
We began sounding the alarm about the imminent expiration of the tvOS 17 beta software profile in the middle of January, as we knew that a lot of jailbreakers and prospective jailbreakers alike depended on it to block over the air (OTA) software updates from being downloaded and installed on their device.
Lock your jailbroken iPhone by placing it face down with the GetDown tweak
Interested in a new and nonchalant way to lock your iPhone when you’re finished using it? If so, then make sure you take some time to check out a free jailbreak tweak called GetDown by iOS developer uz.ra.
Some of the best wallpaper jailbreak tweaks for iOS 16
Perhaps the best way that iPhone owners can add a touch of personalization to their handset is by changing the wallpaper on their device. This could be the Home Screen’s wallpaper or the Lock Screen’s wallpaper, but in either case, there are jailbreak tweaks that can make this experience even more exhilarating.
SquarePiP forces Picture-in-Picture videos to have squared corners instead of rounded ones
When watching videos on your iPhone or iPad, you will often be able to close the app currently playing the video and a floating Picture-in-Picture video player will appear on your screen so that you can keep doing other things on your device while the video continues – perfect for multitasking.