In case you weren’t already aware by now, the iPad (7th generation) is the only checkm8 bootrom exploit-susceptible device in Apple’s lineup that can run the latest available firmware – iPadOS 18. That said, it also just happens to be the only jailbreakable device on iOS/iPadOS 18 at this time. But what if that could change?
When it comes to iPadOS 18, it was nearly a miracle when we learned last Summer that the iPad (7th generation) would be the sole checkm8-vulnerable device to be able to run the latest and greatest firmware for Apple’s tablets. After all, Apple stopped supporting checkm8-vulnerable iPhones starting with iOS 17.
Apple on Wednesday tweaked its software update servers by unsigning iOS & iPadOS 18.1.1, a move that now causes said servers to deny user requests to install these firmware versions on iPhones and iPads.
Apple on Tuesday officially stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.1, more than two weeks after releasing the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.1.1 firmware that was launched to guard users against “actively exploited vulnerabilities.”
Apple on Tuesday released another firmware update for multiple models of its AirPods Bluetooth earbuds, including the AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C), AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (Lightning), and AirPods 4. The update for both AirPods Pro 2 models has been dubbed version 7B21, while the update for AirPods 4 has been dubbed version 7B20.
Apple on Monday made the predictable move of unsigning the iOS & iPadOS 18.0.1 firmware, just one week after launching the iOS & iPadOS 18.1 software update that introduced some of the very first Apple Intelligence-oriented features to iPhone and iPad users alike.
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Apple has pushed a new firmware update for AirPods 4, which is available for both the standard version and the noise-cancellation earbuds.
Apple on Thursday released a new firmware update for both existing models of the AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case, including the USB-C and Lightning editions. The latest AirPods Pro 2 firmware is now version 7B19, and it’s a step up from the previous version 7A305.
Apple on Tuesday released an updated firmware for a small subset of available AirPods audio devices, including the AirPods Pro (1st generation), AirPods 3, AirPods 2, and AirPods Max (Lightning). That firmware has been dubbed version 6F21 and is a step above the version 6A326 firmware that came before it.
Apple on Thursday stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.0, a move by the Cupertino-based company that will prevent anyone who made the jump to iOS & iPadOS 18.0.1 firmware last week from being able to downgrade to the original iOS & iPadOS 18 release.
As you may recall, Apple recently released two different versions of iOS & iPadOS 17.6.1. Both builds of this are now unsigned as of Monday afternoon, which ends Apple’s official support for downgrading to this particular firmware by way of iTunes on Windows or Finder on macOS.