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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 case you missed it, Apple Maps, Google Maps, and other United States-based mapping apps renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order issued by current United States President Donald Trump.
In case you weren’t already aware, there was a Safari-based remote code execution (RCE) bug in the wild that Apple patched in a rapid security update for iOS & iPadOS 16.5.1 dubbed CVE-2023-37450, and ENKI WhiteHat is credited with the original proof of concept (PoC) showcasing the bug. But what if we told you someone made an exploit out of it? Interestingly enough, that seems to be exactly what has happened.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.