The RootHide jailbreak detection bypass utility for the Dopamine jailbreak received another update this week, bringing it up to version 1.0.4.
RootHide jailbreak detection bypass updated to version 1.0.4 with more improvements
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Kok3shi jailbreak developer shows off kfd-based iPadOS 16 jailbreak on 9.7-inch iPad Pro
The past couple of months have been an interesting time to be a part of the iPhone and iPad jailbreaking community. With iOS & iPadOS 17 now available, and still no public iOS & iPadOS 16 jailbreak for arm64e devices, a slew of kernel exploits and wind about a PPL bypass have raised hopes that we may see another season of jailbreaking.
Another MacDirtyCow & kfd-like kernel exploit allegedly patched in iOS 17.0.3
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you would have caught wind about two powerful kernel-level exploits that have been used by iOS developers to release hacks and add-ons for non-jailbroken devices.
These are the iPadOS 17 devices that you can currently jailbreak with palera1n
Apple released iOS & iPadOS 17 in September, and a lot of people are still caught in the echo chamber that is people saying “we still don’t have an iOS & iPadOS 16 jailbreak yet!”
Linus Henze publishes rootful edition of Fugu15 jailbreak, archives GitHub repository
Linus Henze, the talented security researcher that brought us the Fugu15 rootless developer jailbreak that eventually helped lead to the creation of the Dopamine jailbreak for end users on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1, turned a few heads on Wednesday with respect to his GitHub page.
Former tweak developer releases gala, an iPhone 4 jailbreak with 6-part interactive documentation & other goodies
Get ready for a blast from the past; only, this is actual news in 2023. When we received a tip email about a new iPhone 4 jailbreak coming out, our staff looked at it cross-eyed for a moment, but we quickly realized that it was a serious tip.
Is that a PPL bypass for iOS 16? Many heads now turning after Apple’s security content support page for iOS 17 drops
As you may recall at the time that the kfd exploit emerged for iOS & iPadOS 16.0-16.6 beta 1, conversations immediately popped up regarding whether or not it could be used for a jailbreak. Following conversations by high-profile members of the jailbreak community, including Dopamine lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev), it became apparent that we would still need a PPL bypass for there to be any hope of a jailbreak.
Why and how to install the RootHide jailbreak detection bypass for Dopamine
If you weren’t already aware, there’s a new jailbreak detection bypass in town called RootHide for the Dopamine jailbreak for devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1.
CoolStar says fix for CarPlay issues in latest version of Taurine iOS 14-based jailbreak unlikely to be fixed
In case you haven’t been following along, the Odyssey Team’s iOS & iPadOS 14-centric Taurine jailbreak tool received an update this past week that added iOS & iPadOS 14.4-14.8.1 support.
Give your passcode & phone dial pad buttons an attractive gradient with this MacDirtyCow & kfd add-on
How would you like to have something nicer to look at every time you enter your iPhone passcode or dial a phone number in the Phone app?
This add-on for MacDirtyCow & kfd lets you change the Status Bar’s 3G/4G LTE/5G indicator
A popular type of customization among jailbreakers is changing their Status Bar’s carrier radio indicator so that it shows a different connection type, such as 4G LTE instead of 3G, or 5G instead of 4G LTE, and so on.
Easily get your iPhone or iPad into Supervised mode with this MacDirtyCow & kfd add-on
Supervised mode is an important thing for not only prospective jailbreakers, but for folks who want to upgrade to unsigned firmware using the DelayOTA method to take advantage of kernel exploits that make add-ons possible, with two recent examples being MacDirtyCow for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and kfd for iOS & iPadOS 16.0-16.6 beta 1.