Apple is changing the naming scheme for iOS releases from versions numbers to year, so expect iOS 26 instead of iOS 19 this fall.
Apple may identify iOS releases by year, so expect iOS 26 instead of iOS 19 this fall
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iOS 19 may provide a built-in Android transfer tool with eSIM support
New evidence suggests that Apple's iOS 19 update will bring the option to transfer content from an Android device to an iPhone with support for direct eSIM transfer.
Jailbreak news of the week: Fortnite mobile returns to the App Store, iOS 18.4.1 unsigned, & more…
When it comes to the latest stories as it relates to iPhone and iPad hacks and/or jailbreaking, iDownloadBlog remains ever-committed to sharing information in breaking fashion.
Fortnite approved for the iOS App Store, grab it before Apple changes its mind
These past couple of weeks have been an interesting roller coaster of events between Apple and Epic Games, two large companies that have been duking it out in various courtrooms all over the world for several years as a result of Apple’s anti-competitive and predatory App Store practices, which harm developers.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.4.1, ending firmware downgrades from newer iOS 18.5
Apple this week stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.4.1 approximately one week after launching iOS & iPadOS 18.5, a feature and security patch update intended for iPhones and iPads alike.
Epic Games now trying to force Apple to approve Fortnite mobile in U.S. App Store via court order
The Apple vs. Epic Games saga continues to heat up… this time with Epic Games scheming to try and compel Apple to approve the popular Fortnite mobile video game on its App Store via court order (at least, that’s what could happen if the game publisher gets its way).
Jailbreak news of the week: CVE-2023-41992 PoC shared, Trigon updated, another MacDirtyCow-like bug, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team tracks the latest trends in the iPhone and iPad hacking & jailbreaking spaces every single day, and while we bring you the hottest news as it happens, we also know that keeping track of new developments can be a challenging endeavor as you balance the struggles of everyday life.
Apple officially rejects Fortnite mobile App Store submission as Epic Games pulls game from platform worldwide
Just last night we reported on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s statement that Apple had neither approved nor rejected the company’s popular Fortnite mobile game for the iOS & iPadOS App Store after a resubmission following a United States-based court order that ruled Apple needed to allow third-party payment options in apps rather than going through the App Store and collecting the 15-30% Apple tax for every transaction.
Alfiecg_dev shares details about an updated untethered iOS 14 jailbreak that uses the Trigon exploit
A couple of months ago, talented hobbyist and security researcher @alfiecg_dev shared a write-up on a deterministic kernel exploit called Trigon that was based on CVE-2023-32434 with a 100% success rate, but support was limited to certain older devices running older firmware. Since then, it appears that @alfiecg_dev has been busy…
Epic Games pulls and re-submits Fortnite app submission to iOS App Store as Apple stalls
Just last week, Fortnite game publisher Epic Games re-submitted the popular battle royale game to Apple’s App Store following a U.S.-based judge’s ruling that Apple could not charge 15-30% commission fees on in-app purchases made from apps and that app makers could use their own payment systems outside of the App Store’s.
Security researcher shares PoC for CVE-2023-41992 local privilege escalation bug
When Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.7 back in 2023, they patched a security vulnerability discovered by Bill Marczak that has since been coined CVE-2023-41992. Apple noted in the online ‘About the security content of iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7’ support document page that this was a kernel vulnerability that may have enabled an attacker to elevate their privileges.
Lars Fröder, developer of Dopamine jailbreak, shares full video presentation from Nullcon Goa 2025 in March
Back in March, Dopamine jailbreak tool and TrollStore perma-signing utility lead developer Lars Fröder, or perhaps better known in this community as @opa334dev, spoke at a cybersecurity conference called Nullcon Goa 2025 to discuss the state of jailbreaking in 2025.