The iDB team takes its approach to covering iPhone and iPad jailbreaking news very seriously. Things happen fast, so although we cover content throughout the week as it happens, we also like to recap everything each weekend so that people aren’t left behind while information moves forward.
The iDownloadBlog team brings you news and updates in the iPhone hacking and jailbreaking communities all week, every week. But the changing of version numbers, the different jailbreak tweak releases, and the changing of the seasons can make it challenging to keep track.
It was only yesterday that we shared how iOS developer Duy Tran (@TranKha50277352) used the SparseRestore exploit to bypass the three-app limitation in the SideStore sideloading application for iPhones and iPads, but more recently, it seems the developer has managed something perhaps even more interesting.
SparseRestore is the exploit everybody is talking about right now. It’s what made installing TrollStore on iOS 17.0 possible for the general public for the first time since the firmware stopped being signed, and it was also used in various hacks such as MisakaX and Nugget, just to name a few.
Covering the latest information in the iPhone hacking and jailbreaking worlds is a big part of what we do here at iDownloadBlog, so we can only imagine that a good chunk of our readers who stick along for the ride are interested in these topics as well.
The RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap, which is frequently used by TrollStore users who don’t have access to jailbreaks or semi-jailbreaks, was updated to version 1.2.8 beta early Friday morning.
Nugget, the backup-based hacking utility that makes use of the same SparseRestore exploit that the TrollRestore TrollStore installation method does to allow system customization on iOS 17.0-18.1 beta 4 without a jailbreak, received an update over this past weekend to version 3.0 with what iOS developer LeminLimez calls a “parity update with Nugget Mobile.”
The RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap, which can be used in tandem with the TrollStore perma-signing utility to allow users to inject jailbreak tweaks directly into their apps without a full-fledged jailbreak, has been updated on Sunday to version 1.2.7 beta with bug fixes and improvements.
Keeping tabs on the latest news in iPhone & iPad jailbreaking is one of our favorite pastimes here at iDownloadBlog. For that reason, it’s a lot of what we do here, and jailbreakers will feel right at home throughout our regular news cycle.
While TrollStore is most commonly known as a perma-signing utility that allows for the permanent installation of sideloadable apps via a CoreTrust exploit, a lesser-known fact is that TrollStore’s powerful CoreTrust exploit offers elevated privileges for your iPhone or iPad’s system. This is what makes TrollStore-centric hacks and add-ons that mimic jailbreak tweak-like functionality possible.
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.
Apple on Monday released iOS & iPadOS 18.1 beta 5 — the latest iteration of the pre-release of iOS & iPadOS 18.1 firmware with minor tweaks and enhancements for end users. But one other thing that hardly went unnoticed was that it patches the SparseRestore exploit.