iOS developers @Little_34306 and @straight_tamago have pushed a new update for their SparseRestore-based MisakaX iPhone and iPad customization utility, which harnesses an exploit in device backups to make these changes possible.
MisakaX, the latest project by former Misaka project developer @straight_tamago and a SparseRestore exploit-based device customization tool for iPhones and iPads running iOS & iPadOS 16.0 and later, received even more important updates this past week with new features and improvements.
Just last week, we told you about the SparseRestore-based Nugget iPhone & iPad customization tool that works on iOS & iPadOS 17.0 and later. Nugget uses the same exploit that the TrollRestore utility uses to install TrollStore, but instead of installing TrollStore, you could use it to make jailbreak tweak-like modifications on non-jailbreakable firmware.
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It was just this week that iOS developers @straight_tamago and @Little_34306 released MisakaX — a SparseRestore-based device customization utility for macOS and Windows that gives users a graphical user interface as opposed to a command line interface.
The TrollRestore utility that recently made waves as the first public TrollStore installer for iOS & iPadOS 17.0 is being used for a lot more than just TrollStore, it seems. The SparseRestore exploit that it’s taking advantage of is already being used by the MisakaX device customization tool, as well as a similar project called Nugget by iOS developer LeminLimez – the same developer who brought us Cowabunga and Cowabunga Lite.
You may remember the once popular Misaka package manager app by iOS developer @straight_tamago, which could be used in conjunction with the Kernel File Descriptor (KFD) exploit on compatible handsets to customize non-jailbroken devices.
Many jailbreakers and non-jailbreakers alike are familiar with the TrollStore perma-signing utility, which utilizes a CoreTrust exploit in iOS & iPadOS 14.0-16.6.1 and 17.0 to permanently install .ipa files as System apps with elevated permissions.
Apple has confirmed that getting real-time updates from apps via the Live Activities feature is no longer possible in iOS 18, and here's why.
An “Apple Photos Clean Up” label appears in the Credit field of a photo’s EXIF metadata but isn’t retained when sharing an image with apps.
The third beta of iOS 18.1 adds two new Apple Intelligence features that were unavailable in prior betas, including a Clean Up tool in the Photos app.
iOS 18 brings Live Activity support for the stopwatch feature, allowing the timer to run in the iPhone's Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen.