App developers can make special sideloadable apps that take advantage of the MacDirtyCow bug on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.7 and 16.0-16.1.2. Apps that exploit this bug can make cosmetic and functional changes to the operating system if it’s within the bounds of memory that a sandboxed app can access.
Follow along as we provide ongoing coverage on the latest MacDirtyCow developments.
Adding customized color schemes to an iPhone or iPad’s native user interface is a great way to show off that you’ve taken control of your handset from Apple and made it your own.
If you use a lot of Emojis when you type to people and you’re interested in an enhanced Emoji font for your device, then you might take a liking to a new add-on called JoyPixels by iOS developers HackZy and PoomSmart for the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.6 beta 1 respectively.
If you weren’t already aware, iOS & iPadOS 17 bring new ringtones to the iPhone and iPad for the first time in several years, and while you can always add third-party ringtones to your device regardless of what iOS or iPadOS version you’re running, you might still want those new ringtones even if you’re using an older version of iOS or iPadOS.
For those extended moments when it seems like there’s no jailbreak in sight, most iPhone and iPad tinkerers can get a quick fix from package manager apps that host add-ons for the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits instead.
Ever since the introduction of native Dark Mode on iPhones and iPads, there has been no shortage of icon themes that try to make the most out of darker pixel aesthetics.
It’s always nice when you can hide things you don’t want to look at, especially when it comes to things that ordinarily populate on your iPhone’s limited screen real estate.
The Misaka package manager app for devices running firmware susceptible to either the MacDirtyCow or kfd exploits for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.6 beta 1 respectively, received another update this week that’s worth noting.
In case you didn’t know, there’s a nifty package manager app called PureKFD for MacDirtyCow and kfd exploit-compatible add-ons that can be acquired from Misaka and Picasso-based repositories.
One of the neat things that you can do with the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.6 beta 1 respectively is utilize add-ons that let you customize the designs of cards residing in your native Apple Wallet app.
You can’t possibly have heard of the MacDirtyCow or kfd exploits for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.6 beta 1 respectively without also hearing about the new PureKFD package manager app, which allows users to install add-ons being hosted on repositories made for both the Misaka and Picasso apps.
For all the folks who enjoy customizing every facet of their iPhone or iPad, a new add-on is now available for devices susceptible to the MacDirtyCow exploit on iOS 15.0-16.1.2 and the kfd exploit on iOS 16.0-16.6 beta 1.
If you’re still clinging onto an older iPhone and you’re starting to feel nervous that your handset doesn’t look as good as all those shiny new iPhone 14 devices in circulation these days, then a new add-on called Canvas by iOS developer ChromiumCandy may be able to help.