Unhappy with how the Zebra package manager app for jailbroken devices uses the BackBoard respring method when installing jailbreak tweaks and add-ons, iOS developer uz.ra came out this week with a brand new and free jailbreak tweak called ZebraNoRespring.
While perusing the /r/jailbreak boards this weekend, I was reminded about a website that once existed for the specific purpose of passing APT repositories through a URL using the ‘?source=’ parameter, which would then present the end user with buttons to add that particular repository to all available package manager apps that the user might have installed on their jailbroken device.
The Zebra package manager app received a small update early Monday morning to version 1.1.36, and if you’re an existing user, then we would recommend that you grab it.
The Zebra package manager for jailbroken iPhones and iPads received a couple of updates this past weekend to versions 1.1.34 and 1.1.35 respectively, which introduced a few minor changes to how the app works.
If you’re using the Zebra package manager app on your jailbroken iPhone or iPad, then today would be a good day to open it up and refresh your sources.
Following the lead of the Sileo Team’s decision to end support for the XinaA15 jailbreak this past weekend, it now seems that the popular Zebra package manager is going down the same path.
Zebra, a popular alternative package manager for various jailbreak tools, was updated to version 1.1.30 on Monday with a slew of bug fixes and improvements.
Just in time for the widespread adoption that the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n jailbreak is about to start receiving after picking up support for iOS & iPadOS 16.x on compatible devices on Monday, the Zebra package manager has been updated to version 1.1.29 with support for iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16.
Hot off the heels of the Odyssey Team’s teaser announcement showcasing the upcoming Cheyote jailbreak tool user interface for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1, another important announcement comes by way of the Zebra Team, who will be pushing a major overhaul of the popular alternative package manager app Zebra in the near future.
This Sunday afternoon, the Odyssey Team formally announced the name of its upcoming rootless Cheyote jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1, while the Zebra Team likewise announced Zebra 2, which will be a complete design of the app with improvements to the iPad interface, the way users search for packages, and a bevy of other changes. But that wasn’t all we learned.
While jailbreak tweaks are commonly used to configure the behavior of your iPhone or iPad’s native operating system, did you know that there are several jailbreak tweaks out there that can also enhance the very package manager app(s) you use to install them in the first place?
Anyone who uses the Zebra package manager app to handle jailbreak tweak and add-on installations on their jailbroken iPhones and iPads may want to open the app and refresh their sources.