Apple has stopped signing iOS 8.1.2 meaning that it is no longer possible to restore to the firmware version to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Unfortunately, Apple blocked the exploits used to jailbreak with the release of the current iOS 8.1.3 firmware. If you are on iOS 8.1.2 take extra care not to accidentally update your device. If you haven't jailbroken yet, … [Read more...] about Apple Has Stopped Signing iOS 8.1.2
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Saurik Updates Cydia With Refreshed Design of Home Screen
Saurik has released an updated design for Cydia's home screen as announced last week. The refreshed design brings iOS 7 style table cells that extend the full width of the screen, giving the application a more up to date look. … [Read more...] about Saurik Updates Cydia With Refreshed Design of Home Screen
Harbor Tweak Brings OS X Yosemite Dock to iOS 8
Harbor is a tweak from developer Evan Swick that brings the OS X Yosemite dock to iOS. Harbor is the ultimate dock tweak, inspired by OS X Yosemite. It allows you to place a nearly unlimited amount of icons in the dock of your iOS 8 device, while still being able to view all icons at once. … [Read more...] about Harbor Tweak Brings OS X Yosemite Dock to iOS 8
Saurik Feels “Offended” after Comex Announces Substitute a Replacement for Cydia Substrate
Comex the creator of JailbreakMe is now working on a Cydia Substrate replacement called Substitute. He is working with iMods, the team working on a Cydia alternative that caused some controversy last year. Comex released an alpha version of Substitute on his github page and noted his motivation behind the project. His goal is to make as much low-level software as open as … [Read more...] about Saurik Feels “Offended” after Comex Announces Substitute a Replacement for Cydia Substrate
Proclivity is a New Package Manager for Jailbroken Devices
Proclivity, developed by Alpharize, is a new 'speed-orientated' package manager for jailbroken devices. While it is not intended to be a competitor or a replacement for Cydia, Proclivity is a wrapper for dpkg that provides many of the same features as Cydia and more. … [Read more...] about Proclivity is a New Package Manager for Jailbroken Devices
Jailbreak of iOS 8.1.1 and iOS 8.2 Beta Released!
A jailbreak of iOS 8.1.1 and iOS 8.2 beta has just been released by TaiG. MuscleNerd confirmed the jailbreak over Twitter; however, he warns that you should probably wait a couple days before attempting. Looks like TaiG just released a jailbreak for 8.1.1 (and 8.0,8.1,8.2beta). Best to wait a few days just in case … [Read more...] about Jailbreak of iOS 8.1.1 and iOS 8.2 Beta Released!
Untethered iOS 8.1.1 Jailbreak Demonstrated
iH8Sn0w and XanderKitteh have demonstrated an untethered jailbreak of iOS 8.1.1. The pair posted a video to YouTube which shows an iPad running Cydia and verbose booting with a custom boot logo. The two hackers have been working on the jailbreak since last Friday. Unfortunately, their current jailbreak only works with 30 pin devices due to no serial over … [Read more...] about Untethered iOS 8.1.1 Jailbreak Demonstrated
Apple Credits PanguTeam With Discovering Three Security Vulnerabilities in iOS 8
Apple has credited the PanguTeam with discovering three security vulnerabilities in iOS 8. Apple posted a support document detailing the security content of iOS 8.1.1. In that document, PanguTeam is credited for finding a Dyld, Kernel, and Sandbox Profile vulnerability. Dyld ● Available for: iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and … [Read more...] about Apple Credits PanguTeam With Discovering Three Security Vulnerabilities in iOS 8
Cydia 1.1.16 Fixes ‘Restore From Backup’ Issue, Increases Multitask Timeout
Saurik has released an update to Cydia that fixes the 'Restore from Backup' issue which required you to reinstall Cydia Installer after restoring from an iTunes backup, after only less than a week from releasing the last Cydia update version 1.1.14. Here's a look at what's new in Cydia 1.1.16: iOS 8 "Restore from Backup" Fixed This update fixes an important bug in … [Read more...] about Cydia 1.1.16 Fixes ‘Restore From Backup’ Issue, Increases Multitask Timeout
Pangu Untether 0.4 Released for iOS 8 Jailbreak to Fix Randomly Crashing Apps
The PanguTeam has released an updated version of its untether for the iOS 8.0 - 8.1 jailbreak, fixing an issue which could cause applications (particularly Safari) to randomly crash. This is the untethered exploit installed by the Pangu 8.0-8.1 jailbreak tool. If you jailbroke your device with Pangu 8.0-8.1, this untether has already been automatically installed for you. … [Read more...] about Pangu Untether 0.4 Released for iOS 8 Jailbreak to Fix Randomly Crashing Apps