Latest

jailbreak

This Amazing Concept Brings Apple Watch Home Screen To iPhone [Video]

Ben Reid·October 28, 2014

Apple's first smartwatch, the Apple Watch, which was announced alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus back last month, has been the subject of rave reviews by most of those who've encountered it, and it seems that both techies and watch aficionados have fallen for the charms of the device's design, software, and general feature set. The UI, in particular, has garnered a fair bit of praise so far, and although we'll personally reserve judgment until we've had a chance to use it in "early 2015," one designer has already dreamt up an interesting concept that imagines the wearable's circular interface on the iPhone.

Pangu iOS 8 / 8.1 Jailbreak Updated With Lots Of Fixes, Here’s How To Apply The Update Right Now

Ben Reid·October 28, 2014

The Pangu jailbreak team has just rolled out the 8.0-8.1.x Untether 0.2 package, which contains a number of bug fixes and minor enhancements. All of the relevant details, including how to avail the new package if you're jailbroken on iOS 8.0 - iOS 8.1, can be seen after the fold.

How To Get Reachability Feature On All iPhones Running iOS 8 / 8.1

Oliver Haslam·October 27, 2014

Pangu Jailbreak Team Gives An Update On Cydia, Fixes For iMessage And Safari

Aatif·October 25, 2014

The Pangu8 jailbreak for iOS 8 / 8.1 came as a big surprise for the jailbreak community, but with a lot of complexities as well. One of those complexities was missing Cydia after jailbreaking our devices. Even though Saurik updated Cydia to work with iOS 8 / 8.1, the installation method was completely manual, and still remains so at least as of this writing.

AFC2 For iOS 8 / 8.1 Released By Saurik, Gives Full File System Access Over USB

Ben Reid·October 25, 2014

This week has seen the very first jailbreak released for the new iOS 8 - 8.1 firmware, and whereas, ordinarily, the process of using a jailbreak tool is fairly simple to the end user, the decision of Chinese team Pangu to roll its exploit out so early has left a trail of compatibility issues. Fortunately Saurik, the guy behind Cydia among a number of other integral jailbreak services, has been hard at work in making the required adjustments, and having brought Cydia and Substrate up to speed, has now released an updated version of AFC2.

iOS 8 / 8.1 Compatible Cydia Jailbreak Tweaks [LIST]

Ben Reid·October 23, 2014

Pangu iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 Jailbreak For iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5s iPad Air 2 And All Other Devices Released

Taimur Asad·October 22, 2014

Whoa. This is just in. Team Pangu has dropped an iOS 8 - 8.1 jailbreak that works on even the latest iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2, along with all previous devices. The jailbreak though is currently limited to SSH only, and it doesn’t come with Cydia installed.

How To Get iPhone 6 / 6 Plus Reachability Feature On Any iPhone Running iOS 7

Ben Reid·September 29, 2014

iOS 8 has brought a considerable amount to the table in terms of features, many of which are specific to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. With larger displays, there's definitely something of a learning curve involved for those long-time iPhone users accustomed to much less real estate, and so to make it easier for smaller fingers and thumbs to reach all of the UI elements, Apple introduced a neat feature called Reachability. As suggested by the name, the implementation enables iOS 8 users on iPhone 6 or 6 Plus to reach the upper tiers of the interface with two light taps of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which pushes the entire UI downwards, and although your iOS 7-running device mightn't necessitate such a feature, the jailbreak community has nonetheless obliged.

iOS 7.1 / 7.1.1 / 7.1.2 Untethered Jailbreak Released [Updated]

Taimur Asad·September 27, 2014

Pangu Jailbreak For iOS 8 Already In The Works

Ben Reid·September 18, 2014

Although the numerous jailbreaking gurus have been relatively quiet regarding a potential untethered jailbreak for the all-new iOS 8, the Chinese team Pangu has just delivered some very encouraging news. Although the collective stopped short of putting any kind of time frame on when the world might see its very first jailbreak on the new software, the group did say that it's well on the way to cracking the new OS, and given that Pangu was responsible for bringing Cydia to folks seemingly stranded on iOS 7.1.x, we're quietly excited about these claims.

AppBuyer iOS Jailbreak Malware Steals Apple ID, Password; How To Check If You’re Affected

Ben Reid·September 16, 2014

By and large, jailbreaking is a relatively safe affair to perform, and as long as you abide by the precautionary steps that must be taken when opening areas of the ecosystem ordinarily shut off by Apple, you're generally safe. However, given that third parties can access root files, things can sometimes go horribly wrong, and with the jailbreak scene having been afflicted by two widespread incidents in the past five months, another piece of malicious software is said to be capable of stealing your Apple ID and password to buy apps without your consent.

Updated Pangu 7.1.x Untether Jailbreak Package Released On Cydia [Updated]

Ben Reid·August 22, 2014

AdThief Malware Has Infected Over 75,000 Jailbroken iPhones And iPads

Oliver Haslam·August 19, 2014

Those of us carrying iPhones and iPads around are sometimes all too quick to point the finger at those with Android devices while waxing lyrical about how their phones and tablets are so susceptible to malware. That's probably the truth if everything is left as nature intended, but if you start to jailbreak that aforementioned iPhone or iPad, then all bets are off.

Pangu 1.2.1 Jailbreak Tool For Windows Released To Fix Crashing Issue

Ben Reid·August 12, 2014

The Pangu jailbreaking tool, which covers iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users running iOS 7.1 right up to the current 7.1.2, has just been updated to version 1.2.1 for Windows. The bump fixes a minor issue that would cause crashes with some Windows users, and so if you do plan to jailbreak any of your devices on a Windows PC, then grabbing the very latest version would be very much advised.

Evasi0n and Pangu Jailbreaks Nominated For 2014 Pwnie Award, Which One Should Win? [POLL]

Ben Reid·August 5, 2014

SUBSCRIBE