The palera1n team updated the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n-c jailbreak tool to version 2.0.0 beta 6 early Thursday morning in a move that officially adds support for iOS & iPadOS 16.4 and 16.4.1.
Firmware
Apple unsigns iOS 16.4, ending most firmware downgrades from newer iOS 16.4.1
Apple officially stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 16.4 this evening, a predictable move that prevents ordinary iPhone and iPad users from voluntarily downgrading their device’s firmware from the newer iOS & iPadOS 16.4.1 software update that Apple released on Friday, April 7th with bug fixes and security improvements.
Don’t own an iPhone, iPad or Mac? Apple stores can now update your AirPods firmware
An iPhone, iPad or Mac is needed to refresh AirPods software, but folks without one can now visit Apple's retail stores to have their AirPods firmware updated.
Apple updates the firmware on all AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models
The latest firmware for the AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models is apparently a maintenance release with no new user-facing features.
Apple stops signing iOS 16.3.1 in move that prevents downgrades from iOS 16.4
Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.4 on Monday, March 24th after an extensive beta testing period with a slew of new changes for the mobile experience, including new Emoji, web notifications, enhancements to the Always on Display, support for standalone 5G cellular connections, and more.
The Studio Display firmware 16.4 brings support for in-field recalibration
Studio Display firmware update 16.4 enables support for in-field recalibration using Apple's Pro Display Calibrator tool and an in-house radiospectrometer.
PSA: palera1n-c doesn’t yet support iOS 16.4, but it should in the future
With the official public release of iOS & iPadOS 16.4 Monday afternoon for all iPhone and iPad users, it seemed like an important time to remind everyone that the palera1n-c jailbreak tool does not yet support this firmware.
FutureRestore developer discusses state of iOS 16 firmware downgrades, and it doesn’t look good
Firmware downgrades are something that jailbreakers have used over the years to thwart Apple’s attempts to stop jailbreaking. Even when Apple stopped signing firmware, jailbreakers found a way around that by saying .shsh blobs and using them to restore to unsigned firmware. But more recently, changes made on Apple’s end appear to have made even this process less than usable.
Apple stops signing iOS 15.6 RC as issues with FutureRestore on iOS 16 take the spotlight
In an unfortunate bout of news for the jailbreak community, Apple made the decision to stop signing iOS 15.6 RC (release candidate) late Friday evening.
Apple unsigns iOS 16.3 following iOS 16.3.1 release, stopping traditional downgrades
Apple just last week released iOS & iPadOS 16.3.1 with bugs fixes and improvements for iPhone and iPad users, and as you’ve probably come to expect, the company is right back at its usual shenanigans of preventing users from downgrading to the older iOS & iPadOS 16.3 firmware.
Apple launches Studio Display firmware 16.4 for macOS Ventura 13.3 beta users
New beta firmware for the Studio Display is available on Mac systems running the macOS Ventura 13.3 beta ahead of its public launch in a few weeks.
Apple stops signing iOS 16.2 in bid to prevent downgrades from iOS 16.3
After releasing iOS & iPadOS 16.3 to the general public last week, almost anyone could have predicted that Apple would soon stop signing the older iOS & iPadOS 16.2, and it now seems that time has come.