If you’re using palera1n, the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for arm64 devices (iPhone X and earlier) running iOS & iPadOS 15.0 and later, then you may want to know about some important changes that are coming in a future update.
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Check out the latest news and tutorials about checkm8, a hardware-based bootrom exploit for A7-A11 iPhones and iPads that can’t be patched by Apple, making it a popular choice for jailbreak tools.
Semaphorin is a tethered blobless downgrade & jailbreak utility for certain checkm8 devices
If you’ve got an older device running certain firmware versions, then you might be able to take advantage of a new checkm8 bootrom exploit-based blobless downgrade and jailbreak utility called Semaphorin by iOS developer y08wilm.
The palera1n jailbreak gets a TUI, offering a more approachable user interface than the regular CLI
The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak, unlike the checkra1n jailbreak before it, has long been a command line interface (CLI)-based jailbreak tool. This means you must use Terminal to use it, which can be off-putting for those uncomfortable with running Terminal commands.
The palera1n jailbreak is coming to the Apple TV
The palera1n team, known for its creation of the palera1n semi-tethered checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for arm64 devices (the iPhone X and older) took to X (formerly Twitter) early Sunday morning to share an exciting announcement.
Palera1n jailbreak updated to v2.0.0 beta 9.1 to fix app crashing on iPadOS 17.2-17.3.1
The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based rootless jailbreak for arm64 (A8-A11) chip-equipped handsets on iOS & iPadOS 15.x-16.x and iPadOS 17.x received an important update last weekend to version 2.0.0 beta 9. But since that update dropped, at least one issue has been identified.
Checkm8-based palera1n jailbreak for arm64 devices updated to v2.0.0 beta 9 with hot fixes & more…
The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based rootless semi-tethered jailbreak tool for arm64 (A8-A11) devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-17.x received a rare update late last night, officially bringing the project up to version 2.0.0 beta 9.
New rumor suggests iPadOS 18 could drop support for checkm8 exploit-vulnerable iPads
Lots of people who hold iPhone jailbreaking near and dear to their hearts remember the sinking feeling they felt when Apple announced that iOS 17 wouldn’t run on the iPhone X and older devices. This decision effectively ended the use of the checkm8 exploit to jailbreak any iPhone firmware newer than iOS 16.
palera1n jailbreak updated to version 2.0.0 beta 8 with official support for iPadOS 17.0-17.1 on some older iPads
In case you haven’t been following along, the palera1n jailbreak is powered by the unpatchable checkm8 bootrom exploit and has officially supported iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16 on all A11 and older devices since being released.
These are the iPadOS 17 devices that you can currently jailbreak with palera1n
Apple released iOS & iPadOS 17 in September, and a lot of people are still caught in the echo chamber that is people saying “we still don’t have an iOS & iPadOS 16 jailbreak yet!”
Jailbreak hobbyist uses ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming unit to jailbreak checkm8 device
We’re accustomed to seeing interesting things in the jailbreak community. That’s why it may not come as much of a surprise that someone has used their ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming system to jailbreak their checkm8-susceptible device.
Palera1n team shows off jailbroken iPadOS 17 installation on checkm8 device
Just a couple of days ago after WWDC 2023 kicked off, the palera1n team confirmed that it would support iPadOS 17 on the small subset of iPads that were both susceptible to the checkm8 bootrom exploit and capable of running iPadOS 17.
Palera1n team confirms plan to support iPadOS 17, and eventually Apple TVs
While Apple will indeed be killing off the iPhone X and older starting with iOS 17 despite initial rumors suggesting the contrary, the good news is that certain checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable devices including older iPads and Apple TVs can run iPadOS 17 and tvOS 17.