The Misaka package manager app received another update late Friday night, this time bringing the project up to version 8.2.4 beta with some important bug fixes and improvements.
Project lead developer @straight_tamago first announced the v8.2.4 beta update by way of a post shared to X (formerly Twitter). The post included a link to the project’s GitHub page, as well as some insight into the fact that this could be the final release for quite some time if there are no additional bugs.
You will notice we said, “quite some time,” and that is because @straight_tamago does not plan to update Misaka anymore until “the new kernel exploit is released.” From what we can gather, they are talking about the kernel exploit that many like to call MacDirtyCow 2 by Google Project Zero, which should have been published by now, but has not yet been.
That aside, here’s what is new in the updated Misaka v8.2.4 beta release:
– Fix a bug that could cause Misaka to crash in v8.2.3 beta or earlier
– Fix an issue with the icon theme manager
– Include the license for the new ColorfulX background
If you’re an existing Misaka user, then you should obviously update to the latest version for the crash and bug fixes alone. You can simply download the latest .ipa file and install it over your existing installation to consider yourself fully updated.
New or prospective users should download and install the latest .ipa from the project’s GitHub page when installing for the first time to ensure that they’re taking full advantage of the latest bug fixes and improvements.
If you aren’t sure whether you need Misaka or not, it’s basically a package manager app that lets you install hacks and add-ons on certain firmware versions. For example, it supports installing MacDirtyCow (mdc) hacks on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.7.1 and 16.0-16.1.2 as well as Kernel File Descriptor (kfd) hacks on iOS & iPadOS 15.7.2-16.6.1.
Misaka can also be used to install TrollStore 2 on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.6.1 firmware as well as install JavaScript-based hacks on any firmware. More recently, the utility even picked up support for tvOS so that users can install modifications on their Apple TVs.
If you aren’t sure how to install Misaka on your device, then here are some tutorials to get you started:
- How to install the Misaka package manager with TrollStore
- How to install the Misaka package manager with Sideloadly
Have you updated to the latest version of the Misaka app yet? Be sure to let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.