Anthony Bouchard joined the iDownloadBlog.com team in 2016 after originally covering Apple and iPhone jailbreak news at ModMyi.com. As an experienced editor, he brings more than 15 years’ worth of jailbreaking knowledge to our in-depth guides, opinion pieces, and news articles. His passion for device customization and user choice sparks his strong push to empower readers with the tools they need to explore and enjoy the freedom that comes with jailbreaking. Anthony blogs about not only jailbreaking, but also Apple software & accessories, drones & photography, and Nintendo gaming systems. Anthony honed his advanced technical knowledge over the years with hands-on projects ranging from gaming PC builds to engine repair mechanics. His never-ending hunger for knowledge is why you’ll always find him tinkering – tearing things apart and putting them back together to understand what makes them tick.
Apple’s iCloud Activation Lock feature prevents unauthorized users from acquiring your device, restoring it as new, and using it as their own. Unfortunately, users can be locked out of their own device by this feature after forgetting a password or buying an iCloud locked device from the internet.
The palera1n team this week released version 1.4.1 of its checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for A9-A11 chip-equipped handsets running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.x, all while one team member demonstrated the tool’s upcoming and previously-teased GUI (graphical user interface).
Zebra, a popular alternative package manager for various jailbreak tools, was updated to version 1.1.30 on Monday with a slew of bug fixes and improvements.
Jailbreak developer @xina520 pushed an updated beta build of the XinaA15 jailbreak tool early Monday morning, this time bringing the tool up to version 1.1.5.
Despite what feels like a slow moment in the jailbreak community, a lot has actually been happening behind the scenes. New faces are working on jailbreaks such as the palera1n tool for A9-A11 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.7.1 and the XinaA15 tool for A12-A15 handsets running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1.
One of the things that makes iOS 16 stand out from previous iPhone updates is the sheer amount of personalization Apple provides for end users on the Lock Screen. Sadly, many jailbreakers don’t have the luxury of using these features as they’re still running iOS 14 or 15. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for A9-A11 chip-equipped iPhones and iPads running iOS or iPadOS 15 or 16 has piqued substantial interest, as it’s currently the only publicly available jailbreak tool for the aforementioned device and firmware combinations. But it’s worth noting that the tool is currently intended for developers and is fully Terminal-based, as made evident in our step-by-step tutorial.
With a new and free jailbreak tweak release dubbed FloatingDockXVI by iOS developer Ethan Whited, you can experience a floating iPad-inspired Home Screen Dock experience with several other Dock-centric configurations on your jailbroken iPhone running iOS 15 or 16.
Sileo Team developer Amy While has pushed another update on Thursday for a separate build of Sileo intended specifically for the XinaA15 jailbreak tool for A12-A15-equipped devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1.
Got a jailbroken Face ID-capable device and wish you could reduce the time it takes to go from authenticating yourself to looking at your Home Screen? If so, then the new and free FastLockX jailbreak tweak by iOS developerKasper_2773 might be for you.
Last week, we shared the news about how the XinaA15 jailbreak tool for A12-A15 chip-equipped devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 had been leaked to the general public, resulting in the developer’s decision to launch an early public testing period.