Jailbreak

Unofficial palera1n GUI based on latest version released amid continued wait for official GUI

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2024
palera1n unofficial GUI.

While the palera1n jailbreak has proven to be resilient for arm64 (A11 and older) devices due to being based on a bootrom hardware-based exploit called checkm8 that can’t be patched by Apple with a mere software update, the fact remains that a lot of people are turned off by it being a command line-based jailbreak tool as opposed to offering an easy click-based graphical user interface (GUI) like checkra1n once did.

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New jbredir web utility makes it easy to add repos to several package managers on jailbroken devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2024
jbredir banner image.

While perusing the /r/jailbreak boards this weekend, I was reminded about a website that once existed for the specific purpose of passing APT repositories through a URL using the ‘?source=’ parameter, which would then present the end user with buttons to add that particular repository to all available package manager apps that the user might have installed on their jailbroken device.

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FrontboardAppLauncher project brings us one step closer to windowed multitasking on TrollStore devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 26, 2024
FrontBoardAppLauncher.

While TrollStore is most commonly known as a perma-signing utility that allows for the permanent installation of sideloadable apps via a CoreTrust exploit, a lesser-known fact is that TrollStore’s powerful CoreTrust exploit offers elevated privileges for your iPhone or iPad’s system. This is what makes TrollStore-centric hacks and add-ons that mimic jailbreak tweak-like functionality possible.

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