Apple last week released iOS & iPadOS 16.6.1 to the general public with a patch addressing some serious security concerns on iPhones and iPads.
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Apple stops signing iOS 16.5.1 in bid to end downgrades from iOS 16.6
Just last week, Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.6 to the general public with a bevy of security patches to make the company’s mobile devices more secure.
Blackbird SEP exploit used to downgrade iPhone firmware for first time
Interesting news arose this weekend after @exploit3dguy shared what appears to be a successful blackbird exploit-based firmware downgrade on an iPhone 6s to iOS 10.0.1 with fully working passcode functionality.
Apple stops signing iOS 16.5 following iOS 16.5.1 release, ending downgrades
Just last week, Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.5.1 to the general public. While the firmware didn’t give Apple devices any new features, one thing it did do was patch an actively exploited bug. For that reason, it’s strongly recommended that you update if you haven’t already (unless, of course, you’re jailbroken).
Apple stops signing iOS 16.4.1, ending firmware downgrades from iOS 16.5
Apple on Thursday, May 18th released iOS & iPadOS 16.5 and iOS & iPadOS 15.7.6 to the general public. The higher of the two, obviously for Apple’s latest handsets that can run iOS & iPadOS 16, and the lower of the two being for some of Apple’s older handsets that can’t install iOS or iPadOS 16 due to Apple-imposed installation limitations.
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.
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.
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 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.
Apple stops signing iOS 16.1.2 in move that prevents downgrades from iOS 16.2
Apple is no longer signing iOS or iPadOS 16.1.2 as of Tuesday evening, a move that could’ve been predicted by almost anybody given that it’s been around a week since the company released the newer iOS & iPadOS 16.2 software update to the general public.