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GUI in the works for palera1n jailbreak as team warns against using third-party GUIs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 16, 2022

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.

XinaA15 jailbreak for A12-A15 devices on iOS 15.0-15.1.1 updated to v1.1.4 with bug fixes & improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 14, 2022

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.

iOS 16.x support added to palera1n jailbreak for checkm8-susceptible devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 20, 2023

As expected, following the announcement that tfp0 (kernel task port) had been achieved on an iOS 16.1.1 device, the palera1n team has officially added support for iOS & iPadOS 16 to its checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n jailbreak tool in version 1.4.0.

Tfp0 achieved on iOS 16.1.1 as palera1n team gears up to add iOS 16.x support for checkm8 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 12, 2022

It looks like iOS & iPadOS 16 support could be coming to the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n jailbreak a lot sooner than originally anticipated.

Security researcher shows off kernel vulnerability on iPhone 14 running iOS 16.1.2

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 11, 2022

Hacker and security researcher @_simo36 shared a particularly captivating Tweet this weekend that was comprised of a screenshot in which they appeared to show off a vulnerability proof of concept (PoC) via a command line interface for an iPhone 14 (iPhone 15,3) running iOS 16.1.2 (build 20B110).

XinaA15 iOS 15.0-15.1.1 jailbreak for A12-A15 devices now available for developers to test

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 11, 2022

Another jailbreak tool for iOS & iPadOS 15 entered the ring this week after developer @xina520 made their XinaA15 iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 jailbreak for A12 and newer devices available for public testing.

Legizmo Kincaid launches on Chariz, letting jailbreakers on iOS 15 pair unsupported Apple Watches

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 26, 2022

In the months ahead of Halloween this year, we talked a bit about a project called Legizmo Kincaid by lunotech11 that could be used on jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices (the latter via TrollStore) to pair Apple Watches running newer versions of watchOS with older versions of iOS.

The palera1n jailbreak could pick up iOS 16 support on A9-A11 devices soon

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 31, 2023

The palera1n team appears to be looking into the possibility of adding iOS & iPadOS 16 support to its checkm8 bootrom exploit-based palera1n jailbreak tool for A9-A11 devices.

Developer behind palera1n jailbreak shows off tweak injection & kernel read/write on iPhone 8 running iOS 16.1.1

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 20, 2022

The palera1n jailbreak, albeit intended for developers more-so than the general public, remains one of the only publicly available jailbreaks supporting iOS & iPadOS 15.x. But as more users turn to the newer iOS & iPadOS 16 for the newer features, it only seems appropriate to mention that palera1n co-developer @itsnebulalol has teased successful tweak injection and kernel memory read and write capabilities on a physical iOS 16 device.

How to jailbreak A9-A11 devices on iOS 15.0-16.x with palera1n

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 15, 2023

In case you’ve been living under a rock, there’s a checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak out there for A9-A11 devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.x called palera1n. While palera1n is primarily intended for developers, it also has the strongest foothold in the iOS & iPadOS 15 community out of any jailbreak as of this moment.

Note: The legacy palera1n jailbreak is now deprecated. Use the newer palera1n-c tool instead.

Safecuts protects jailbroken Shortcuts users on iOS 15.0-15.3.1 from a vulnerability

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 14, 2022

iOS developer 0xilis has released a new and free jailbreak tweak for iOS & iPadOS 15 devices called Safecuts that purportedly makes Shortcuts app usage safer on devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.3.1.

TrollApps updated to v1.1 with iOS 14 support, refreshed user interface, & high-demand features

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 13, 2022

Just yesterday, we showed you a new app called TrollApps by haxi0, which attempts to offer an App Store-like experience for TrollStore-compatible apps so users can more easily discover the different things they can install with it. It does so by bringing all of these fragmented projects into one convenient place for users.