The kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit that grants kernel memory read and write privileges on firmware up to and including iOS & iPadOS 16.6 beta 1 is already being used to modify system files like the MacDirtyCow exploit was on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2. But what about jailbreaking?
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Have you ever wished that more of your iPhone’s apps supposed landscape orientation? If so, then you’re not alone.
Marker, a popular jailbreak tweak by iOS developer MiRO92 that improves the text editing experience on jailbroken iPhones, has been updated to version 2.0 with support for iOS 15 and 16, including rootless jailbreaks such as Dopamine and palera1n.
The Misaka package manager app that hosts jailed extensions for the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits present in iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.5 & 16.6 beta 1 respectively, was updated yet again early Friday morning to version 1.9.7 beta.
If you’re new to this kernel file descriptor (kfd) thing and you’re excited to begin taking advantage of it because you’re using a compatible firmware, then you’re probably going to want to pay close attention to a new project called Picasso by iOS developer sourceloation.
A new beta release of the Misaka jailed package manager was just launched Thursday afternoon to add preliminary support for the new kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit that affects iPhones and iPads running firmware up to and including iOS & iPadOS 16.6 beta 1. But even so, Misaka continues to receive additional quality of life updates.
Back in 2021, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called YellowPages by iOS developer MiRO92 that that enhanced the incoming caller ID function on jailbroken iPhones by integrating directly with the data provided by the Truecaller app from the App Store.
Just yesterday, we shared how the Misaka package manager app for MacDirtyCow devices would soon pick up support for the newer kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit for devices running up to and including iOS 16.6 beta 1.
Whether you were a Twitter user or not, it’s unlikely that you missed all the front-page headlines about Elon Musk re-branding the social media platform as X and releasing a new logo and app icon to go along with it.
Misaka for MacDirtyCow devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 has been all the rage recently. Working as a jailbreak-style package manager for non-jailbroken devices for accessing some of the community’s greatest MacDirtyCow add-ons, the project is rapidly gaining momentum. But hot off the heels of the new kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit, it’s poised to become even more popular.
Just a couple of weeks ago, we showed you an add-on for MacDirtyCow devices called Plampy UI by YangJii that enabled a spiffy new look and feel for the Control Center user interface by way of new icon glyphs.