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CoolStar teases jailbreak untether after achieving arbitrary code execution post-reboot

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 20, 2021

Untethered jailbreaks are something of a rarity these days, with most modern jailbreaks being either semi-tethered or semi-untethered variants instead. But a teaser by security researcher Linus Henze just one week ago manifested at least some hope that the community could witness one again soon, at least for the likes of iOS & iPadOS 14.5.1 and below.

And speaking of untethered jailbreaks, Odyssey Team lead developer CoolStar announced via the Sileo / Taurine / Odyssey Discord channel Monday evening that they had successfully achieved arbitrary code execution in a native iOS/iPadOS application after conducting a full reboot of the device. This is, of course, the hallmark feature of an untethered jailbreak.

The 15 best iOS 15 features worth checking out

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated August 5, 2024

Following months of testing, Apple's iOS 15 software is now available to the general public. The update brings several major new features as well as a bunch of under-the-hood improvements. Here are some of the best fifteen iOS 15 features that you should try.

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Vē is a new jailbreak tweak that keeps detailed notification history logs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 20, 2021

When you receive notifications on your iPhone or iPad, there are two primary choices you can make: 1) tap on the notification to view its contents in the respective app; or 2) delete and ignore the notification, never to see it again.

Some people do the latter so frequently that they accidentally delete notifications they don’t intend to. As frustrating as this can be, iOS developer Litten has just released a new and free jailbreak tweak called Vē that logs each and every incoming notification you receive so that it can be referenced by the end user later on.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AdvancedBrightnessSlider, PencilBanners, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 19, 2021

Just this past week, Apple unveiled the spectacular new iPhone 13 lineup and scheduled an official release date for iOS & iPadOS 15 on this coming Monday. Despite the upcoming changes, the jailbreak community continues to hang in there.

AdvancedBrightnessSlider integrates Reduce White Point into Control Center’s display brightness slider

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 14, 2023

Being in control of your iPhone’s display brightness can be incredibly convenient depending on your surrounding circumstances. But I’ve long noticed that even the lowest brightness setting isn’t quite as low as I like it sometimes.

PencilBanner applies the Apple Pencil charging pop-up UI from iPadOS to more aspects of iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 15, 2022

iOS’ native alert system hasn’t changed much in recent years, but one major convenience of jailbreaking is that users can install third-party add-ons to change the look and behavior of almost anything they desire.

Seize more control over your local network via your jailbroken iPhone with Harpy Reloaded

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 17, 2021

As capable of an internet communications device as the iPhone is, it seems like Apple doesn’t give users all that many options for Wi-Fi connectivity and network management.

Like most things Apple, the company instead took a user-friendly approach to reduce the number of interactions a user makes with configuration. This makes complicated things more approachable by the masses, but it can be annoying if you’re a power user that demands more capabilities.

mmWave 5G support: Non-existent on the new iPad mini‌, limited to US-only iPhone 13 models

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 16, 2021

Cellular versions of Apple's sixth-generation iPad mini don't support mmWave, a faster 5G protocol that's predominately used in the United States, at all. As for the new iPhone 13, it still restricts mmWave 5G support to the US just like its predecessor, the iPhone 12 family.

Security researcher publishes XNU IPC Race Condition bug PoC impacting iOS 14.7.1 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 21, 2021

It seemed like jailbreak-viable kernel exploits and security vulnerabilities for iOS & iPadOS 14 had all but disappeared over the course of the past several months, but with iOS & iPadOS 15 right around the corner, that appears to be changing.

Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13 updated to v1.4.0 with startup utility, bug fixes, & improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 15, 2021

Curiously timed with respect to the upcoming iOS & iPadOS 15 updates for iPhone and iPad, The Odyssey Team appears to have released an updated version of the iOS & iPadOS 13-based Odyssey jailbreak tool.

The iPad mini includes 4GB of RAM; ninth-generation iPad has 3GB

Evan Selleck ∙ September 15, 2021

Hot on the heels of finding out just how much RAM the new iPhone 13 lineup has, we now know how much is tucked inside the newest iPad models, too. Of course, this isn't official, as Apple isn't going out of its way --as usual-- to tell anyone just how much RAM is in these products. But, considering the source, it's all but confirmed.