iOS 17.1 and other related updates allow you to connect Nintendo's Switch N64 controller to play games on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.
iOS 17.1 includes support for the Nintendo Switch N64 controller
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Apple unsigns first versions of iOS & iPadOS 17 since the major firmware update launched in September
News broke late Wednesday night that Apple stopped all firmware downgrades from any version of iOS or iPadOS 17 to iOS or iPadOS 16 after iOS & iPadOS 16.6.1 stopped being signed. But that’s not all that happened…
RootHide Patcher released to make ordinary jailbreak tweaks compatible with RootHide jailbreak detection bypass
RootHide is a new jailbreak detection bypass platform for rootless jailbreaks that is currently available for the Dopamine iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 jailbreak for arm64e devices, and it’s been all the rage recently.
Apple closes signing window for iOS 16.6.1, ending downgrades from iOS 17
Apple released iOS & iPadOS 17.0 as 2023’s major new software upgrade for iPhones and iPads, which as you can probably guess, means that Apple really doesn’t want people downgrading back to the older iOS & iPadOS 16 firmware.
Linus Henze publishes rootful edition of Fugu15 jailbreak, archives GitHub repository
Linus Henze, the talented security researcher that brought us the Fugu15 rootless developer jailbreak that eventually helped lead to the creation of the Dopamine jailbreak for end users on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1, turned a few heads on Wednesday with respect to his GitHub page.
TrollStore developer confirms new bug might be exactly like the one already being used
When Apple released iOS & iPadOS 17.0.1 just over a week ago, we also touched on comments made by TrollStore lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev), who claimed that a bug possibly similar to the one used by TrollStore had been patched in iOS & iPadOS 16.7 and 17.0.
New jailbreak tweak ports iPhone 15 Pro Action Button functionality to jailbroken iPadOS 17 devices
One of the signature features of the new iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max is that Apple has replaced the traditional ringer/silent switch with a customizable Action Button that works similarly to the one found on the Apple Watch Ultra, albeit without the screaming orange aesthetic.
PureKFD receives ‘complete overhaul’ in latest v4.0 update
PureKFD, a popular all-in-one package manager app for the MacDirtyCow and KFD exploits has been updated to version 4.0 in what is being described in its announcement as a “complete overhaul.”
Jailbreak news of the week: Possible iOS 16 PPL bypass, How to install RootHide, & more…
One thing we take very seriously here at iDB is our coverage of jailbreak and iPhone hacking news. Unfortunately, we know that busy lives keep a lot of our readers from seeing the latest news as it unfolds, which is why we make roundups like this one every Sunday so that those readers can catch up.
iOS 17.1 enables cellular AirDrop when Wi-Fi is unavailable
iOS 17.1 enables a new AirDrop feature to finish an in-progress file transfer via the internet, using your iPhone's cellular data, if Wi-Fi becomes unavailable.
New Apple Music features in iOS 17.1: Favorites system, playlist artworks, etc.
iOS 17.1 brings new Apple Music features like a smarter favoriting system, eight custom artwork styles for playlists, suggested songs in playlists and more.
RootHide jailbreak detection bypass for Dopamine updated to v1.0.3
RootHide, the popular new jailbreak detection bypass utility for the Dopamine jailbreak for arm64e devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1, was updated to version 1.0.3 on Friday with a number of improvements.