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Security researcher Brandon Azad releases iOS 11.2.6-11.4-centric exploit

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Earlier this week, renowned security researcher Ian Beer announced plans to drop an iOS 11.4.1-compatible exploit to the public. But as it would seem, he’s not the only person packing exploits for Apple's mobile operating system.

Joining the recent exploit-centric commotion is a security researcher by the name of Brandon Azad, who just recently released an iOS 11.2.6-11.4-compatible exploit on GitHub along with some handy mitigation bypasses.

iPhone XS Max wallpaper pack

Welcome to a special edition of Wallpapers of the Week! Today, Apple drops the newest in iPhone hardware and I've got my hands on a shiny new iPhone XS Max 256GB version. Wow! This OLED screen pops, all 6.5" of it.

As we all know, the best way to showcase that beautiful screen is by downloading this pack of 25 wallpapers. Spanning several genres, I was just going for a smattering of incredible wallpapers that can last you through the holiday season. Load up with these great new images to enjoy on your brand new device, or your old one if you chose to skip this year's upgrade.

This tweak automatically dismisses Siri when she sits idle for too long

Depending on how you use Siri throughout your workflow, you might find a new free jailbreak tweak called AutoDismissSiri by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson to be an advantageous supplement to your jailbroken handset.

Just as the tweak’s name implies, AutoDismissSiri adds a timeout period to the Siri interface. That said, if Siri would idle on your device for a specific amount of time, then the interface closes automatically.

Ian Beer to release exploits for iOS 11.4.1 as hacking focus shifts to iOS 12

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Security researcher Ian Beer has become somewhat of a legend in the jailbreak community recently. Albeit not directly related to the development of recent iOS 11 jailbreak tools like Electra, his mighty iOS exploits helped make them possible.

Despite all the contributions Beer has made thus far, he doesn’t appear to be slowing down one bit. Beer announced Wednesday morning via Twitter that he’d be releasing some new iOS 11.4.1-centric exploits.

Saurik updates Cydia Impactor with support for iOS 12

Apple just released iOS 12 on Monday, so it shouldn’t come off as much of a surprise that there isn’t a public jailbreak solution available for it at this time.

But that hasn’t stopped Cydia creator Jay Freeman (Saurik) from releasing an update for the Cydia Impactor side-loading tool with official iOS 12 support. As of this writing, the latest version of the utility is 0.9.46.