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Apple no longer signing iOS 14.1 following launch of iOS 14.2

by Anthony Bouchard on November 12, 2020— no comment yet

Apple has stopped signing iOS and iPadOS 14.1 one week after releasing iOS and iPadOS 14.1 to the general public. This stops users from downgrading their handset’s installed firmware.

Inferius permits creating & restoring from custom IPSWs via checkm8 exploit

by Anthony Bouchard on August 26, 2020— no comment yet

A new tool called Inferius allows handsets susceptible to the checkm8 bootrom exploit to be restored with custom-made IPSWs.

Apple stops signing iOS 12.4, preventing downgrades to a jailbreakable firmware

by Anthony Bouchard on September 11, 2019— no comment yet

Apple on Wednesday stopped signing iOS 12.4, a move that prevents users from downgrading to a jailbreakable version of the mobile operating system.

Last chance to downgrade to iOS 12.4 for jailbreak eligibility

by Anthony Bouchard on August 26, 2019— no comment yet

Apple released iOS 12.4.1 on Monday to patch an exploit used by the unc0ver and Chimera jailbreaks to pwn iOS 12.4. It’s your last chance to install iOS 12.4 before Apple stops signing it.

Apple sues mobile device virtualization company Corellium, cites ‘copyright infringement’

by Anthony Bouchard on August 16, 2019— no comment yet

Apple is allegedly suing Corellium LLC on the grounds that its software virtualization techniques violate copyright infringement laws.

iPhone hobbyist claims to have ported iOS 13 beta 1 to the iPhone 6 [updated]

by Anthony Bouchard on June 16, 2019— no comment yet

A user of iOS 13 beta 1 claims to have ported the firmware to an unsupported device (the iPhone 6). Sadly, it turned out to be a hoax.

Succession: An upcoming Cydia Eraser alternative for iOS 10.0+

by Anthony Bouchard on April 7, 2019— no comment yet

Succession is an upcoming Cydia Eraser alternative for iOS 10.0 and above by iOS developer Sam Gardner.

Apple stops signing iOS 12.1.3, preventing downgrades from iOS 12.1.4

by Anthony Bouchard on March 18, 2019— no comment yet

Apple is no longer signing iOS 12.1.3 as of Monday evening, a move that prevents downgrades to earlier versions of iOS.

The latest iTunes beta prevents iOS downgrades

by Christian Zibreg on January 30, 2019— no comment yet

We’ve always been able to downgrade to a recent iOS version by installing an IPSW file on an iPhone or iPad through iTunes for Mac and Windows, but that’s no longer possible in the latest iTunes 12.9 beta, distributed last week as part of the macOS Mojave 10.14.4 developer beta.