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unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release updated with initial support for tihmstar’s v3ntex exploit

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 15, 2019

Renowned hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd has issued a new revision to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release Friday morning; beta 28 is now the latest version available for public testing purposes.

In a Tweet shared just minutes ago by Pwn20wnd, we learn that unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 28 adds provisions for timstar’s iOS 12-centric v3ntex exploit; on the other hand, the tool only supports the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4 with the v3ntex exploit at the time of this writing. Support for more devices will come later:

A rootfs remount is being released for iOS 12, raising hope for a normal iOS 12 jailbreak with Cydia

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 9, 2019

Avid jailbreakers who are on iOS 12.0-12.1.2 currently have one of two options: 1) use rootlessJB 3.0, a developer-centric, SSH-based rootless jailbreak without Cydia; or 2) wait for a full-featured jailbreak solution with Cydia (like Electra or unc0ver) to surface. Fortunately, those who are stuck in the latter boat could be one step closer to jailbreaking as of this weekend.

Hackers @MiscMisty and @Lakr223 took to Twitter early Saturday morning to display a proof of concept of a working iOS 12.x-oriented rootfs remount. But perhaps more importantly, they noted how they would be releasing it very shortly.

iOS 12-centric ‘rootlessJB 3.0’ picks up support for tweak injection

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 4, 2019

It was only a couple of days ago that a talented hacker by the name of Jake James released rootlessJB 3.0, a developer-centric, SSH-based jailbreak that developers could deploy on A9-A11 devices running iOS 12.0-12.1.2; but it didn’t support jailbreak tweaks at the time. Fast-forward to now and this seemingly-limited jailbreak has come a long way.

Jake James took to Twitter Monday evening to announce that rootlessJB 3.0 now supports tweak injection – a means of customizing iOS outside of Apple’s stock parameters:

Pwn20wnd revises unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with partial support for iOS 12.0-12.1.2

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 6, 2019

Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd added partial support for iOS 12.0-12.1.12 to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release Monday morning, a move that follows closely in the footsteps of Jake James’ rootlessJB 3.0 tool, a rootless SSH-oriented iOS 12 jailbreak for developers; likewise, this doesn’t support A7, A8, or A12 devices.

The hacker notes that there are some significant asterisks here to consider before jumping onboard. Much like rootlessJB 3.0, unc0ver’s preliminary iOS 12 support does not comprise of Cydia or Cydia Substrate as certain jailbreak patches aren’t yet functional.

Jake James releases rootlessJB 3.0, a rootless SSH-based iOS 12 jailbreak for developers

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 3, 2019

Talented hacker and software developer Jake James took the jailbreak community by surprise this weekend after releasing rootlessJB 3.0, a developer-focused rootless jailbreak tool for A9, A10, and A11 devices running iOS 12.0-12.1.2.

James announced the release of rootlessJB 3.0 via Twitter on Saturday, perhaps unsurprisingly stirring up quite of a bit of attention among his following: