The RootHide development team has published a newer version of its Procursus-based bootstrap for non-jailbroken devices, this time pushing the package up to version 4.2 beta.
The Misaka package manager app for MacDirtyCow and kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit-vulnerable handsets has received another update on Tuesday, this time bringing the project up to version 8.1.2.
PureKFD, one of the major package manager apps that exists to install hacks and add-ons on devices vulnerable to the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits, received a large update on Monday, officially bringing the project up to version 5.
The RootHide development team published updated builds of their Procursus-based bootstrap on Monday, enhancing the user experience for all of those who are taking advantage of tweak injection via the kfd and CoreTrust exploits (also referred to as “semi-jailbreaks”) such as Serotonin and kfdfunv4.
The kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit-based nekoJB jailbreak tool for arm64 devices (A9-A11) running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.8 picked up another update this week, this time bringing the tool up to version 0.1.0 beta 5.
Big news surfaced for the jailbreak community on Sunday after developer Zhu Xinlang (or perhaps better known as @xina520), the mind behind the XinaA15 v2 jailbreak, shared a curious post on X (formerly Twitter).
Jailbreak tweaks are generally installed on iPhones and iPads that have been jailbroken, but the community has been hard at work on utilities that allow tweak injection to exist on non-jailbroken devices by way of kernel exploits such as kernel file descriptor (kfd) and the new CoreTrust bug utilized by TrollStore 2.
The Misaka package manager app has picked up yet another update on Friday, this time bringing it up to version 8.0.9 beta.
Apple just this week stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 17.2 in a move that effectively prevents iPhone and iPad owners from downgrading from the newer iOS & iPadOS 17.2.1 release.
The Misaka team is out with another update Thursday morning for the MacDirtyCow and kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit-based package manager app, this time bringing the project up to version 8.0.8.
In addition to uploading a new tvOS-compatible version of the Misaka package manager app on Wednesday, it seems that project lead developer @straight_tamago is also releasing a new build for iPhones and iPads in the form of version 8.0.7 beta.
For those who’ve been following the meowbrek2 project by @dora2ios, it may be of particular interest that the developer has published a fourth beta build in the form of meowbrek2 v1.1.4-beta.