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A new unpatchable iPhone jailbreak exploit found
A new unpatchable iPhone jailbreak exploit found
A new exploit has been found on iPhones dating from 2017 with iPhone X and iPhone 8 all the way back to iPhone 4S from 2011. The security ...... 28 Sep 2019 - 1 comment
iOS 8.1 jailbreak is here, but without Cydia
iOS 8.1 jailbreak is here, but without Cydia
The dev team PanGu has announced the launch of an iOS 8.1 jailbreak app, although as of writing it is very limited. 27 Oct 2014 - 3 comments
Nokia Lumia 920 jailbroken?
Nokia Lumia 920 jailbroken?
Chinese security firm Silenstd has posted proof that the Nokia Lumia 920 has been jailbroken. 31 Dec 2013
iOS7 jailbreak released
iOS7 jailbreak released
After a relatively short wait, the latest version of Apple's iOS7 has been finally, successfully jailbreaked. The jailbreak is now available ...... 22 Dec 2013 - 1 comment
Jailbreak update for iOS 6.1.1 on iPhone 4S
Jailbreak update for iOS 6.1.1 on iPhone 4S
The evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6 devices has been updated to support jailbreaking iOS 6.1.1 on iPhone 4S handsets. 13 Feb 2013
Evasi0n iOS 6.1 jailbreak updated to fix bugs, Cydia apps fix weather app, reboot time
Evasi0n iOS 6.1 jailbreak updated to fix bugs, Cydia apps fix weather app, reboot time
Team evad3rs has released evasi0n 1.1 to fix a couple of bugs associated with jailbreaking iOS 6 devices with the evasi0n v1.0 tool 08 Feb 2013 - 6 comments
Jailbreak iOS 6.x with evasi0n - supports iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad Mini
Jailbreak iOS 6.x with evasi0n - supports iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad Mini
Apple devices running iOS 6.0 - 6.1 can be jailbreaked using the new evasi0n tool from team evad3rs. 04 Feb 2013 - 32 comments
'Hackulous' shut down for good
'Hackulous' shut down for good
One of the world's most famous cracked app communities has shut down for good. Hackulous, along with Apptrackr and Installous have all been ...... 01 Jan 2013 - 8 comments
Apple fires infamous iOS hacker Comex
Apple fires infamous iOS hacker Comex
Nicholas Allegra, the infamous "Comex," has been terminated after his quick employment at Apple. The 20-year old Brown University student, ...... 19 Oct 2012 - 2 comments
Latest untethered jailbreak released for iOS 5.1.1
Latest untethered jailbreak released for iOS 5.1.1
The Chronic Dev Team has released the latest version of their untethered jailbreak for iOS devices running 5.1.1. Says the blog post: "After ...... 26 May 2012 - 1 comment
Apple iTunes Store no longer censoring word 'jailbreak'
Apple iTunes Store no longer censoring word 'jailbreak'
Earlier today, Apple began censoring the word "jailbreak" in any content seen in the iTunes Store. For example, the Thin Lizzy song "Jailbreak" ...... 18 May 2012 - 3 comments
Absinthe jailbreak now available for Windows
Absinthe jailbreak now available for Windows
Two days ago, the iOS jailbreaking "dream team" of the iPhone Dev Team, Chronic Dev Team and pod2G began offering a jailbreak solution for iPhone ...... 24 Jan 2012 - 1 comment
iOS 5.0.1 gets untethered jailbreak, on A4 devices
iOS 5.0.1 gets untethered jailbreak, on A4 devices
The developer "pod2g" has unveiled his long-awaited iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak, after weeks of testing his exploit on different devices. Because ...... 28 Dec 2011 - 3 comments
Amazon Kindle Touch jailbroken
Amazon Kindle Touch jailbroken
Developer Yifan Lu has jailbroken the new Amazon Kindle Touch. The jailbreak tool will not require you to use advanced techniques as it is ...... 12 Dec 2011
RIM PlayBook finally jailbroken
RIM PlayBook finally jailbroken
The RIM BlackBerry PlayBook has been jailbroken. Three hackers lay claim to the feat, saying: "We've done it. We've broken RIM's fancy security. ...... 01 Dec 2011
redsn0w tethered jailbreak for iOS5 available now
redsn0w tethered jailbreak for iOS5 available now
The iPhone Dev Team have now released the updated beta of redsn0w, the popular tethered jailbreak solution for iOS devices, allowing for jailbreaking ...... 13 Oct 2011
iOS 4.3.4 gets jailbroken
iOS 4.3.4 gets jailbroken
Developers have already jailbroken Apple's latest firmware, 4.3.4, although if you own an iPad 2 you are out of luck, for the time being. ...... 18 Jul 2011 - 2 comments
It lives! JailbreakMe 3.0 will jailbreak your iPad 2 untethered
It lives! JailbreakMe 3.0 will jailbreak your iPad 2 untethered
Comex has released the updated JailbreakMe 3.0 tool which will jailbreak your iPad 2 with iOS 4.3.3 untethered. If you are using a beta iOS ...... 07 Jul 2011 - 6 comments
Apple to make it harder to jailbreak with iOS 5
Apple to make it harder to jailbreak with iOS 5
Apple will make it much harder to jailbreak with iOS 5, if multiple reports are accurate. The company will update the software making it ...... 27 Jun 2011 - 10 comments
Official Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool coming soon
Official Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool coming soon
ChevronWP7, the group who released the aptly named ChevronWP7 jailbreaking tool for Windows Phone 7 devices earlier this year has posted this ...... 20 Jun 2011 - 1 comment
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