Tag: iOS 12

The last Unc0ver jailbreak tool was released last month for iPhones and iPads that run iOS 12, 12.1.1 beta 3, and iOS 12.1.2, and iPhone/iPad users were able to enjoy the jailbreak on their phones. Now thanks to the dev team at Unc0ver, more iPhones can get the jailbreak.

Unc0ver Jailbreak for iPhone XS, XS Max, iPhone XR, and iPad Pros (2018)

The jailbreak tool only worked for devices that had A8X up to A11 processors. This means that the iPhone XS, XS Max, iPhone XR, and the 2018 iPad Pros couldn’t use the Unc0ver tool, until now.

The latest update from Developer @pwn20wnd on Twitter tells us about the Unc0ver v3.0.0 public beta 44 which has ‘partial’ support for the A12 and A12X devices. This means all the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, as well as all the iPad Pro models powered by A12,  will be supported by the tool very soon.

The public beta comes with more than partial support for these devices. It also comes with a beta 45 for public testing, adding a fix for the voucher_swap exploit. The new beta version of Unc0ver jailbreak tool can be found on GitHub. Bear in mind that this is a beta version so it can have bugs and you may experience some issues. The tool is mainly released for developers or for those that want to risk jailbreaking their devices.

Developers might want access to this tool to create or optimize jailbreak tweaks for iOS 12. They will have access to the root filesystem on A12 and A12X devices with the Unc0ver v3.0.0 public beta 44.

Partial Support – What Does It Mean?

If you were wondering what ‘partial support’ means, then you must know that the tool works on the iPhone XS, XS Max, iPhone XR or the iPad Pros, you can install it, but you can’t tweak the devices because it doesn’t support Cydia. You won’t be able to install jailbreak tweaks from Cydia, and Saurik hasn’t yet stated if or when they will add Cydia support for the latest devices.

Public users will only benefit from the version after it gets support from Cydia. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about this in the coming days.

Henry R. Lares

Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post.  In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.

If you are a jailbreaking fan, it means that you have been waiting for the Unc0ver jailbreak for iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2. While its release is not too far from happening, more details on it are being shared on the internet. It is still in development change, but it did not stop a developer from the team to publish a teaser video on Reddit pf the jailbreak on their iPhone X. What might surprise you when you watch that video is the fact that Siri and Siri’s Shortcuts were used by the developer to initiate the Unc0ver jailbreak.

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As you have read above, a video was posted by a developer from the Unc0ver jailbreak team on Reddit which shows how in order to jailbreak iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2 he makes use of Siri. The Unc0ver app begins running through the vulnerabilities after the Siri Shortcuts hotword is said. The iPhone then restarts with Cydia installed after some time. One thing that you should keep in mind is the fact that this jailbreaking tool is still in the process of being tested, which means that it is recommendable that you wait for the public release. It will happen very soon.

Unfortunately, no A12 Bionic processor support will be included when the Unc0ver jailbreak for iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2 will be released, which means that using this tool you will not be able to jailbreak the new iPad Pro models, the iPhone XS Max, the iPhone XS or the iPhone XR. Maybe that will be added by the developers in the future.

If you are planning to install the Unc0ver jailbreak for iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2, make sure that you do not upgrade your iOS device to Apple’s latest firmware update.

Henry R. Lares

Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post.  In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.

The jailbreak community was severely discouraged by the introduction of iOS 12. Apple was against jailbreak since day one and the company continues to boost the security of the OS with each major update.  The company argues that the act of jailbreaking a device will make it vulnerable to malicious attacks and users that opt to jailbreak their device will have their warranty revoked if they are caught.

The release of a developer-only jailbreak solution brought some much needed hope. Rootless JB tool is currently working on several iPhones but the solution comes with a variety of bug and is unfit for public use.

Tihmstar, a well-known contributor of the jailbreak community, has released its first iOS 12 vintex exploit.  The developer tested the jailbreak on an iPhone 6 that runs iOS 12.1.2 noting that some improvements can be made to the code. Those that wish to try it are free to do so but they should keep in mind that the solution was tested on a single device. Some developers have already tried to adapt the jailbreak for other iPhone models and it seems that there is a lot of work to be done until a stable version will be available.

Rootless JB is the only jailbreak tool that is currently compatible iOS 12 and able to run on a large selection of devices, starting with the iPhone 6S and up to the iPhone X.  As previously mentioned, this tool is aimed at developers and it is unable to grant root access or package manager functionality.

Some Apple fans condemn the use of jailbreak solution, accusing the jailbreaking community of piracy and ill-use of Apple’s intellectual property. Despite Apple’s protest jailbreak is legal, since the Library of Congress added an exemption to the DMCA which notes that iPhone owners are allowed to jailbreak their devices if they wish to do so. That exception was recently extended and now includes iPads.

It is likely that a stable jailbreak solution will surface in the following months.

Henry R. Lares

Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post.  In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.