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How to unjailbreak an iPhone [iOS 11]

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If you’ve finally decided to unjailbreak your iPhone, you can do that with the Backup and Restore feature of iTunes.  To unjailbreak your iPhone with this method, you’ll need:

  • Your iPhone (obviously)
  • A laptop (window or mac) with the iTunes app installed.
  • A USB cable

If you already have the above, then you’re all set to begin the unjailbreaking operation. Simply follow the tips below to unjailbreak your iPhone.

Unjailbreaking iPhone using iTunes Backup and Recovery feature

Unjailbreaking your iPhone using this process will usually restore your device to its original factory stock; as such you may want to back up your files before continuing with the operation.

How to back up your files

  • Connect the iPhone to your computer
  • Select your device from the options under the play controls
  • If this is the first time of connecting your iPhone to the iTunes app, a dialog box will come up on your screen asking you to confirm the connection. Click on the YES button to continue and then input your password.
  • Scroll to the backup section in the iTunes app on your laptop and click on the Backup now button.
  • Your files will be backed up within a few minutes. Note: iTunes will not backup your firmware, as such when you restore this backup after unjailbreaking, your device will not be jailbroken.

How to unjailbreak your iPhone

  • With your iPhone still connected to your computer, Press and hold the home and power button simultaneously for at least 10 seconds
  • Hold the home button for another 5 seconds until you see connect to iTunes, once this appears, you can let go of the home button.
  • The next step is to launch the iTunes app on your laptop
  • A dialog box will come up asking if you want to the app to make changes your device, click the YES button to continue
  • Once the app finishes loading, you should see a Check for Update button and also a Restore iPhone Button.
  • Click on the Restore iPhone button
  • Your iPhone will begin the restoration process and will take several minutes to complete. Note: your IOS will also be upgraded to the latest version during the restoration.
  • This unjailbreaking process restores the phone to its default settings as such all your data and settings will be wiped clean.
  • Once your phone has been fully restored, you can follow the prompt up screen to setup your device again

How to restore your backed up files

After completing the set up, you can restore your backed up files from the iTunes app on your laptop, by connecting your iPhone to it, and launching the iTunes app.

  • Go to the backup section again and click on the restore from backup button.

This will restore your previously backed up files.

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Unc0ver Updated Jailbreak with All the Stability Issues Fixed

A jailbreak helps you to remove the software restrictions imposed by Apple on its devices. The program is running through a series of kernel patches, and allows the download and installing of additional extensions or applications unavailable through Apple Store. Now we have the latest update from Unc0ver for Jailbreak iOS 11-12.1.2, and all the stability issues are fixed.

What We have New on this Update?

  • The APT list cache file for repositories is updated
  • Assertion is improved
  • The bug from login is fixed
  • The performance is improved
  • The success rate of machswap and machswap 2 is improved
  • After extracting bootstrap, it will not reboot
  • The code is optimized
  • The faulty sandbox patch is fixed
  • The kernel memory leak is fixed
  • The freezing under low-memory conditions on iOS 12 is fixed
  • Those overnight reboots or system memory resets are fixed
  • The problem when loading tweaks or the security is restarting on iOS 12 is fixed
  • Store offsets in the live kernel memory

Moreover, you must know that Jailbreak supports all pre-A12 devices, like iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPod touch 6G, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, and iPad Air. On the other hand, iPhone X, XS, and XR, the A12-A12X devices, are waiting for an update on Cydia Substrate for arm64e. Pwn20ownd declares that the update of Substrate for arm64e will be soon released, and unc0ver v3.0.0 is still in beta version because he is working to implement full-fledged A12-A12X support before taking it out.

Finally, using this new Unc0ver Jailbreak you will have a stable and better Cydia, and even if you are already using Electra, you could give it a try.

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The State of Jailbreak and the Closing of the Cydia Store

Jailbreak users were surprised to learn that the Cydia Store will no longer offer paid apps and tweaks. Cydia creator Jay ‘’ Saurik’’ Freeman decided to remove PayPal integration and justified the decision in a post on the official Reddit forums.

The main argument for the decision is that the cost to keep the functionality was bigger than the revenue generated from the items that were purchased. The introduction of PayPal integration also created a lot of friction within the community as some users argued that all tweaks and apps for jailbreak devices should be free in the first place.

The announcement will affect developers that relied on paying users for extra money. Saurik noted that the service was successful at first and all the revenue collected was used in order to maintain the servers that host the repositories offered by Cydia.

The Cydia app will remain available for the foreseeable future but some repositories may close since the cost to maintain them is too high in comparison to their popularity.

On the bright side, it appears that there are still chances for the release of a jailbreak iOS 12.1 version. A developer claims that he has managed to successfully jailbreak an iPhone XS Max, managing to defeat the numerous security checks placed by Apple within the software.

It remains to be seen if the developer will release the jailbreak for free or sell it to interested third-party groups. After all, he may want to receive a reward for his efforts. The release of a new jailbreak version would breathe fresh life into a bleeding community as jailbreak users are missing many of the features introduced with the latest version of iOS.

There is also hope that a public jailbreak build will be released by another developer later in the future as he is now focusing on removing the security restrictions that block the installation of jailbreak iOS.

The future looks bright for jailbreak lovers.

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A Jailbreak for iPhone XS Max which Operates on iOS 12.1 Available Soon

Ever since the last version of iOS was released, users have been interested in seeing how a jailbreak would work on this operating system. Recently, this ”dream” became true thanks to Keen Security Lab.

A member of their team, Liang Chen, managed to jailbreak the new iPhone XS Max, a device ran by iOS 12.1. He announced his accomplishment on Twitter and added that he will make a presentation about the jailbreak during POC 2018.

Chen’s presentation can be seen on the 9th of November

According to Liang Chen’s social media channel, he will be moderating the panel this Friday, November 9th, between 16:30 – 17:30. Unfortunately, people cannot expect to actually see any footage presenting the jailbreak process.

Chen might not be able to make a practical demonstration of his work on jailbreaking iOS 12.1 on an iPhone XS Max because of his job. Tencent Keen Security Lab was created in 2016 (January). Their purpose is to focus on researching security matters for PCs, IOT smart devices, applications, mobile devices, cloud computing technologies and others.

In addition, Tencent Security applies their research on their own products and technologies. This means that a jailbreak like the one recently completed by Chen might not be in their line of interest.

iOS 12.1 users are happy to hear that their operating system can be subject to jailbreak. A lot of them say that this version is far better the previous parts, so they will follow Chen’s work very closely.

Other say that there’s no point in proving that you jailbreak an operating system unless you show the process to the public. Usually, it can take months until people like Chen show how they managed to do what they claim and it could be too late, since iOS users might already upgrade their systems.

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Jailbreakers Made It Too Easy for Apple – What Has Apple Stole from Them

Thanks to the stability improvements, iOS has now the best security tools, lots of app and services to enjoy and a friendly user interface. Each update comes with better things that make the experience the best one for iPhone users. However, you need to keep in mind that it’s not all thanks to Apple’s genius, as most of the features come from tweaks made by the jailbreak community.

You get a camera shortcut on the lock screen, you get to quick replay to messages directly from notifications, you get screen recording support – and not only, but these also are just the tip of the iceberg and were possible even before Apple got them for their operating system.

We all remember how it was when iOS first made its appearance – it just had a few options for customization, but people from the jailbreak community figured out how to improve the software from Apple, and now it’s easier for more technical users to do many things – things that Apple couldn’t even imagine.

The control center

It was first introduced in iOS 7, and it’s that thing that allows you to swipe up (from the bottom of the screen initially, now it’s a swipe down from the top-right of the screen if you have Face ID). Here is where you find the Airplane Mode Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Do Not Disturb and Portrait Orientation Lock.

Jailbreak versions had some features like these, and it was long before the iOS 7 was released. SBSettings came together with the customizable toggles, things that will later be seen in iOS, too. For iOS 5 and above, you can get the SBSettings’ controls for the swipe-down Notification Center. Before you could do this, you had to swipe left or right to be able to open the toggles.

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