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Apple yesterday released an update to the iOS 8 firmware bringing the most recent iOS firmware to iOS 8.3. The release brings good number of fixes and enhancements to the iPhone and just one bad news.  Messages, Siri, Keyboard and Maps have received enhancements that makes them more better to use. For example, the  message quick reply now has an image attached to it view the content of the message has one or more images in it. Another enhancements is in the emoji section giving rise to new emojis that will thrill a lot of peeps.  One bad news with the release of iOS 8.3 will affect those that have a jailbroken devices or want to jailbreak their device. iOS 8.3 have patched the exploit used by Taig and hence no jailbreak will be possible for iOS 8.3 at least for now. Aside this, all other things that comes with the iOS 8.3 are quite good as shown in the release notes detailed below. Improved performance App launch App responsiveness Messages Wi-...

Apple have released an update to the iOS 8.1 firmware for all iOS 8 capable devices. The latest iOS 8.1.1 firmware according to Apple fixes bugs and makes older devices more snappier during use. This of course is a great thing, however, for those willing to keep their jailbreak, there is a drawback when this update is applied as pointed out by seasoned hacker  +MuscleNerd +MuscleNerd   earlier today made a tweet warning jailbreakers to stay away from the new iOS 8.1.1 update if they intend to have a jailbroken Apple Device. From the tweet below, the message is clear and concise. If you are on iOS 8.1 and haven't upgraded to iOS 8.1.1, you can jailbreak your device using the Pangu jailbreak tool in shown in one of our "How To" guides here . Therefore, if you still to hold on to your jailbroken iPhone, you are advised to stay away from iOS 8.1.1 update. However, if you don't care for a jailbroken iPhone you can go ahead to upgrade your iPhone to th...

Once an Apple device is jailbroken, one of the things done by many folks is to install apps from Cydia store and to also install apps that were not permitted into the Apple Store but found elsewhere aside Cydia e.g Vshare and AppCake. The thing is, without AppSync installed on your device, none of the apps downloaded from non-Apple Store would work. Another problem is that old versions of AppSync do not work and some are having trouble getting the new version to work. The guide below will show you on how to install a working AppSync on your Apple device. Its being tested and it worked on all test devices. This tutorial is meant to help you install apps outside the Apple App Store and not to promote piracy. Requirements 1. A jailbroken apple device on iOS 8.0 - 8.1 2. Internet Connection on your apple device Procedures 1. Launch Cydia on your phone and click on Sources at the bottom 2. Tap on Edit at the top-right orner of the screen and then tap on Add a...

The Pangu team have today released a new version of the Pangu Untethered Jailbreak tool. Today's release brings the Pangu tool to v1.2 and only still available for Windows PC, although you can still jailbreak if you are on a Mac computer. To jailbreak your Apple device untethered, please follow the following instructions Warning 1. Jailbreaking your Apple device would cause you to lose your warranty on the device in case anything happens in the process, although a jailbreak is totally reversible. Furthermore, we are not responsible if you have any problem with your device during the jailbreak process, however, we are always here to help if you encounter any problem. 2. We advise you backup your phone via iTunes before you begin the process. After backing up, close iTunes completely. 3. DO NOT delete "com.apple.mobile.softwareupdated.plist" or disable the service.  It will cause your devices unable to reboot. Needed Item Pangu Jailbreak Tool for iOS ...

With Apple set to officially release iOS 8 to the world come September 19th 2014 alongside the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, one can only imagine how many iPhone users would gladly and maybe blindly update to the latest iOS 8 firmware. We say blindly because, as far as history as thought us, the first version of any new iOS firmware released comes with a whole lot of bugs that can render the device and apps unstable. However, to some group of people called the jailbreak community, updating to iOS 8 means more. According to the elite iOS hacker  +MuscleNerd  , if you update your untethered jailbroken iPhone, iPod or iPad to iOS 8.0 you will lose the jailbreak and won't be able to re-jailbreak it or downgrade to earlier version of iOS if the ipsw 7.1.2 signing window get closed. This is a warning! Furthermore, you should know that at this point there is no word on a jailbreak for iOS 8 on any of the iDevices nor is there an ETA for one. Hence, once your device...

Devices with Apple A5x processors can now be jailbroken for life. This is the position that the popular hacker iH8sn0w have made us see in one of the tweets he posted. In the words of iH8sn0w  "So looks like all my A5(X) devices are fully untethered and jailbroken for life now . A5 AES Keys anyone? 4S 7.0.4 iBSS -iv 3a0fc879691a5a359973792bcd367277 -k 371e3aea9121d90b8106228bf2b5ee4c638a0b4837fefbd87a3c0aca646e5996 All A5(X) AES Keys will be posted on @icj_’s icj.me/ios/keys as soon as I clean this up a bit more  " Not many people understand what that means. Basically, What it means is that no matter what iOS version you are running on your A5x device, it will always be jailbreakable just like how iPhone 4 (A4 devices) can be jailbroken tethered on any iOS version.  Now the exploit found by iH8sn0w is a iBoot exploit (Not bootrom exploit) which is not in a complete state yet. However, when it does become complete those that have an iPh...

One of the huge benefits a jailbroken iPhone enjoy is the ability to tweak, modify and enhance the interface of the iPhone.  There are so many Lockscreen app but JellyLock7 comes out as a very good one.  If you had always wanted a Lockscreen that is different from the default lock screen of the iPhone then i think what you need is the Jellylock7 tweak.  JellyLock7 gives you a taste of the Android kind of lock screen where by you choose what app opens when you unlock the phone.  That means, you can set it that when you unlock youriPhone, the camera app should launch or you might choose Facebook or even Twitter to open when you unlock your iPhone.  This tweak I sight weight, free of charge and very useful especially if you have certain apps you use a lot and you want to always open them immediately you unlock your iPhone.  To download, go to Cydia, search for JellyLock7 and then install to your device. Respring ...

One of the great things of having a smartphone is that you want to watch videos, sometimes, you don't want to stream the video online but you want to download and watch at your convenient time. While Android devices have a variety of YouTube video download apps, which are not too efficient except for my all time favourite TubeMate , iOS devices can't really boast of much of these apps that are truly efficient in doing what they are supposed to do. Enter MxTube MxTube is an app which you would only find in Cydia meaning that its available ONLY for jailbroken iDevices. If you want to jailbreak your iOS 7 device, follow this guide . The app is hosted under BigBoss packages so chances are that you would find it if your Cydia packages are up to date. To download, go to Cydia and search for MxTube, even though it has  not been updated to support iOS 7, yet it still works. So download it and install the app. The app will create its icon on your home screen. MxTube ...

iOS 7.1 beta 4 was released just a couple of days back and the feedback from testers and developers is that Apple patched some of the exploits which the Evad3rs used in the Evasion7 tool to jailbreak iOS 7. Evasi0n 7 was the tool released by the Evad3rs team just before Christmas to jailbreak all iDevices running iOS 7.0 to 7.1 beta 2. By the time Apple released 7.1 beta 3, there were indications that Apple have started putting things to start patching the exploits.  On releasing iOS 7.1 beta 4, it was noticed that Apple have patched critical exploits used by the Evasi0n tool used in jailbreaking the new iOS 7. What this means is that it won't be possible yet to jailbreak the iOS 7.1 beta 4. According to @iH8sn0w, there won't be any update to the Evasi0n tool to try jailbreaking iOS 7.1 beta 4. Invariably, people that value their jailbreak should stay away from the iOS 7.1 beta 4. At the moment, there is no word on whether the Evad3rs team will make a ...

The Evad3rs team have released an updated version of the evasion 7 jailbreak tool for a more efficient jailbreak process on all iOS devices. The updated evasi0n7 tool which now comes to version 1.0.4 is in particular targeted at solving some issues especially one issue coming from the iPad mini Retina that causes it to enter a boot loop. For those already jailbroken on their iPhone, there is no need to re - jailbreak their devices. This new update is meant for those that are performing a new fresh jailbreak. The updated evasi0n7 jailbreak tool can be downloaded directly from the evasi0n website which you would find at the bottom of the post. It's very comforting to see these guys trying to do everything possible to make sure that all iOS devices get a hassle free jailbreak. To get your device jailbroken, go to the link www.evasi0n.com and download the latest version of the evasi0n7 tool and follow the tutorial from this link . Only 5mins is required for th...

If you are among those experiencing the bootloop issue when trying to untether jailbreak your iPhone 4 with the newly released iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 released by iH8sn0w, it would interest you that there is a fix for it. iH8sn0w just posted the fix for the bootloop issue. This fix is presented below. Follow the instructions carefully. Boot Loop Fix 1) Download this Java runtime binary of msftguy's SSH RD Creator. 2) Put your iPhone 4 into DFU and wait for it to tell you to connect to localhost:2022 3) If you're on a Mac, use terminal and type "ssh root@localhost -p 2022". If you're on a PC, grab PuTTY and type localhost in Hostname, and 2022 under Port. 4) Enter "root" for the User Name. 5) Enter "alpine" for the Password. 6) Copy & Paste this one line bash command: while [ ! -d /mnt2/mobile ]; do mount.sh; done; printf '\xD3\x8E\x95\xD4\x44\x47\x32\x2E\xA1\x5F\x9F\x9B\xE7\xE8\x8F\xDC' | dd of=/mnt2/unt...

Following the scandalous events surrounding the release of the evad3rs evasion 7 Tool to untethered jailbreak iOS 7, the evad3rs team have released an official report detailing what happened and why the app in question Taig was included in the Chinese version of the jailbreak tool.  A copy of this statement is shown below.  Dear Jailbreak Community, We are deeply troubled by the rumors and speculation surrounding our iOS 7 jailbreak. We would like to present the whole story to you. Most of the concern surrounds the inclusion of the Chinese App Store Taig. In the course of developing the iOS 7 jailbreak, we were approached by the company with an offer of partnership in offering Taig bundled with the jailbreak in China. Taig is a Chinese App Store written in Chinese. tailored and, we believe, well suited to meet the needs of users for the Chinese market. Users are not locked into Taig. Cydia can also be installed and Taig removed afterwards. It would be deepl...

Today is almost like Christmas for some, especially those that are using Apple devices and waiting for an untethered jailbreak for their iOS 7 loaded devices. Evad3rs team, which comprises of elite hackers released the evasi0n 7 tool that is capable of jailbreaking Apple mobile devices, that is, iPhone, iPod and iPad running iOS 7.0 - 7.1 beta 1 & 2. The jailbreak tool was released today in a surprising way. It was so surprising, Jay freeman didn't see it coming; this he voiced out the tweet below and also expressing some concerns relating to Cydia. Evasi0n 7 tool is in the version 1.0.0 stage and there is going to be an update to it pretty soon as tweeted by the evad3rs team. This is due to some little glitches that would definitely be experienced.  The tool can be downloaded and used for those that can't wait for updates to this evasi0n 7 tool. The thing is, we love that the tool to jailbreak the iOS 7 firmware is finally out and working....