Jailbreaking

Leet hax

Someone managed to get Ubuntu to run on an iPhone 7

Oliver Haslam 5 days ago

Installing software on devices that were never designed to run it is always fun.

Breaking in

Switch Jailbreak: Things you need to know about hacking your console

Lory Gil, Chris Parsons and Rebecca Spear 1 month ago 5

If you've been itching to crack into your Switch, there are some things you can already do and others that are on the horizon.

Jailbreak japes

Apple is no longer signing iOS 13.5, stopping jailbreakers from downgrading

Oliver Haslam 7 months ago

The jailbreak world got a win when it was discovered that all devices running iOS 13.5 could be jailbroken. But you're now out of luck if you aren't already running that particular release.

unc0ver

Jailbreak for 'every signed iOS version on every device' now available

Stephen Warwick 7 months ago

Unc0ver, a jailbreak for every iOS version and device currently available has been released.

Should you jailbreak?

Jailbreaking used to be cool, but it's not worth it anymore

Luke Filipowicz 8 months ago 5

The risk of jailbreaking your iPhone far outweigh any rewards, especially with how good iOS has got at playing with 3rd-party apps and services over the last few years.

Breaking out