Tag Archives: Jailbreak

Jailbreak Hack Puts ‘Chat Heads’ on iPhone the Way Facebook Intended

The Verge reports on a new jailbreak hack for the iPhone that puts Facebook’s new ‘Chat Heads’ feature above all other content on the device, similar to how Facebook Home works on Android. On Android, Facebook’s Chat Heads float above all other content so users can quickly jump in and out of conversations while they [...]

Apple Releases iOS 6.1.3 With Passcode Bug Fix and Japanese Maps Enhancements, Kills Evasi0n Jailbreak

Apple today released iOS 6.1.3 to the public, delivering several minor enhancements including a fix for a passcode security bug. This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including: – Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app- Improvements to Maps in Japan Apple last week quietly [...]

iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 Fixes Exploits Used for Evasi0n Jailbreak

The upcoming iOS 6.1.3 update, which was seeded in beta form to developers last week, will put an end to new versions of the evasi0n jailbreak. Forbes reports that evad3rs team member David Wang (aka planetbeing on Twitter) tested the patch over the weekend and found that one of the five exploits the hack uses [...]

iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 Fixes Exploits Used for Evasi0n Jailbreak

The upcoming iOS 6.1.3 update, which was seeded in beta form to developers last week, will put an end to new versions of the evasi0n jailbreak. Forbes reports that evad3rs team member David Wang (aka planetbeing on Twitter) tested the patch over the weekend and found that one of the five exploits the hack uses [...]

Evasi0n jailbreak updated for bugs, new iOS 6.1.1 update

Update for iPhone 4S broke compatibility with hack The team behind the Evasi0n jailbreak for devices running iOS 6.0 and later have unveiled an updated version in order to fix some bugs that appeared with the original release as well as re-add support for iPhone 4S devices that were updated to iOS 6.1.1, released yesterday. [...]

Stats reveal the explosive popularity of the Evasi0n iOS 6.1 jailbreak

It’s not a shock to see that, given the recent drought, there’s been a surge in jailbreaking iOS this week. The Evasi0n jailbreak tool has finally enabled the liberation of both the iPad mini and the iPhone 5, granting all of iOS 6 and up access to the benefits of super user access. In case [...]

evasi0n jailbreak tally hits nearly 7 million devices

May make software most quickly-adopted for jailbreaks Almost 7 million iOS devices have been jailbroken since evasi0n was released earlier this week, according to Jay Freeman, administrator of the Cydia app store for jailbreakers. Cydia tracking has so far recorded about 5.15 million iPhones, 1.35 million iPads, and 400,000 iPod touches. Freeman claims that the [...]

Fixes for evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak bugs released

Users were having issues with weather, boot times, more Following the popular release of the evasi0n “jailbreak” tool for devices running iOS 6 and higher, the team behind it have released at least two updates to fix problems caused by the jailbreak, which has been claimed to have been downloaded more than 1.5 million times [...]

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