Updated with all the proper kernel patches for Mobile Substrate as well as fixes for earlier bugs. Great news for the community! Myself, I have had a great experience with the latest jailbreak despite the initial bugs. TiaG put out a more solid then a Geohot initial release. (No disrespect to the man, but he would have had 4 patches out by day 2.) Where is the iPhone dev team Team Chronic or the Evad3rs Team (Dream Team) these days?
Category: hardware
Oh Cydia- how i missed you!
Today TiaG released a new jailbreak for iOS 8.1.3-8.3! Finally I am jailbroken again! As usual, lots of apps will need to be updated to work and Mobile Substrate isn’t compatible yet. Please be patient as Saurik and others get things updated. That is not to say that there isn’t piles of useful stuff already in Cydia. It will probably be a few days (or maybe weeks) before we see activator and similar tweaks or themes up on 8.3. Presently, TiaG jailbreak is only windows, but it works fine with virtualization. Also, 8.4 should be coming soon. I know Pangu allegedly already has a working jailbreak that they are waiting to release. If that is true and nothing TiaG releases gets in the way, it should be great. However, it is probably a good idea to upgrade to 8.3 before the signing window closes. Apple usually leaves the old iOS open for a few hours or days after a new version is released.
The best part of not being jailbroken is. . .
Not caring when you are forced to restore. My phone was inoperable for the first time (without reason) today. txt and voicemails went haywire. Nothing was working on the watch. I finally restored my iPhone and it’s never been better! One fun side effect of the restore was that at the end, the newly restored phone restores the watch. Makes me wish my watch could restore something in turn.
Not all bad news. . .
This week is off to a much better start then last week. I woke up this morning with a certain package “out for delivery.” Fortunately I was not far when it arrived. Weeks ahead of its original delivery date, this new toy offered a lovely distraction from the hell of working car dealerships and all the bullshit that entails. (Still no replacement car yet.) I wear my watch on my right hand with the crown pointed left. I guess that is the style of the south-paw. It is how i have been wearing watches for most of my life.
My dad and his Performa 6500!
This priceless gem I found only recently. My father with his Apple Performa 6500. Not sure exactly when this was taken, but I love the Sherlock shirt he’s got on. This was half a dozen towers ago for him. Dad’s always loved technology. He got me started in all this. Thanks dad.
Halloween surprise from Pangu! iOS 8.1 Jailbreak!
I was so wrapped up in the ghoulish holiday that I hardly noticed when @PanguTeam released an iOS 8~8.1 jailbreak tool. This release covers all devices capable of running iOS 8. Presently it is only available for windows (but runs great in a virtual machine). Already on the 4th version of the tool for Windows, a Mac version is promised soon. Only just playing with it now. More info to come. thanks guys. get it here: http://pangu.io
Cleaning my office. . .
I found the original Apple Portable. Then for fun, i photographed it next to a 13″ MacBook Air. Enjoy.
Pangu releases jailbreak for iOS 7.1/7.1.1!
Exciting to see a new player on the jailbreak scene. This new player brings drama we haven’t seen since Zibri left the scene. Wrought with the threat of malware and with the inclusion of a pirated App Store this jailbreak has certainly raised many questions as to the safety and legality of the software. It’s installation is easy enough. Nearly as simple as the evad3rs jailbreaks. The main cravat is the inclusion of an expired corporate code signing certificate. This requires that you set the date on your device to June 2nd and also to verify that you want to run an application from developer “iPhone Distribution: Hefei Bo Fang communication technology co. LTD.”
It seems that much of the drama stems from the source of the bugs used to complete the process. @i0n1c has been quite vocal about the whole thing.
Pangu makes no attempt to conceal what they did. Thanking @i0n1c right on their app, even linking to his twitter feed. They are not exactly claiming credit for his work, nor do i see how they are making any money from the release of this free jailbreak. I understand that no permission was given to release this privileged info to the public, but i am glad that someone used it to release a free jailbreak. Better then the current elevat0r to nowhere. UPDATE: pangu released 1.1 version of jailbreak removing @i0n1c’s info leak bugs and fixing boot loop issues experience by some users. Not a great idea to burn more bugs, really no purpose at this point. Also, english release makes it easier for me to read. UPDATE: Apple released 7.1.2. Pangu jailbreak includes 7.1.2.
Lets see what the experts say. . .
Here are a few screens from the process. I wasn’t quick enough to grab the startup screen with a thank you message. Presently, the installer only runs in windows, but it can even be done with virtualization. They claim a mac version is coming soon now avaliable. pangu.io or english version: en.pangu.io
Geohot threw in the towel and rooted my Note!
Towelroot is a fast and easy tool to root your Android device. The first version didn’t work for very many devices, but now it seems he’s refined the process. More devices supported and no more reboot required. It is certainly nice to gain the extra privileges finally as I was just beginning to need it. My android experiments have until now been within the bounds of google’s sandbox. Very soon I will be using android as my primary mobile device so this was magnificent timing. Thanks George. I cannot wait to see what you break/fix next.
On a side note, this is one of my favorite features of Android’s security model. Let the user decide. See the screen shot bellow. Could you imagine something similar on iOS?
The Future has awesome amazing infrastructure like this!
Solar Freaking Roadways! This is even better that the smart roads i have been reading about for years! LED roadways make so much sense. Not just to warn drivers of obstacles ahead, or to change parking lot configurations. It can even change lane configurations based on traffic patterns. Like the golden gate, our roads could shift the number of east vs west bound lanes to account for traffic. The only down side is the cost, i’ve seen estimates all over the map. How much did our present roadways cost if you added it all up? I bet that has been plenty expensive as well. What about the Railroads? These things are expensive, but infrastructure is worth it. When we spend money like this we are paying ourselves to build a better tomorrow.