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Apple Has Completely Killed the Unc0ver Jailbreak as it Stops Signing iOS 13.5

Apple has stopped signing iOS 13.5 / iPadOS 13.5, which means you can’t downgrade to the firmware and jailbreak if you are already on iOS 13.5.1 or iPadOS 13.5.1.

In a Very Obvious Move, Apple Has Stopped Signing iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5

Having released iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1 just a few days ago which patches the Unc0ver jailbreak, it was only a matter of time Apple would stop signing the older firmware, killing the process of downgrading from the newer firmware to the older one altogether. In other words, if you made a mistake updating to the new firmware only to downgrade in the hopes for a jailbreak, you can’t do that anymore.

This is obviously bad news as you can’t go back to iOS 13.5 or iPadOS 13.5. But the (sort of) good news here is that if you are already on iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, then you can go ahead and use Unc0ver to liberate your iPhone or iPad. This also means that you have to be extremely careful while installing jailbreak tweaks and apps. You’re literally just one bad tweak or app away from ruining the entire jailbreak for yourself. These sort of things do happen - you install an incompatible tweak on your device and you are forced to start over again. So please, exercise a lot of caution at this point.

At this point also make sure that automatic updates are turned off so you don’t even accidentally update to iOS 13.5.1 or iPadOS 13.5.1. You can do so by going to Settings > General > Software Update and turn off Automatic Updates from here. It only takes a matter of seconds to flick the switch so do it now if you want to stick with your precious jailbreak.

Jailbreaking has always been a cat and mouse game between the jailbreak community and Apple. While the jailbreak community works hard on finding vulnerabilities to create a jailbreak, Apple is constantly working to keep things as watertight as possible by issuing software updates. Eventually, the hammer does drop and Apple scores a win. But if time has taught us anything, it’s that the jailbreak community never ceases to surprise us. Who knows, we might see the Unc0ver team work its magic once more and give everyone exactly what they want - an iOS experience without boundaries.

If there’s more jailbreak news, we will keep our readers updated. Till then, take all measures to ensure that you don’t accidentally update to firmware 13.5.1.

Source: WCCFTech

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Imagine still jailbreaking your phone in 2020.

 

[Mistake]

Imagine still jailbreaking your phone in 2020.

Honestly I would love to jailbreak mine, but they were usually tethered and I stopped looking into it. My user experience with a jailbroken 4S was nice. But you're right, it's kind of bs that people are still restricted on what they do with their own devices. I should have the right to go back when things worked the way I wanted them to

edit: not sure I got the correct context, ah well

 

[Mahadev]

Imagine still jailbreaking your phone in 2020.

Imagine giving up control of the product you bought with your own money to a shitty corporation and not having admin rights to your own fucking device.

 

[Thaedolus]

Imagine giving up control of the product you bought with your own money to a shitty corporation and not having admin rights to your own fucking device.

Imagine buying a device in an ecosystem that’s always been closed then getting your panties in a bunch when the company that created it keeps on keeping it closed. I’m sure the .01% of people who give a fuck about this sure are mad tho.

 

[Mahadev]

Imagine buying a device in an ecosystem that’s always been closed then getting your panties in a bunch when the company that created it keeps on keeping it closed. I’m sure the .01% of people who give a fuck about this sure are mad tho.

I'm not saying that Apple fans don't deserve this but acting like jailbreaking is a thing of the past or something as if it's not needed is just dumb. My one and only recommendation regarding Apple products is not to buy them for a shitload of reasons.

 

[TTOOLL]

Imagine giving up control of the product you bought with your own money to a shitty corporation and not having admin rights to your own fucking device.

Nobody is forcing anybody to buy an iPhone. A lot of devices aren't capable os being jailbroken, that's just how things are.

 

[Thaedolus]

I'm not saying that Apple fans don't deserve this but acting like jailbreaking is a thing of the past or something as if it's not needed is just dumb. My one and only recommendation regarding Apple products is not to buy them for a shitload of reasons.

Fair enough

 

[#Phonepunk#]

mostly im annoyed i can't delete individual music tracks anymore

feels like with every update, they take that away, then they give it back, and now it's gone again

ffs i just want to be able to see how much space my songs are taking up. why can't i do that?

this is why my main desktop computer is a PC.

 

[Mistake]

mostly im annoyed i can't delete individual music tracks anymore

feels like with every update, they take that away, then they give it back, and now it's gone again

ffs i just want to be able to see how much space my songs are taking up. why can't i do that?

this is why my main desktop computer is a PC.

go to settings>general>iphone storage>music

 

[Ribi]

Will this impact my Android device? Should I not update?

 

[lock2k]

Rick voices what I think of Apple in a pretty good way:

 

[The Pleasure]

Imagine giving up control of the product you bought with your own money to a shitty corporation and not having admin rights to your own fucking device.

Imagine going from full pc control to gulag mobile prisons.

 

[Mahadev]

Imagine going from full pc control to gulag mobile prisons.

Flashing a custom rooted ROM on Android phones makes them quite good. No more Google spyware, full access and so on. The problem then becomes incompatibility if you don't want to install google's spyware crap.

 

[ValiantTraveler]

Flashing a custom rooted ROM on Android phones makes them quite good. No more Google spyware, full access and so on. The problem then becomes incompatibility if you don't want to install google's spyware crap.

Seems like there’s an unaddressed need for an OS that doesn't have the problems of iOS and Android. I dare say it’s a huge and untapped opportunity.

 

[Thabass]

Rick voices what I think of Apple in a pretty good way:

I have a raging boner from this video.

Though, some of these things he's complaining about are small little things and some of them are just nonsense to complain about. But yeah, I agree. Once Steve Jobs died, Apple went into the toilet just like I predicted.

And don't get me started on the magic keyboard and stupid bar on the top of the keyboard.

 

[LordKasual]

imagine buying an Iphone

 

[Manstructiclops]

Imagine buying a device in an ecosystem that’s always been closed then getting your panties in a bunch when the company that created it keeps on keeping it closed. I’m sure the .01% of people who give a fuck about this sure are mad tho.

Imagine using the word ecosystem to describe being a DRM fag.

 

[diffusionx]

I haven't upgraded to 13.5 and have no plans to.

 

[Ceallach]

Seems like there’s an unaddressed need for an OS that doesn't have the problems of iOS and Android. I dare say it’s a huge and untapped opportunity.

There's really not. The amount of people who would give a fuck is very small. Half the fun with jailbreaks and custom ROMs is figuring out the puzzle of breaking shit and half the appeal to a lot of people is doing something you "shouldn't" be doing.

Plus most people are fine with the way they operate. A large portion of the population buys iPhones soley for iMessage, I've stopped texting guys simply because they have androids. I get annoyed with green text bubbles and that is the most superficial shit in the world tbh. But it's real.

 

[ScarletSpider]

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[MayauMiao]

Imagine giving up control of the product you bought with your own money to a shitty corporation and not having admin rights to your own fucking device.

Its already happening and majority do not care about it as long as it is an Apple.