So it has happened. iOS 10.1.1, and even iOS 10.1, is no longer being signed by Apple. With a jailbreak being apparently imminent, here’s what this means for jailbreakers.
With Apple now longer signing iOS 10.1 and iOS 10.1.1, this makes the most current release, which happens to be iOS 10.2, the only version which can now be installed on iPhones and iPads. If you have already upgraded your devices, downgrading to previous versions of iOS is now impossible unless you took precautions previously.
This move by Apple is a significant one given the recent news that a new jailbreak for iOS 10.1.1 by Luca Todesco based on Google’s Project Zero exploits is on the horizon. Given Apple’s decision to not sign that particular version of iOS anymore, the vast majority will be unable to install it on their devices, ready to be jailbroken. If you are already running iO 10.1.1, then you are just about safe, until the time for an upgrade of iOS comes around at least.
Of course, if you are on iOS 10.2 but saved your SHSH2 blobs which we told you about yesterday in preparation for this exact event, then now is the time to recline in your chair and afford yourself a smug grin. We have covered the steps in detailed required in order to save SHSH2 blogs using TSS Saver so that you can upgrade or downgrade to iOS 10.1.1 once Prometheus tool is available.
Apple’s decision to kill iOS versions prior to iOS 10.2 could very well likely be, at least in part, due to the upcoming jailbreak for older versions of iOS as well as a requirement to plug as many security holes as possible by forcing users onto newer versions of the iPhone and iPad operating system. For those who don’t care about jailbreaks, this move by Apple will mean nothing, but for anyone who jailbreaks, today’s developments could be catastrophic.
As always been the case, we will keep you updated on the jailbreak front as we get to know more. Stay tuned.
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iOS 10.1.1 Is No Longer Being Signed, Here’s What That Means For Jailbreak
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