When it comes to the latest stories as it relates to iPhone and iPad hacks and/or jailbreaking, neveropen remains ever-committed to sharing information in breaking fashion.
While we cover the latest releases and updates in real time throughout the work week, we always come back on Sunday morning with a roundup just like this one, ensuring that our readers have access to the latest details, even if they couldn’t read about it because their busy lives got in the way.
With that in mind, this weekend’s roundup will encompass all the latest iPhone & iPad hacking and/or jailbreaking-centric news spanning the week of Monday, May 19th through Sunday, May 25th. We’ll begin with some of our favorite stories from this past week, and then close with a roundup of everything else afterward.
Important stuff from this past week
Fortnite mobile returns to App Store (for now)
Epic Games has gotten its day in court after a judge decided that Apple needed to allow app developers to offer in-app purchases via external methods that don’t force those same developers to pay the 15-30% Apple tax.
Since then, the developer’s Fortnite mobile game has been reinstated in the App Store. It was previously only available via sideloading or installing via AltStore PAL or the Epic Games Store in the European Union.
You can learn more about this in our full news post.
iOS 18.4.1 unsigned
Apple released the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.5 firmware last week, so it should come as no surprise that the company has chosen to stop signing iOS & iPadOS 18.4.1 this week.
By unsigning the older firmware, iPhone and iPad owners are no longer able to voluntarily downgrade their firmware. Apple plays this game to prevent downgrades to breached software that can be harnessed for jailbreaking, giving them more control over their user base.
You can learn more about this in our full news post.
Everything else from this past week
Duo v1.3 released: Adds more than 100 new icons ($1.99 via Chariz repository – review post)
LINEConfirmCall: Shows confirm prompt upon pressing the call button in the LINE app (free via uz.ra’s repository)
MoreLinesNotifications v1.0.5 released: Add support for iOS 16, incorporate general imrpovements, add some code cleanup (free via BigBoss repository – review post)
NoYTPremium v1.0.6 released: Fix premium full-screen dialog not being removed (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
Touch-Viz v4.0.1 released: Added Emoji picker, fixed a bug that image could not be replaced in some scenarios ($2.49 via Havoc repository – review post)
YouSpeed v1.5.0 released: Added increase and decrease speed buttons to the speed slider dialog, tweak the speed slider dialog user interface (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
YouTube Legacy v1.6.3 released: Add a one-time alert to inform users that, to play a video, they may need to tap on the triple dot menu and select “play,” fixed a missing icon for “Purchases and membership” menu in You tab (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
YTVideoOverlay v2.2.3 released: Fixed overflowing text button on older YouTube app versions (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
By now, you’re officially caught up with the latest news and releases from this past week, but we’ll continue to monitor the current climate for new information or changes in the status quo that might catch your eye. We’ll also return next Sunday with a like-minded roundup, albeit with updated details to suit the times coming up.
Miss last week’s roundup? CVE-2023-41992 PoC shared, Trigon updated, another MacDirtyCow-like bug, & more…
And for those hunting even more, we’ve got some helpful jailbreak tweak roundups for the latest public jailbreaks below that can help you find the add-ons you’re looking for:
- 18 features that iOS & iPadOS 18 ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community
- Best Bluetooth jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Multitasking jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best UI-enhancing jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Accessibility jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Conversation-starting jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Novelty jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Sound & Volume jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Notification jailbreak tweaks for iOS 16 & 16
- Best iOS 18 feature-porting jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Display-enhancing jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best YouTube jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Lock Screen jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Home Screen jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Music jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
- Best Wallpaper jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 & 16
Need help doing something to hack or jailbreak your iPhone or iPad? These are the latest tutorials for doing so:
- How to jailbreak A9-A16, M1-M2 devices on iOS 15 & 16* with Dopamine
- How to jailbreak A12-A15, M1 devices on iOS 15.0-16.5.1 with Xinam1ne
- How to jailbreak A12-A15 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 with XinaA15 v2
- How to jailbreak A9-A11 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.x & iPadOS 17 with palera1n
- How to install the RootHide jailbreak detection bypass for Dopamine
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-16.6.1 with TrollInstallerX
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-15.6.1 with TrollHelperOTA
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 15.2-17.0 with TrollRestore
- How to install the RootHide bootstrap on iOS 14.0-17.0 with TrollStore
- How to remove the RootHide bootstrap
- How to install the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak” on iOS 16.0-16.6.1
- How to remove the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak”
- How to sideload apps with SideStore
- How to fix a respring loop after installing a buggy jailbreak tweak
- How to install the tvOS 18 beta software profile to block OTA updates
What has been your favorite jailbreak tweak release and/or news tidbit shared this past week? Let us know in the comments section down below.
