You know how we do things around here. Keep our readers apprised of the latest iPhone hacking and jailbreaking news throughout the week, and then come back during the weekend with an all-encompassing recap.
We do this because we know that people get busy during the work week, and we want everyone to have equal access to important information about jailbreaking.
This weekend is no different, and we have a curated roundup of all the latest jailbreak news and information spanning the week of Monday, March 11th through Sunday, March 17th.
Important stuff from this week
Dopamine updates
The Dopamine iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16 jailbreak picked up some updates this past week that improve the user experience by fixing bugs.
You can learn about the latest updates to Dopamine below:
TrollInstallerX teased
The TrollInstallerX installation method for TrollStore was recently teased, and it’s a big deal because it will use a kernel exploit to allow direct TrollStore installations such that installing it won’t require sacrificing a system app, such as Tips.
You can find out more about TrollInstallerX in our full news post.
Installing Misaka for tvOS
If you ever wanted to install Misaka on your Apple TV before, then we’ve got you. This helps you hack and get the most out of your tvOS experience.
Learn about how to install Misaka for tvOS in our step-by-step tutorial post.
Perma-signing apps on Apple Watch
Software tinkerer Lior Halphon showed off that it’s possible to use the MacDirtyCow bug and the same CoreTrust bug that TrollStore for iPhone and iPad uses to perma-sign apps on the Apple Watch.
In their demonstration, Halphon perma-signed a Game Boy emulation of the Pokémon Silver game on their Apple Watch.
You can see more about this in our full news post.
iOS 17.3.1 unsigned
Apple has stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 17.3.1 in a move that prevents downgrades from the newer iOS & iPadOS 17.4 firmware update.
Apple tends to follow this trend one or two weeks after releasing a firmware update, and they have yet to relent after several years of this happening.
You can learn more about this in our full news post.
Everything else from this week
Airaw v1.6.3 released: Add Vietnam translation, add option to change background color of Status Bar, add option to change position of Status Bar, add option to customize CarPlay Home Button icon color, fix a problem that transparent icons are not shown ($3.99 via Chariz repository – review post)
AirPodsCompanion v1.2 released: Custom dismissal now works when the Volume HUD is appearing for the first time ($1.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
BioProtect (rootless) (iOS 14 to 17): Lets you protect your apps and sensitive user interfaces with biometric authentication ($2.99 via Limneos’ repository — review post)
BlueFinder v1.1.3 released: Fix the stop alert on iOS 16, fix the preferences localization on iOS 16, and more… ($1.49 via Chariz repository — review post)
Fiona v1.0.3 released: Add support for Sileo, Facebook, Reddit, and Line, add preliminary support for Teams, Deezer, Apple Music, and Google Photos, fix alignment of Podcasts tab bar, fix an issue in the Photos app, fix the pop-up bar in Sileo not resizing when tab bar is smaller ($0.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Gladient v1.3 released: Adds 50 new app icons ($1.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Grider v1.4 released: Add iOS 16 support, remove dependency for libcolorpicker/Alderis, use stock iOS color picker ($2.99 via Havoc repository – review post)
KillYourApps v1.0.2 released: Optimize code stability (free via Havoc repository — review post)
LastLook v4.1 released: Fix swiping issues after dismissing LastLook for devices which have stock Tap To Wake feature disabled, add support for dismissing Rune tweak when LastLook appears, add setting to enable Low Power Mode when always-on display is active, add setting for lower refresh rate when always-on display is active, stop media player animated text, add support for white date text option, ass support for Stella tweak, add support for Eneko tweak, add support for hiding Reo tweak, improve handling when switching between Lock Screen setups, fix issue where switching always-on display to off could cause a glitch, workaround for a bug where SpotLight displaying over the Lock Screen could cause LastLook to become invisible, add setting for workaround white line artifacts, and more… ($3.49 via Chariz repository — review post)
Lonie v3.4 released: Adds 8 new app icons that had been requested by users, add other Dark Mode-supported app icons ($3.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Return YouTube Music Dislike: Brings the Dislike button back to the YouTube Music app (free via Chariz repository — review post)
SiriPlus v1.1 released: Add support for type to Siri, add Control Center toggle, customizable temperature, select GPT model, improve general error handling, fix Hey Siri, fix a bug causing issues with chat rotation, fix multi turn requests bug, improve chat corruption handling, and more… ($4.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Souvenir v1.29 released: Add option to have hearts raining down on the Lock Screen ($1.49 via Havoc repository — review post)
SparkCode: An on-device coding platform, and it has been moved to the Chariz repository (free via Chariz repository — review post)
Sushi v1.0.1 released: Add banner album art and disable auto dismiss settings, fix iPad support, fix app icon issues, fix animation bug while dragging, other bug fixes & improvements (free via Skitty’s repository — review post)
VolumePercent v1.0.2 released: Adds support for rootless iOS 16 jailbreaks (free via Havoc repository — review post)
YTMABConfig: Allows users to configure A/B features in the YouTube Music app for iOS and iPadOS (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
Now that you’ve made it this far, you might be wondering what else we have to share with you. Unfortunately, that’s all we have for this week, but you can always keep it tuned to iDB for the following week to see the latest as it happens.
Miss last week’s roundup? Dopamine & palera1n updates, SiriPlus, Sushi, TrollRecorder, & more…
Want to find out how to get started with iPhone hacking or jailbreaking? Here are some tutorials to help you:
- How to jailbreak A9-A16, M1-M2 devices on iOS 15 & 16* with Dopamine
- 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 with palera1n
- How to install the RootHide jailbreak detection bypass on Dopamine
- How to install Misaka with TrollStore
- How to install PureKFD with TrollStore
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-15.6.1
- How to install TrollStore on A12+ devices on iOS 16.0-16.6.1 with TrollStar
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-15.8.1 with TrollMisaka
- How to install the RootHide bootstrap on iOS 14.0-17.0 with TrollStore
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak release or jailbreak news tidbit from this past week? Let us know in the comments section down below.
