Jailbreaking iPhones and iPads is a fun hobby that your friends at iDB are strong advocates of. But even if you aren’t able to jailbreak, chances are you can utilize exciting hacks like MacDirtyCow to change up the norms of your handset.
In this roundup, we’ll show you all the latest jailbreak news and tweak releases that we showed you this past week, spanning Monday, July 17th to Sunday, July 23rd. So if you think you may have missed something important, just know we have your six.
Important stuff from this week
KFD project renews hope for iOS 16 jailbreak
A project on GitHub called kernel file descriptor (kfd) reportedly allows read and write to kernel memory on iPhones and iPads on firmware 16.5 and older.
If combined with a PPL bypass, Dopamine developer Lars Fröder says a jailbreak could be possible, but he also said he doesn’t plan to work on one.
You can learn all about the latest news development in our full news post.
ASUS ROG Ally used to jailbreak
A jailbreak hobbyist has used an ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming system running Windows 11 Home to jailbreak an iPhone X running iOS 16 with openra1n, an unofficial fork of the palera1n jailbreak tool that utilizes the checkm8 bootrom exploit to pwn iOS 15 and 16.
You can learn more about this awesome feat in our full news post.
Alpine tvOS-style prompts on iOS
You can take advantage of the new Alpine jailbreak tweak to bring tvOS-inspired prompts and notifications to your jailbroken iPhone or iPad.
The aesthetic effects of a tvOS-inspired prompt or notification include a blurred background to attract the user’s attention to the prompt options, and colored buttons to help you make the right selection.
You can learn more about Alpine and how it looks and works in our full review post.
Always120 FPS booster for iPhone
You can use a new jailbreak tweak called Always120 to force faster display refresh rates for your apps and user interfaces, especially on newer handsets that support ProMotion.
Whether you appreciate the buttery-smooth 120Hz of the iPhone 13 and later, or you simply want 60Hz on older iPhones, this is the tweak that can help you achieve that goal.
You can learn more about Always120 in our full review post.
CCAdsBeGone powerful hosts file ad blocking
You can take advantage of the new CCAdsBeGone jailbreak tweak to easily toggle systemwide ads on or off with the help of a Control Center toggle.
This tweak utilizes the hosts file method, which is a powerful means of blocking ads not only on websites, but also in apps that try to access the internet to connect to web ad services.
You can learn everything you need to know about CCAdsBeGone in our full review post.
Novus gets rootless jailbreak support
Novus is a jailbreak tweak that redesign’s Apple’s Phone app on the iPhone in ways that we think Apple should have done themselves, and unfortunately, they’re busy “improving” other things.
Just this past week, Novus picked up support for the latest rootless jailbreaks, such as Dopamine and palera1n, which means more users can now take advantage of this killer tweak.
You can learn more about this in our full news post.
kok3shi9 jailbreak updated
The kok3shi9 jailbreak tool for iOS 9.3.x devices was updated this past week to version 4.0.1 with minor changes that will benefit end users.
You can learn more about the latest kok3shi9 jailbreak update in our full news post.
Misaka package manager updated
The Misaka package manager app that hosts content for devices capable of the MacDirtyCow exploit in iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 was updated this week to versions 1.8.6 and 1.8.7 beta with general improvements.
You can learn more about those changes in our full news post.
NoVulnTools2 for MacDirtyCow
You can use NoVulnTools2 to customize various aspects of your iPhone and iPad system UI without a jailbreak.
It works with the MacDirtyCow exploit, which means it can be installed on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2.
Learn more about NoVulnTools2 in our full review post.
Checkra1n Lock for MacDirtyCow
The Checkra1n-Lock add-on for MacDirtyCow devices running iOS 15.0-16.1.2 can be used to replace the Lock Screen’s native Face ID glyph with a checkra1n-inspired chess piece animation.
You can learn more about Checkra1n-Lock and what it can do for you in our full review post.
OneUI Settings
You can use the OneUI Settings add-on for the MacDirtyCow exploit to make your iPhone’s Settings app look more like the one on a Samsung smartphone.
The tweak changes the icons that appear on the left side of every preference pane to make this happen, much like a theme would, except that this method doesn’t require a jailbreak.
You can learn more about OneUI Settings in our full review post.
SoundManager
You can use a MacDirtyCow add-on called SoundManager to change system sounds on your jailbroken or non-jailbroken iPhone or iPad.
Once installed, the tweak adds a new preference pane where you can assign completely un-stock sounds to various actions taken by the user or the device. If you don’t like what the add-on comes with, then you can upload your own sounds.
You can learn more about SoundManager and how it works in our full review post.
Everything else from this week
CleanPrefs: Consolidates all the preference panes in your Settings app via the MacDirtyCow exploit (free via Misaka — review post)
You’ve reached the end of this roundup post, but we promise that we’ll be right back again next Sunday morning, albeit with a refreshed list of jailbreak content reflecting the week we’re about to experience.
Miss last week’s roundup? Dopamine jailbreak updated, Misaka package manager for MacDirtyCow, & more…
Learn how to jailbreak:
- How to jailbreak A12-A15 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 with Dopamine
- How to jailbreak A9-A11 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.x with palera1n
What was your favorite jailbreak news or tweak release from this past week? Be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.
