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Jailbreak iOS 9.2.1 Utility Imminent? iOS 9.3 Beta 5’s Surprise Release - While the public eagerly awaits a brand new jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1 (and lower) for all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models, Apple released something rather unexpected yesterday: iOS 9.3 beta 5. While the company vowed to address concerns of the removal of Apple pencil support in the “next beta” of iOS 9.3, the general consensus was that said “next beta” wouldn’t be released until at least next week. Thankfully though Apple had other plans, which could expedite both the public release of iOS 9.3 and also that of the next untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.1 through 9.3!

New iOS 9.2.1 Update Released, Jailbreak Impact And Error 53 - While the majority of jailbreakers the globe over are eagerly awaiting a new jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1 and lower, Apple silently released a new firmware this past Thursday. However, instead of issuing iOS 9.3 (currently in beta) or even an incremental update like iOS 9.2.2, Apple merely re-released iOS 9.2.1! In light of this rather interesting move, an enormous amount of speculation concerning the possibility of an iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak has propagated. Therefore in today’s article, we’ll be discussing both the latest version of iOS 9.2.1 and its potential jailbreak ramifications.

iOS 9.2.1 Jailbreak Wait and Why iOS 9.2 Makes Sense - It’s officially been “months” since the release of iOS 9.1, the jailbreak-patching firmware that closed the pangu9 jailbreak for iOS 9 through 9.0.2, and some individuals are losing hope that a new jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1 will be released. To dispel any misconceptions that this is the end of jailbreaking: it’s NOT! In fact, far from it. The current wait since the iOS 9.1 patch of Pangu isn’t even the longest we’ve had to wait for a new untethered jailbreak solution! In order to truly understand the current jailbreak situation, what with iOS 9.2.1 being public and iOS 9.3 in its third round of developer beta testing, we need to look back to years past. So will we get a new iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak for all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models? Find out after the break!

Pangu Comments iOS 9.2.1 Upgrading: Jailbreak Team Urges User To Upgrade - Following hacker Luca Todesco’s recent tantalizing display of an iOS 9.2 through iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak that he regrettably won’t release, the Pangu jailbreak team actually posted an official blog entry concerning whether users should update their iOS 9.1 and iOS 9.2 iPhones, iPads and iPod touches to the latest public firmware as of writing this article: iOS 9.2.1. While none of the aforementioned firmwares are jailbreakable by the public, Pangu felt it the opportune time to publish a dedicated security expose on iOS 9.2.1. So does that mean Pangu is preparing to release a new jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1? Let’s examine the situation after the break.

iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3 Full Untethered Jailbreak Achieved by Luca Todesco - Following a series of recent iOS and jailbreak updates, hacker Luca Todesco (the very individual who posted jailbreak teasers for both iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3) is back with another tantalizing proof of concept. Previously, Todesco highlighted a jailbreak that simply injected the kernel patches and other exploits, but wasn’t a full jailbreak, as it was considered volatile or unstable. Now however, the hacker has demonstrated a full fledged Untethered jailbreak on iOS 9.2 with his iPhone 6, which is said to also function on iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3. But here’s the catch, as with his other jailbreak demonstrations, Todesco has confirmed that he won’t release anything to the public. For additional information and a complete breakdown as to why, continue past the break.

iOS 9.2.1 Released, Jailbreak iOS 9.2.1 Utility Imminent Or More Waiting? - Today, following last week’s release of both iOS 9.3 beta 1 and iOS 9.3 beta 1.1, Apple issued iOS 9.2.1 to the masses. While we’re certain you’re already pondering the possibility of a new iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak, we must first discuss the firmware as an iOS update. Preceding the forthcoming iOS 9.3 update, which adds Apple’s own in-house f.lux solution for reducing blue light exposure (dubbed Night Shift) and focuses on more direct improvements (found here), today’s iOS 9.2.1 update was released to focus on behind the scenes improvements. As with all iOS updates, the new iOS 9.2.1 firmware can be obtained via one of two methods: either as an OTA (over-the-air) update inside the settings app or through iTunes, though we strongly advise against updating for those of you currently jailbroken on iOS 9.0.x! For more details on iOS 9.2.1 and jailabreaking, continue reading past the break.

Following Apple’s interesting release of iOS 9.3 beta 1 earlier this week (interesting in the sense that Apple is currently seeding two different beta versions of iOS: 9.2.1 and 9.3), the company released iOS 9.3 beta 1.1 yesterday morning. In one strange move after another, this is the first time Apple has released an incremental beta 1.x update. Beyond the questions and difficulties iOS 9.3 gives rise to concerning jailbreaking, the firmware is actually a rather substantial update - introducing native f.lux functionality, adding security to Notes, brining support for multiple Apple Watches and more!

Jailbreak iOS 9.2.1 Achieved, But It Won’t Be Released - While the majority of us eagerly await the release of TaiG’s next jailbreak, which is likely bound for iOS 9.2.1 with backwards compatibility for both iOS 9.2 and 9.1, an interesting development occurred last night that may have confused a large number of jailbreakers. It appears as though hacker Luca Todesco has successfully jailbroken iOS 9.2.1 on his iphone7,2 (the identifier for the iPhone 6), as he posted a screenshot of Cydia scrolled to the bottom with the identifying text in plain sight. Could this be it, will he be the one to jailbreak iOS 9.2.1? Nope! For a more thorough explanation, continue reading past the break - a detailed video analysis is included.

3K Assistant’s Jailbreak iOS 9.2 TaiG Confirmation Pulled, Jailbreak News - Welcome to 2016 jailbreak enthusiasts - for those of you wondering whether an iOS 9.2 jailbreak solution will drop any time soon, we have a rather interesting update to discuss with you! Recently, news broke regarding 3K Assistant (a known associate of the TaiG jailbreak team) confirming said team’s plans to release a new jailbreak iOS 9.2 utility. However, since then news on the jailbreak front has remained virtually nonexistent, until the other day when the source post for 3K’s jailbreak 9.2 confirmation was modified.

TaiG to Jailbreak iOS 9.2, According to 3K Assistant - Today the staff at Jailbreak Pangu has incredible news to share with our readers concerning the development of a new iOS 9.2 jailbreak utility with backwards compatibility for iOS 9.1. According to 3K Assistant (known associates of TaiG who provided funding for the creation of the iOS 8.1.x and iOS 8.3 - 8.4 jailbreaks), TaiG has made significant progress in the development of a jailbreak for iOS 9.2. While the group has expressed interest in jailbreaking iOS 9 in general, we have yet to receive official confirmation that TaiG is working on a jailbreak for a specific set of firmwares - until now! For additional information on this latest bit of thrilling news, continue reading past the break.