Jailbreak iOS 8.1.3 Info And iOS 8.1.2 Tutorials

New iOS 8.1.3 jailbreak information - as of January 27^th, 2015, iOS 8.1.3 closes the TaiG Untethered jailbreak:

• Apple Releases iOS 8.1.3, Can I Jailbreak 8.1.3 And Is TaiG Patched? (Details on iOS 8.1.3’s Release)
• iOS 8.1.3 Jailbreak And Release: How To Stay Jailbroken Before iOS 8.2 (Tips to remain jailbroken)

Updated iOS 8.1.2 jailbreak steps, follow this guide:

• iOS 8.1.2 Jailbreak: How To Jailbreak 8.1.2 With TaiG 1.2.0 – All iOS 8 Devices (In-depth Windows Tutorial)
• Our Top iOS 8.1.2 Jailbreak Tweaks Page For iOS 8 Devices (A Resources Page for All Users)

Complete step-by-step tutorials for the iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak via TaiG:

• TaiG iOS 8.1.1 Jailbreak: New Jailbreak 8.1.1 Tutorial For All Devices! (In-depth Windows tutorial)
• Jailbreak iOS 8.1.1 Archive, Detailed Overview And Tutorials (Additional Post-Tutorial Articles)

There’s no questioning that TaiG and the Pangu teams have stepped up to the plate to deliver what some consider to be the most fluid and easiest jailbreak utilities ever created.  The teams have aided millions of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad owners the world over to enable root access, install Cydia and the plethora of third-party tweaks that accompany the aforementioned distribution platform.

Initially, prior to TaiG, the Pangu team were first on the scene to rush to the public’s rescue by issuing the original iOS 8 jailbreak that functioned on up to 8.1. However, as always, in the eternal game of cat and mouse that Apple instigates with jailbreakers, the company issued iOS 8.1.1 to the public to close the vulnerabilities Pangu utilized to achieve the first jailbreak for iOS 8 with their 8.1.1 firmware.

Quickly following iOS 8.1.1’s release famed hacker iH8sn0w released a video demonstrating that he could potentially jailbreak 8.1.1 on the older iPhone 4s, iPad 2 and iPad 3, but that it was limited to said devices at the time due to “no serial over lightning [being the connection type that all new iDevices utilize]”.

However, in doing the above, the hacker may have “batted the bee hive” so to speak, prompting the TaiG team to take action in spite of the fact that iH8sn0w had no plans for an imminent release. After having the glory stolen from them by Pangu the group all but rushed in to save the day by releasing the iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak to the masses, a firmware that many industry watchers thought would remain un-jailbroken given its relative insignificance when compared to either 8.0 or the upcoming 8.2 firmware.

That brings us to the present - recently, Apple released iOS 8.1.2 which luckily didn’t patch any of the vulnerabilities exploited by TaiG in their 8.1.1 jailbreak. The TaiG group promptly updated their utility to support iOS 8.1.2 in the jailbreak.

New: In an even more recent development, Apple issues iOS 8.1.3 to the general public. Unfortunately, the new firmware patches the primary kernel exploit utilized by TaiG, in addition to several others, rending the tool useless for devices running iOS 8.1.3.

TaiG version 1.2.0 is the latest Untethered jailbreak that remains unpatched, it supports the following iOS-based devices:

• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 5s series: 5c, 5
• iPhone 4s
• iPad Air 2, 1, iPad Mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad Mini, iPad 4, 3
• iPod touch 5^th generation

TaiG also supports the following firmwares:

• iOS 8.1.2
• iOS 8.1.1
• iOS 8.1
• iOS 8.0.x

For those concerned about whether TaiG is safe to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2, MuscleNerd (a prominent hacker that’s a member of the evad3rs: the team who jailbroke iOS 6 and iOS 7) gave the utility his official approval following its release.

iOS 8.1.2 Jailbreak Tutorial: All iOS 8 Devices - Video

Currently, iOS 8.1.3 has rendered jailbreak detailed above useless. However, for those of you running iOS 8.0 through 8.1.2, it remains possible to jailbreak via TaiG version 1.2.0 for Windows computers or PP for those with Macs.

Update 1: Downgrade from iOS 8.1.1 to iOS 8.1 in order to utilize Pangu to jailbreak - we advise following our How to Downgrade from iOS 8.1.1 to iOS 8.1 in-depth tutorial to jailbreak via the older tool.

Update 2: The iOS 8.1 firmware is no longer being signed by Apple, TaiG releases TaiGJBreak version 1.1.0 to jailbreak iOS 8.1.1 Untethered.

Update 3: TaiG 1.2.0 released to jailbreak Apple’s latest iOS 8.1.2 installment.

Update 4: iOS 8.1.3 spotted on internal Apple testing devices. Will it patch TaiG 8.1.2? New information available here.

Update 5: The best iOS 8 and iOS 8.1.2 jailbreak Holiday Cydia Tweaks have been publicized in our latest top tweaks list.

Update 6: On January 20^th, 2015, a new jailbreak tool for iOS 8.1.2 was released for Mac users by a team called PP. Dubbed PPghost, the latest utility is capable of delivering an iOS 8 jailbreak on all iterations of the firmware, from 8.0 to 8.1.2 (the latest public firmware). For those of you running Mac OS X, you’ll need to follow our tutorial to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 via PP for OS 10.7 and up.

iOS 8.1.3 And The Jailbreak?

Update 7: Apple released iOS 8.1.3, effectively patching both TaiG’s and PP’s Untethered jailbreak utilities for iOS 8 through 8.1.2. For additional information concerning the all-new firmware, we highly recommend reading our latest coverage on iOS 8.1.3. In light of iOS 8.1.3 being released, that concludes this update guide - future developments in the status of the next jailbreak can be found on our newer iOS 8.1.3 jailbreak update page.

As of December 21^st no new information has surfaced surrounding the potential release of TaiG for Mac OS X to jailbreak iOS 8.1.x-based devices via OS X Yosemite (see the sixth update for a Mac jailbreak tool).

We also advise reading the following article for the best Cydia tweaks post-jailbreak on iOS 8 through 8.1.2:

• Top iOS 8.1.2 Cydia Tweaks – Best Tweak List For The TaiG 8.1.2 Jailbreak

Note: This page will be continually updated as new developments unfold, ensure that you bookmark it to avoid missing any additional jailbreak-related updates.

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