- Jan 24, 2011
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A jailbreak for any new iOS operating system is always to be expected; but the group that delivered the iOS 6 jailbreak has surprisingly released a full iOS 7 untethered jailbreak just in time for Christmas. However, succumbing to common software pressures, it may have been a bit rushed. Be careful; it's buggy and installs a Chinese app store.
"Jailbreak has essentially bricked my iPhone 3. Great one," tweeted Tom Richardson, a YouTuber with Redmond Pie, yesterday. He is not alone. But while bugs can always be expected, and especially in new software, perhaps the biggest concern has been over the discovery of a relationship between the Evad3rs developers and the Chinese app store Taig.
The usual route for Western jailbreaks is Cydia. Yesterday, reportsMacRumors, "Cydia administrator Jay Freeman [aka Saurik] noted on his Twitter that he was not informed about a new version of the jailbreak before its release. Beyond that, he also reported that the new jailbreak automatically installs a third party app store named Taig which distributes cracked apps in China."
TechCrunch goes further. It points out that users who successfully jailbreak iOS 7 found, "This Chinese app store offered Chinese-language apps but a little something extra, as well: pages and pages of cracked, pirated games." It suggests that the motivation for Evad3rs was financial. "The group made 'around a million dollars' in placement fees for adding TaiG to Chinese iPhones. While the actual number is currently unknown, my source explained that the rumors were true and that the fee was well within that 'order of magnitude.'
Evad3rs has responded with an open letter to the 'Jailbreak Community' comprising an explanation for the relationship with Taig and an apology for the piracy. The group points out that users are not locked into Taig. "Cydia can also be installed and Taig removed afterwards. It would be deeply hypocritical to remove choice from the user in the course of jailbreaking."
Read more: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/36248/jailbreak-for-apple-ios-7-released-but-beware/
"Jailbreak has essentially bricked my iPhone 3. Great one," tweeted Tom Richardson, a YouTuber with Redmond Pie, yesterday. He is not alone. But while bugs can always be expected, and especially in new software, perhaps the biggest concern has been over the discovery of a relationship between the Evad3rs developers and the Chinese app store Taig.
The usual route for Western jailbreaks is Cydia. Yesterday, reportsMacRumors, "Cydia administrator Jay Freeman [aka Saurik] noted on his Twitter that he was not informed about a new version of the jailbreak before its release. Beyond that, he also reported that the new jailbreak automatically installs a third party app store named Taig which distributes cracked apps in China."
TechCrunch goes further. It points out that users who successfully jailbreak iOS 7 found, "This Chinese app store offered Chinese-language apps but a little something extra, as well: pages and pages of cracked, pirated games." It suggests that the motivation for Evad3rs was financial. "The group made 'around a million dollars' in placement fees for adding TaiG to Chinese iPhones. While the actual number is currently unknown, my source explained that the rumors were true and that the fee was well within that 'order of magnitude.'
Evad3rs has responded with an open letter to the 'Jailbreak Community' comprising an explanation for the relationship with Taig and an apology for the piracy. The group points out that users are not locked into Taig. "Cydia can also be installed and Taig removed afterwards. It would be deeply hypocritical to remove choice from the user in the course of jailbreaking."
Read more: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/36248/jailbreak-for-apple-ios-7-released-but-beware/