Attention: jailbreakers and would-be jailbreakers!
TaiG, the Chinese jailbreaking team that has been thanked in Apple patch notes for exposing iOS vulnerabilities, has just released a new jailbreak tool for Mac that will allow you to run unsigned code on any iOS 8.4 device. Hurrah!
The process of jailbreaking is so simple, anyone can do it.
All you do is download and install the app, then plug your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to the computer, disabling ‘Find My iPhone’ on your device’s iCloud settings before you do so. From there, you run the jailbreak, and install Cydia and an optional ‘3k Assistant Package’ with just a couple clicks. A reboot or two later, and your device will be jailbroken.
As a note, unless you’re a Chinese jailbreaker, you probably want to uncheck 3k Assistant when you jailbreak your device. 3k Assistant is an app that includes a repository for software, a discussion forum, and other information for Chinese jailbreakers, but it’s not really all that relevant to a mass audience. Probably best not to install it.
Remember: always back up your device before doing a jailbreak.
This follows the TaiG team’s earlier release of a Windows-only version of the jailbreak in late June.
The TaiG jailbreak is untethered, which means, unlike some more limited jailbreaks, you don’t have to re-jailbreak your device every time its rebooted.
If you’d like to download the TaiG jailbreak, you can do so from their official website here.
Source: TaiG
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
14 responses to “The iOS 8.4 jailbreak app is now available on Mac”
“All you do is download and install the app, then plug your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to the computer, disabling ‘Find My iPhone’ on your device’s iCloud settings before you do so.”
Misleading instructions. There are a few other things to do before pressing the button on the Taig tool (turn off WiFi, use Airplane mode, be sure not to use OTA, etc.), that are explicitly explained on the page where the tool is downloaded. Ignore the steps, and you may have problems. Follow them, and you will get a good jailbreak in short order.
No way in hell that I would want to jailbreak my phone again. The risk outweighs benefits. I don’t want to jeopardize my Apple Pay.
No risks at all. ApplePay works perfectly on a jailbroken iPhone 6 or iPad. •Everything• works the same, only with more options, including ways to make the sucky Apple Music and Radio apps MUCH better. Besides, un-jailbreaking and reinstalling your last backup is always only few clicks away. But, you know… to each their own.
What risks? I’ve been jailbreaking since the days of my 4 without ever having an issues. Old wives tales of “bricking” your iPhone are just perpetuated by apple to discourage people from taking full control of their $500 devices. Anything goes remotely wrong, and a couple of clicks to restore it wipes the jailbreak from your device, returning it to stock.
Hurrah! Destroying your iPhone’s security is so much fun!
Just a silly post based on ignorance, hearsay or both. There is •no• less security on a modern jailbroken iPhone. If anything, there are many ways to make the device more secure.
There is no way I am going to run some shady code from China on my Mac and iPhone, all for some theme or app I do not really need. Especially after the revelations in past months about exploits only affecting jailbroken phones, and hacking efforts by said countries.
Yeah I’m not trying to be mean but I don’t trust this. Big reds government is pretty shady at times and they would totally pay to have a backdoor. And or the devs may have no choice in the matter and be forced to do so.
No evidence whatsoever to back up your assertion. Google and your service provider are FAR more likely (and with much greater ease), to collect your information and intrude into what you call your “backdoor.” The basic security of the iDevice is simply not compromised by a Chinese jailbreak. That’s baseless paranoia.
Simple. Then don’t jailbreak. But your assertions are bunk. You do not understand the breadth or depth of the jailbreaking community that vets jailbreak tools and tweaks. It is •very• active, and very attentive to the things you seem needlessly paranoid about. Perhaps you don’t realize that most of the features built into iPhones starting with iOS 1 came directly from the jailbreak community. You just don’t know what you’re missing. Ah, but that’s okay!
Damn straight, all the best iOS features have always been pioneered in the jailbreak community first. Wireless snycing, the current app switcher, the ios control panel (& those quick launch buttons), up next in the music app, the list goes on and on. Operating a jailbroken device is just a glimpse at the future innovations Apple has yet to bring public.
Really Nice Article John Brownlee..!
Its about time taig finally released a mac version. Honestly the only painful part of recently re-jailbreaking my 6Plus to get on iOS 8.4 was having to find a PC to do it on. That missing Apple driver issue plaguing PCs was a nightmare.
Exactly. I f’d with a PC partition for days, and couldn’t get it to work right. Now, just staying with 8.1.2 due to the lack of Home Sharing on 8.4. I’ll wait for iOS 9. I’m •very• happy with three jailbroken iDevices. :)