If you’ve been holding out on upgrading to iOS 8 until a jailbreak is available, your wait is over — courtesy of Team Pangu.
Currently available for Windows only, the promised iOS 8 and 8.1 jailbreak works on devices up to and including the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPad Air 2, as well as earlier devices.
There are a few catches, however.
First up is the fact that currently the jailbreak is geared toward developers and doesn’t come bundled with Cydia. What this means is that, while you can technically jailbreak your iOS device, for most users there won’t be much benefit since they’ll lack the ability to find and install software packages. There is a Cydia update currently being prepped according to a post on Reddit, although as of yet there’s no ETA.
Secondly, it’s also worth noting that the link on Pangu’s site is currently unavailable, with the team noting on Twitter that:
Current Pangu Jailbreak v1.0.0 is disabled remotely because we are fixing bug which may cause lost of your photos. Please wait …
— PanguTeam (@PanguTeam) October 22, 2014
However, a few mirrored versions have started popping up online. Personally I’d wait a few days before installing anything, although with regular jailbreakers evasi0n apparently being out of the jailbreak game, Team Pangu could be your only option for the foreseeable future.
If you do decide to install the jailbreak, check out our video below showing how to do it. While the video relates to iOS 7, the steps involved should be the same with iOS 8 — but bear in mind that currently only a Windows version is available.
Via: Redmond Pie
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
6 responses to “Jailbreak the latest iOS devices with Pangu”
Pangu Jailbreak v1.0.1 is out now.
Damn that was a quick jailbreak. Glad to see we weren’t waiting 6 months like the last time around. So much for iOS getting more difficult to jailbreak.
It’s been available but the team was waiting for Apple to release 8.1 so they wouldn’t patch any exploits. NOW, we just need Cydia online to benefit from the jailbreak. Without Cydia there’s not a lot you can do yet.
Yes, b-b-but why? Why jailbreak iOS when Android can provide you with all the malware, spyware & trouble, right out of the box?
i need to jailbreak ios 8 on i mac i dont have windows
Simple Gabe. Either find a pal with a Windoze machine… or wait.