Tag: iOS 6.1.3

No iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak, We will Jailbreak iOS 6.2 if Released – Pod2g

We have no plans on releasing iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak because it would be minor update, indeed we are waiting for major update like iOS 6.2. To make an iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak would require heavy efforts for this minimal update that is not worth it.

People who updated on iOS 6.1.3 or bought an iPhone/iPod/iPad on iOS 6.1.3 would need to wait a bit longer for the Jailbreak of it because the Evad3rs are not working on iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak. Recently pod2g, the upfront member of the Evad3rs and finder of exploits for iOS 6 Untethered Jailbreak responded a person on his twitter account when asked about the iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak progress. The person asked Pod2g, if the team is working on the Jailbreak of iOS 6.1.3 or not. Pod2g in reply told the person that the team is not working on the Jailbreak of iOS 6.1.3 because it is not worth it to Jailbreak.

It is a minimal update and working on it is equivalent to wasting time on something irrelevant.

. @xld2s59 we are not working on a 6.1.3 jailbreak, that would be too much efforts for a minimal update. We’re waiting for a major release.

— pod2g (@pod2g) April 2, 2013

Moreover, Pod2g also told that the Evad3rs are waiting for major release of iOS. Pod2g revealed this major release of iOS today after a great session at HITBSC 2013 in an interview with Filip Truta of Softpedia.

Like every one, Truta being curious to know about the future Jailbreak release asked Pod2g if people would need to wait until iOS 7 for the Jailbreak to be released?

While answering Truta, Pod2g said,

“we’re not releasing any jailbreaks until the next major release or until another major release, like iOS 6.2.”

The arrival of iOS 6.2 by Apple is a bit sketchy because Apple can release iOS 6.1.4 to address any issue if found in iOS 6.1.3. However, according to previous reports from David Wang, another member of the Evad3rs told that Apple has closed three loopholes in iOS 6.1.3 out of five loopholes. Therefore, to work on iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak is useless because the team would be burning exploits that will be patched by Apple in iOS 6.1.4 update.

This is the main reason due to which the Evad3rs are not releasing any new Jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3. The team is waiting for a major release like iOS 7 or iOS 6.2 that is skeptical. We don’t see any reason for iOS 6.2 to arrive. The next iOS release should be of iOS 7 that will be done this fall 2013.

According to a previous report, we might not have to wait for the iOS 7 Jailbreak because P0sixninja has some exploits on his hand and he is waiting for the arrival iOS 7 to test them.

11 April 2013
iOS 6.1.3 Debuts with Screen Flaw Fix, is Evasi0n Jailbreak fixed?
Apple released iOS 6.1.3 with bugs fixed, improved Maps for Japan, and did they patched Evasi0n Jailbreak?

Moments ago Apple released iOS 6.1.3 for public that patches the two popular screen security flaws that were reported back in iOS 6.1.2. In addition to patching of Screen Security Flaw in iOS 6.1.3, Apple has also made an improvement for the Maps of Japan as promised. The improvements made in Maps for Japan includes the following:
- Improved pronunciation of roads during turn-by-turn navigation
- Optimized directions to more strongly prefer highways over narrower roads
- Now indicates upcoming toll roads during turn-by-turn navigation
- Added labels for junctions, interchanges, on-ramps, off-ramps, and intersections
- Added indicators for transit station buildings, subway lines, and traffic lights
- Updated freeway color to green
- Updated icons for some location categories including fire stations, hospitals, and post offices Added 3D buildings including Tokyo Station, Japan Imperial Palace, and Tokyo Tower
As far as the Evasi0n Jailbreak is concerned, it might be patched with this update because Wang in an interview with Forbes a month back told that Apple was able to find and patch the exploits that were used in Evasi0n Jailbreak for iOS 6. Apple patched not all the exploits, but Apple patched one or two of them and Evad3rs have many more exploits in hand to go with future Jailbreaks.

Therefore, the bottom line is that don’t update to the latest iOS 6.1.3 because there is no way coming back to iOS 6.1.2 on iPhone 5 and above iDevices. If you update it accidentally, then regret the accident. We would recommend staying away from this update.
19 March 2013
Apple Patched Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak Exploit in iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2

The cat and mouse game between iOS Hackers and Apple is finally over. Apple has won the war once again by fixing the initial Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak exploit in its iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 release. The iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 was released by Apple this past week and before that Apple released iOS 6.1.2 to fix issues with Exchange bug along with battery issues for iPhone/iPod/iPad. With the release of iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2, Apple has not only patched the Evasi0n exploit, indeed Apple has made it difficult for iOS Hackers to Jailbreak iOS 6.1.3 because the security level has increased for iOS in this new iOS 6.

The main focus of Apple in iOS 6.1.3 is to bring out some changes for the Japanese Maps and to fix the most viral unlock screen bug that was founded in iOS 6.1, iOS 6.1.1, and iOS 6.1.2. As of now, the viral unlock screen bug seems to be fixed along with Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak exploit. The reports of Evasi0n fix comes from the upfront member of Evad3rs, @Planetbeing who told Forbes that Apple has patched one exploit out of five with the release of iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2. The exploit that has been fixed by Apple breaks the rhythm of Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak on iOS 6.1.3.

Wang tells me that he’s analyzed the 6.1.3 beta 2 update and found that it patches at least one of the five bugs the jailbreak exploits, namely a flaw in the operating system’s time zone settings. The beta update likely signals the end of using evasi0n to hack new or updated devices after the update is released to users, says Wang, who says he’s still testing the patch to see which other vulnerabilities exploited by the jailbreak might no longer exist in the new operating system.

As told by Planetbeing, if vulnerability doesn’t works, the whole program of Evasi0n will not work. Therefore, we will need to look for more vulnerability to replace that patched exploit by Apple or we will need to start from scratch for the Untethered Jailbreak. Planetbeing also notes that the chances are high that Apple might patch all the available exploits when iOS 6.1.3 rolls out for Public. However, it is early to say anything about the exploits going to be patched or not.

The fixing of Evasi0n Exploit in iOS 6.1.3 doesn’t puts the tool to an end or it doesn’t puts the era of Untethered Jailbreak to an end. The work will carry on the Untethered Jailbreak by Evad3rs as soon as iOS 6.1.3 is out for public. It will take a while to release the Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3 because the Evad3rs would require some time to find the exploits or test the existing exploits.

27 February 2013
Apple Released iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 (10B318) for Developers Only
Few days a go Apple released iOS 6.1.2 to fix the Exchange Calendar bug that was found in iOS 6.1 and today Apple seeded a new Beta build of iOS 6.1.3 (10B318) that was supposed to be called iOS 6.1.1 Beta 2. The first beta build of iOS 6.1.3 was called iOS 6.1.1 Beta 1 because Apple had released iOS 6.1.1 Beta 1 when the issue of Exchange Calendar bug went large and started to create issues for the users. Therefore, in emergency case Apple had to release this new version of iOS 6.1.2 putting aside the preceding beta build of iOS 6.1.1 Beta 1.

However, Apple has replaced the old build of iOS 6.1.1 with this new build of iOS 6.1.3 and released the second Beta of this build today. The amendments made by Apple in the upcoming build of iOS 6.1.3 are
- Improved pronunciation of roads during turn-by-turn navigation
- Optimized directions to more strongly prefer highways over narrower roads
- Now indicates upcoming toll roads during turn-by-turn navigation
- Added labels for junctions, interchanges, on-ramps, off-ramps, and intersections
- Added indicators for transit station buildings, subway lines, and traffic lights
- Updated freeway color to green
- Updated icons for some location categories including fire stations, hospitals, and post offices Added 3D buildings including Tokyo Station, Japan Imperial Palace, and Tokyo Tower
All the amendments made by Apple in the first iOS 6.1.3 Beta are specific for Japan only. Moreover, we can add a fix for iOS 6.1 lock screen bug, and fix for iOS 6.x.x Untethered Jailbreak by Evasi0n to arrive in this major update of iOS 6.1.3 by Apple. As of now, the Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 6.x.x and the lock screen bug are not patched in iOS 6.1.2. Therefore, expect a fix for these things in iOS 6.1.3.
21 February 2013