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Check out the latest news and tutorials about checkm8, a hardware-based bootrom exploit for A7-A11 iPhones and iPads that can’t be patched by Apple, making it a popular choice for jailbreak tools.

While the palera1n jailbreak has proven to be resilient for arm64 (A11 and older) devices due to being based on a bootrom hardware-based exploit called checkm8 that can’t be patched by Apple with a mere software update, the fact remains that a lot of people are turned off by it being a command line-based jailbreak tool as opposed to offering an easy click-based graphical user interface (GUI) like checkra1n once did.

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The palera1n team officially announced in a post shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool had been updated to version 2.0.

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The iPad 7 is the lone device right now that sees any imminent potential for a jailbreak on iPadOS 18. That’s because this iPadOS 18 device is susceptible to the unpatchable hardware-based bootrom exploit, while no other checkm8 devices can run iOS or iPadOS 18.

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It’s been a ridiculous week following WWDC 2024, chock-full of announcements about iOS & iPadOS 18. Even the jailbreak community has suddenly come alive, pushing updates to jailbreak tools and attempting to see whether palera1n can be used to jailbreak certain checkm8-vulnerable devices post-update to iPadOS 18 and tvOS 18.

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A lot of people are wondering if we’ll ever see a jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 18, and while we don’t have a crystal ball clear enough to give you a definitive answer, we will say that there’s at least a chance the iPad (7th generation) gets a jailbreak thanks to being susceptible to the checkm8 hardware-based bootrom exploit and being compatible with iPadOS 18 – the last checkm8-vulnerable iPhone or iPad meeting both of those criteria.

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Apple on Monday announced iOS & iPadOS 18 during the company’s WWDC 2024 Keynote, showcasing a plethora of new features for just about every platform the brand sells.

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We’ve been covering a project known as Semaphorin for the better part of two months now, and as a tethered blobless downgrade and jailbreak utility for certain checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable devices running various versions of older firmware, it plays an important role in this community.

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At the end of March, we shared with you the news about a new utility called Semaphorin, which is a tethered blobless downgrade, dual-boot, and jailbreak utility for certain checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable devices.

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If you’re using palera1n, the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for arm64 devices (iPhone X and earlier) running iOS & iPadOS 15.0 and later, then you may want to know about some important changes that are coming in a future update.

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If you’ve got an older device running certain firmware versions, then you might be able to take advantage of a new checkm8 bootrom exploit-based blobless downgrade and jailbreak utility called Semaphorin by iOS developer y08wilm.

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The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak, unlike the checkra1n jailbreak before it, has long been a command line interface (CLI)-based jailbreak tool. This means you must use Terminal to use it, which can be off-putting for those uncomfortable with running Terminal commands.

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The palera1n team, known for its creation of the palera1n semi-tethered checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for arm64 devices (the iPhone X and older) took to X (formerly Twitter) early Sunday morning to share an exciting announcement.

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