Do you want to jailbreak iPhone? Thanks to an iOS 12.4 flaw it is possible, but what does it involve? Here are the risks, the benefits and how to do it.
The jailbreak returns on the iPhone, thanks to a system flaw found on iOS 12.4 that allows the delicate, and ostracized, operation to take place even on the latest Apple devices. But how to jailbreak on iPhone and iPad with iOS 12.4 and what does this type of operation involve? The risks and benefits are different.
The latest update of the operating system made by Apple for iPhone contains an old weakness that exposes the devices that have carried out the update to this possibility, resuming a system error long solved by Apple. Let’s try to understand how jailbreak works on the iPhone and what exactly it consists of.
Jailbreak iPhone: what is it?
The jailbreak is a process more common perhaps to Android smartphones than to Apple smartphones: it consists of installing some applications that hold an unsigned code on the device memory. In practice, it is about opening the doors of iOS, transforming it into a more open and customizable system compared to the traditional closed system adopted by Apple, which limits the downloading of applications to the App Store only.
iPhone, as we know, is one of the best smartphones in circulation as far as security and virus protection are concerned, and the merit is proper to the operating system which prevents any attempt at jailbreak.
Or at least, almost always, given that every update and update of the iPhone operating system can cause bugs and programming errors that allow you to get around this defense. What does all this entail?
IPhone jailbreak: risks and benefits
However, performing the jailbreak on the iPhone also involves some risks and consequences that should not be underestimated: firstly, the guarantee, which is invalidated at the moment in which the jailbreak is applied to the iPhone in turn.
This therefore exposes users to the unintended installation of viruses, spyware and malware that are usually absent and kept away from good iOS.
What are the advantages of the jailbreak? Users can use it to personalize and make iPhone less software-friendly, as well as to install applications on external third-party stores and to carry out operations that often allow games and apps that are usually paid for completely free of charge ( but illegal).
In short, a choice at the risk and peril of the user on duty.
Jailbreak iPhone iOS 12.4: how to do it
Apple has however protected the latest iPhone models, which cannot make this jailbreak version despite having iOS 12.4 installed: the reason lies in the A12 and A12x processor that automatically excludes iPhone Xs, Xs Max, iPhone XR and iPad Pro 2018.
All other previous models, including iPhone X, can perform this delicate operation by following a few simple steps:
- first of all, you need to download unc0ver beta in its latest version, to do this you need to access the ignition.fun site from an iPhone or iPad (obviously with iOS 12.4 installed);
- in the search bar look for uncOver and tap on Install to download and install the application,
- through “Settings”> “General”> “Device Manager” go to tap on the name of the developer and make reliable the eventual certificate;
- open Unc0ver on iPhone or iPad, press the “jailbreak” button and wait;
- the device will then be restarted and once it is operational again on the home screen you will see the Cydia icon appear.
Congratulations, your jailbreak has now been applied to your iPhone. On YouTube there are several guides available, just look for the operation with the corresponding version of iOS compatible: we suggest you to apply the jailbreak, even just out of curiosity, only older and non-guaranteed devices.