The jailbreak has lost followers year after year. What they were looking for some iOS users were functions that the tech giant Apple did not offer officially and that, however, have been included in recent years. Another aspect is the customization – as in Android – and another is the installation of unauthorized apps. Be that as it may, the jailbreak is becoming less popular, and it is becoming more and more complicated. A vulnerability has again been found in the iOS, and this time, the discovery comes directly from the tech giant Google. The Mountain View company, of course, I am talking about the tech giant Google has its Project Zero team dedicated to computer security. It is a team maintained by the tech giant Google that looks for software vulnerabilities not only in company products but also in those of other companies. In fact, are those who have found a significant amount of security flaws in Windows 10, for example, and those who have indicated to the tech giant Apple that some iOS 11 problems that have already been resolved with the release of iOS 11.2. But these problems, and among them, the one that will allow jailbreaking, remain in iOS 11.1.2 and previous versions that users continue to use on their iPhones. This is how Ian Beer, the employee of this department and specialist of iOS, managed to “Jailbreak” the operating system on which turn the iPhone and iPad, as well as tvOS 11.x. In the process, the tech giant Apple has released an update: the flaw no longer exists in iOS 11.2. When contacted by Motherboard, a Google spokesperson explained that the purpose of this program was to allow other computer security researchers to test the security of the computer exploits beforehand. The ultimate goal of this program is to allow researchers to find more bugs and communicate about them to the tech giant Apple for correction.
— Ian Beer (@i41nbeer) December 11, 2017 One week before the official announcement of his discovery, made on December 12, 2017, Ian Beer wrote on Twitter: “If you’re interested in helping with the security research on the iOS 11 kernel, keep a device running iOS 11.1.2 or lower version, dedicated to research. The launching of the first part is coming soon. Note that Ian Beer, who has been using Twitter for only a week and has only written three tweets to date, is already followed by 9,100 people.
— Ian Beer (@i41nbeer) December 5, 2017 According to the website Can I Jailbreak, which gathers information on the cases of “Jailbreak”, this flaw concerns only the iPhone 6 and the previous versions. So, what do you think about this? Simply share your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
