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Decide which method is best for you

This article can help you decide which backup method is best for you. In case you ever need an alternative backup, you can make a backup in iCloud and another using your computer.

iCloud

• Stores backups in iCloud
• Offers up to 2TB of storage (your first 5GB are free)
• Always encrypts your backups
• Lets you create and use backups from anywhere with Wi-Fi

Computer

• Stores backups on your Mac or PC
• Storage depends on your Mac or PC’s available space
• Offers encrypted backups (off by default)
• Lets you create and use backups from your Mac or PC

iCloud backups

With a Wi-Fi network connection, you can make a backup of your device using iCloud. You don’t need to plug your device into a computer or even be at home to back up with iCloud. 

iCloud backups include nearly all data and settings stored on your device. iCloud backups don’t include:

• Data that’s already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Notes, iCloud Photos, iMessages, Voice Memos, text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages, and Health data
• Data stored in other cloud services, like Gmail and Exchange mail
• Apple Mail data
• Apple Pay information and settings
• Face ID or Touch ID settings
• iCloud Music Library and App Store content (If it’s still available in the iTunes, App, or Apple Books store, you can tap to re-download your already purchased content.)

Learn how to make an iCloud backup or how to manage iCloud storage and delete backups that you no longer need.

When you use Messages in iCloud, Health data on iOS 12 or later, or Voice Memos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. If you turn on iCloud Photos, your content is also automatically stored in iCloud.

Backups from your computer

A computer backup of your device, which is not the same as a sync, includes almost all of your device’s data and settings. A backup from a computer doesn’t include:

• Content from the iTunes and App Stores, or PDFs downloaded directly to Apple Books
• Content synced from Finder or iTunes, like imported MP3s or CDs, videos, books, and photos
• Data already stored in iCloud, like iCloud Photos, iMessages, and text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages
• Face ID or Touch ID settings
• Apple Pay information and settings
• Apple Mail data
• Activity, Health, and Keychain data (to back up this content, you’ll need to use Encrypted Backup in iTunes.)

Learn how to make a backups from your computer, how to find them on your Mac or PC, and how to delete backups that you no longer need.

Can I use my device’s backup for another kind of device, like an iPhone backup for an iPad?

You can restore a device from a backup of another kind of device, like using an iPad backup for an iPhone, but certain types of content won’t transfer. This content includes photos, Messages and attachments in Messages, Voice Memos, and apps that aren’t compatible with the device that you’re setting up. For example, apps compatible only with iPad won’t transfer to your iPhone.

If your devices use iCloud and Messages in iCloud, your iMessages and text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages are automatically stored in iCloud.

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In today’s video, I’ve decided to recap some of the major events that happened in the past weeks in the jailbreak community so that you can make an educated guess on which version you should stay on, and we also have some important news to talk about. One of the biggest changes is that iOS 11.3, an already jailbroken (privately) firmware is no longer signed by Apple following their release of iOS 11.4 Beta 3.

That’s right, #Apple stopped signing iOS 11.3 which means that you can no longer update your device to it. Attempting to update through iTunes will get you to the latest version which at the time of making this video iOS 11.3.1. The difference between iOS 11.3.1 and #iOS 11.3 (in terms of security and therefore jailbreaking) is discussed in-depth in the video. To make it short, Ian Beer’s Crash Reporter vulnerability that was released for the general public a few days ago and can be presumably used for sandbox escaping in a jailbreak is patched on iOS 11.3.1. This means that iOS 11.3 and lower can still use the vulnerability. There are also 3 other vulnerabilities. Some are WebKit based. I would say that unless one of these vulnerabilities play a key role in a #jailbreak, what works on iOS 11.3 should also do for iOS 11.3.1with ease.

Brandon Azad also followed up to his tweet about his userspace tool for iOS 11.2.6 confirming it is not a kernel exploit but it does help you to pop a shell which might be the most powerful iOS 11.2.6 and lower (down to 11.2) exploit to date. It may be possible to start a Houdini-like tool based on it but it is too early to say for sure.
 

 

 

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So, yeah, iTunes won’t censor “bitch,” but it will censor “jailbreak.” Or at least it did.

For those who have Android, “jailbreaking” is the term applied to modifying iPhones and iPads to accept software Apple hasn’t approved of, and potentially can be used for app piracy. It invalidates your warranty, so you need to know what you’re doing before you do it.

Apple has fought jailbreaking for years, even though, really, once your phone is paid off, they have no right to tell you what you can and cannot do with your property. And, temporarily, they were trying to censor the term, although once it was pointed out to them that this meant apps and songs by Thin Lizzy were suddenly ridiculously censored, they knocked it off.

Here’s what they did: Apple filters many common curse words so that search results for such terms in the iTunes Store will produce results with some letters replaced with asterisks — take “f**k,” for example. And for a while yesterday, searching for the term “jailbreak” resulted in this: “J*******k.” However, the word “bitch” isn’t censored at all.

Let’s stop for a minute and consider that Apple has no problem whatsoever with selling songs that demean women as bitches, but it finds people exercising their rights as consumers to be offensive. Oh, wait, this is Apple, where “Money Before People” increasingly appears to be their corporate motto. Silly us for forgetting!

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Anticipation has been building up for the release of iOS 10.3.1 Jailbreak from Pangu after Apple rolled out the 10.3.2 update. However, the team has been very silent and the expected date of the release of the tool is still not happening. Jailbreaking fans are growing anxious as their hopes of getting their hands on the tool is getting slimmer by the day. The good news is, someone is claiming to release the highly anticipated exploit soon.

What’s in the update?

Everytime the Cupertino-based tech conglomerate rolls out a fresh update to the iOS, the company executes fixes with the system’s security.

This is alongside the usual bug fixes and added features that users enjoy. These security fixes are designed to make sure devices using iOS remain safe and secure from attacks. The recently released update version 10.3.2 like its predecessor is equipped with a set of these security fixes from the iPhone maker.

A new hope for jailbreak fans

On Thursday, Adam Donenfel, a security researcher, revealed that he has relayed to Apple eight loopholes on security that he discovered with the recent update released.

He further said that escalation exploits about his information were already transcribed. The security researcher interestingly shared that he is going to release one of those exploits soon and he even indicated a potential release date, which will be in the summer of this year.

Donenfeld further said that the exploit that he will release during the conferences in summer will contain source codes and instructions.

He also welcomes the possibility of helping those who would like to use his exploit in making a jailbreak.

The problem about this is that the date the security researcher gave will be in August and considering the timeline, by that time, the iPhone maker has already released several betas by that time.

It is a long shot but very feasible.

What happened to the Pangu jailbreaking tool?

Previously, we have reported that the iOS 10.3.1 jailbreaking tool will be available after the release of the official 10.3.2 update from Apple. Since the company officially rolled out the update, jailbreaking fans have been yearning to hear from Pangu about their tool but to no avail. Because of their silence, several speculations have surfaced online. Among them includes the theory that the team sold the tool to Apple for $ 1.25 million. Another theory is that the jailbreaking team was not really able to successfully develop the tool and is now burned because they were not able to keep their promise.

All these are mere speculations. Those who are willing to wait for the exploit from Donenfeld will have to exercise patience since August is a long time. We will have to wait for the reaction from the Pangu Jailbreaking team since they have been silent up to this time. We will keep you posted about official details on the iOS 10.3.1 jailbreak as soon we get information.

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This past week, the jailbreaking community hacked their way into Google TV, combining a hardware hack with a lengthy software hack to finally root the device. The jailbreak came months after Google TV and the Logitech Revue device hit the market. Apple TV, on the other hand, was jailbroken just days after release.

Still, the jailbreak was a bit complicated for the average consumer. Now, a new tool called Seas0nPass has stepped in to make jailbreaking your 2G Apple TV as simple as installing an app on your computer.

According to Lifehacker, the Seas0nPass  does two things – create a jailbroken “restore” point or boot your jailbroken device. Seas0nPass is a “tethered” jailbreak, which means that whenever you reboot your device, you need to plug it in to your computer. It’s not like you’re carrying your Apple TV all around town, though, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

Lifehacker describes the steps:

Just like any other iOS device, you put it into DFU mode (in the case of the Apple TV, this is done by holding the MENU and PLAY/PAUSE buttons down for seven seconds) and restore the device and restore using the created IPSW. What’s especially nice about Seas0nPass, however, is that it will pretty much automate most of this process for you. It’ll even download the latest IPSW it needs to patch so you don’t have to find it yourself or worry about grabbing the wrong version.

Once you’ve successfully completed the jailbreak, you just need boot tethered and you’re done! So what can you do with a jailbroken Apple TV? You can install Plex and incomplete-but-functional versions of Last.fm and a web browser called Couch Surfer.

As PCWorld noted when the Apple TV was first jailbroken, “the real delight will come in the weeks and months ahead, as hackers and developers start figuring out what to do with Apple’s liberated set-top box.” We discussed a similar idea the other day when we looked at the Google TV jailbreak, noting that innovation occurs with developers. Making a jailbreak simpler means it will become more mainstream. What do you expect to see available on your Apple TV? And if you’ve jailbroken already, what are your favorite apps?

For full instructions, downloads and caveats, check out this page.

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The process of opening the iPhone to writing. Apple released some shitty apps with the release of the iPhone and iPod touch. A group of people decided to give the iPhone to the people, saying ” I paid for my iPhone, I will do whatever I goddamn want with it.” many people don’t have the balls to do it fearing that they might turn their device into a brick. The methods have become very simple now with methods like ziphone or ibricker. It voids your warranty on the iPod touch or iPhone but a quick restore and its like nothing ever happened, your warranty is back in effect.

Chicks dig me now that I have jailbroken my ipod touch.

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Yesterday, new exemptions were added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and much of the Web and the blogosphere went a bit wild over the new legality of jailbreaking the iPhone.

Today, Apple wants to reinforce that, while no longer a potential breach of the DMCA, jailbreaking your phone will void your warranty. The thing is, restoring your iPhone to factory conditions is simple and jailbreaking your phone lets you do a lot of things that Apple, for one reason or another, doesn’t want you to do…without paying.

Jailbreaking Is “Fair Use” But Voids Warranty?

For those of you unfamiliar with the term, to “jailbreak” a phone is to hack a smartphone in order to gain access to additional features or install unapproved applications. Up until now, however, Apple claimed that jailbreaking an iPhone allowed people to install unapproved apps and should not be permitted. That claim has been rejected, with the Copyright Office saying that jailbreaking is actually fair use.

An Apple spokeswoman told Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney that, aside from possibly degrading the user experience, jailbreaking can void the warranty.

Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.”

Jailbreaking Threatens Apple’s Assets

While Apple has a valid point – that jailbreaking the iPhone and installing unverified third-party apps “can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably” – there is something bigger at stake here. Apple is saying it wants to preserve the quality of the user experience, but it also wants to protect its assets.

Apple and AT&T started offering wifi tethering at $20 per month in June. With a jailbroken iPhone, 10 spare minutes and $10, you can turn your iPhone into wifi hotspot and avoid the monthly fee. There are even other tethering apps that are completely free (though we’ve found MyWi to be reliable). How about those apps that Apple will only let you run over wifi connections, like FaceTime? Apps for jailbroken iPhones, such as My3G, allow users to run wifi-only apps over 3G. There are even apps to block Apple’s new “iAd” advertising on jailbroken phones. It’s even feasible that, with jailbreaking officially off the DMCA list of offenses, alternatives to programs like Apple’s MobileMe could enter the market at less than the $99 per year pricetag.

In essence, a jailbroken phone is something that Apple can’t closely control and it’s a threat. Apps that would never make it through the App Store, for any number of reasons, can be installed onto a jailbroken phone. Say “hello” to third-party browsers, porn, bittorrents, direct-downloaded podcasts and TV shows and more.

The reality, so far, is that only a small percentage of iPhone owners have jailbroken their phones, but the flip-flop in legality could change this. As Kahney suggests, maybe “legitimate software companies will publish jailbreaking software, instead of shady rings of underground hackers” and maybe a “healthy market for unofficial and banned apps” will come from all of this.

What About The Warranty?

Oh yes, the warranty. While Apple is quick to say that jailbreaking an iPhone will void the warranty, there’s one thing – it’s but a simple step to restore your iPhone to its original condition and have that be that. As ReadWriteWeb’s Sarah Perez writes in her latest jailbreaking guide, “if you have a jailbroken phone, you can’t get support from Apple for any issues you may have. However, jailbreaking isn’t permanent. You can revert your phone to its factory settings at any time via iTunes with no one the wiser.”

Our suggestion? Go backup all your data and jailbreak that iPhone. There’s a million reasons you should, it’s not illegal and, if you run into trouble, you can easily restore everything to a clean slate.

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Ses0nPass, the jailbreaking software for the Apple TV media center, has been updated. The new version now allows for the much-desired “untethered” jailbreak – meaning, the device does not have to be connected to a computer during startup. At present, the software is only available for Mac users, but a Windows version is said to be “coming soon.”

But why would you want to jailbreak your Apple TV? How about access to streaming music from Last.fm, an HDTV-optimized Web browser, RSS feeds, weather forecasts, Twitter, additional support for video file formats and more?

The Ses0nPass jailbreak from the fireCore development team builds on the work of the Chronic Dev Team, who were the first to put out the untethered jailbreak process used in this updated software. Those who have already jailbroken their Apple TVs with Dev Team’s GreenPois0n software do not need to re-jailbreak, as it contains the same components as in this new release.

For those new to Apple TV jailbreaking, there’s a software suite from fireCore that may tempt you over to the dark side. The package known as “aTV Flash,” available for both the older and the newest generation of Apple TV products, includes a Web browser designed for HDTVs (Couch Surfer Pro), access to weather forecasts, Last.fm, and RSS feeds – the latter two provided by Apple TVs first jailbroken app NitoTV. Also included in the bundle is media center app XBMC.

With NitoTV, you can create playlists and play additional media file formats via your AppleTV beyond those supported by Apple. On newer Apple TV devices (the smaller, black units), this list now includes support for .m4v, .mp4, .move, HE-AAC, AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV, with more on the way.

Older Apple TV devices can play even more formats: .avi, .divx, .eyetv, .flv, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mp4, .mpeg, .mpg, .ogg, .ogm, .rm, .rmvb, .wmv, .xvid, VIDEO_TS/VOB, ISO, AAC, AC3, DTS, FLAC, MPEG3, MPEG4, VBR MP3, WMA, SSA and SRT.

Meanwhile, with the Web browser provided by Couch Surfer Pro, you can access Google search on your Apple TV, save bookmarks, view your browser history and even use your Apple Remote, USB mouse or Loop pointer to navigate the Web.

aTV Flash for older Apple TV units also includes additional software programs in the bundle, like Keyboard Magic, AirControl, XBMC, Boxee, Sapphire and others.

The process for jailbreaking your Apple TV with Ses0npass is documented in detail here. Although those instructions still assume a tethered jailbreak, the overall process is similar.

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There have been two mysteries about the new Apple TV. 1) Was it still running the old Apple TV’s “Back Row” version of OS X? 2) Just how small is its new pared-down hard drive? Mystery #1 has been solved: just like the iPhone and iPad, Apple TV is now running iOS 4.

This is important for two reasons:

1. Right now, there are no apps (and no app marketplace) for Apple TV. Now we know there could be – and not on some imagined next-generation device, but this one, in the not-too-distant future.
2. The new Apple TV could be amenable to the same jailbreaking techniques that have worked on the iPhone and iPad – so even if Apple doesn’t start a TV app store, someone could start their own if they’re willing to live on the wild side.

Both of these consequences, though, are still a teensy bit dependent on the answer to that other mystery. Until we get a teardown, nobody’s sure exactly how much storage the new Apple TV is packing. If it’s extremely small (like say, a gig or two), there might not be room enough to store a whole bunch of apps, even if you could sideload them through that teensy micro-USB port. But even if it were a mere 16 gigs like the standard iPhone, it would probably serve third-party apps just fine, since most iOS video apps rely on streaming data from the internet.

I’ll let Chris Foresman at Ars Technica explain how we know Apple TV is running iOS:

Apple stores configuration information about how various iOS devices can communicate with other devices over its dock connector in a file called USBDeviceConfiguration.plist. Entries in this file have revealed early evidence of new iPhone and iPod models, and an entry labelled “iProd” later turned out to be the first iPad.

An entry in iOS 3.2 was referred to as iProd2,1, and we suspected that it was likely an early prototype of a next-gen iPad. However, an updated configuration file in iOS 4.2b1 reveals the same numeric product ID is attached to an entry for AppleTV2,1, referring to the second major hardware revision of the Apple TV. This presents solid evidence that the new Apple TV is running iOS proper, instead of the other customized version of Mac OS X used for the previous one—that should save Apple from duplicated development effort.

So if Apple TV is running iOS now, why not announce it and invite people to start making apps for it? Wouldn’t that get everyone more excited about the relaunch of Apple TV? I could think of two reasons why they wouldn’t:

1. There’s no natural interface to run existing iOS apps on Apple TV: no touchscreens TVs, definitely no multitouch, no accelerometers, no camera, etc. Until one or more of those things change, or somebody writes some nifty code to make a remote control do the same thing, you can’t port apps over. If that changes, it’s off to the races.
2. The App Store is already fragmented; not all apps work on every device, or even the same device running different versions of iOS. Throwing Apple TV in the mix, with a bunch of TV-specific applications that might or might not work terribly well on the iPad or iPhone, just makes the store more confusing. And Apple’s trying to make its TV products, especially, as simple as possible.

Confirmed: ‘iProd 2’ is the new Apple TV (TUAW)

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