14 DAY TRIAL // iOS jailbreaks make the headlines at a much slower pace than they did a few years ago, but this doesn’t necessarily mean than they’re gone completely.
Living proof is a video posted by KeenLab’s Liang Chen, who published a live demo of the very first iOS 12.2 jailbreak on an iPhone XS Max.
As you can see in the clip embedded below, the device is running KeenLab’s very own jailbreak tool, so just don’t hold your breath for any public release for now. In fact, KeenLab is known as a group that doesn’t typically publish their work for others, so they are unlikely to roll out this new jailbreak tool.
But on the other hand, the simple fact that someone managed to bypass the iOS restrictions and jailbreak version 12.2 is living proof there’s a loophole that others could exploit as well.
No chance for a public release
The latest jailbreak supported up to iOS 12.1, so KeenLab’s solution is pretty much the first exploit aimed at version 12.2. If someone else manages to come across the method allowing for a jailbreak, we could end up being able to unlock the latest iOS version as well.
For now, all we have is this video published by KeenLab, which shows the automatic jailbreak solution requiring nothing more than a single tap. The Cydia package manager is obviously installed and pinned to the home screen, with an app then demonstrated to show that everything is working normally.
Meanwhile, Apple is hard at work on getting ready the next major iOS update for the iPhone. The company has recently rolled out the fourth beta of iOS 12.3, and if everything goes according to the plan, the public release could take place by the end of the month.
Apple should also provide a preview of iOS 13 at the WWDC developer conference next month.
