Same here on an iPhone 6 128GB and an iPad Air 64GB. It got far enough in the update to effectively brick the iPad before refusing to continue.
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Apple Releases iOS 9.3.4 With Important Security Fix [Update: Jailbreak Patched]
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Same here on an iPhone 6 128GB and an iPad Air 64GB. It got far enough in the update to effectively brick the iPad before refusing to continue.
Current jailbreak is considered "semi-tethered", which is as good as we're going to get for iOS 9.x. If you reboot your phone, it will come back in un-jailbroken state and you run an app to rejailbreak, so you don't need to be tethered every time you reboot.
Since this jailbreak works from an app installed on your phone (in combination with doing some stuff tethered to a PC), I can see why Apple would want to patch it quickly.
Sorry, but this is not an exploit that anyone can use. You not only need to connect your iPhone to a computer running their software, but you also need to provide your AppleID and password.
A security exploit is something that can be done to a device that's not physically in your possession (for example, installing malicious code onto your device after yout visit a webpage or open a text message WITHOUT the user knowing about it).
To call this a "severe security hole" is beyond ridiculous.
To get tethering when you have a grandfathered unlimited data plan, among other things. Also having your calendar on the lock screen is amazing and something Apple should be ashamed of not allowing.
Because they want to be able to steal Apps without paying, all the while giving you a bunch of phony reasons why they jailbreak (to hide the real reason).
No, it's fact. Backed by hard data from App developers like ustwo (who track the number of paid and copied App installs there are).
Next you're going to tell me people who pirate PC games are only doing it to "try it out" and they plan on buying the real game if they like it.
I agree, so short sighted to just say fixes the jailbreak. As you said, that means security hole. Furthermore as with every update, they do eventually list all the CVE's that they fixed. They just do not release at the same time for their attempt to protect the users as if they listed all that was fixed right off the bat, that will give those with the skills to reverse the changes to find the issue and write exploits. They do in time post all the actual fixes later once they have given the user base enough time to be updated. Those that do not are in my opinion ID10T's as after that amount of time, exploits will be written. Never understood those that skip updates.
As an example, here is a list of the CVE's fixed with the previous update.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206902
There may be other ways to exploit the vulnerability that the jailbreakers didn't see. It must be a pretty severe bug, otherwise they wouldn't push out an update out of turn on a Thursday shortly after 9.3.3.
Ironically its the complete reverse for me. I want to be able to use apps I PAID for in the cydia store.
No, it's BS because you're saying that the only reason people jailbreak is to pirate apps. Some people do, yes, but that's not the only reason and a lot of people don't pirate.
This update BRICKED my iPod 6G. I've had various iDevices for over 10 years, first time I've had this happen. Will try again later in case the problem is on their end. In the meantime, not updating my others. The OTA update was 1.2 GB, so I decided to use iTunes. In hindsight probably not the right decision...
[update]
Was eventually able to get the iPod to come to life and update properly. I will spare you readers the details but it did involve multiple DFU mode attempts, deleting and re-downloading the .ipws file, multiple restarts of iTunes, reboots of my PC, etc... It did end up being a full restore, but iTunes had made a backup as part of the initial update attempt so no data or apps lost. Just my time...
Late this afternoon I then moved on to two other iDevices and those updated without incident.
[update]
Was eventually able to get the iPod to come to life and update properly. I will spare you readers the details but it did involve multiple DFU mode attempts, deleting and re-downloading the .ipws file, multiple restarts of iTunes, reboots of my PC, etc... It did end up being a full restore, but iTunes had made a backup as part of the initial update attempt so no data or apps lost. Just my time...
Late this afternoon I then moved on to two other iDevices and those updated without incident.
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Jailbreak relies on security vulnerabilities, so when the JB is released it exposes a vulnerability. It makes sense that Apple would want to patch the underlying problem, regardless of whether it prevents JB or not.