Unsure if this flew under the radar....I caught it because it was retweeted by Musclenerd. I didn;t see a thread on it, so please forgive if it's a repost.
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Interesting i0n1c tweet....
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If It was important for the jailbreak why would he specifically say that it isn't? I don't really understand.. I don't think it could be use to jailbreak because A) not everyone is going to download the app and B) if they need to use it fr a jailbreak they couldn't distribute it anyways since its not theirs..
Well, maybe this is why i0n1c posted it has nothing to do with 5.1 and will be deleted by Apple. Straight from the app description:
"Your contacts will be automatically added straight from your phonebook. No need to manually invite friends and have them approve you."
"Your contacts will be automatically added straight from your phonebook. No need to manually invite friends and have them approve you."
Violates Apple's new rules on apps accessing your contact info without your approval.
But surely if it's just to do with the contact book being uploaded, Apple will just make the company reissue the App, but with a prompt telling the user that their contacts will be uploaded?
Seems strange for him to tell us to download it without telling us what we're getting into
Seems strange for him to tell us to download it without telling us what we're getting into
You Tube video makes this one look interesting.
There are four or five apps from the same developer, all free, so to play it safe downloaded all of them.
There are four or five apps from the same developer, all free, so to play it safe downloaded all of them.
Downloaded to both my iPhone and iPad and backed up the .ipa.
Initially thought it was i0n1c stirring people up but after seeing MuscleNerds retweet and advice to back up the 2.8.8 version, it was enough to make me believe this is genuine.
Really curious as to what kind of vulnerability the app contains and why individual users have to download a copy themselves.
I'm guessing if/when its removed from the App store, all will be revealed.
Initially thought it was i0n1c stirring people up but after seeing MuscleNerds retweet and advice to back up the 2.8.8 version, it was enough to make me believe this is genuine.
Really curious as to what kind of vulnerability the app contains and why individual users have to download a copy themselves.
I'm guessing if/when its removed from the App store, all will be revealed.
Glad to find this conversation concerning @i0n1c's tweets. I thought I was the only one finding it to have an edge of confusion/sarcasm/subtle hinting.
I'm slightly leaning towards this being something not jailbreak related, but can understand how things played out.
His recommendation to get a specific version of an app before Apple pulls it could have a few potential meanings:
All seem plausible, however, in searching i0n1c's tweets indicates he was watching which position it was in the US and German stores of iTunes (ranking). Why would he care about that if there was an exploit or violation involved? That sounds like the action of someone who cared more about the apps success or perhaps his impact on the app's popularity.
I think MuscleNerd may have become just as confused by i0n1c's tweet and assumed there was a jailbreak reason for downloading KakaoTalk messenger. Unfortunately, the "clarifying" retweet has only added to the confusion. It sounds like how someone would say "download this now world [so you have a copy signed to your Apple ID for use later], but Apple--there isn't any exploit in the app, move along". It could also just be as literal and mean "I like the app and think everyone should check it out before Apple decides to pull this version for violations [that are useful]".
Either way, I snagged the app--copied it outside of iTunes and am moving on. I already am happy with my messaging software.
I'm slightly leaning towards this being something not jailbreak related, but can understand how things played out.
His recommendation to get a specific version of an app before Apple pulls it could have a few potential meanings:
- This specific version has a valuable exploit (perhaps the vulnerability allowing the placing of the "Absinthe" icon on home screen is patched and an alternate "signed" way is required to finish the jailbreak)
- This version violates an Apple rule in a manner in which makes the entire App no longer possible to keep in the App store. (think VLC licensing issue or various "tether" apps)
- This app has an Apple rule violation specific to this version of Kakao talk. If the vendor doesn't resolve the issue under Apple's terms, the app may be pulled until a newer version is approved. This may also imply that the violation may be a desirable feature (such as automatically building contacts from your entire address book in batch instead of making you approve them one by one)
All seem plausible, however, in searching i0n1c's tweets indicates he was watching which position it was in the US and German stores of iTunes (ranking). Why would he care about that if there was an exploit or violation involved? That sounds like the action of someone who cared more about the apps success or perhaps his impact on the app's popularity.
I think MuscleNerd may have become just as confused by i0n1c's tweet and assumed there was a jailbreak reason for downloading KakaoTalk messenger. Unfortunately, the "clarifying" retweet has only added to the confusion. It sounds like how someone would say "download this now world [so you have a copy signed to your Apple ID for use later], but Apple--there isn't any exploit in the app, move along". It could also just be as literal and mean "I like the app and think everyone should check it out before Apple decides to pull this version for violations [that are useful]".
Either way, I snagged the app--copied it outside of iTunes and am moving on. I already am happy with my messaging software.
