Apple puts jailbreaking on hold for a while with iOS 7.1, closing 41 exploits

The years-long battle between Apple and the hackers responsible for jailbreaking will never end, but the Cupertino company has put these exploit experts on hold for quite some time. Read on…

This refers to the iOS 7.1 update, which, in addition to visual and interface improvements and new features like iOS in the Car , brought with it the closure of more than 41 exploits , effectively closing off the possibility of jailbreaking until further notice. While it's clear that hackers like Evasion , Evad3rs, or even GeoHot , who promised to resume hacking, will find ways to get back in the game, it's a fact that for a while, the Cupertino company has ensured the legality of all its devices running iOS 7.1 and later. It's also very likely that, to entice users with their jailbroken devices, multiple versions with significant improvements will be released—good news for those of us who choose not to infect our phones and keep them clean and fast.

The Evad3rs hackers were "victims" of the shutdown of multiple exploits they were responsible for, and Apple itself was responsible for making this public in the update data, an image of which you can see below:

This is why, since the release of iOS 7.1, we've emphasized not updating, because if you do, you probably won't see the Cydia icon on your springboard again for a long time. Some analysts and well-known figures in the jailbreaking world claim that no vulnerabilities have been found and that we might not see a new jailbreak until iOS 8.

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