An iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak still isn’t available to eager iPhone and iPad users, but Cydia itself has received a generous update for those currently jailbroken on iOS 7.0.6 or older. In short, this update ...

Saurik recently rolled out an update for the Cydia Eraser tool, so those who regret using Pangu to jailbreak their iPhones can now simply revert to a pristine iOS 9.3.3. The timing is most appropriate ...

An iOS 8.3 jailbreak was released on Tuesday this week, but unfortunately didn’t work properly with Cydia. However, there’s an update that fixes this that allows jailbreak tweaks to work again. Here’s ...

iOS 11 finally has its first jailbreak with Cydia support. Electra 1.0.1 is compatible with all of Apple’s latest devices — including iPhone X and the 10.5-inch iPad Pro — and all versions of iOS 11 ...

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a publicly-released jailbreak, but this year’s Mobile Security Conference (MOSEC) in Shanghai made it clear that jailbreaking isn’t dead. MOSEC is a one-day ...

Jailbreaking an iPhone is a process that has consequences – if you want to return to the walled garden, you generally have had to either accept an iOS update that could break your ability to jailbreak ...

The big picture: Jailbreaking has been the only way for iOS users to find a way outside of Apple's walled garden. Cydia has been at the core of the jailbreaking scene from the early days and appears ...

There is new jailbreaking software available for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and iPad mini, so long as they have not been updated to the latest version of iOS. Using Electra, a free jailbreaking ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. In the earliest days of the iPhone, Cydia arose as a rival distribution channel ...

CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a ...