Pangu is one of the most popular names in the jailbreaking community for iOS, and the team is behind some of the most widely used jailbreaking tools for the operating system. And while many people were looking up to them to release a tool for iOS 8.4.1, it looks like this might not end up happening, as the team has been preparing for another major event, the launch of iOS 9. This is even more puzzling when considering that the team already announced that they had successfully developed a tool for the current version of the operating system, but they don’t want to release it.
According to the team, they would prefer to wait for iOS 9 and target that directly instead of dealing with the myriad of issues that are inevitably going to pop up if they released their current 8.4.1 tool to the public. Jailbreaking is always a delicate procedure with its potential problems, and we’re sure that this version of the tool would have been no exception.
And perhaps it really does make more sense for the team to wait until Apple are ready with the next major version of their operating system with that in mind, as it would be a wiser use of their resources if they can focus more actively on iOS 9, which is surely going to be much more popular than the current version.
It’s also worth noting that an update to iOS 8.4.1 is a permanent change, as there is no option to rollback to iOS 8.4. Therefore, those who want to use a jailbroken device will definitely have to wait until iOS 9 is out, or hold off on updating to 8.4.1. Unfortunately, some have reportedly already updated to the new iOS version in hopes that they would soon get a tool to jailbreak it, but that doesn’t seem to be the case and those users have now found themselves stuck.
Meanwhile, jailbreaking iOS 8 has been shown to be a potentially bad idea at the moment, as a serious security vulnerability was revealed in the operating system which gives hackers access to a lot of information about users. Malware known as “KeyRaider” has been spreading like wildfire and compromising the devices of many users who’ve jailbroken their phones and tablets, stealing their Apple IDs and in some cases, forwarding them to hackers who have then made illicit purchases.
The tool steals much more than the ID of the user though, as it can also compromise usernames and passwords, it can intercept push notifications and generally do a lot of damage to an unsuspecting user. There doesn’t seem to be a reliable fix available, and those affected are advised to carefully monitor the activity on their accounts and notify Apple as soon as they notice anything suspicious. From then on, hopefully the company’s support will be able to undo some of the damage before it’s too late.
This is probably one of the reasons why Apple are generally so vehemently against the idea of jailbreaking and have been trying everything in their power to prevent their users from doing that. The company has been involved in a pretty much permanent cat and mouse game with jailbreak tool developers, constantly plugging holes in the operating system before crackers find another one and utilize it for the same purpose. Some of Apple’s users have been critical of this approach, however, claiming that it does more harm than good.