Jailbreakers, take notice. If you are currently in possession of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 11.1.2, and are waiting patiently for a jailbreak to drop for that firmware based on Ian Beer’s exploit, then you really need to consider taking action and doing this ideal now.
The cat and mouse game between Apple and jailbreakers show no signs of slowing down or stopping. The positivity currently surrounding the jailbreak community has been slightly dampened by the fact that Apple has moved swiftly to stop internally signing its iOS 11.1.2 firmware.
This internal decision by Apple indicates that device owners are no longer able to downgrade in preparation for an upcoming iOS 11.1.2 jailbreak. However, those of you who did manage to downgrade in time, or those who were already running on iOS 11.1.2, there is a relatively basic process that must be done ideal away to stop inadvertently updating or being forced to update to iOS 11.2.x. If Apple was still signing iOS 11.1.2, then it wouldn’t be a substantial problem. but if you step to iOS 11.2 or the recently released iOS 11.2.1 now, then you simply aren’t getting back to a firmware which is likely to get a jailbreak soon.
There’s also the fact that iOS system will supply constant bothersome informs to let you know that a new version of iOS is available. It will even badge the settings icon to give you a permanent reminder. Ignoring this is one way to technique the subject but what if you inadvertently hit the install now option? That would be catastrophic for your future jailbreak hopes and ambitions.
Thankfully, as the owner of a non-jailbroken device, there is actually a relatively basic way of installing a profile to the device which will stop the iOS platform from actually displaying these informs and making new versions of iOS available to download for your device running iOS 11.1.2. At least visually. This process essentially disables the ability to update to a new version of iOS through an over-the-air (OTA) update, and as such, will leave you sitting comfortably on iOS 11.1.2. Of course, you could still connect the device to iTunes and update that way but if you do that, then the onus of responsibility lies with you.
So, if you do have a device on iOS 11.1.2, and want to preserve that while you wait for a jailbreak to arrive, then you can follow the relatively basic process detailed here: Disable / block iOS OTA update On iphone Or iPad [No Jailbreak Required] to disable the native OTA update system on your device.
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