New checkra1n 0.12.0 beta

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This release is a beta preview and as such should not be installed on a primary devices

What’s new​

Highlighted changes​

• Official support for iOS 14.1 and 14.2
• Official support for A10/A10X devices on iOS 14.x
• Limited support for A11 devices on iOS 14.x (Options > Skip A11 BPR check)
• A “Quick Mode” option that makes the GUI/TUI run on a timer and require no button clicks

Bug fixes​

• Fixes a widespread issue that could cause crashes or hangs at various stages of booting across all devices and iOS versions
• Fixes a kernel patch that made many kexts think the device was in restore mode
• Fixes an issue where the tvOS loader would crash on tvOS 13.x
• Fixes a GUI/TUI issue that would cause failure with A7 devices
• Fixes a GUI/TUI issue where failure to jailbreak could cause memory corruption
• Fixes an issue where the T2 overlay was not being sent in the Linux version
• Ships a vastly updated PongoOS, including:
  • Working USB on all SoCs
  • A hardware AES driver for all SoCs, providing access to GID keys and more
  • Booting with -p works once again

Other changes​

• Users who used a modified checkra1n build will get a warning popup

Known issues​

• On Apple A10 devices running iOS 14, boot may sometimes hang in pongoOS. In that case, reboot the device and retry.
• Jailbreaking tvOS using the GUI might not work in some cases. As a workaround, you can use the CLI.
• NVRAM is not unlocked on iOS 14.2
• A7 devices are currently known to not work with the Linux version
• The exploit may not work as reliably on some devices, such as the Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3
• Linux GUI build when using CLI mode doesn’t support auto assertion of DFU mode on advanced Apple TV 4k breakout boards
• bridgeOS:
  • As soon as macOS boots it’ll take over the USB connection and disallow communication

Unsupported platforms​

This beta is only available for macOS and Linux. Work is ongoing to support Windows, which will be added in a later release.

Package managers​

At the moment, checkra1n only supports installing Cydia. Support for other package managers, including Zebra and Installer is coming soon and is expected within the coming weeks.


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