The iOS 8.2 jailbreak is very close, at least that’s what we all think. Here’s how to prepare for the iOS 8.2 jailbreak right now, that way you’ll be ready to upgrade when it officially goes live.
Apple released iOS 8.2 during the Apple Watch event earlier this month, but the latest version of iOS has yet to be jailbroken. But that could come later this month.
According to renowned jailbreak developer Stefan Esser, the TaiG jailbreak team may be waiting until the 2015 Mobile Security Summit before releasing an iOS 8.2 jailbreak.
this 2015 MSS takes place on March 27 and it might be the perfect time for the TaiG team to release the iOS 8.2 jailbreak that they are said to already have.
iOS 8.1.3 has officially fixed the TaiG iOS 8 jailbreak and it has been ported to iOS 8.2. A Support page on Apple’s website Lists the TaiG Jailbreak Team as the source of a vulnerability that Apple fixed in iOS 8.1.3; this means that iOS 8.1.3 is non-jailbreakable and as an extension iOS 8.2 is also non-jailbreakable.
However, an iOS 8.2 jailbreak looks pretty optimistic so far. The TaiG jailbreak team responsible for the iOS 8.1 jailbreak already has a jailbreak for iOS 8.2 beta 1 and 2. But there have been newer betas since then, and Apple has closed access to the first and second betas of iOS 8.2. , but the company has not fixed these specific vulnerabilities, which means iOS 8.2 is still jailbreakable.
On TaiG websiteThey noted that they have “already completed untethered jailbreak support for iOS 8.2,” which could mean that the TaiG team has the newer exploits needed to crack iOS 8.2. Of course, TaiG won’t disclose these vulnerabilities until the jailbreak is released, but it gives us hope.
In the meantime, here’s how you can prepare for the iOS 8.2 jailbreak so you’re ready when it’s released.
Back Up on iTunes
This really goes without saying, but it still needs to be said: Before jailbreaking your device, be sure to fully back up your iPhone or iPad via iTunes. The backup will save all your apps and settings, so if anything goes wrong with the jailbreak, you can restore it to where you were before and try jailbreaking again.
Also, backup is very important as it is best to jailbreak a factory reset device. After jailbreaking, you can restore an iTunes backup to get all your apps and settings back to normal.
Backup Your Jailbreak Tweaks
Unfortunately, backing up your iPhone or iPad via iTunes will not back up your jailbreak settings, so you will need to do this separately.
Fortunately, Cydia has an app you can download. PkgBackupThis allows you to backup your jailbreak settings to Dropbox and then restore your device after jailbreaking it.
However, after jailbreaking my iPhone or iPad I usually like to start from scratch because after a while, a bunch of jailbreak tweaks pile up that I will never use. Jailbreaking a newer version of iOS gives me the opportunity to start fresh. Of course, ultimately it’s up to you what you want to do.
Update OTA
When you jailbreak iOS 8.2, you must update to iOS 8.2 before you can jailbreak. However, you don’t want to update over the air. Instead, plug your device into your computer and do it via iTunes.
This is because past jailbreaks don’t work very well when installing on a wirelessly updated device. Therefore, it is best to update via iTunes and you will likely exit without any issues.
Finally, when an iOS 8.2 jailbreak is released, be sure to set aside at least an hour to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad. Most of this time will be devoted to downloading iOS 8.2 only, the actual jailbreak shouldn’t take too long – maybe 10 minutes maximum depending on the method used by the dev team.
