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| + | The term '''failbreak''' refers to a jailbreak that cannot be released, which makes it a fail to some extent. This term came into discussion when [[User:Chpwn|chpwn]] showed a screenshot of his new [[iPhone 5]] running Cydia shortly after its launch on 19 September 2012. Shortly afterward, usage of this term picked up, and on 19 October 2012 even [[User:Planetbeing|planetbeing]] tweeted that he upgraded the '''failbreak''' with a kernel exploit so that tweaks actually work on the [[iPhone 5]], "almost a full tethered jailbreak." |
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| − | The term '''failbreak''' stands for a jailbreak that cannot be released, so it's some kind of a fail. This term came into discussion when [[User:Chpwn|chpwn]] showed a screenshot of his new [[iPhone 5]] running Cydia shortly after its launch on 19 September 2012. A little later, this term became common and on 19 October 2012 even [[User:Planetbeing|planetbeing]] twittered that he upgraded the '''failbreak''' with a kernel exploit so that tweaks actually work on the [[iPhone 5]], "almost a full tethered jailbreak". |
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| − | + | For the most recent "failbreak" (for iOS 6), the issue preventing its release is that it requires an Apple developer account and developers are under an NDA. |
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Revision as of 23:57, 21 October 2012
The term failbreak refers to a jailbreak that cannot be released, which makes it a fail to some extent. This term came into discussion when chpwn showed a screenshot of his new iPhone 5 running Cydia shortly after its launch on 19 September 2012. Shortly afterward, usage of this term picked up, and on 19 October 2012 even planetbeing tweeted that he upgraded the failbreak with a kernel exploit so that tweaks actually work on the iPhone 5, "almost a full tethered jailbreak."
For the most recent "failbreak" (for iOS 6), the issue preventing its release is that it requires an Apple developer account and developers are under an NDA.
