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Information
This is the official repo for the palera1n project, a jailbreak for arm64 devices on iOS 15.0+
- Loader application used in palera1n can be found here.
- palera1ns jbinit can be found here.
- palera1ns custom PongoOS can be found here.
Website & credits can be found at https://palera.in (scroll down for credits).
Warnings
We are NOT responsible for any data loss, or the result of a device being bricked. The user of this program accepts responsibility should something happen to their device. While nothing should happen, jailbreaking has risks in itself.
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If your device is stuck in recovery, please run futurerestore
--exit-recovery
, or useirecovery -n
. -
If you're unable to get out of recovery via these methods please restore with iTunes or Finder.
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palera1n will never work in VirtualBox, VMware or any virtual machine that doesn't support PCI passthrough.
Requirements
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A checkm8 vulnerable iOS device on iOS 15+ (
A8
-A11
)- On
A11
, you must disable your passcode while in the jailbroken state (on iOS 16, you need to reset your device before proceeding with palera1n).
- On
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USB-A cables are recommended to use, USB-C may have issues with palera1n and getting into DFU mode.
Technical explanation
The BootROM will only enter DFU if it detects USB voltage, which boils down to checking whether a certain pin is asserted from the Tristar chip. The Tristar does this based on the cable's accessory ID, and apparently USB-A and USB-C cables have different accessory IDs, and the one of the USB-C cables makes the Tristar not assert the USB voltage pin. -
A Linux or macOS computer
- AMD CPUs (not AMD Mobile) have an issue [with (likely) their USB controllers] that causes them to have a very low success rate with checkm8. It is not recommended that you use them with palera1n.
- If your device does not successfully jailbreak, try a computer with an Intel or other CPU
- AMD CPUs (not AMD Mobile) have an issue [with (likely) their USB controllers] that causes them to have a very low success rate with checkm8. It is not recommended that you use them with palera1n.
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Apple Silicon Macs with USB-C
- USB-C port on Apple Silicon Macs may require manual unplugging and replugging of the lightning cable after checkm8 exploit.
- This problem may be solved by connecting via USB hub, though extensions can vary.
Need help?
Make sure you provide full details on your device, such as:
- iDevice
- iOS Version
- Passcode enabled?
- Logs, if panicked then send latest
panic-full
log from your iDevice.
Using -VvL
would help with debugging.
Join the Support Discord, and create a thread in #support or ask in #general.