Pangu releases jailbreak for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 with some strings attached

The Pangu team has released a jailbreak for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 devices today, just about 35 days after the launch of Apple’s latest mobile operating system. The download link for Pangu for iOS 8 are available on the official Pangu website . 

Although this is great news for jailbreakers, it does come with a few strings attached that make this initial iOS 8 jailbreak release somewhat useless for the time being.

The big caveat - it's SSH only right now. Meaning Cydia is not installed with the jailbreak. However, this should prove a better release style - you'll remember for iOS 7 there was much frustration from the community around "my favorite tweak isn't updated for iOS 7 yet!" Developers need time to update and release tweaks to support the new firmware. An SSH only jailbreak allows the major developers to update and have iOS 8 support ready when Cydia is ready as well. 

Click Here to download pangu jailbreak for iOS 8 for Windows .

Saurik is aware of the jailbreak release, although he's traveling today so there will be some delays until he can address Cydia compatibility. He commented on Reddit mentioning this is currently his highest priority.

So, windknown has contacted me, about a half hour ago, via e-mail. He has told me one of the issues that is keeping Substrate from working on the device, which will probably require me to build a little binary patch for dyld as part of the Substrate installation sequence. This was the worst possible day for me, as I'm traveling back to Santa Barbara today (I'm currently in Texas, having come here to give a talk at The Big Android BBQ), which means this will take me a little longer than I'd like, but clearly getting Cydia and Substrate working on iOS 8 is my highest priority. I thankfully think that I actually can start working a little on one of the Substrate issues using an iOS 7 "model" based on the information provided by windknown, which means I'll lose less time to not having all of my devices with me. (I currently have no clue why Cydia itself is not functioning, but will find out later today when I can see it myself.)

Device compatibility

According to Pangu’s website, Pangu for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 is compatible with the following devices:

• iPod touch 5G
• iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
• iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 (we’re not entirely sure about the iPad compatibility here)

Here's the list of devices supported: 

Important Tips To Notice :

#1 Prepare to Jailbreak

Please back up your data, though Pangu jailbreak (iOS8) on most models are tested successfully, or hope that you back up your data before jailbreak to avoid data loss. Please turn off the screen before the jailbreak locks and setting off iCloud "Find My iPhone" feature.

#2 Jailbreak via OTA upgrade system failure

OTA upgraded system will have many factors, if repeated attempts fail, please download the latest official firmware Brush and try again. In addition, Pangu (iOS8) additional brush and automatic activation feature, simply click the Brush can try to escape, Pangu will automatically activate and jailbreak your device.

#3 "Storage capacity is almost full," the problem is displayed on the 3 devices

This is due to the jailbreak program writes the resulting alarm system directory, does not affect the normal use.When Cydia compatible, click on Cydia will move directory processing, you can solve the problem.

iFB’s recommendation

At this time, we highly suggest you stay away from this jailbreak until further notice. As noted above, this release is mostly for developers and for Saurik himself to update Cydia for iOS 8. Even if you were able to jailbreak now, you wouldn’t be able to do much with your device at this time, unless you’re a developer.

What you can do now is get ready for an upcoming version of Pangu by updating or restoring to iOS 8.1 using iTunes (not OTA). This will ensure that you’re fully ready when a stable version of Pangu is released.



What's new in iOS 8.1 , Click here .
How to install iOS 8.1 on Your iDevice, Click Here.