If you’ve got an iPhone and have done a bit of jailbreaking, think twice before upgrading to Apple’s latest 10.5.6 update. The new code will disable jailbreaking tools from within the OS, meaning no more using 3rd party apps or using your handset on another mobile network.
In August this year, hackers updated their systems to make them compatible with Apple iPhone firmware, and included an installer for unofficial 3rd party applications.
For over a year Apple has been at war with hackers who have been consistent in breaking into iPhone software. Apple have always retaliated by upgrading firmware to lock it back up.
Apple have decided to go a step further this time, by trying to prevent jailbreaking by disabling the software at the desktop level. This is in addition to protecting the iPhone through updating the firmware.
The 10.5.6 update will disable jailbreaking abilities at the system level, meaning it will stop Macs from recognising the iPhone or iPod touch when in Device Firmware Update mode.
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