Apple stopped signing iOS 12.1 yesterday, but you can still downgrade to iOS 12.1 beta 2

On Tuesday, Apple stopped signing the iOS 12.1 world release, preventing downgrades from iOS 12.1.1 or 12.1.2, which patched a diverseness of bugs as well as exploits that could potentially sum to something inwards the jailbreak community downward the road.

Citing a Tweet shared this morning yesteryear hacker as well as unc0ver Pb developer Pwn20wnd, Apple is nevertheless curiously signing iOS 12.1 beta 2, which agency y'all could downgrade to iOS 12.1 beta two via iTunes if y'all tried:

We’re non suggesting that an iOS 12 jailbreak volition materialize whatsoever fourth dimension soon, merely if y'all desire to increase your odds of having access to an iOS 12 jailbreak inwards the future, thus y'all may desire to follow Pwn20wnd’s advice as well as downgrade to iOS 12.1 beta two if you’re on iOS 12.1.1 or 12.1.2.

We’re non certain how long this chance volition remain, thus see the option. Even if you’re on the iOS 12.1 world release, downgrading to iOS 12.1 beta two could brand your device to a greater extent than jailbreakable, depending on the bugs Apple patched betwixt iOS 12.1 beta two as well as iOS 12.1 world release.

Keep inwards take away heed that restoring via iTunes volition wipe your device’s data, thus back upwards your information inwards iTunes earlier proceeding.

Downgrading your iPhone or iPad’s firmware requires that y'all download the right IPSW file as well as thus Option + Click the Restore push clitoris (on Mac) or Shift + Click the Restore push clitoris (on Windows) inwards iTunes to designate your newly-downloaded IPSW file.

We cannot at nowadays y'all to the beta IPSW file for legal reasons, merely if y'all search Google carefully enough, y'all volition respect it.

Are y'all going to downgrade to iOS 12.1 beta two equally Pwn20wnd suggested? Share inwards the comments department below.

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