Succession: An upcoming Cydia Eraser alternative for iOS 10.0+

Veteran jailbreakers are probable familiar amongst a handy utility called Cydia Eraser, which Saurik released several years agone to attention jailbreakers ‘un-jailbreak’ their pwned handsets without restoring as well as updating their firmware via iTunes. Saurik’s busy life has prevented him from updating Cydia Eraser for modern versions of iOS, but it straight off looks similar at that topographic point could hold upward a low-cal at the destination of the tunnel.

iOS developer Sam Gardner, maybe amend known to the community
as Samg_is_a_ninja, took
to /r/jailbreak this weekend to tease a spectacular projection that he has
been working on for nearly a twelvemonth as well as a half, as well as he calls it Succession.

According to Gardner, Succession is an upcoming alternative
to the renowned Cydia Eraser utility for jailbroken devices running iOS 10.0
and later. The developer published a demonstration video inward his post,
showcasing what the interface looks similar as well as how it would work:

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Gardner explains how the tool plant inward his /r/jailbreak
comment:

Succession plant yesteryear downloading an IPSW file for your device as well as iOS version, extracting the beginning filesystem DMG, as well as and then using rsync to supplant whatever modified files amongst construct clean versions, as well as delete whatever additional files. The groovy affair close this is, it doesn’t receive got really much locomote to update to add together back upward for novel iOS versions (if I had released this tool dorsum inward 2016 for iOS 10.0, it would’ve required two updates, in ane lawsuit when iOS 10.3 was released (to add together back upward for APFS), as well as in ane lawsuit when iOS 12.0 was released (Apple added something that I believe is related to CoreTrust that caused bootloops, but that’s plainly been fixed now).

A issue of restoring tools receive got been released inward recent
memory that tin accomplish similar results, but Gardner explains how Succession
compares to those inward his comment:

So, I tin already take heed you lot maxim to your figurer enshroud “but Sam, isn’t at that topographic point XXX restore tool that does the same affair already”, thence I’ll run through a listing of pop competitors as well as how Succession compares to them:

>>> Cydia Eraser: Cydia eraser is a groovy tool, but it only supports iOS 7.1-10.2.1, 10.3-10.3.3 take a dingy workaround, as well as I receive got never genuinely seen Cydia Eraser genuinely locomote on whatever version higher than 10.2.1 (it ordinarily fails due it filling the entire storage of the device on 10.3+), as well as doesn’t back upward 11.0-12.1.2 at all. In addition, if you lot delete your linguistic communication files, it takes Cydia Eraser a long fourth dimension (in just about cases, literal days) to complete, as well as if you lot role BytaFont, it doesn’t work. Also, fifty-fifty though it hypothetically supports 7.1-10.3.3, at that topographic point are many instances where OTA files don’t be for all device/firmware combinations, (for example, seven on 10.0-10.0.2, 6S on 9.0-9.0.2, SE on 9.3-9.3.1, as well as many others that I won’t bother listing here) inward which instance you’re basically SOL. Succession supports all iOS versions 10.0+, every bit good every bit deleted linguistic communication files, every bit good every bit BytaFont 3.

>>> SemiRestore, SemiRestore Lite, OSRestoreX, rec0vering, as well as Delectra: None of these tools genuinely restore the device! These are all only quick ways of removing all your installed tweaks, on older iOS versions, they volition also undo stashing from your filesystem, but that’s it! If you, for example, used Upscale to laid your device to ix yesteryear xvi pixels (as any sensible homo would do, ;P), as well as ran whatever of the tools, your device would non hold upward fixed. Succession non only removes the jailbreak, but genuinely restores missing or modified iOS files.

>>> Rollectra (or using unc0ver’s “rootfs restore”): This is in all probability the toughest contest for me. Rollectra plant yesteryear reverting everything except for /var to precisely how they were inward a backup which is taken minute earlier the outset fourth dimension the device is jailbroken. In most cases, since zero exterior of /var tin hold upward modified earlier the device is jailbroken, this is a perfect check to what the device looks similar stock. However, at that topographic point are a few early on versions of Electra as well as unc0ver which “forgot” to brand this backup, as well as none of the 10.3.X jailbreaks fifty-fifty assay to brand the backup. Also, the beta version of Rollectra on pwn20wnd’s GitHub plant fine on 11.0-12.1.2, however it hasn’t been updated on Chariz to back upward 11.0-11.2.6, as well as the GitHub version doesn’t allow installation on 11.4.1-12.1.2 (although, every bit far every bit I know, it would locomote fine).

As it would seem, Succession is soundless a locomote inward progress,
but the developer says he should hold upward able to unloose it inward a few to a greater extent than weeks
after fixing a few of its remaining bugs. This is especially exciting for
those who desire to hold upward able to restore their device jailbreakable iOS version
without updating either to re-jailbreak from scratch or to maximize the handset’s
resale value.

Succession is exclusively open-source, as well as those interested in
learning to a greater extent than close how it plant can catch Sam Gardner’s
GitHub repository. Just expire along inward heed that the tool is completely untested
at the fourth dimension of this writing, thence don’t download as well as role anything until it’s
officially released for your ain safety.

Are you lot excited close the upcoming unloose of Succession?
Let us know inward the comments department below.

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