iOS 8.1 Jailbreak Released!

[morkhans]

So far so good. I did my usual fail-safe which is backup phone, and do a full restore to latest iOS, jailbreak and then restore from backup.

Busy with the restore part.

 

[sand_man]

So far so good. I did my usual fail-safe which is backup phone, and do a full restore to latest iOS, jailbreak and then restore from backup.

Busy with the restore part.

What version of iOS were you on previously?

I know restoring from backup is very convenient but I find setting us as new phone has better long term implications re battery life and general performance (although this could purely be psychological as I don't have any concrete evidence).

 

[morkhans]

7.1.1

I haven't bothered with fresh starts for a while now.

 

[sand_man]

7.1.1

I haven't bothered with fresh starts for a while now.

Yeah, I always marvel at the simplicity of restoring from backup. It's basically a 10 minute process.

 

[morkhans]

Yeah, I always marvel at the simplicity of restoring from backup. It's basically a 10 minute process.

Got to hand it to Apple on that one, I've used it countless time when upgrading to new iOS versions and it just works.

 

[morkhans]

I don't use many tweaks, but they all seem to work except purge.

 

[sand_man]

I don't use many tweaks, but they all seem to work except purge.

Surprised Apple hasn't incorporated a one stop kill all running apps function yet. They don't deem stopping running apps a priority.

There 2 very different schools of thought re killing running apps and the advantages to be had (or not).

 

[cerebus]

Waiting till the jailbreak is a bit more mature before upgrading.

 

[morkhans]

Waiting till the jailbreak is a bit more mature before upgrading.

Just finished my second device, I think it's good to go.

 

[Looney]

Wish there was a Mac app available

 

[morkhans]

FlipControlCenter is crashing for me.

 

[sand_man]

FlipControlCenter is crashing for me.

Haven't tried it myself but it should be working. Compatibility list says partially compatible. Probably one to leave alone for now.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/10/23/list-of-jailbreak-tweaks-compatible-with-ios-8/

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/1...s-ios-7-tweak-that-weve-all-been-waiting-for/

EDIT: That list is from the 23rd I think so woefully outdated in the dynamic world of jailbreaking....

This is a biggie...

http://www.redmondpie.com/ifile-for-ios-8-iphone-6-iphone-6-plus-released/

 

[sand_man]

FlipControlCenter is crashing for me.

CCsettings seems to be a working alternative. And quite a competent one too.

 

[morkhans]

So my backup restore came to bite me in the butt. If you restore from backup it reverts certain cydia files which causes a boot hang if you have a passcode. Cydia now has a notice about this when you launch it. Looks like a reinstall after the restore will fix it.

 

[sand_man]

Ouch!!

 

[morkhans]

This battery tweak looks quite useful: http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-enable-hidden-battery-usage-menu-in-ios-8-8.1/

 

[morkhans]

Ouch!!

Just went through recovery, jailbreak, restore and then reinstalled Cydia before setting a passcode again. Did a reboot test, all working.

 

[sand_man]

Does that mean you still using that crusty old backup?

 

[sand_man]

This ccsettings has some nifty toggles including a close background apps toggle and a clear badge toggle...

 

[tRoN]

With the newer recent iOS functionalities, I find no need to jailbreak anymore.