iPhone Jailbreaking Dies Slowly as Major Repositories Shut Down

There was a time when the first thing tech-savvy iPhone owners used to do after buying a new smartphone was to jailbreak it and escape Apple’s locked playground.

But with the release of new iPhone generations, more secure iOS versions, and even more restrictions in place, it became increasingly difficult to jailbreak Apple’s devices, forcing many enthusiasts, hackers, and researchers either to stick with the locked version of iOS or change teams and go for Android.

And now it’s even more obvious that the days of iPhone jailbreaking are numbered, as two of the biggest repositories on Cydia are going dark – Cydia repositories were used by the jailbreaking community as third-party sources to download content for unlocked iPhones.

ModMyi and ZodTTD/MacCiti repositories both announced they’re shutting down, leaving users who don’t want to give up on … (read more)

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