If you've been waiting for an untethered iOS 8.3 jailbreak, you'll be happy to know it has arrived. Here's a tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 8.3, 8.2 and 8.1.3.
When the first iPhone went on sale in June 2007, the handset had many of the same features found on smartphones from BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile and Symbian, but unlike those devices, there was no way to install and use any third-party applications. iPhone owners could only use the installed apps that Apple built and shipped with the device. It was Apple's way of locking down the smartphone and keeping users protected from possible malicious code inside those apps and the resources it would take for Apple to keep constant tabs on third-party apps.
A group known as the iPhone Dev Team was a group of engineers that teamed up to add features and applications to the first-generation iPhone by using security exploits to gain root access to the iPhone's file system and manager, which allowed apps and tweaks to be installed on the smartphone.
The first iPhone jailbreak wasn't for the faint of heart, took 74 steps to complete and required users to perform complex tasks that bricked many devices. If you weren't comfortable with using terminal commands to remotely SSH into your iPhone and change files in the file system, you were stuck with the applications and features Apple gave you.
Jailbreaking has come a long way since then and can now be achieved by using an application to do all the work. iOS 8 users have been patiently waiting for an untethered jailbreak that works on iOS 8.3, and the wait is finally over. The TaiG jailbreak team has released a tool for Windows users that makes it easy to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 8.3, 8.2 and 8.1.3. The team says a Mac tool will be released soon.
Here's a great step-by-step tutorial on how to jailbreak your iOS 8 device using TaiG jailbreak V2.0.0.
1. Make sure you back up your iOS device before beginning.
2. Download the TaiG jailbreak V2.0.0.
3. On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you need to turn off passcode. Settings > Passcode > Enter your passcode > Turn Passcode Off > Enter your passcode. You also need to turn off "Find My iPhone." Settings > iCloud > Finy my iPhone > Turn Passcode Off.
4. You'll then open the TaiG jailbreak tool and plug your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into your computer.
5. Click "Cydia" under the DEBs to install during the jailbreak, and then click the "Start" button to begin the process.
6. TaiG will show you a progress indicator that informs you of what is actually happening. This process could take time, so you'll need to be patient.
7. Once it's finished, your iOS device will reboot, TaiG will display a message of "Jailbreak succeeded!"
8. When your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch finishes rebooting, you'll find the familiar Cydia icon on your homescreen, which will allow you to install apps, tweaks and features to your iOS device.
