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0x457 on Sept 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

Could it be because emulators need JIT and JIT is a window to jailbreak?

kaba0 on Sept 13, 2023 [–]

JIT doesn’t necessarily mean a window to jailbreak - you can still have efficient sandboxes.

0x457 on Sept 15, 2023 | [–]

It doesn't but IIRC most jailbreak methods on current devices (iPhone, PlayStation, Switch etc) were due to JIT. On PlayStation, it required escaping freebsd jail as well?

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