Chinese hacking team Pangu is likely to release the iOS 10 jailbreak as early as October 2016 or a month following the expected official iOS 10 rollout that will power Apple's new flagships - the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Meanwhile, the latest jailbreaking tool - iOS 9.2-9.3.3 - is likely rendered useless by the latest iOS update.
Apple just released iOS 9.3.5 that according to MacRumors is meant to neutralize a sophisticated spyware called Pegasus, which the report added can "intercept phone calls, text messages, FaceTime calls, email and more." MacRumors added that Pegasus was designed with solid encryption and ability to self-customized that make it harder to detect an infection.
But the 9.3.5 release, which weighs around 40MB, has essentially patched the vulnerability that could affect iPhones and iPads that were issued as far back as 2013. And at the same time that iOS 9.3.5 is deployed. Apple has ceased signing versions 9.3.2 and 9.3.3 of the mobile operating system.
The move has effectively rendered the current Pangu jailbreak useless, which is especially true for jailbreak fans who jumped to iOS 9.3.4 for test driving purposes and have yet to downgrade. The way back has been closed down by Apple, which also indicates that they'd be locked out from the jailbreak scene until the next Pangu work becomes available.
The wait though may not be that long as Team Pangu has previously showcased its initial success of modifying iOS. In a recent gathering in China, the developers teased an iOS 10 screenshot running Cydia but in succeeding reports the exploit that supposedly used by group as closed down with a beta release of iOS 10.
There was no update since then but it was clear, according to Gotta Be Mobile, that work is already underway to produce jailbreak even before the official iOS 10 launch. So it's safe to assume that the OS can be jailbroken and a modified version will surely be released. It's only a matter of when, the report added.
"When exactly," is indeed the big question as the same GBM report noted that the wait time could extend for weeks or even months. But going by the iOS 9 jailbreak arrival last year, which happened a month after Apple formally unleashed the software, there is slim chance that an iOS 10 jailbreak is likely to materialize as early as October.