As Apple readies iOS 10.2 for official release, the jailbreak community remains wondering if devs have already cracked the latest mobile operating system that runs the iPhone and iPad. It is expected that Team Pangu from China is the source of the next jailbreaking tool but the group has been silent for some time.
The latest jailbreak effort from Pangu, according to Redmond Pie, was when iOS 9.3.3 was jailbroken and it remains the working public jailbreak. Last checked, the jailbreak runs fine on iDevices in 64-bit computing platform so pretty much millions are benefitting from the tool at the moment.
There where talks that devs will also modify 9.3.4 but given that iOS 10 has become official before a jailbreak based on the former has been release, it appears that Apple has outraced would-be jailbreak makers. And it's the same case with version 9.3.5 - the likes of Pangu or TaiG have likely refocused on checking out iOS 10 and jailbreak it if and when possible. So the likelihood is, no chance for an iOS 9.3.5 jailbreak there, at least not from the usual sources.
But is there really a possibility of an iOS 10 jailbreak release at all, however faint? There were signs in the past months that iOS 10 can be jailbroken. As noted by Redmond Pie, iH8Sn0w showed the way by sharing a video of the Apple mobile OS cracked open. But that was the objective of the clip - just to showcase that the OS can pried open as iH8Sn0w is known not to venture into releasing public jailbreaks.
Another dev named Luca Todesco supported the case of iH8Sn0w that iOS 10 is open for jailbreaking. From the first version up to build 10.1.1, Todesco presented solid evidences that an iOS 10 jailbreak is very much a possibility.
Even Team Pangu has earlier that, at least, they are working on a JB tool and likely will come up with a public jailbreak. Using the MOSEC 2106 months ago, the Chinese hackers teased Cydia running on iOS 10 and somehow provided a glimpse their work.
But that was it and nothing from the team until. The conversation now centers on the scenario that Pangu has a ready jailbreak and is ready to finalize after the next big iOS 10 update from Apple. The release was expected when 10.1 went live a few weeks and is again expected when 10.2 is rolled out, supposedly next week.
Version 10.2 is now on public beta 3 and the chance is high that Apple will deploy the official version Monday next week. Will Pangu finally release its jailbreak tool?
So far the only concrete hint that Team Pangu is working on something was the recent assurance issued by Cydia creator Saurik - that the group is on iOS 10 and is only the credible source of the next jailbreak. When, Saurik unfortunately did not say.