Now there's a new
jailbreaking method for Kindles that -LSB-...]
When Amazon released the Kindle Voyage and $ 79 Kindle Touch last fall, they came with newer software that completely blocked previous
jailbreaking methods.
It is referred to as the serial port
jailbreak method.
With iOS 10,
jailbreak methods are occasionally available, but Apple has been shutting down these exploits almost faster than developers can create them, so the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone X couldn't realistically be considered here.
To date, there is no ready and simple to use
jailbreak method for iOS 11, though there is at least one proof - of - concept based on a new bug discovery tool developed by Ian Beer from Google Project Zero.
Not exact matches
There is one
method that works for
jailbreaking newer Kindles.
It's more complicated than software - based
methods because it requires taking the Kindle apart and soldering wires to the motherboard to attach a serial cable that you can connect to a computer to run the
jailbreak.
However, if you wish to get that PDF risk covered, you can opt for the update and wait for the hackers to come up with some new
method of
jailbreaking once more.
This week, two hacking groups have independently released
methods that allow a user to
jailbreak the Switch, which one group is already using to run a ported version of Linux on Nintendo's device.
Every rooting
method is dependent on an exploit, just like
jailbreaking.