evasi0n

An untethered iOS 7 jailbreak is officially here, but its release is surrounded by a bit of mystery and controversy. It was previously reported that evasi0n 7 was released in haste in response to a report that someone close to the evad3rs had stolen the jailbreak and sold it to a private buyer. Soon after its release, Cydia app store creator Jay Freeman (@saurik) tweeted that he didn't have a chance to test Cydia on evasi0n 7, and he warned users to use it at their own risk.

A few hours after its release, complaints started popping up on Reddit that evasi0n 7 included the Chinese App Store Taig and a unofficial version of Cydia. This did not sit well with the jailbreaking community, which prompted the evad3rs to issue a written response to clear up the rumors. You can read the evad3rs full explanation of the events here.

UPDATE: Here's the latest tweet from @pod2g regarding the default TaiG installation in China.

"We have decided to remotely disable the default installation of TaiG in China for further investigations on the piracy issue."

The all-star jailbreaking team known as the evad3rs have finally released the long awaited untethered iOS 6 jailbreak. The new jailbreak entitled "evasi0n" supports all devices capable of running iOS 6 or iOS 6.1, except the third-gen Apple TV. This includes the iPhone 5, newest iPads and the iPad mini. You can now download the Mac OS X, Linux or Windows versions of evasi0n via the official website.

As always, you should backup your iOS device using iTunes or iCloud before using any jailbreak. And the evad3rs also warn to be patient, and not to start iTunes or Xcode while the jailbreak is running.