Apple Releases iOS 6.1.3

Maura · Mar 19, 2013

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AppleInsider reports that Apple has today released iOS update 6.1.3, which, in the words of the update, Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app. Specifically, the bug that the notification is referring to here is the recently discovered security hole that enables a user who is up to no good to activate the exploit by making and then immediately cancelling an emergency call, even when the iOS devices is protected by a passcode lock. The person could then plug the phone into a computer via USB, and access the real users data. The other main feature of the new update is more tweaks for Apple Maps Japan, which Apple has been trying to perfect over the past few months. As ever, the advice to those who have jailbroken iOS devices is to keep reading these forums and hold fire on updating your device until we have information that it is safe to install the update without the risk of losing the jailbreak. [/FONT]

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Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 with fix for lock screen security flaw

MILJAN · Mar 19, 2013

Any info about jailbreak team? Statements?

Sent from Apple iPad 4

Thomasjtsi · Mar 19, 2013

MILJAN said:
Any info about jailbreak team? Statements?

Nothing new. The evad3ers team had already stated that 6.1.3 isn't Jailbreakable using evasi0n.

Thomasjtsi · Mar 19, 2013

Here's a tweet from Musclenerd, 7hrs ago....

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MILJAN · Mar 19, 2013

Thank you for info.

scifan57 · Mar 19, 2013

A new jailbreak will have to be developed.

scifan57, iPhone Forums Moderator

Darkstar2007 · Mar 19, 2013

scifan57 said:
A new jailbreak will have to be developed.

scifan57, iPhone Forums Moderator

It's doubtful the dev's would burn an exploit for this firmware.

Skull One · Mar 19, 2013

Updating my devices !

Of course I took that photo and posted this with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (because I was too lazy to go get my Droid X). Bwhahaha!!!

tpzimm · Mar 21, 2013

The battery life has been nuked with 6.1.3 update.

Skull One · Mar 21, 2013

I see no difference between 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 in regards to battery life.

Ampress · Mar 22, 2013

Skull One said:
Updating my devices !
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Of course I took that photo and posted this with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (because I was too lazy to go get my Droid X). Bwhahaha!!!

So does that mean you don't care too much about jail breaking? I am just trying to decide whether to go ahead or not. Had bad experience with updating in the past.

Skull One · Mar 22, 2013

Ampress said:
So does that mean you don't care too much about jail breaking? I am just trying to decide whether to go ahead or not. Had bad experience with updating in the past.

Short answer: No.

Long answer: I'll try to be brief.

Jailbreaking and rooting is simply the ability to allow "superuser" or "admin" access to the OS. In and of itself, that means both on Android and iOS that nothing should change whatsoever about the operation of the device or the operating system. And from that respect, jailbreaking iOS does nothing to the performance of iOS. But when you start adding tweaks, both the stability and batter life of iOS can be/is diminished. Anyone that tells you otherwise simply has no clue. What I find funny is, when you root (jailbreak) Android and tweak it, you generally make it more stable and have longer battery life. I found the exact opposite effect with jailbreaking iOS unless you are very careful and limit yourself to what you tweak. There are millions of users jailbreaking iOS every new release. There is a wealth of information on what you should and shouldn't do. But I find that iOS is the most stable when you simply leave it alone. And that Android is more stable when you root and tweak the hell out of it. Irony at its finest.