Do We Still Need An iOS 9.2 Jailbreak?

First Posted: Jun 10, 2016 06:10 AM EDT

With WWDC 2016 a couple of days away, a new iOS is expected in the form of the iOS 10. Though the announcement will not mean it will be immediately available, it whittles down the waiting time of people looking for jailbreaks to iOS 9.3 or even iOS 9.2 if one has not yet updated their mobile OS.

The last iOS jailbreak came for iOS 9.1 back in December 8, 2015. Since then, hacker groups like Pangu and TaiG have failed to come out with a follow-up version for iOS 9.2 and 9.3. With the impending release of iOS 10, any form of jailbreak has been pushed farther down the line and rendered useless.

With that in mind and in the event that someone is able to come up with a jailbreak for version iOS 9.2 at the least, would such still be needed? Will Apple mobile device owners still care and take it?

It may be a case-to-case basis and depend if the people concerned have held off from updating their devices from upgrading to the higher version of the iOS. The chances of that may be slim to nil, seeing that updates do carry the needed bug fixes especially as of late where hacking has been rampant.

It should be noted that applying iOS jailbreaks are a big risk. It allows root access to the device which means the iOS file system and manager can be altered to download additional applications, extensions and themes that would normally have to be paid to get from the App Store.

In all, iOS jailbreaks brings down the barriers of an authentic iOS, allowing jailbroken iPhone owners to enjoy the perks without shelling out a single penny. But as mentioned earlier, it comes with risks and voids the warranty of the device with Apple.

Despite those warnings, many are still stubborn enough to take the gamble. The ploy could be understandable for the folks who have a spare old iPhone to test it on. For the ones who own the latest Apple flagship however, it may not be feasible unless they are daring.

Will an iOS 9.2 (or even 9.3) jailbreak still be a need? Right now the probability is slim. But then again, people think in different ways so there could be a few willing to take the risk.