Important information

This release is a beta preview and as such should not be installed on a primary device.

Bug fixes

• Hotfix for A9X devices, which could not boot on 14.5 at all with 0.12.3
• Fix package dependency issues on the deb repo

Known issues in macOS but all Fixed in Windows OS

• A7 devices will currently not work with the Linux version
• The exploit may not work as reliably on some devices, such as the Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3
• Linux GUI build when using CLI mode doesn’t support auto assertion of DFU mode on advanced Apple TV 4K breakout boards
• Some users have reported checkra1n crashing when Chinese is set as the only system language. It is unknown whether any other language is affected.
• Fixes an issue that caused the loader app to crash on tvOS 12
• Fixes checkra1n crashing on Windows if using a recent MobileDevice frameworkn
• Improve reliability of entering DFU mode
• Fixes an issue that could cause the “terminal UI” to crash
• Fixes an issue where the “terminal UI” could leave the terminal in an unusable state on exit
• Fixes a GUI/TUI issue where failure to jailbreak could cause memory corruption
• Fixes an issue where battery settings did not load for some users
• Fixes an issue where the user may be signed out of their Apple ID
• Fixes an issue that caused MobileSubstrate initialization to be delayed
• Fixes support for the iPad 6th Generation
• Fixes an issue where A7 devices would report an error code on success
• Fixes an issue where jailbreak app icons would show up on the boot after using loader’s “Restore System” functionality
• Makes the loader app more resilient to errors occurring after a long uptime
• Fixes an issue where Loader and Cydia would fail with a no internet connection message on Chinese iPhones
• Fixes an issue where the the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard would disconnect
• Fixes an issue which prevented the GUI from detecting changes in device modes

Unsupported platforms

This beta is only available for Windows users. To download checkra1n for macOS See downloads »

Package managers

At the moment, checkra1n only supports installing Cydia. Support for other package managers is coming soon, and will not require a checkra1n update.