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General Should we update to 8.1 now that a JB is supposedly on the horizon or do we hold off?

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budmonster

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I keep reading different forums, especially Reddit, other iOS forums/sites & what not. I keep reading posts from users saying that if you have JB iDevices w/ iOS 7 that you should go ahead and update to iOS 8.1 right now. One user from the forum I mentioned, eracnid, said this:

This is just to let you guys know, if you want to Jailbreak iOS 8.1, update your devices now.

Let Saurik update Cydia and Mobile Substrate to be compatible with iOS 8.1 and than Pangu will release another Jailbreak with Cydia included.

Since there is no communication between Pangu and Saurik and other Jailbreak developers, its the only way Pangu can do the needful for the community.

For us as end users, we have two options:

  1. Update your current devices to iOS 8.1 before Apple finds the loopholes in the Pangu jailbreak and releases iOS 8.1.1. This way, you will lose the jailbreak now but will be secure to get jailbreak for iOS 8.1.
  2. Stay on the updates and don't update. You might not able to update iOS 8.1 later on.
Your choice.
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I have my 5s, my wife has a 5c and my son has an iPad Air, all are on 7.0.6. The wife could careless about losing her JB. I don't mind losing my JB for a few days or even a week or two. But if I where to update my 5yr old son's Air to iOS 8.1 & a JB doesn't come or if it takes a month to be released I'll be in trouble.

Anyways, should I/we be updating to 8.1 like he/others recommend? Other forums with different users have similar comments as well. I'm still new to the JBing world, these are our first iDevices so I'm skeptical and a little unsure what I should do? Pull the trigger, remove Cydia, update our devices to 8.1 & wait or hold off for more info to come out?
 
I've no intention of updating until there's a stable, complete jailbreak available.

If apple release 8.1.X then I'll stay on jailbroken iOS 7. Last year we waited until when was it Jan/Feb/March for the jailbreak?

iOS 7 will work fine for a while yet.
 
I'm still somewhat on the fence. I went ahead and took my retina Mini 2 up to 8.1 today. I've been using it stock since it arrived with 7.1.2 last week (replacing a JB'd original Mini), and decided with this morning's news that I can live with it on 8.1 while the tweaks I need are being updated.

But my iPhone 5 is another story. I run that device pretty heavily tweaked, and I'm leaning towards leaving it for a few days yet. If I miss the JB window with that one, well, I'll just have to wait. I missed the first iOS 7.x window earlier this year due to a major family emergency, so it's only been on 7.1.2 for about two months. I can probably wait it out for the next one if need be.

I think I'll keep an eye on things for the next day or so and see what happens.
 
just be patient like me

I'm waiting for Pangu to come out with a comprehensive tool that installs cydia after jailbreak.


Apple has a history of releasing updates but never as soon as a jailbreak happens, so you probably have a few weeks safety net before 8.1.1 comes out
 
It is not on the horizon, it is real

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I want to go ahead and update my devices to 8.1 tonight, should I just follow the tutorial from here? I'm guessing I should follow the "How to install iOS 8.1 update using iTunes:" section? If I remember correctly, I simply need to find the .ipsw files that go along with my devices model number then just restore the firmware in iTunes, is it that simple? Could someone give me a quick step-by-step guide just as a safety net?
 
budmonster said:
I want to go ahead and update my devices to 8.1 tonight, should I just follow the tutorial from here? I'm guessing I should follow the "How to install iOS 8.1 update using iTunes:" section? If I remember correctly, I simply need to find the .ipsw files that go along with my devices model number then just restore the firmware in iTunes, is it that simple? Could someone give me a quick step-by-step guide just as a safety net?
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Just make a backup. Hit restore in iTunes. When it's finished restore your backup. Easy peasy.
 
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