Apple is currently still miles ahead of any hackers attempting to jailbreaking its latest iOS operating system version. The company is also planning to once again increase that lead by releasing yet another iOS version, iOS 10.3. While the big name hackers and hacking teams are still busy trying to figure out a way to safely jailbreaking the latest iOS 10 version, new reports are revealing that a new exploit may have just been uncovered for 32-bit iPhone and iPad users stuck on iOS 9.3.5.

While the news itself isn't really as exciting as a stable iOS 10.2 jailbreak, it is still somewhat very good news for people who own older Apple devices, such as the iPhone 5 or older 32-bit iPad tablets. Before the method is discussed, it has to be noted that the process will only work with 32-bit Apple devices that are on iOS 9.3.5 or lower.

According to iDownload Blog, a new tool is basically a downgrade tool that will let 32-bit users, stuck on iOS 9.3.5, revert back to an earlier version with a working jailbreak. As an example, a user with an iPhone 5 running on iOS 9.3.5 can use the tool to downgrade to iOS version 9.0.2 and then use the stable and untethered Pangu9 jailbreak without any problems.

While this sounds quite easy to do, there is a bit of a catch. The downgrade will apparently only work if the user has an SHSH blob of the target downgrade version. The blob is basically data that is used by Apple as its digital signature for iOS restoration and update. Additionally, any 32-bit device that is running the latest iOS version, iOS 10.2.1, will still be out of luck as there is still no process to jailbreak their devices.

Meanwhile, Telegiz reports that users are still waiting on Luca Todesco to finish his highly awaited iOS 10.2 Yalu jailbreaking tool and release it to the public. With Todesco's previously announced hiatus, some users are also looking at Team Pangu to come up with a stable jailbreaking solution for iOS 10.2. However, it has to be noted that iOS 10.3 is currently in its fifth beta, which means that a final version may just be over the horizon.

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