General [News] iOS 8.3 Prevents iFunBox, iExplorer and Similar Tools From Accessing Apps

[TheChief 342]

Apple has changed security settings in iOS 8.3 that prevent file managers and transfer utilities such as iFunBox, iTools, iExplorer, iBackupBot and PhoneView from gaining access to app directories on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The change breaks current versions of transfer utilities for OS X and Windows, forcing many developers to release new versions of their software with workarounds that restore at least partial sandbox access.

"iOS 8.3 ruined our freedom of controlling data in our installed Apps and Games," writes iFunBox in a Facebook post. "Apple blocked access of the entire sandbox directory of every installed App since iOS 8.3. Previously only writing is block in executable directory. Now we totally lost the control of Apps on our own devices. We are investigating the situation. Before there is a solution, iFunbox will fail to open data directory of any App if the device is not jailbroken."

iFunBox was one of the first utilities to be updated over the weekend with a partial fix, with the latest version 2.95 allowing all apps with "iTunes File Sharing" enabled, such as iFileExpress or VLC player, to be opened for sandbox browsing per usual through the utility. Access to other apps will require jailbreaking. iFunBox 2.95 also allows any music file type, such as MP3, to be imported as a ringtone. 

Macroplant has also updated iExplorer to be iOS 8.3 ready for OS X and Windows. 

The change does not affect users that jailbreak their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, as doing so enables OpenSSH to be installed for complete filesystem privileges and command line access. File transfers between a jailbroken iOS device and Mac or PC can still be completed as usual, although keep in mind that no jailbreak is available for iOS 8.3 and downgrading will soon no longer be possible after Apple stops signing iOS 8.2 in the near future.

 

Source: MacRumors

Updated April 13, 2015 by TheChief

[Guest]

I'm sure we can still mod a backup of our phone to allow this... like having battery percentage on iPod

[Klepto 7.7k]

Apple 1-0 Us

[TheChief 342]

apple just made it more reasonable \for us to switch to other devices

[Rook 547.7k Donor]

Apple is really killing the Jailbreak so far.

 

A jailbreak for iOS 8.3 seems very distant to me.

[mehdiphone 7.3k]

Time to move on android

[Zahir 392.3k]

  On 4/13/2015 at 6:35 PM, DiDA said:

Apple is really killing the Jailbreak so far.

 

A jailbreak for iOS 8.3 seems very distant to me.

Im sure someone will make it

 

Keep ur hopes high bro

[Rook 547.7k Donor]

  On 4/13/2015 at 10:42 PM, ZahirSher said:

Im sure someone will make it

 

Keep ur hopes high bro

Someone will eventually make it. Hell, if no one does, Apple itself will otherwise their sales would drop bady.

[AnotherLurker 1.5k]

  On 4/13/2015 at 10:43 PM, DiDA said:

Someone will eventually make it. Hell, if no one does, Apple itself will otherwise their sales would drop bady.

Not everyone is in to hacking, some people just want to own an iPhone, this move sucks for us, but for other users, "meh"

 

speaking of "this move"

 

*cough*

[Rook 547.7k Donor]

AnyTrans and iFunBox is 8.3 ready also but you can't acces apps like on 8.2 and lower. Can iExplorer?