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Guides for preliminary jailbreak of the Apple Watch and HomePod #307

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Can you add preliminary guides on jailbreak of the Apple Watch S1/S2/S3 and the first-generation HomePod? Currently, no tweaks exist for either, but research on rooted Apple Watches and HomePods could deliver the first ever tweaks for these devices.

  1. An Apple Watch jailbreak that only works on the Apple Watch S3 and watchOS 4.1 called jelbrekTime exists, and only reveals an SSH shell on a remote device. This is basically a Proof of Concept (PoC).
  2. The Apple Watch S1/S2/S3 is compatible with the checkra1n exploit, but has only been used by a https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-tv-and-apple-watch-forensics-01-acquisition/ https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2022/11/ios-forensic-toolkit-8-apple-watch-s3-checkm8-extraction-cheat-sheet/ tool called Elcomsoft, and no open-source tool nor jailbreak exists. Note that an iBUS adapter is needed similar to how the Apple TV 4K works. This could be mentioned as an inspiration for official checkra1n support for the Apple Watch
  3. The HomePod is officially supported in checkra1n, although no tweaks exist for it. Adapters for the HomePod debugging port have been found from Apple factories, but cannot be purchased by the general populace, so again, we have to turn to the digital investigators for making a DIY cable.

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