How to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 with TaiG 1.2

TaiG has released version 1.2 of its iOS 8 jailbreak tool, and it’s now capable of jailbreaking iOS 8.1.2. As has been the norm with the past few jailbreak releases, this is a Windows only jailbreak tool. If you’re running Windows, you can follow our step-by-step tutorial. If you’re on a Mac, you can use our virtual machine tutorial to run Windows on OS X and jailbreak.

Note: Your Windows machine must have iTunes installed before it will recognize your iOS device

Step 1: Update to iOS 8.1.2 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using a fresh install if possible

Step 2: Connect your iOS device to your Windows machine, and disable passcode lock and Find My iPhone

Step 3: Download the TaiG 1.2 tool from our downloads page, extract it and run it

Step 4: The TaiG tool should automatically detect your iOS device. Once it does, uncheck the 3K Assistant app install option, and click the green Start button

Step  5: Wait until the jailbreak completes and close the TaiG tool when prompted

Step 6: Launch Cydia on your iOS device and enjoy your newly jailbroken iOS 8.1.2 install

Be sure to watch the video for the full step-by-step tutorial. Again, if you don’t own a Windows machine, you can always follow our virtual machine tutorial to run Windows on your Mac just for the jailbreak. It’s completely free and only takes about 30-45 minutes from start to finish.

Have you jailbroken iOS 8.1.2 yet?

30 new and updated jailbreak tweaks Cydia for ios 8.1.2

With the release of the Pangu jailbreak for both Windows and Mac users, developers have been busy updating their tweaks for iOS 8 and iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, but also releasing new tweaks featuring new features.

Admittedly, we haven’t been on top of our game covering all these new updates and releases. The sheer volume of these tweaks makes it very hard to have a proper look at everything that us being pushed to Cydia, but we don’t want you to be left out either, so we’ve compiled a list of tweaks that were recently released or updated.

There are probably some tweaks missing, because again, it’s really hard to keep track of everything that makes its way to Cydia, but that should give you a good starting point if you’re looking for tweaks to add to your arsenal.

New tweaks recently released

betterFiveIconDock – Add a fifth icon to your dock (free)

DoubleCheck – Add your messages’s recipient’s name in the text placeholder (free)

CCQuick Pro for iOS8 – Customize Control Center and add several Status Bar gestures ($2.99)

HideMe8 – Hide a multitude of UI elements ($2.00)

LocationFaker8 – Easily fake your location ($2.99)

LockGlyph – Add Apple Pay animation to the Lock screen (free)

Nested Folders (iOS 8) – Put folders inside folders (free)

SafariRefresh – Add a pull to refresh gesture to Safari (free)

Slide2Kill8 – Slide down in the switcher to kill all running applications (free)

User Agent Changer – Change your browser’s User Agent (free)

VolumeNotifier – Makes a sound every time you increase/decrease the volume (free)

WhatsApp Read Receipt Disabler- Disable read receipt in WhatsApp (free)

Tweaks recently updated

AdBlocker 2 – Blocks add from appearing in web browsers ($2.19)

AppLocker – Lock apps, folders, and more ($0.99)

CCNowPlaying – Quickly tweet your currently playing song info from Control Center (free)

Eclipse 2 – Add night mode system-wide ($0.99)

exKey – Add another row of keys to the stock keyboard ($0.99)

f.lux – Changes the screen color temperature to match ambient lighting (free)

Flex 2 – an app that allows you to create your own tweaks ($3.99)

FlipControlCenter – Add customizable switches to Control Center (free)

handyDialer – enhances the iPhone dialer by adding a search function ($3.99)

iScheduler – A powerful automation tool for iPhone ($7.99)

LastApp – Quickly and easily return to the last used application (free)

LSWeather – Replace the Slide to Unlock text with weather info ($1.99)

NCFold – Show or hide the content of notification groups in Notification Center ($1.00)

NCSingleTapClear – Tap the “x” button in Notification Center to clear all notifications (free)

Portrait Lock – Automatically locks screen rotation in selected apps (free)

QuickActivator – Add customizable shortcuts and toggles to the Quick Launch and App Shortcuts in Control Center to trigger any Activator action ($0.99)

Springtomize 3 – customize various aspect of your Lock and Home screens ($2.99)

Tage – a very worthy Zephyr replacement ($1.99)

As always, feel free to discuss your favorite new or updated tweaks in the comment section.