Bundling of Chinese app store in new iOS 7 untethered jailbreak sparks controversy
The evad3rs hacking team has released a long-awaited jailbreak for Apple devices running iOS 7, but the release generated a backlash over its bundling of a Chinese app store instead of the more popular Cydia app directory.
The new jailbreak released Sunday is called evasi0n7 and is untethered, which means it's persistent across device reboots. It works on iPhone, iPad and iPod devices running iOS 7.0 through 7.0.4 and allows users to install software that doesn't conform to Apple's strict requirements for admission in the official app store, including extensions and modifications of the iOS operating system and its interface.
Soon after the release, some users started reporting that the jailbreak drops an installer called Taig on their devices. This turned out to be a Chinese app store that is reportedly used to also distribute pirated versions of legitimate apps. This was followed by widespread speculation about evad3rs' motives for including this app directory in their jailbreak instead of Cydia, prompting the team to publish an open letter to the iOS jailbreaking community with clarifications.
