Luca Todesco Confirms Exit from Jailbreak Scene but Hints Likely Release of Finalized iOS 10.2 JB Tool

Will Apple's release of iOS 10.3 spell the end of jailbreaking? It appears to be the case as hacker Luca Todesco, also known as creator of the lone iOS 10 JB tool, just announced via Twitter: "I am done with jailbreaking."

Todesco made the declaration hours after the rollout of iOS version 10.3. In the same Twitter post that was pointed to by iClarified, the dev with the handle @qwertyoruiop strongly advised jailbreak fans to stick with version 10.2.1 of Apple's mobile OS. Of note, the same build is basis of Todesco's Yalu102 jailbreak solution, which works for specific 64-bit devices but not on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Also, Todesco provided no clues on when his earlier promise of finalizing the Yalu jailbreak will be realized. As noted by Pocket Now in a related report, the iOS security researcher is discounting the likelihood of Yalu reaching its final stage anytime soon.

In a follow up tweet, Todesco reiterated he is finished with jailbreaking but made clear wrapping his work on Yalu is another thing. "I can say 'I am done with jailbreaking' and people think it means a release is imminent," the same report quoted Todesco as saying.

But one thing seems to be clear aside from the fact that Yalu author is discounting the possibility of further providing a public jailbreak. The Italian dev, Pocket Now said, will continue on with his digital security undertakings.

It's unclear why Todesco has decided to throw in the towel in so far as jailbreaking is concerned. The best guess is the introduction of the File System APFS to replace HFS+. APFS is designed for a more optimal read/write processing on iOS but the system is also meant implement a more robust file encryption.

As indicated by Todesco in the past, iOS 10.3 will be a shell that is hard crack when released and with the OS version, the dev must have confirmed on his earlier hunch.

So with Todesco officially not part of the public jailbreaking zone, and both Pangu and TaiG on announced and extended hiatus from the jailbreak realm, it is safe to say that iOS jailbreaking is nearing its demise?