2020-11-23 12:39
Technology
Alex Lowe

The original HomePod has been jailbroken

The original HomePod has been jailbroken

In a report from 9to5Mac today, the original big HomePod has been jailbroken by L1ngL1ng on Twitter and the Checkra1n team. The team so far have got partial access to the HomePod’s command line, but the possibilities of what could be achieved are quite large.

Now the team have jailbroken the device, more third party music services could be added, other voice assistants and much more such as Bluetooth support. However, like iOS – the security hole that the team have used will inevitably be closed up once Apple catches wind of this exploit.

As ever, if something goes wrong the warranty from Apple does not cover you.

Alex Lowe

The original HomePod has been jailbroken

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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