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iBoot is the stage 2 bootloader for all Apple products. [3] It replaces the older EFI-based bootloader on Intel-based Macs. Compared with its predecessor, iBoot improves authentication performed in the boot chain. [2] For x86-based Macs, the boot process starts by running code stored in secured UEFI boot ROM (stage 1).
Secure Enclave. The Secure Enclave is a coprocessor found in iOS devices part of the A7 and newer chips used for data protection. It includes the user data pertaining to Touch ID, Face ID, and Apple Pay, among other sensitive data. [2] The purpose of the Secure Enclave is to handle keys and other info such as biometrics that is sensitive enough ...
iOS is the second most popular mobile operating system in the world, after Android. Sales of iPads in recent years are also behind Android, while, by web use (a proxy for all use), iPads (using iOS) are still the most popular. [230] At WWDC 2014, Tim Cook said 800 million devices had been sold by June 2014. [231]
OpeniBoot is an open source implementation of Apple 's closed source bootloader iBoot. It allows the booting of unsigned code on supported Apple Devices (such as Linux kernels). It also allows to download and install the Android operating system on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It can be controlled via OpeniBoot console (oibc), which can be ...
iOS jailbreaking. iOS jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based [a] operating systems. It is typically done through a series of kernel patches. A jailbroken device typically permits root access within the operating system and provides the right ...
IPSW is a file format used to install iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, HomePod, watchOS, and most recently, macOS firmware for devices equipped with Apple silicon. [3] All Apple devices share the same IPSW file format for iOS firmware and their derivatives, allowing users to flash their devices through Finder or iTunes on macOS or Windows, respectively.
iOS 17 is the seventeenth major release of Apple 's iOS operating system for the iPhone. It is the direct successor to iOS 16, which was released one year earlier. It is now succeeded by iOS 18. It was announced on June 5, 2023, at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference alongside watchOS 10, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma.
Linux can be dual-booted on Macs that use Motorola 680x0 processors [5] (only 68020 and higher, [5] and only non-"EC" processor variants since an MMU is required [6]).The Linux/mac68k community project provides resources to do so, [7] [8] and an m68k community port of the Debian Linux distribution is also available.