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"textContent": "submitted by Sunshine to linuxphones\n13 points | 4 comments\n\nIPadOS 27 is dropping support for: iPad Air 3rd gen, iPad 8th gen, and iPad mini 5th gen (all of these devices used an older A12 Bionic chip)\n\nbootROM checkm8 can jailbreak Apple A5-11 while usbliter8 can do A12-15 & S4-5 though to a lesser extent.\n\nipwndfu, Fugu, checkra1n, and checkm8-a5 are currently the main tools capable of using the checkm8 exploit.\n\nwww.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Checkm8_Exploit\n\nps.tc/pages/blog-usbliter8.html\n\nThe most functional devices are listed first by category.\n\nIPad 7 (A10):\n\nWorks: usb networking & screen.\n\nPartial: usb otg.\n\nKernel can be booted through palera1n/PongoOS.\n\n1 pmos user owns this model.\n\nWiki last updated 2/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_7_(Wi-Fi)_(app…\n\nIPad Mini 4 (A8):\n\nWorks: usb networking & screen.\n\nBroken: flashing, internal storage, camera, wifi, bluetooth, gps, calls, sms, mobile data.\n\nYou can’t currently flash via pmbootstrap, but the kernel can be booted via PongoOS.\n\n1 pmos user owns this model.\n\nWiki last updated 30/5/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_Mini_4_(apple-…\n\nIPad 1G (4A):\n\nPartial: flashing and screen.\n\nBroken: usb networking, touchscreen, 3d acceleration, wifi.\n\nCan boot using pmbootstrap.\n\n13 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 23/2/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_1G_(apple-k48)\n\nIPad 6 (A10):\n\nNot booting.\n\n6 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 5/8/2025\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_6th_gen_(apple…\n\nIPad 3 (A5X):\n\n2 contributors.\n\nNot booting.\n\n8 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 25/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_3_(apple-j1)\n\nIPad mini (A5):\n\n1 contributor.\n\nNot booting.\n\n1 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 31/5/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_mini_(apple-p1…\n\nIPad Air 2 (A8X):\n\nNot booting.\n\n1 pmos users own this model.\n\nLast wiki updated: 16/2/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_Air_2_(apple-j…\n\nIPad 2 (A5):\n\nNot booting. But maybe with Maybe with kDFU (or pwnDFU)\n\n7 users own this model.\n\nLast wiki updated: 8/2/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPad_2_(apple-k93)\n\nApple iPhone 7 (A10):\n\n2 contributors.\n\nWorks: usb networking, battery, screen, touch screen, wifi, and bluetooth.\n\nPartial: flashing and usb otg.\n\nKernel can be booted via checkra1n/PongoOS.\n\n10 pmos users own this model.\n\nLast wiki update 22/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/…/7+_(apple-d10)\n\nIPhone 6s (A9):\n\nWorks: usb networking, screen.\n\nPartial: usb otg partially works.\n\nKernel can be booted via PongoOS.\n\n14 pmos users own this model.\n\nLast wiki update 2/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/…/6s%2B_(apple-n71)\n\nIPhone 5s (A7):\n\nWorks: usb networking and touch screen.\n\nBroken: flashing, battery, audio, camera, wifi, bluetooth, gps, calls, sms, mobile data.\n\nKernel can be booted via checkra1n/PongoOS.\n\n16 pmos users own this model.\n\nLast wiki update 26/5/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_5s_(apple-n5…\n\niPhone X (A11):\n\n1 contributor.\n\nWorks: usb networking, internal storage.\n\nPartial: battery, screen.\n\nBroken: flashing, touchscreen, 3d acceleration, audio, camera, wifi, bluetooth, gps, calls, sms, mobile data, fde, usb otg, accelerometer.\n\nCan boot through pmbootstrap init.\n\n4 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 23/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_X_(Global)_(…\n\nIphone 6 (A8):\n\nWorks: usb networking works.\n\nPartial: screen.\n\nBroken: flashing, battery, touchscreen, 3d acceleration, audio, camera, wifi, bluetooth, gps, calls, sms, mobile data, fde, usb otg, accelerometer.\n\nKernel can be booted via palera1n/PongoOS.\n\n18 pmos users own this model.\n\nLast wiki update 23/6/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_6_(apple-n61…\n\nApple iPhone SE (A9):\n\n1 contributor.\n\nWorks: usb networking words.\n\nPartial: screen.\n\ncheckm8 exploit in BootROM is the only way to boot a custom os.\n\n10 pmos users own this model\n\nWiki last updated: 25/5/2026\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_SE_(1st_gene…\n\nIphone 4 (A4):\n\nWorks: usb networking.\n\nBroken: flashing, internal storage, battery, screen, touchscreen, 3d acceleration, audio, camera, camera flash, wifi, bluetooth, gps, calls, sms, mobile data, accelerometer, magnetometer, ambient light, proximity, haptics.\n\nUnfortunately there is no permanent BootROM exploit for S5L8930, so the device has to be put in DFU mode for each boot. Flashing a corrupted iOS image will put the device in DFU bootloop which will make it more convenient. openiBoot can be used for booting a mainline kernel.\n\n8 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 7/12/2025\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_4_(apple-n90…\n\niPhone 8 (A11):\n\n2 contributors.\n\nKernel can be booted via checkra1n/PongoOS.\n\n5 pmos users own this model.\n\nWiki last updated 5/11/2025\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_8_(apple-d20…\n\niPhone 12 mini (A14):\n\nNot booting.\n\n1 pmos user owns this model.\n\nWiki last updated 31/8/2025\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_12_mini_(app…\n\niPhone 3G (Samsung 1176JZ(F)-S):\n\nNot booting and architecture is unsupported.\n\n1 pmos user owns this model.\n\nWiki last updated 31/8/2025\n\nwiki.postmarketos.org/…/Apple_iPhone_3G_(apple-n8…",
"title": "PMOS Support by Apple Device"
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