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ShellShock · 05-10-2015, 04:22 AM

What version of IOS are you using? Please note that IOS 8.3 is not supported by the plugin. I also note from https://ipsw.me/all that Apple have stopped signing IOS 8.2 so it is no longer possible to downgrade 8.3 to 8.2. So, our options are:

If you are already on IOS 8.2 (or earlier), do not upgrade to IOS 8.3 and carry on using the IOSRA plugin (e.g., to connect to Marvin).
Or, if you are on IOS 8.2 and want to upgrade to 8.3, accept that you will no longer be able to use the IOSRA plugin.
Or, if you are already on IOS 8.3, then the IOSRA plugin will just not work.

This situation may change in the future if:

Apple relent, and decide to open up file access again in a later version of IOS (seems unlikely, but who knows?)
Or Marvin etc and the IOSRA plugin are rewritten to share files via the documents area, which is still open. Again seems unlikely--I am not aware of anyone working on this.
Or a jailbreak becomes available for IOS 8.3 (or a later version). The plugin should still work with jailbroken idevices, but there is no jailbreak (yet) for IOS 8.3. The rumour is that there may never be one, and the jailbreakers are holding off to jailbreak 8.4 when it comes out instead. Obviously it is a personal decision as to whether to jailbreak or not.

So this could be the end of the road for the IOSRA plugin.

05-10-2015, 04:22 AM	#492
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	What version of IOS are you using? Please note that IOS 8.3 is not supported by the plugin. I also note from https://ipsw.me/all that Apple have stopped signing IOS 8.2 so it is no longer possible to downgrade 8.3 to 8.2. So, our options are: If you are already on IOS 8.2 (or earlier), do not upgrade to IOS 8.3 and carry on using the IOSRA plugin (e.g., to connect to Marvin). Or, if you are on IOS 8.2 and want to upgrade to 8.3, accept that you will no longer be able to use the IOSRA plugin. Or, if you are already on IOS 8.3, then the IOSRA plugin will just not work. This situation may change in the future if: Apple relent, and decide to open up file access again in a later version of IOS (seems unlikely, but who knows?) Or Marvin etc and the IOSRA plugin are rewritten to share files via the documents area, which is still open. Again seems unlikely--I am not aware of anyone working on this. Or a jailbreak becomes available for IOS 8.3 (or a later version). The plugin should still work with jailbroken idevices, but there is no jailbreak (yet) for IOS 8.3. The rumour is that there may never be one, and the jailbreakers are holding off to jailbreak 8.4 when it comes out instead. Obviously it is a personal decision as to whether to jailbreak or not. So this could be the end of the road for the IOSRA plugin. Last edited by ShellShock; 05-10-2015 at 04:45 AM.