Pangu8

Pangu8
	Pangu8 v1.1.0 on Windows
Original author(s)	Pangu Team
Developer(s)	Pangu Team
Initial release	22 Oct 2014
Stable release	Windows: 1.2.1 / 6 November 2014; 9 years ago; macOS: 1.0.0 / 9 November 2014; 9 years ago
Written in	C
Operating system	macOS; Windows;
Available in	Chinese, English
Type	Jailbreaking
License	Freeware
Website	en.8.pangu.io (English)

Pangu8 is an untethered jailbreak for all devices on iOS 8.0 through 8.1, except the Apple TV. It was initially released on 22 October 2014 as a SSH version only, because Cydia.app and Cydia Substrate hadn't been updated for iOS 8. Cydia.app was updated later that day for iOS 8 support. Cydia Substrate has since been updated. On 31 October 2014, version 1.1.0 was released to fix the remaining bugs and include Cydia by default. Version 1.2.0 was released on 4 November 2014, to further address bug fixes. On 9 November 2014, 1.0.0 was released for macOS. Pangu8 was patched in iOS 8.1.1 beta and later.

Supported Devices[edit]

All devices capable of running iOS 8.0-8.1, except the Apple TV family, are supported.

Download[edit]

Windows[edit]

Version	SHA-1 Hash	Download		Changes
1.0.0	`83e1452fc354eeb2356f0da1a88efd760d94abcb`	25PP [Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine]	—	First version of Pangu8 which supports all devices except Apple TV with iOS 8.0 - 8.1.
1.0.1	`a18013b2a55656af4126e00e34bc22a4011b1bab`	25PP [Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine]	—	Fix an issue may cause lost of photos.
1.1.0	`6c2dbe785f32deaa12bc18f3680e1ecc045c0e08`	25PP [Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine]	MEGA	Bundle latest Cydia for iOS8. Optimize jailbreak process. Fix an issue that may cause MobileSafari to crash on 64bit devices. Fix an issue that causes iMessage/SMS to fail to send images. Respring is not required anymore to make Substrate working. Pangu APP now with some useful functions. Add English support
1.2.0	`35b8ebe4c08d0947136ee7c7c19766dc55c4f955`	25PP [Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine]	MEGA	Fix the issue that launchd may drain cpu on 32bit devices. Fix Safari reloading bug and occasionally crash problem. Optimize jailbreak process. Restore function now support iPad Air2/iPad Mini3.
1.2.1	`f3c1ca4ddca197eae8d2105650eca16fabf8362f`	25PP [Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine]	MEGA	Integrate with Cydia 1.1.16 (Cydia fixed boot issue when using "Restore from Backup" feature)

macOS[edit]

Version	SHA-1 Hash	Download		Changes
1.0.0	`c5fb35bc0aba820ebac53f5e9aa880b7038e5d2d`	25PP [Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine]	MEGA	First Mac version of Pangu8.

Name[edit]

"Pangu" is the name of the "the first living being and the creator of all in some versions of Chinese mythology".

The 8.0-8.1 untether is nicknamed "Xuan-Yuan Sword", which refers to a powerful weapon in a series of video games based on Chinese mythology.

This follows in the theme of the nickname of Pangu's 7.1-7.1.2 untether, which was "Pangu Axe", the powerful weapon used by the mythological Pangu to separate the earth and the sky.