Overview
- Calif posted a video on Tuesday that shows an iPhone 18 Pro with Lockdown Mode enabled accepting an AirDropped PDF that appears to trigger a jailbreak.
- The video then shows the device installing iOS 27.2 and the jailbreak remaining active after the update, though it is unclear whether the exploit can be deployed against phones already running 27.2.
- Calif told reporters it intends to disclose the discovered vulnerabilities to Apple and does not plan to publish an end‑user jailbreak tool.
- Independent verification and technical details are not yet available, reporters note the video could be misleading or staged, and Apple has not confirmed the claim.
- Lockdown Mode is an optional feature that limits messaging, web technologies, device connections, and other vectors to protect people at high risk from mercenary spyware, so a verified bypass would directly affect activists, journalists, officials, and others who rely on the setting.