iOS 9.2 jailbreak release date 2016 news: Download in the works; jailbreaker suggests 9.2.1 coming

Many are waiting for an iOS 9.2 jailbreak to allow them to customize their devices and ignore software restrictions imposed by Apple on their gadgets. As of now, the latest Apple operating system that can be bypassed is iOS 9.1 through a jailbreak developed by a team of Chinese programmers called PanGu. However, as the recent iOS 9.2 updates happened and the new iOS 9.3 looks to be on its way, Apple users are wondering if the iOS 9.2 will ever come into fruition.

Apple's iOS 9.2 was released in December last year that features major bug fixes, operating system improvements, and support for AT&T's NumberSync, USB Camera Adapter, Mail Drop, and Safari View Controller improvements, to name a few. However, upgrading the operating system from iOS 9.1 is not a guarantee to avoid system bugs and breach of security for iPhone and iPad users. With this, the iOS 9.2.1 was released earlier this year to answer these concerns, however according to GottabeMobile, the iOS 9.2.1 is not very different from 9.2 and is rather a small update that offers bug fixes, performance improvements, and security fixes that enable iOS 9 to run more effectively on iPhone and iPad.

Still, the updates made between 9.2 and 9.2.1 do not allow users to jailbreak the system using the latest jailbreaking software released by PanGu. Adding more complication is that iOS 9.2.1 is in no way possible to be downgraded to 9.1, rendering it also impossible to jailbreak.

It is interesting to note, however, that a PanGu jailbreak team member suggested that users must upgrade their systems to iOS 9.2.1 despite its tight digital lock security fix, which may suggest that their team has the solution to successfully jailbreak the OS. 

While iOS jailbreaking sounds illegal and it violates the right of software developers to their work, it is somehow considered an acceptable act, that is if the user only wants to personalize the device setup to his or her own satisfaction. If turns into an unlawful offense if jailbreaking intends copyright infringement. On October 2012, the US Copyright Office released an exemption for iOS jailbreaking, stating that this act of changing the limitations set by the manufacturer on its telephone handsets is not illegal, although this does not apply to tablets as the term "tablet" is vague and may result into a loophole in the rules.