Jailbreak allow you all those things which doesn’t allow by the Apple. One of the great benefit of having jailbroken device that you can install tools such as iExplore, iFunbox, Cyberduck and WinSCP to get root access of iOS device file system from your own computer. But before using such tools you need to install packages such as AFC2 or OpenSSH. Here’s how-to install AFC2, OpenSSH on jailbroken iOS 8.3 device.
For people who don’t know, basically the OpenSSH and AFC2 (also known as Apple File Conduit) are two different packages, which allow you to get things ready for root access. The major difference between these two is that AFC2 gives the file system access via USB by using 3rd-party applications such as iFile, iFunbox or iExplorer, where the OpenSSH do the same job using tools such as Cyberduck and WinSCP over Wi-Fi network.
How-To Install AFC2, OpenSSH On Jailbroken iOS 8.3 Device
The fact is that iOS 8.3 jailbreak with TaiG doesn’t add AFC2 or OpenSSH support automatically, but open the way to install these packages. To browse your iOS device file system on your own computer you just to follow this simple guide.
Steps to install AFC2:
- Launch Cydia
- From Cydia main screen just tap on “Sources → Edit → Add“
- To add TaiG’s repo type apt.taig.com, and then hit Add Source
- At the bottom of screen hit “Search” and then type TaiG AFC2 and install it
- Once installed, you need to respring your jailbroken device
- That’s it the AFC2 is installed on your device and now can use tools such as iFunbox to access the file system of your device.
Steps to install OpenSSH:
- Launch Cydia
- At the bottom of screen hit “Search” and then type OpenSSH
- Hit Install and then Confirm buttons in order to download and install the OpenSSH package on your jailbroken iOS 8.3 device
- That’s it the OpenSSH is installed on your device and now can use tools such as Cyberduck and WinSCP on Wi-Fi network to get root access.
Note: The most important thing on your iOS device is the Root password, as the iOS hacker already knows that the default root password provided by the Apple is “alpine”, so here we found a method that how to change OpenSSH Root Password iOS jailbroken iPhone.
After installing the AFC2 on your jailbroken iOS 8.3 device. Download and install the famous iOS tool like iFunBox (download link) or iExplorer (download link), and then connect your iPhone or iPad via a USB cable to your computer, and launch the tool which you have installed. From sidebar find and click the ‘Root’ folder to use iOS device file system.
