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High level diff of iOS 27.2 beta4 vs. iOS 27.2 RC 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of iOS 27.2 beta3 vs. iOS 27.2 beta4 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of iOS 27.2 beta2 vs. iOS 27.2 beta3 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

Wow AAPL basically threw away the 26.7.1 RC cycle to get out the CoreGraphics fix 🫪 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of iOS 26.7 vs. iOS 26.7.1 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of iOS 27.0 vs. iOS 27.0.1 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

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High level diff of macOS 27.2 beta vs. macOS 27.2 beta2 🎉 github.com/ipsw-diffs/m...

High level diff of iOS 27.2 beta vs. iOS 27.2 beta2 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of macOS 26.7 vs. macOS 26.7.1 RC 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

High level diff of macOS 27 vs. macOS 27.2 beta 🫠 🎉 github.com/blacktop/ips...

Hardened-process knob on 11 App Store daemons, none in 27.0. (27.2 beta) + hardened-process.checked-allocations.enforce-checked-pointer-arithmetic-overflow appstored, amsengagementd, applicensedeliveryd… https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

intelligenceflowd, the Siri planner daemon, can now modify TCC grants. (iOS 27.2 beta) + com.apple.private.tcc.manager.access.modify Same key the Siri app already holds. Read access not enough anymore? https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

+ com.apple.developer.lockdown-mode.state On /sbin/launchd. First time PID 1 has a Lockdown Mode entitlement. Nothing in the launchd diff explains it. (iOS 27.2 beta) Lockdown Mode gating launchd jobs? https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

New entitlement lets TCC grants move between bundle IDs. (iOS 27.2 beta) com.apple.tcc.AppReplacement + com.apple.private.tcc.internal.transfer-authorizations locationd gets a migrateauthorization key https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

uarpd got two hardened-process flags. Both misspelled, so neither applies. (iOS 27.2 beta) + hardened-process.checked-allocation + hardened-processs.checked-allocations.soft-mode Unhardened by typo 🙃 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

Health suggestions move to PCC, and a new healthcontentd carries FairPlay entitlements. (iOS 27.2 beta) "…suggestions for you in Private Cloud Compute to keep your data secure." DRM'd health videos? 📺 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

ApplePencilDriver appears in the iPhone19,2 kernelcache, matching on AppleEmbeddedBluetooth. (iOS 27.2 beta) + com.apple.driver.ApplePencilDriver "Received pencil FSM state message" Pencil on an iPhone Duo? ✏️ https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

New appex: frauddefensepfl, a private federated learning plugin for fraud defense. (iOS 27.2 beta) + com.apple.priml.pfl.Morpheus.allowed + kTCCServiceLiverpool Scam models trained across the fleet? 🕵️ https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/Entitlements.md

- /Applications/Campo.app/Campo + /Applications/Siri AI.app/Siri AI -Nav Title = "Notes" +Nav Title = "Recaps" Campo.app is now Siri AI.app on disk. Bundle ID stays com.apple.campo. (iOS 27.2 beta) https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

App Replacement: point an old app at a new bundle ID and iOS moves data, TCC grants, notifications and widgets over. (iOS 27.2 beta) "…moving your existing "%1$@" app data and settings to the new "%2$@" app." https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

27.2 beta kernel gains a coredump pipeline encrypting dumps with Apple Encrypted Archive. Not in 27.0. + com.apple.kec.AppleEncryptedArchive + "Set a new encryption key for coredumps" Beta config, or shipping? https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

Endpoint Security arrives in the iPhone kernelcache as a kext. (iOS 27.2 beta) + com.apple.iokit.EndpointSecuritySE "An Endpoint Security product on the system denied the process from executing." ES on iOS? 👀 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

tccd gets a motion sensor TCC service, gated on a regulation check. (iOS 27.2 beta) + kTCCServiceMotionSensors + "-[TCCDPlatformIOS isEligibleForMotionSensorDataRegulation]" Which regulator? https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

"Tracking" becomes "data linking across companies" in an alternate ATT vocabulary. (iOS 27.2 beta) +ALLOW_ASK_ALT = "Allow Apps to Request to Link Your Activity Across Companies" Flag: ATTRegulatory https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

Erase All Content and Settings gains an Overwrite Storage option, backed by NVMe Sanitize. (iOS 27.2 beta) + -[DKEraseFlow setSanitizeStorage:] + _AppleNVMeGetSanitizeStatus HomePod's strings: ChinaDataErase. https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

hipsUp: "Lower your hips so that your body stays in a straight line." exit: "You are losing your form too often. Let's stop here." New Human.framework turns camera pose data into coaching text. (iOS 27.2 beta) https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

Health gains Longevity, a Health Age score, and lab orders. (iOS 27.2 beta) "Estimated Health Age" / "%@ years younger" "Order Through Quest" "A $20 fee applies to all canceled orders." https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

Apple skipped iOS 27.1: 27.0 (24A437) jumps to 27.2 beta (24B5084k), on the 24B train where 27.1 usually lives. xnu 13432.2.10~2 -> 13432.40.144.0.1~55 3 new kexts, 57 binaries, 67 dylibs Where did 27.1 go? 🤔 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 vs. iOS 27.2 beta 🫠 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A437_vs_27_2_24B5084k/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 RC vs. iOS 27 (release) 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A435_vs_27_0_24A437/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta8 vs. iOS 27 RC 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A5430a_vs_27_0_24A435/README.md

High level diff of macOS 27 beta8 vs. macOS 27 beta8 🎉 https://github.com/ipsw-diffs/macos-27/blob/main/diffs/27_0_26A5421a_vs_27_0_26A5425a/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta7 vs. iOS 27 beta8 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A5424a_vs_27_0_24A5430a/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.7 RC2 vs. macOS 26.7 RC3 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_7_25G224_vs_26_7_25G227/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.7 RC vs. macOS 26.7 RC2 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_7_25G220_vs_26_7_25G224/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta6 vs. iOS 27 beta7 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A5418b_vs_27_0_24A5424a/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.6.2 vs. macOS 26.7 RC 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_6_2_25G83_vs_26_7_25G220/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.6.2 RC vs. macOS 26.6.2 (release) 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_6_2_25G82_vs_26_6_2_25G83/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta5 vs. iOS 27 beta6 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A5408d_vs_27_0_24A5418b/README.md

High level diff of iOS 26.6 vs. iOS 26.6.1 RC 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_6_23G71_vs_26_6_1_23G82/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.6.1 vs. macOS 26.6.2 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_6_1_25G76_vs_26_6_2_25G82/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta4 vs. iOS 27 beta5 (or is it 6??) 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/27_0_24A5390f_vs_27_0_24A5408d/README.md

High level diff of macOS 26.6 beta5 vs. macOS 26.6.1 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/tree/main/26_6_25G72_vs_26_6_1_25G76

High level diff of iOS 26.6 beta5 vs. iOS 26.6 RC 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/26_6_23G5065a_vs_26_6_23G71/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta3 vs. iOS 27 beta4 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A5380h_vs_27_0_24A5390f/README.md

High level diff of iOS 26.6 beta4 vs. iOS 26.6 beta5 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/26_6_23G5057c_vs_26_6_23G5065a/README.md

High level diff of iOS 27 beta2 vs. iOS 27 beta3 🎉 https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/27_0_24A5370h_vs_27_0_24A5380h/README.md