Jailbreak detection

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Since there are more and more jailbreaks being created by hobbyists, each with their own respective quirks, you may have to change the behavior of your tweak / packaging depending on the jailbreak installed on the user's device.

None of this advice is foolproof but it's worth taking into consideration.

Hidden files

Legitimate Jailbreaks

Jailbreak Path
Electra (11.1.2) /.electra_installed
Electra (11.3.1) /.electra_installed
unc0ver /.installed_unc0ver

"Fake" Jailbreaks

It's probably not worth supporting these. These jailbreaks are redundant and, arguably, harm the jailbreak community by merely existing.

If anything, you should have a warning letting users know something wrong.

Jailbreak Path
th0r /.bootstrapped_Th0r