Nugget iOS 18 | Install | No Jailbreak I Online
Nugget, a SparseRestore exploit-based backup hack utility for iPhones and iPads running iOS & iPadOS 17.0-18.0 RC by iOS developer LeminLimez, has added a couple of updates post-Apple event that bring the utility up to version 2.1.1.
As you’ve probably already inferred, Nugget lets iPhone and iPad users customize their device without a jailbreak, using the SparseRestore exploit to apply jailbreak tweak-like hacks.
These hacks can be buggy, and so it’s advised to use them with caution and preferably on a non-primary device. Backing up your important data is necessary in case of issues that may arise from bugs.
As for the SparseRestore exploit that Nugget uses, this is the same exploit used by the TrollRestore utility to install TrollStore on newer firmware, up to and including iOS & iPadOS 17.0.
According to the Read Me file for Nugget, the utility is capable of many forms of device customization, including but not limited to:
Enabling the Dynamic Island on any device
Chaing the device model name (what is shown in the Settings app)
Enabling the boot chime
Enabling the charging limit
Enabling Stage Manager
Disabling the wallpaper parallax effect
Disabling region restrictions (such as the shutter sound)
Enabling Always-on Display on any device
Showing the Apple Pencil options in the Settings app
Showing the Action Button options in the Settings app
Showing Internal Storage information (problematic on some devices)
Enabling the Lock Screen clock animation, Lock Screen page duplication button, and more…
The developer also notes that the region restrictions feature will not grant users access to AltStore PAL-style sideloading outside of the European Union at this time, but that’s purportedly planned for a future update. It remains to be seen just how viable this might be.