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This doesn't work without a $99 developer certificate when you get to the Cydia Impactor step

You can use AltStore to sideload it for free: https://altstore.io/

And if you have an iPhone X or older (iPhone 8, 7, etc) you have a hardware exploit and can jailbreak using checkra1n with just a computer and a USB Lightning cable: https://checkra.in/

I tried this, it doesn't seem to work, unless I am missing the obvious somewhere along the line.

Tried which one, sorry? I haven't used AltStore much myself since I have an older model with the hardware exploit, but it did work the one time I tried it. It's just a heck of a lot jankier than the old method of using Cydia Impactor (Computer-based) or ReProvision (iOS-based) to sign the app for seven days with your personal free dev account. Apple changed something on their end and broke those apps.

Here's a video demo (not mine) of how the AltServer method should work for you: https://twitter.com/InvoxiPlayGames/status/12129681066095656...

Cydia Impactor is a method, not a step.

You can jailbreak with unc0ver in 3 different ways, one of which requires an Apple Developer account, yes.

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