An untethered jailbreak for iOS 8 is reportedly now available after a user is said to have reverse engineered the current jailbreak for iOS 7.

Reddit user w0rldello used the existing jailbreak for iOS 7 to figure out the new untethered jailbreak, according to the International Business Times.

The unpatched vulnerabilities in iOS 8 are what the Reddit user used to jailbreak the device. Since Apple has already patched vulnerabilities exploited in an older Pangu version, the newer version exploits vulnerabilities that are still unpatched.

IBT reports that it appears the jailbreak features supported by iOS 8 may pass through to the final release.

Apple has allowed extensibility to be included in iOS 8, recognizing that developers desire flexibility, iphonehacks reported.

The platform "lets developers extend select areas of the system by supplying an app extension," according to Apple, iphonehacks reported.

Some of the changes initially unveiled with iOS 8 allowed third-party keyboards and developers' widgets, something that had only been possibly from jailbreaking previously.

These changes by Apple were likely to reduce reasons to jailbreak the iPhones, thereby voiding the warranty of the device, iphonehacks reported.

Over time Apple has been slowly responding to the needs of the consumers, by adding features that reduce the need to jailbreak.

In 2010, the first real breakthrough came with the multitasking feature, which also allowed it to compete with Android, Information Week reported.

But Android still has the lead in the mobile industry, accounting for more than 84 percent of smartphones.

But the tight hold on their devices has helped Apple, until the recent iCloud hack at least, hold the reputation of being the most secure devices.

AppleInsider highlighted a Washington Post article that reported on a spy tool used with both Android and iOS devices, among others.

The report revealed that the tool was "capable of listening to calls on targeted devices, stealing contacts, activating the microphone, tracking your location and more. But for FinSpy to hack into an iPhone, its owner must have already stripped away much of its built-in security through (jailbreaking)," AppleInsider reported.