Lifehacker has a great article on stuff you can do with a jailbroken iPhone. Some major features Apple added to iOS existed for years on jailbroken iPhones, including:. Now this is a theoretical measure. But the possibility of voiding your warranty is still the major downside of jailbreaking.
Onto unlocking! He sold the phone for three locked iPhones, and a Nissan Z. S Cellular or Sprint. In the last several years, legislation has been passed that requires U. Unlocking is the process of removing this restriction and freeing up the phone to be used with any wireless network.
Depending upon the model of the iPhone, there may be restrictions even after unlocking because phones that support only CDMA cannot be used on a GSM network. Unlocking allows the consumer to use a different wireless service without being forced to change her phone. Free desktop-based jailbreaking tools are easily available on the Internet. These can be used legally; however in certain cases you may lose the warranty on the product. Hackers such as planetbeing , pod2g and [1] are well-known for their Jailbreaks.
Here's a list and history of popular jailbreaking software:. The following video demonstrates how to jailbreak a few Apple products:. One way to unlock the phone is to use software like iPhonelox but the preferred way is to work with your wireless carrier to unlock the phone "officially". You can do it yourself by going through the tutorials and community support forums available for the particular phone or network provider on the Internet. If unlocking using software, the iPhone will have to jailbroken first to be able to install the unlocking software.
Some providers ask you to pay to unlock your phone but they are not trustworthy so think twice before sending them your money. When working with your wireless carrier to unlock your phone, there may be some eligibility requirements. Sprint customers can request unlocking of their iPhones but only for international travel. Verizon sells iPhone 5 with the SIM slot unlocked by default. Even after unlocking, the networks that a phone works on depends upon what networks are supported by the hardware.
In any case, the basic concept is the same, regardless of what you call it. A heavily customized jailbroken iPhone. See source link at bottom. To a certain extent, this restriction exists for your own protection and to maintain the overall quality of apps.
To Apple, an app is like a sandbox. Your app can only play within the sandbox, but if you want to roam outside of it, jailbreaking is your only option. Jailbreaking has some inherent risks. Root access is necessary for modding, but it can also open the floodgates for malicious attacks.
At this point, some users argue the value in jailbreaking has diminished as iOS matures and incorporates features that were once only available to modders, such as multitasking, home screen backgrounds, and improved notifications. One might argue, however, that without jailbreaking, Apple may not have adopted some of these features in the first place. In the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between Apple and iOS hackers, some might say that Apple has been gaining the upper—hand as jailbreak tools have begun to slow in release.
New jailbreak methods used to be released within days of an iOS version release if not before , but as Apple vigilantly seals security holes with every new firmware and hardware update, hackers may be struggling more to keep up.
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