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iPhone JB scene essentially dead...?
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In two days, jailbreaking also will be last year's news.
"Jailbreaking the new iPhones...it's dead, Jim."
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Yes since everyone pirates. If Apple allowed Trial apps, there would be no need for Installous, why? Because you have torrents/filehosts.
Plus, last time I tried finding an app on Installous, all I received was API errors.
I've paid for about 98% of my apps. What I liked about installouis was you could find apps that were pulled from the app store like itether.
I've paid for EVERY app on my iPhones, unless they were free. Including $hundreds$ to tweak devs in Cydia store. And I will jailbreak when it is released for the iP5. The chronic dev team are hackers, not thieves. They will carry on, and those who used installous and move on to droid now that they can't get their "free trials" , I say good riddance. They are a millstone around the JB community's neck, imo.
lol... anyone trying to justify installous makes me laugh.
But maybe it is time to accept that the jb scene is dead... and for that maybe the iphone and apple as well. Kind of feels like the stock drop is justified.
Anyways I'm moving back to android, so I couldn't care less anymore.
But maybe it is time to accept that the jb scene is dead... and for that maybe the iphone and apple as well. Kind of feels like the stock drop is justified.
Anyways I'm moving back to android, so I couldn't care less anymore.
Gotta say, I'm beginning to lose hope. I had a JB 4s before my 5. The main reason I upgraded to an iPhone 5 a few weeks ago was because I got the phone free through a new job. It was tough losing all the jailbroken tweaks I was accustomed too. I've probably got ~ $50 bucks or so invested in Cydia tweaks.
I honestly don't care if the jailbreak costs money. I'd expect it to, people have put a lot effort into finding these exploits and utilizing them. I would easily pay $20 for a jailbreak. Probably even double that if I really had to.
I can tell you I am not going to jump ship (yet) if no jailbreak ever comes out for the iPhone 5. Yes, I have played around with androids (with ICS, rooting, custom roms) and that is not what I am looking for. Maybe if it continues to mature in the pace it has I will eventually switch, but for now its just not for me. I want a customizable/tweakable iOS experience. It's what I personally enjoy using the most.
I honestly don't care if the jailbreak costs money. I'd expect it to, people have put a lot effort into finding these exploits and utilizing them. I would easily pay $20 for a jailbreak. Probably even double that if I really had to.
I can tell you I am not going to jump ship (yet) if no jailbreak ever comes out for the iPhone 5. Yes, I have played around with androids (with ICS, rooting, custom roms) and that is not what I am looking for. Maybe if it continues to mature in the pace it has I will eventually switch, but for now its just not for me. I want a customizable/tweakable iOS experience. It's what I personally enjoy using the most.
So the software that basically indulged pirating is gone, and you think they moved to android because its a lot more stable..... Yeah that was the reason
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How terrible for you....
And we've heard the 'trial' and the 'I buy the ones I like' excuses so many times before.
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+1 I guess it eases the conscience!
If no one will make a jailbreak for free, someone should make one and charge for it - I too would pay $20 for an iOS6 Jailbreak.
How did I not know about this tweak? Thank you!!! Now I will definitely pay for a jailbreak!
Piracy sucks, got it. But there are legitimate buyer who try apps out and buy them.
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Thanks!
i'm sure the community can go without these two or three people.
What 2 or 3 people? I'm just saying, not everyone jailbreaks for piracy. If Installous just makes it easier, a piracy app store. Everyone that I know who has an iPhone doesn't even know what jailbreaking is. They see my phone and ask why it looks different, and I tell them and they ask if I can jailbreak their phone. Of course they are always updating the firmware or upgrading their phones, so I cant.
"A lot more stable now"... This is exactly why the iPhone is superior. Because Apple's platform just is stable. I would rather have an iPhone 3s jailbroken than any droid that exists now or probably ever will.
"A lot more stable now"... This is exactly why the iPhone is superior. Because Apple's platform just is stable. I would rather have an iPhone 3s jailbroken than any droid that exists now or probably ever will.
defensive much?
he didnt say it is more stable than iOS..lol he was just saying android is much further along than it was years ago.
i said it just for people knows installous is not the only piracy site/app. i didn't use Installous for piracy. yes i had it on my phone ONLY because i used VEVO app BUT since it's available in the Spanish AppStore i don't use installous and it's not in my i4 anymore...
if you say that is probably because you have no ******** idea about Android! have you used the S3 and Jelly Bean? the best Open OS.
I would rather have an iPhone 3s jailbroken than any droid that exists now or probably ever will.
yes, because an iphone without jailbreak is not a "complete" phone. it's soo sad you to buy a device for 700 and cannot event customize it!!....
I agree and am regretting my iPhone 5 purchase. Without question am going to Andriod next go round. Unfortunately I imagine the number of users Apple loses over this will be extremely minimal as most are clueless soccer moms.
The way it looks like the jb scene has died out! I've invested money cydia aswell and with my iPhone 5 can't use it! sucks but the way it looks I think its dead!
I've used Jelly Bean on my Galaxy Nexus. Both versions.
It's laughable (to say the least) compared to iOS.