I just wanted to know if its worth jailbreaking it. I mean, does Cydia have enough apps that the App Store don't to justify it????
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iPod touch Is it worth Jailbreaking the iPod Touch 4G?
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I don't think it is really an issue of whether there are enough apps on cydia to justify the jailbreak but whether the available applications on iTunes can satisfy your needs sufficiently or not.
Jailbreak only if you know what you are doing and accept the risk involved in it and also that there apps in cydia which you must have which is not found on itunes.
Jailbreak only if you know what you are doing and accept the risk involved in it and also that there apps in cydia which you must have which is not found on itunes.
Cydia does have some apps, but most of the things in it are system tweaks -- things like password protecting individual apps, changing app icons, assigning buttons and gestures to certain functions, change the way you get notified of push messages, etc, etc.
It's free and takes like a minute to do. What do you mean "worth it"? Worth what? You get extra functionality for $0 and a minute of effort.
Yes, it's worth it.
Well, I Jailbroke my 4G and it is worth it. I also JB my 3G and that was worth it. And when I JB my sister's iPod Touch (2G), she LOVED it. So I feel like for $0, stop wondering and JailBreak!
Yes it is. It depends on your personal preferences though. I use mine for gpsphone, scrobbler (Last.FM), YouTube downloads, Mark All in mail (so I don't have to look at every new mail), iFile & SSH (so I can explore my device), and to enable native HDR.
The only thing you have to sacrifice is the time it would take to undo the jailbreak if you don't like it. It's not permanent and it can be undone...just restore to factory settings using iTunes, and resync/restore from backup.
So what have you got to lose?
-- Nathan
So what have you got to lose?
-- Nathan
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I jailbreaked mine and restored it to original again after some days. iPod touch has only 256mb ram while iPhone has 512mb. Cydia AppS and installous use a lot of memory RAM and i noticed The défice slower than usual and sometimes AppS would Quit randomly but thats not The main problem. The performance is worse only bu a bit so it's not a big deal for most users for the tradeoff of the cost of using cracked apps. I also like to update without having to worry about anything. This is my opinio on jailbreak
I jailbreaked mine and restored it to original again after some days. iPod touch has only 256mb ram while iPhone has 512mb. Cydia AppS and installous use a lot of memory RAM and i noticed The défice slower than usual and sometimes AppS would Quit randomly but thats not The main problem. The performance is worse only bu a bit so it's not a big deal for most users for the tradeoff of the cost of using cracked apps. I also like to update without having to worry about anything. This is my opinio on jailbreak
^same
i jailbroke mine this morning and restored it this evening. It started freezing up and moving slow. this is the 3rd ipod that started messing up after jailbreaking.....don't do it, it really not worth it.My 2nd gen started having tons of problems after jailbreaking (apps crashing,ipod shutting off randomly,slow lagg,volume going up randomly, music pausing,ect), thank god it was still under warranty.
i jailbroke mine this morning and restored it this evening. It started freezing up and moving slow. this is the 3rd ipod that started messing up after jailbreaking.....don't do it, it really not worth it.My 2nd gen started having tons of problems after jailbreaking (apps crashing,ipod shutting off randomly,slow lagg,volume going up randomly, music pausing,ect), thank god it was still under warranty.
I have jailbroken my iPod, my sisters and about 2 dozen other kids at schools ipod.(made a boat load of cash with the $10 jailbreaking fee
) I ended with the same result every time, they would usually install installous and a theme then they deleted cydia using ifile since it slowed down their device. I just got the ipod touch 4 and I will not jailbreak it since the apps that are coming out will need all the resources they can get. Once Saurik figures out a way to make the api for everything or whatever run smoother and with less power then I might jailbreak.
) I ended with the same result every time, they would usually install installous and a theme then they deleted cydia using ifile since it slowed down their device. I just got the ipod touch 4 and I will not jailbreak it since the apps that are coming out will need all the resources they can get. Once Saurik figures out a way to make the api for everything or whatever run smoother and with less power then I might jailbreak.
I have jailbroken my iPod, my sisters and about 2 dozen other kids at schools ipod.(made a boat load of cash with the $10 jailbreaking fee
Sure, Cydia itself is slow, but it slows down the device overall? I don't see how -- it's not like it runs in the background or otherwise takes up system resources while it's not running. Personally, I've never noticed any slowdowns on my jailbroken iDevices. A bit faster battery loss, yes, but system slowdown, no.
JB, but BE CAREFUL! A lot of tweaks aren't meant for 4.1, and it's easy to go too deep and permanently screw up a device. I've done it twice!
The top two reasons for me to Jailbreak are NotifiedApp Pro and Grooveshark. Too bad they're yet to fix the Mail crash issue.
Yes, but be careful...
It depends. Often jailbreaking can damage your iPod, which can be very annoying. Also,
absolutely HATE jailbreaking, they want to make jailbreaking illegal (but they couldn't) so don't expect them to fix any problems for you. Jailbreaking can lead to all sorts of joy, but they can lead also to painstaking misery and loss of £200. There are advantages and disadvantages to it. Do it if you're a risk taker.
It depends. Often jailbreaking can damage your iPod, which can be very annoying. Also,
absolutely HATE jailbreaking, they want to make jailbreaking illegal (but they couldn't) so don't expect them to fix any problems for you. Jailbreaking can lead to all sorts of joy, but they can lead also to painstaking misery and loss of £200. There are advantages and disadvantages to it. Do it if you're a risk taker.
It depends. Often jailbreaking can damage your iPod, which can be very annoying. Also,
You hate something that you've never tried before.. interesting. And no, it can't damage your iPod Touch. I've jailbroken and unjailbroken my iPod/iPhone over 30 times. Testing hundreds of tweaks. No such problems. Stop making up garbage to scare people.
