I just wanted to write something for anyone on the fence about jailbreak. I've had iPhones for the last 2+ years and had looked into jb at one point, but decided against due to misconceptions and not doing enough research. I didn't see the point, sure customizing is fun, years ago I had fully customized a Razr and a Slivr. But I just didn't see a real need on the iPhone. I recently had some time off work and looked into jb again.
This time I decided to try it, I mean if something goes wrong I just restore and go on with my life, what is there to lose? So I backed up my iPhone 4 running 4.2.1 in iTunes and downloaded Greenpois0n rc6. Within 10 minutes I was done, the phone was jailbroken and I was exploring Cydia. I loaded some apps, tried them, removed a few I didn't like, patched the iBooks issue, and started learning.
I like the stock look of iOS, so I'm not into winterboard and themes at all. I wanted to add a few functional items and make sure it was stable. I'm done playing with it and have settled on the following setup:
MyWi4 for wifi hotspot & tethering ability
My3g for Facetime over 3g and not needing wifi
Weathericon, finally a weather icon that tells me the local weather!
Open Notifier, I really wanted a status bar email indicator
FakeCarrier, just for fun
Apps I tried but removed:
Lockinfo, not for me, kinda cluttered and I just didn't care for it
Sbsettings, I can see this being useful for a lot of people, but not for me
Notified, couldn't get it to work
So now my phone is how I want it, and it does what I need it to do. I can glance at the lock screen to see if i have any email, I can glance at the weather icon and see current conditions, I can use my data connection with my laptop, and I can Facetime from anywhere. Simple functions the phone should come with from the factory.
If you are thinking about jailbreaking, I say go for it. If you are 100% happy with the phone the way it is, then there's no reason, but if you would like a few added features it's really a no brainer. I have had no stability or battery life issues at all, everything still works exactly as it should.
Special thanks to iMrNiceGuy0023, robots3humans0, james92se, and eastercat for answering my questions.
This time I decided to try it, I mean if something goes wrong I just restore and go on with my life, what is there to lose? So I backed up my iPhone 4 running 4.2.1 in iTunes and downloaded Greenpois0n rc6. Within 10 minutes I was done, the phone was jailbroken and I was exploring Cydia. I loaded some apps, tried them, removed a few I didn't like, patched the iBooks issue, and started learning.
I like the stock look of iOS, so I'm not into winterboard and themes at all. I wanted to add a few functional items and make sure it was stable. I'm done playing with it and have settled on the following setup:
MyWi4 for wifi hotspot & tethering ability
My3g for Facetime over 3g and not needing wifi
Weathericon, finally a weather icon that tells me the local weather!
Open Notifier, I really wanted a status bar email indicator
FakeCarrier, just for fun
Apps I tried but removed:
Lockinfo, not for me, kinda cluttered and I just didn't care for it
Sbsettings, I can see this being useful for a lot of people, but not for me
Notified, couldn't get it to work
So now my phone is how I want it, and it does what I need it to do. I can glance at the lock screen to see if i have any email, I can glance at the weather icon and see current conditions, I can use my data connection with my laptop, and I can Facetime from anywhere. Simple functions the phone should come with from the factory.
If you are thinking about jailbreaking, I say go for it. If you are 100% happy with the phone the way it is, then there's no reason, but if you would like a few added features it's really a no brainer. I have had no stability or battery life issues at all, everything still works exactly as it should.
Special thanks to iMrNiceGuy0023, robots3humans0, james92se, and eastercat for answering my questions.
