Are you jailbreaking?

[mcdj]

I stopped jail breaking after the iPhone 4, whenever that was, because for me it's a vicious cycle and a slippery slope.

First it's just a task bar tweak or two. Then 3. Then I try a theme or 2. Or 3.

Then I spend like a week changing icons for 3rd party apps.

Then I add quick reply or some other hack, and the phone starts acting weird.
Slowing down. Heating up. Rebooting. Battery dying.

Invariably, it's some random combination of things I've added that don't play well together. Then it's hours of research on how to fix/work around it.

Then it's removing everything and re-adding it one by one. Then I finally get to a good place where everything works the way I want and looks the way I want, and boom, an iOS update comes out, usually with something I want.

So I wipe the phone and update then wait for jailbreak to catch up. By the time it does, I've lost interest.

 

[fiveainone]

iOS 7 solved soo much of my gripes about iOS, I rather stay up to date on the software than mess with JB. Although.. I did actually thought about JB just to enhance the parallax effect more obvious, and enabling panable panorama wallpaper..

 

[ROLLTIDE1]

Can't wait so I can use adblock and Mywi

 

[takeshi74]

You just don't hear anything about it in the news outlets anymore.

Of course not. It doesn't generate ratings. If you only assume that what's on the news matters then you'll miss out on a lot of stuff in real life.

 

[AndrewR23]

I need zephyr back ASAP so I can stop clicking this annoying home button

And color profiles to get rid of this nasty yellow tint

 

[TypeMRT]

Yep but only after 7.1 since I think iOS 7 will get much-needed tweaks at a faster update cycle.
I'm looking forward to:
1. Tethering (AT&T unlimited data plan)
2. 3G Unrestrictor (see #1)
3. Date in the status bar

 

[P0stalTek]

I stopped jail breaking after the iPhone 4, whenever that was, because for me it's a vicious cycle and a slippery slope.

First it's just a task bar tweak or two. Then 3. Then I try a theme or 2. Or 3.

Then I spend like a week changing icons for 3rd party apps.

Then I add quick reply or some other hack, and the phone starts acting weird.
Slowing down. Heating up. Rebooting. Battery dying.

Invariably, it's some random combination of things I've added that don't play well together. Then it's hours of research on how to fix/work around it.

Then it's removing everything and re-adding it one by one. Then I finally get to a good place where everything works the way I want and looks the way I want, and boom, an iOS update comes out, usually with something I want.

So I wipe the phone and update then wait for jailbreak to catch up. By the time it does, I've lost interest.

You just described my JB life. Lol

I would still JB tomorrow if it released and was untethered (which isn't likely!)

 

[Samanosuke]

I would jailbreak for these tweaks alone:

f.lux
activator
fake clock up
adblocker
icleaner
zephyr
a quick reply
slide to lock mechanism, i hate pushing the power button
browser changer
a download manager for chrome
diet bulletin
firewall ip
iblacklist
five column springboard
flex
gpsphone
gridlock
ifile
low power banner
mobile terminal
popoveractions
showcase
typing privacy

if i could have the first 7 stock, i would have no real reason to jailbreak anymore.

 

[kas23]

I wonder if there could ever be a hack to remove the skip limit in iRadio? If so, count me in for JBing.

 

[cdmoore74]

I stopped jail breaking after the iPhone 4, whenever that was, because for me it's a vicious cycle and a slippery slope.

First it's just a task bar tweak or two. Then 3. Then I try a theme or 2. Or 3.

Then I spend like a week changing icons for 3rd party apps.

Then I add quick reply or some other hack, and the phone starts acting weird.
Slowing down. Heating up. Rebooting. Battery dying.

Invariably, it's some random combination of things I've added that don't play well together. Then it's hours of research on how to fix/work around it.

Then it's removing everything and re-adding it one by one. Then I finally get to a good place where everything works the way I want and looks the way I want, and boom, an iOS update comes out, usually with something I want.

So I wipe the phone and update then wait for jailbreak to catch up. By the time it does, I've lost interest.

This is why I switched from a Android phone to iPhone. One of my favorite roms was at version 22 for my Note 2 right before I left. Now multiply that number by 3 or 4. I became a crack flasher. It is a very additive habit.

 

[Ajones330]

Would like Folders in Folders and contacts in iMessage. Not just group messages...

 

[eyoungren]

This is why I switched from a Android phone to iPhone. One of my favorite roms was at version 22 for my Note 2 right before I left. Now multiply that number by 3 or 4. I became a crack flasher. It is a very additive habit.

Before my iPhone 5 I had an HTC Touch Pro running Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro and TouchFlo 3D on top of it. Had it for three years. Just recently sent it to someone trying to replace their HTC Touch.

Anyway, I never flashed ROMs. I couldn't afford being without a phone if I bricked it and explaining to my wife how I had hosed a $200+ phone (in 2009 dollars) was not something I wanted to do. So, I worked around. I got Sense 2.1 w/Weather installed, Facebook/YouTube uploading, a transparent flipclock and a bunch of other stuff including statusbar icons. All done with CAB files and a few edits of Manila files. By the time I was done I had it exactly as I wanted and to me it was just a really cool interface.

It took me two years, but I enjoyed all of the learning I got from it, the challenge and puzzle solving (I won't be beaten by a phone!) and the rewards. I was sorry to let it go, but it wasn't being used.

But I took all of that drive and applied it to my iPhone 5 and the jailbreak when it came. The result is that I have my iPhone 5 pretty much how I want it while still functional and with good battery life. So…maybe not a ROM junkie for me, but more of a customizing junkie.

 

[lexvo]

I never felt the need to jailbreak.

 

[ISKOTB]

+1

i would jailbreak for these tweaks alone:

F.lux
activator
fake clock up
adblocker
icleaner
zephyr
a quick reply
slide to lock mechanism, i hate pushing the power button
browser changer
a download manager for chrome
diet bulletin
firewall ip
iblacklist
five column springboard
flex
gpsphone
gridlock
ifile
low power banner
mobile terminal
popoveractions
showcase
typing privacy

if i could have the first 7 stock, i would have no real reason to jailbreak anymore.

 

[lyceumHQ]

I won't buy any new iPhone until the jailbreak for it is released.

Until apple incorporate the features of bitesms, folder enhancer and winter board I'll wait for the jailbreak.

IMO iOS 7 looks horrific. Nice winter board theme and I once again love how my phone looks. Quick reply to SMS is essential. I'm not sure how apple are getting away with still not having that. And folder enhancer means I can put my icons where I want. Not where apple wants.

 

[itjw]

I won't buy any new iPhone until the jailbreak for it is released.

Until apple incorporate the features of bitesms, folder enhancer and winter board I'll wait for the jailbreak.

IMO iOS 7 looks horrific. Nice winter board theme and I once again love how my phone looks. Quick reply to SMS is essential. I'm not sure how apple are getting away with still not having that. And folder enhancer means I can put my icons where I want. Not where apple wants.

Apple CAN. They just don't. That way they always have dozens of "features" for people who never jailbreak to be wowed by.

Historically Apple has stolen more from jail breaking than anywhere else.

Even the APP STORE came after Installer.

 

[ROLLTIDE1]

I almost forgot about Pandora Skips.... I wouldn't be able to live without that

 

[troy14]

I almost forgot about Pandora Skips.... I wouldn't be able to live without that

f.lux, pandora skips + downloader, BiteSMS

Three very, very good reasons to jailbreak.

 

[solo118]

I almost forgot about Pandora Skips.... I wouldn't be able to live without that

This would be a main reason to JB

Call me crazy but I loved lockinfo

 

[mikeyhd]

I stopped jail breaking after the iPhone 4, whenever that was, because for me it's a vicious cycle and a slippery slope.

First it's just a task bar tweak or two. Then 3. Then I try a theme or 2. Or 3.

Then I spend like a week changing icons for 3rd party apps.

Then I add quick reply or some other hack, and the phone starts acting weird.
Slowing down. Heating up. Rebooting. Battery dying.

Invariably, it's some random combination of things I've added that don't play well together. Then it's hours of research on how to fix/work around it.

Then it's removing everything and re-adding it one by one. Then I finally get to a good place where everything works the way I want and looks the way I want, and boom, an iOS update comes out, usually with something I want.

So I wipe the phone and update then wait for jailbreak to catch up. By the time it does, I've lost interest.

man this what my life look like before I stop it last year, add to much stuff and phone is slow and battery is not that good

 

[legioxi]

I've found the only people who DON'T like jailbreaking are the everyday users. The "nerds" (myself included), all jailbreak, and have pleanty of valid reasons too.

The nerds all jailbreak? No. Some do, some don't.

My desire to JB was wiped out when I bought Pythonista. The only reason I used JB was to pull configs from network routers/switches/APs via SSH/SCP with ruby scripts. Now I can do that in Pythonista, only required rewriting the scripts in Python... no JB needed, no more hassles.

Customizing my phone? I just don't have the time for that.

 

[itjw]

The nerds all jailbreak? No. Some do, some don't.

My desire to JB was wiped out when I bought Pythonista. The only reason I used JB was to pull configs from network routers/switches/APs via SSH/SCP with ruby scripts. Now I can do that in Pythonista, only required rewriting the scripts in Python... no JB needed, no more hassles.

Customizing my phone? I just don't have the time for that.

In fairness I said "nerds" not "MEGA-nerds"

 

[legioxi]

In fairness I said "nerds" not "MEGA-nerds"

Touché

 

[Kel84]

I've never jail broken any of my iPhones, I'm too scared of ending up with an expensive paperweight

 

[AndrewR23]

I've never jail broken any of my iPhones, I'm too scared of ending up with an expensive paperweight

I thought this too until I actually JB my phone. In fact when I first JB it, I was so stupid. Look at all the threads I made asking for help.

Its extrememly easy now, and its extremely hard to make your phone a paperweight. I mean, you would purposely have to try to make it a brick.