iPhone Do Apple block jailbroken iPhones?

[h4mza]

My mate was telling me that his mate had iPhone 3GS and it was jailbroken then Apple blocked it. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or was my mate chatting *****?

 

[TriJetHero]

Apple does not block jailbroken devices, jailbreaking is legal so they would not have a right to do so.

 

[Siggen]

I think the misunderstanding might be due to that Apple releases updates to eradicate exploits used to install jailbreaks. Yes Jailbreaks are leagal, and still Apple is not breaking any laws by releasing updates that makes it harder to jailbreak.

Thus you could in a way say that Apple blocks jailbreaks by releasing updates which would remove a jailbreak, so you should always check if you can jailbreak after you update if you want to update.

 

[hackthatphone]

They may block you at the genius bar or the warranty counter.

 

[takeshi74]

My mate was telling me that his mate had iPhone 3GS and it was jailbroken then Apple blocked it. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or was my mate chatting *****?

That's hearsay for you -- and a lack of understanding regarding causal versus coincidental. His jailbroken device may have been blacklisted but it wasn't blacklisted because it was jailbroken.

 

[mattroman246]

does

 

[TriJetHero]

does

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[BumpyFlatline]

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He's referring to the thread title I think. It says "do apple" when it should say "does apple".

 

[TriJetHero]

That would make sense...

 

[jsw]

He's referring to the thread title I think. It says "do apple" when it should say "does apple".

The European view is that companies are plural, not singular, so "Do Apple" makes sense from that perspective, and "Does Apple" doesn't.

 

[BumpyFlatline]

The European view is that companies are plural, not singular, so "Do Apple" makes sense from that perspective, and "Does Apple" doesn't.

Wow I never knew that. Are you saying that this is true for English speaking European countries like the UK? Or is it true for non-English languages in Europe? I ask because I'm sort of a grammar freak haha.

 

[jsw]

Wow I never knew that. Are you saying that this is true for English speaking European countries like the UK? Or is it true for non-English languages in Europe? I ask because I'm sort of a grammar freak haha.

Hmmm. I'm not entirely sure. I've just heard that use amongst UKers. It might be limited to there, or it might be more universal.

 

[Applejuiced]

My mate was telling me that his mate had iPhone 3GS and it was jailbroken then Apple blocked it. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or was my mate chatting *****?

Your mate was either mistaken or trying to scare you mate.
Go on and JB eh. Its quite ok🙂