How does jail breaking work?

[alexp195]

I would like to know how Jailbreaking works. I have already jailbroken my iphone 4, but im curious as to what is going on under the hood. specifically. what im not interested in is why or what i should do to jailbreak.
thanks in advance for any replies

 

[PsstGreek]

I would like to know how Jailbreaking works. I have already jailbroken my iphone 4, but im curious as to what is going on under the hood. specifically. what im not interested in is why or what i should do to jailbreak.
thanks in advance for any replies

All you need to know right here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking

 

[labman]

asking the same question over and over is frowned on here!

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1068263/

 

[maturola]

I would like to know how Jailbreaking works. I have already jailbroken my iphone 4, but im curious as to what is going on under the hood. specifically. what im not interested in is why or what i should do to jailbreak.
thanks in advance for any replies

You can read more about it here:

Jailbreak FAQ and commonly use Terminology + Guides

You can also find a copy on the MacRummors Guide section: HERE