10 years ago people used jail breaking to pirate but it is in no way the same as back then, it’s way harder now than it used to be and as others have said you don’t need to actually jailbreak to do it
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Jailbreak Tool 'unc0ver' 6.0.0 Released With iOS 14.3 Compatibility
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Exactly, it’s really not that hard to pirate stuff without a jailbreak. People claiming it’s there primarily for piracy either haven’t kept up with the industry since 2010 or are just defending apple because… yknow, corporate brand loyalty is a hell of a drug
Jailbreaking lets you disable that alert.
I remember I used to jailbreak my iPhone 3GS and 4S, back then I used to really enjoy the cool additions I could add to my phone like a Notification Center. Now it just feels pointless, iOS has matured to the point where it's pretty much perfect for me.
If only Apple would allow me to enable portrait lock but not have it affect videos.
If only Apple would allow me to enable portrait lock but not have it affect videos.
Still amusing the entitlement that suggests because you bought a device that you can do what you want with it essentially.
You don’t own the OS or the software on the device, you never have, you licence it from the creator. This is the same for pretty much every OS out there, and any physical media (like Bluray or CDs) you buy.
iOS is a big reason why iPhones are popular, I would say more so than the hardware.
You don’t own the OS or the software on the device, you never have, you licence it from the creator. This is the same for pretty much every OS out there, and any physical media (like Bluray or CDs) you buy.
iOS is a big reason why iPhones are popular, I would say more so than the hardware.
just because you're ok being swindled by a corporation doesn't mean the rest of us like to take it in the chin. if you're perfectly ok with the fact you don't own something you spent 1000+ dollars on then you do you
“un-jailbreakable” is impossible even if it is outlawed. Rendering it illegal does help general public not digging into jailbreak without proper expertise tho. Besides, our device has other reasons that will never be cut off from internet completely, unlike a computer from 1970s (commodore 64). However, moving everything into the cloud will create even more prominent targets for hackers from criminal organisations and hostile foreign countries to hack and destroy. We are mostly just picking the poison right now.
I’d say I hate corporate brand loyalty much much more than jailbreak for software piracy. But that’s a whole new discussion for another day.
All I want is all the continuous tracking BS stripped out of iOS since 13.5 so I can have battery life back.
you realize without early jailbreaking there wouldnt be quite the market there is for iOS apps today, right? At release of the first jailbreaks and stores like Installer.app and Cydia there was no app store and Apple was still mulling whether to allow native apps at all or just web ones. You literally owe affording your house and food to jailbreakers. And I say this as a fellow dev.
What about all the amazing things 14.5 is bringing to the table though?
And I hope you understand that as someone who only knows a little about jailbreaking that even I know software piracy is NOT the main reason people jailbreak.
Quite a bit of hyperbole... To think that Raid Shadow Legends would not exist were it not for Jailbreaking is quite an extensive stretch. Or are you saying Raid Shadow Legends would have been released a few years or weeks later?
It's much, much easier with a Jailbroken phone. You can bypass sig checks entirely rather than just re-signing the app constantly.
Please tell me you're joking. You can't genuinely believe the Appstore's popularity is because of jailbreaking?
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That's a bit of a stretch. iPhone wasn't the first to get an app marketplace, it was inevitably coming jailbreak or not.
I'm a big supporter of jailbreaking but hyperboles won't help get our point across
I'm a big supporter of jailbreaking but hyperboles won't help get our point across
I'm on a contract with a 3rd party service provider that uses the Softbank network/SIM. Even though I'm paying for data, Softbank disables the ability to switch on the HotSpot feature because I'm going through a 3rd party and a contract free plan. I like to be able to tether my MBP so I can work on the train or at cafes where there is no WiFi etc.
Japanese telecoms suck.
∑ JB+TetherMe=FU
Japanese telecoms suck.
∑ JB+TetherMe=FU
I have an iPhone 6 sitting here that would be a useful ipod to listen to while biking or fishing. Unfortunately Apple "upgraded" it to a so-slow-it's-useless OS before EOL'ing it and rendering it a paperweight. It's been many moons since I JB'd anything, but I remember them getting pretty creative with the utility tweaks back then. If theres a way to excise some of the bloat that's choking it to death from its startup routine it'd be a godsend, breathing life into these old devices Apple's tried to kill off.
Trying to equate JBing with app piracy is the pinnacle of stupidity. You wouldn't even have an app store if it weren't for JBers hacking in and creating one first to prove it was a good idea.
Trying to equate JBing with app piracy is the pinnacle of stupidity. You wouldn't even have an app store if it weren't for JBers hacking in and creating one first to prove it was a good idea.
Thank you, Jailbreak Community, helping to make iOS (and soon macOS) the most secure operating system on the planet.
No, not a jailbreak fan, but am a fan of Apple fixing the vulnerabilities. 😆
No, not a jailbreak fan, but am a fan of Apple fixing the vulnerabilities. 😆
I love these hackers🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tech goliathes hire the best in the world security scientists to build software then some rando anonymous guys online post a security breach. I don't know how they do it. I don't use Jailbreak but I appreciate the effort of the hackers to keep tech companies on their toes security wise.
Those who use Jailbreak, how do you get your software and what will you do with new iOS releases? I am sure Apple won't let you sign into Apple store with JB'ed OS.
Tech goliathes hire the best in the world security scientists to build software then some rando anonymous guys online post a security breach. I don't know how they do it. I don't use Jailbreak but I appreciate the effort of the hackers to keep tech companies on their toes security wise.
Those who use Jailbreak, how do you get your software and what will you do with new iOS releases? I am sure Apple won't let you sign into Apple store with JB'ed OS.