They meant that it would not improve the experience FOR THEM. In THEIR OPINION.
If you'd asked everyone if they thought that some people might find the JB enhancements/features helpful to ANYONE, I'm sure you'd have gotten different responses.
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To all of you who don't Jailbreak, mind if I ask why?
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They meant that it would not improve the experience FOR THEM. In THEIR OPINION.
If you'd asked everyone if they thought that some people might find the JB enhancements/features helpful to ANYONE, I'm sure you'd have gotten different responses.
From what I understand Zephyr hasn't worked since iOS 6. Ever since control center came out in iOS 7 the tweak was killed. Guess iOS 7/8 users could still use Activator though to get some gestures they want.
Thanks for the heads up on your other JB tweaks though, I'll have to check them out
From what I understand Zephyr hasn't worked since iOS 6. Ever since control center came out in iOS 7 the tweak was killed. Guess iOS 7/8 users could still use Activator though to get some gestures they want.
Thanks for the heads up on your other JB tweaks though, I'll have to check them out
There's an app called Auxo (and Auxo 2) which is pretty cool if you ask me. Combines the app switcher and the control center when you swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
Uh, he wasn't being condescending at all, unlike yourself - you're the biggest homer I've come across on this forum - just constantly attacking people.
To op, I always jailbroke my iPhones, but waited until the process to do so was refined and perfected, (IE - there being little to no chance of me screwing up the jailbreak and bricking my phone).
You must be an incredibly unlucky person then. This isn't like the old days. All the jailbreaks I've done since iOS 5 have been a simple matter of opening iTunes, connecting the phone to the computer and running an app on the computer. The last three jailbreaks got really complicated when they made you push a giant button on your iPhone.
So, unless you are on purpose, seriously making an effort to brick your phone, any thinking that jailbreaking will brick your phone is untrue.
Actually, those answers do address your question. They simply don't address it how YOU want it to be addressed.
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He edited his OP. But don't let facts get in the way of a good smearing, right?
I'm not saying jailbreaking will brick my phone I just don't want to risk it with my luck. It's just my preference.
I jailbreaked my first iPhone so that I could use different Sims when I travelled. Unfortunately every time I made a phone call I would have to do it twice because that's how the jailbreak worked. Not worth it. Now phones are easily unlocked and there is a well functioning app store. No more need to jailbreak.
For some people, it wouldn't.
My husband is a perfect case in point: I can show him any cool tweak on my jailbroken iPhone. He smiles, nods, and says he doesn't need it--and then it's suddenly cool and amazing two years later when Apple incorporates a less useful version of it into their firmware.
Hell, he doesn't use half the functionality on the stock iOS. He also likes being able to update whenever Apple tells him to. (He does this on the iMac too...which is why I have a separate computer.) In his mind, iOS "just works" as is, even when it doesn't, and he doesn't really notice the things that drive me nuts about it. I stopped trying to reason with him about it years ago.He'd also never be able to triage his own phone if something went sideways. And my personal rule on jailbreaking is that I won't act as technical support if something goes wrong for any friends or family who want to try it. I have to do more than enough of that with stock devices!
That said, I'm deeply amused at all the people who say a jailbroken phone is inherently unstable. I've jailbroken on four iOS versions so far, and had no major issues in spite of having a pretty heavily tweaked phone. Contrast that to darling hubby...who has been swearing at his fully updated iOS 8.xx iPhone 5 & iPad Air an awful lot lately.
Having a stable, jailbroken iPhone is all a matter of what you put on it. Well known devs within the JB community work hard to ensure their tweaks are as reliable as anything you'd get from the App Store (and more reliable than Apple, lately!) If you don't pirate apps and wait for others to try the newest tweaks first, you probably won't run into any major conflicts and your phone will continue to run smoothly...but with better functionality than Apple designed for it.
Didn't know that, doesn't change the fact that you're the most negative person I've encountered on this site. Try being nice for once even if you don't agree with someone else's opinion.
Okay, I acknowledge the possibility. For you, I'm sure it's great.
But for me, the improvement doesn't exist. The way I use my phone is more than efficient for what I do with it.
Again, I'm very happy for you that jailbreaking makes your phone awesome. But you are refusing to accept that anyone could use their phone differently.
Given the OP's refusal to do exactly what you're accusing others of, I think this statement is hilarious.
Look, long live your jailbroken iPhones. Glad you love them. I've even helped others jailbreak their iPhones in the past, and jailbroke a phone I sold to someone at their request. But it's just not for me.
I've jailbroken my iPhones on and off through the years, but honestly, it wasn't much more than a novelty. I missed a couple of things, but I basically stopped jailbreaking by the time I got the iPhone 4S or 5. My interest just petered out.
He did say that, but edited it out later.
ETA: sorry, it was addressed before me.
He did say that, but edited it out later.
ETA: sorry, it was addressed before me.
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Simple, if I wanted to tweak my phone, I would get an Android. I have no interest in jailbreaking or the extra features it brings. To tell everyone that it is superior is arrogant.
Yes, I have jailbroken my iPhones before but decided it wasn't something that I needed.
Yes, I have jailbroken my iPhones before but decided it wasn't something that I needed.
First, anyone that has bought an iPhone6 can't jailbreak their phone.
Second, Cydia developers of tweaks are independently coding their tweaks and can not verify if another tweak will conflict with their code. If you can get all of your tweaks from the same developer, you are likely to have a smooth experience. If you grab tweaks from several different devs, you are likely to experience forceclosures and crashes. It is like playing Russian roulette. You never know which tweak is conflicting with another. Now you have to start deleting tweaks in safe mode, hoping to find the culprit.
Thirdly, while Cydia tweaks can enhance certain features or allow the phone to do things it normally can not, not everyone cares enough to be bothered jailbreaking to get that feature. I have Android phones and if I want to customize, I'll do so on those phones. I don't care to do it on iOS.
Second, Cydia developers of tweaks are independently coding their tweaks and can not verify if another tweak will conflict with their code. If you can get all of your tweaks from the same developer, you are likely to have a smooth experience. If you grab tweaks from several different devs, you are likely to experience forceclosures and crashes. It is like playing Russian roulette. You never know which tweak is conflicting with another. Now you have to start deleting tweaks in safe mode, hoping to find the culprit.
Thirdly, while Cydia tweaks can enhance certain features or allow the phone to do things it normally can not, not everyone cares enough to be bothered jailbreaking to get that feature. I have Android phones and if I want to customize, I'll do so on those phones. I don't care to do it on iOS.
