So what's the point of jail breaking, I still don't understand. From what I see from other posts, it seems like this is why they jail break, this is just my opinion.
So what's the point of jail breaking, I still don't understand. From what I see from other posts, it seems like this is why they jail break, this is just my opinion.
The point of jail breaking, is to be able to make tweaks to the phone that Apple doesn't allow you to do while stock. That list is too long to go into. Just Google it. Getting paid apps for free after a developer has spent so much time on them is a bit inconsiderate.
i was just thinking how iPhone 5 users might not want to get too excited yet due to the fact that jailbreak devs will still need to optimize their apps/tweaks correctly. if true it could be a little while longer to get your favorite tweak on your jailbroken iPhone 5
am i wrong??
i was just thinking how iPhone 5 users might not want to get too excited yet due to the fact that jailbreak devs will still need to optimize their apps/tweaks correctly. if true it could be a little while longer to get your favorite tweak on your jailbroken iPhone 5
am i wrong??
I was always told, and this goes back to the dawn of the iPhone i'll admit, that being jailbroken opens the phone up to malicious external hacking due to a root password that is usually locked down now becoming open for an external third party to exploit. Now of course, I haven't got a clue if this is truth or just complete rubbish but security is definitely the number one reason I have held off jailbreaking so far.
I was also told (again probably by a source that had no real knowledge himself) that as the apps exclusively available to a jailbroken iPhone were not stringently tested by Apple to make sure there were no exploits, hacks or other dodgy code that would exploit any weaknesses in the phone, that you would be taking pot luck when you installed a third-party app to a jailbroken phone.
On an Android phone, it is recommended that you install a virus checker and firewall, especially to a 'rooted' phone. Is that the case for an iPhone too please?
Great stuff, thanks iDonev. So basically, as long as I don't install OpenSSH, which I have no plans to doing as I don't intend on using my phone for telnet/FTP etc, then security is not an issue. I've been looking through the Repositories on here and paying particular interest to the 'favourite JB apps' thread as I reckon the most favoured apps are the ones that are least likely to be exploited as someone would have found the hack before now (providing I get the apps from recommended repositories naturally).
I'm perhaps one of those people that does maybe a little too much research and evaluation before delving into anything, hence asking all the damn fool questions over the last few months. My greatest strength and my biggest flaw all rolled in one.
I am so stoked I can JB my 6.1. I missed it when I upgraded, but the extra features made it a little worthwhile. However, now I can't wait to customize my screens again...
Yes I've used my sisters USA account but I tried using my bank account from here. It's inconvenient to use her credit card information and make her pay for it. My point is, will jail breaking help me able download apps from USA store even though I'm overseas. Isn't jail breaking , getting free apps the whole point of it?
i highly doubt every JB dev out there is beta testing evasi0n. plus last i read the JB was still in the works of getting bugs resolved. bottom line there WILL be a wait on more than a few re: the updating of OS alone. especially for the Devs that have no incentive to do so
for example, on of my favorite tweaks of all time is RemindMeLater. that particular dev decided (last i checked) to not even update to work on 5.x.x. i even had conversations with him about it and he said it wasn't worth his time anymore. sad
i just have a funny feeling that it's not going to be this glorious day once the JB is released when there will be work to be done out if our control. hopefully i am wrong.
As far as vulnerabilities go, there are different servers (repositories) that carry tweaks. There's a thread in the stickies on this forum that lists the most reputable repositories. But don't worry - once you jailbreak, the most used repo's will be automatically added, so you'll be good to go!
Windows is the most used desktop OS, and is therefor the most hacked. My point being, the question was about security, not popularity of the repositories. Do the various repository admins do any checking to at least attempt to ensure that the JB apps/tweaks distributed through them are safe? Most of what I've looked at via Cydia is at BigBoss.
I can't claim any concise knowledge of these matters as I've never gone through an approval process with BigBoss. But considering that they offer plenty of paid tweaks, one expects them to be held to the highest standard. At least in my experience never have I encountered a malicious tweak on their repo, or one that's paid and doesn't deliver.
Me neither, and all of the items I've downloaded from Cydia have come recommended by users here on iMore. I just wanted to try to make sure that if/when I do download something without advice from others, that I'm at least reasonably safe doing so.
Once jailbroken the phone is exactly as secure as it was before. After that it all depends on what you decide to install that could lower your security. That's why we highly recommend you research your apps before installing them (and if you can't find any good info ask here ).