To jailbreak or not too jailbreak...??

[MrMars]

Ok I think I'm going to take the plunge. Can anyone give me an estimate on how long the process takes?

 

[lizinnyc]

Ok I think I'm going to take the plunge. Can anyone give me an estimate on how long the process takes?

It's a quick process - a couple of minutes to download the jailbreak software (depending on your internet connection) and another 5-7 minutes to run the software. I did both my iphone 5 and my husband's, and both went quickly and smoothly. Shopping around in Cydia can take some time, though it is much smoother now that it was earlier in the week. Good luck!

 

[bahandi]

Ok I think I'm going to take the plunge. Can anyone give me an estimate on how long the process takes?

Around 20 mins.

Getting familiar with tweaks and how you want things set up? Hours, days, some dollars.

 

[Ipheuria]

I haven't experienced any battery drain in fact at almost 10 PM my iPhone is at 70% which is pretty amazing. Battery drain is such a bag of tricks there are tons of threads with people on stock iOS experiencing it. The most important thing is to read through some threads and get a feel for some of the more well known apps and what they are used to do. Jailbreaking can severely enhance your device by allowing you to do things so much more efficiently, easily and quickly. However you have to understand that you need to remain cool if things become a little unstable. Just ask here and wait until you get some advice. If you panic you can end up doing more damage requiring a restore and frustration for yourself. Since you're starting out I'll give you a hint of the apps I use and for what reason.

Bulletin - Notification from lock screen, ability to dismiss lock screen notifications
BiteSMS - Answer and compose iMessages and texts from the lock screen
NCSettings - Toggles in the Notification Center for main things (Wifi, Bluetooth, etc)
Infinidock - Infinately scrolling dock allows me to put as many icons and folders on the dock as I want
Showcase - Changes the keyboard so it shows upper and lower case letters like you would expect
NoSpot - Disables spotlight function (can't stand it)
Lockscreen Clock Hide - Hides the clock on the lock screen
iFile - Browse the file system of the device on the device (Very advanced!!!)
Zeppelin - Changes carrier logo
Winterboard - Used to enable and disable themes and tweaks

Always check for updates in Cydia once in awhile and just like the App store do them so you're up to date.

 

[Jrome.brooks]

Jail breaking is cool is like you have the best of both worlds of android and apple


All up in ya using Tapatalk 2

 

[CrackedBarry]

yeah because every jailbreaker pirates apps. unreal

Yup, pretty much. Or if not all of them, then 97% of them.

You know the Barrel tweak that is really popular and costs a dollar or two? The developer keeps track of how many people use it, and according to his figures, 97% are pirated copies...

Developer of Popular Cydia Tweak “Barrel” Says 3% of the Downloads are Paid | iOSNova

 

[LazyStarGazer]

Yup, pretty much. Or if not all of them, then 97% of them.

You know the Barrel tweak that is really popular and costs a dollar or two? The developer keeps track of how many people use it, and according to his figures, 97% are pirated copies...



Developer of Popular Cydia Tweak “Barrel” Says 3% of the Downloads are Paid | iOSNova

I have trouble believing it could be so high among iOS users.
If true, that is sad.

 

[Ipheuria]

Pirating is not confined to Jailbreakers so lets not act like that is the only reason people Jailbreak. People pirate games, movies, applications on computers ALL the time. Sure people pirate on iOS and that is sad but all we can do is properly help people asking here and do the little we can.

 

[MrMars]

Does jailbreaking unlock the Wi-Fi tethering feature? Currently I cannot turn on that feature without calling AT&T to upgrade my data package.

 

[MrMars]

Something else that came to mind. One jailbroken do you have the option of changing your default mail client and mobile browser?

 

[Saukrateaz]

mobile browser, yes, download browser chooser in cydia. default mail client no. but you can always download your carriers app.

 

[Saukrateaz]

Does jailbreaking unlock the Wi-Fi tethering feature? Currently I cannot turn on that feature without calling AT&T to upgrade my data package.

you can download mywi for tethering. I think its like $10 or $20, one time fee. Then you can use tethering without paying AT&T a monthly fee.

 

[MrMars]

mobile browser, yes, download browser chooser in cydia. default mail client no. but you can always download your carriers app.

Good on the browser. Bummer on the mail client. I wish I could use the Gmail app exclusively.

 

[Saukrateaz]

Good on the browser. Bummer on the mail client. I wish I could use the Gmail app exclusively.

You could download the gmail app in App Store. Will give complete access to folders and labels.

 

[MrMars]

You could download the gmail app in App Store. Will give complete access to folders and labels.

Yes I do use the gmail app. But, as most of us know there are times when certain functions default to the native IOS mail app.

 

[Saukrateaz]

Ahh I see what you mean now.