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Take full control of your iPhone, iTouch or iPad: get access to unlimited themes and third-party application you wouldn't ever find in the App store, do FaceTime calls through 3G connection, enable multitasking and video recording if you have an older iPhone model, unlock your iPhone and use any SIM carrier you want.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoFor the same reason any user jail-breaks any phone - they want to use a different carrier to the one the phone was originally locked to ! It's always puzzled me why phones come locked to specific carriers anyway ! Since there's always a way to release them ffrom their original carrier - I don't see the point !
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∙ 9y ago" Jailbreaking permits root access to the iOS file system and manager, allowing the download of additional applications, extensions, and themes that are unavailable through the official Apple App Store."
When you jailbreak your iPhone, a 3rd party app store called Cydia will be installed allowing you to do things like use custom fonts or extensions or other things you couldn't normally do like make your iPhone look like an Android.
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∙ 11y agoBecause (a) they're not happy with the carrier it's currently tied to and (b) they don't want to pay the huge fee their existing carrier would normally charge to unlock their handset.
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How do you customize your iPhone?
By jailbreaking it.
What voids your iPhone warranty?
Jailbreaking will void your iPhone's warranty.
How do you get a text file on your iPhone?
You cant without jailbreaking it.
How much does it cost to jailbreak your iphone?
Jailbreaking is free.
Is jailbreaking an iphone illegal in every country?
Jailbreaking a phone is partially legal and partially illegal. I have a post regarding this http://www.techlucid.com/2013/11/is-jailbreaking-illegal-or-not/
Does jailbreaking your iPhone break it?
Yes and it works pretty well for me
Is jailbreaking iPhone legal in Australia?
yes it is absolutely legal
Is it okay to jailbreak a iPhone 3g?
It is okay to jailbreak your iPhone 3g. The only downside to jailbreaking your iPhone is that you will loose your Apple warranty.
Can you play halo on iPhone 4S?
Yes by jailbreaking your apple device
Can you download barrel in iPhone 4S from Cydia without jailbreaking?
No. Sorry.
Is jailbreaking a iPhone legal or illegal?
It is not illegal but will invalidate any warranty.
What does it mean to unlock an iPhone 3gs?
Jailbreak iPhone - What Does It Mean? cellphones.about.com/od/glossary/f/jailbreak_faq.htmQuestion: What Does It Mean to Jailbreak an iPhone? ... you can do even more than that: Jailbreaking even lets you to unlock your phone so you can use it with ... iOS jailbreaking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreakingSuch devices include the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and 2nd Gen Apple TV. .... the first iPhone unlock, released a jailbreaking tool for the iPhone 3GS on iOS ....
