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What is Jailbreaking?

Jailbreaking is a process that allows iPhone, iPad and iPod users to run third-party unsigned code on their devices by unlocking the operating system and allowing the user root access. Once jailbroken, users are able to access hidden, banned, and premium features that would normally cost extra such as laptop tethering, facetime video chat via 3G instead of WIFI, and enabling flash content.

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Jailbreaking

There seems to be a lot of confusion all over the web about iphone and ios jailbreaking, how it works, the benefits, the downsides, and the overall experience of a jailbroken iDevice. Hopefully this will serve as the ultimate jailbreak guide and help you on your jailbreaking, or non-jailbreaking voyage.

Now in case you've been living under a rock for the past half decade or so, then you already know that apple's various iproducts have become quite popular and their demand is only expected to continue soaring. They're popular for a few reasons but the leading feature is apple's ios operating system. It's not only easy to use but stable, safe, and secure. While many love ios for these benefits, it does come with some serious downside which is the heavy restrictions apple puts in place on ios. Some say that these restrictions are the reason ios is so stable, safe and secure, others say that apple is just a draconian company who is limiting certain features to protect their profits. We won't dive into that train wreck of a debate for obvious reasons but the fact remains simple, ios is without a doubt heavily restricted. Thats not say it's a bad operating system, even with these restrictions its still a great OS especially for mobile devices such as cell phones and mp3 players.

iPhone Restrictions

But apple is just one side of the restrictions on iphone devices, the other side is the cell phone carriers themselves. Apple is in the business of hardware and software, at the moment they don't seem to have any ambitions of going over into the telecom world, at least not yet. Apple builds the hardware and software, then cell phone companies such as AT&T are the ones who actually provide you and your device with phone and internet service. Carriers are in business to make money too which is why back in the day when the carriers were using the generic operating systems that companies such as Motorola or Nokia used they would place heavy restrictions on what those phones could actually do. Back then the carriers just didn't have the bandwidth they have today and if customers were given free range to do whatever they wanted on their phones, the carriers would be the ones paying the price.

Fast forward to today's cell phone market where iphone and android phones reign cell phone carriers are still placing these restrictions to keep a cap on their customers, so to speak. Any phone hardware company that wants to jump into the cellular business has to play by the carriers rules because ultimately they are the ones holding all the cards, and in apple's case it was no different. Certain restrictions (such as tethering) are in place simply because cell phone carriers didn't want the extra burden of handling or being responsible for that much data.

And then you have to focus on the app developers and the hundreds of thousands of companies that are trying to get their media on to your device. They'll let you watch their freebie/teaser media for free, but if you try to access premium content then you're out of luck. Why is that? Well it's simple really, if you were to sit down at your computer right now and attempt to watch said premium content, what is the first thing that you're going to see? Ads! Every time you view a page, watch a video, or even get an email at any major free email provider (such as yahoo and gmail) you are presented with ads all over your screen. Content providers can do that because the average computer screen is quite large and can easily fit all premium content + various ads without affecting the look or feel of the webpage thats being viewed. Cell phones on the other hand have tiny screens in comparison. On a cell phone a 4 inch screen would be considered huge but the average cell phone screen is only 3.4 inches. This greatly reduced page means that content providers can't splash as many ads in your face, which reduces their revenue. Thats not to say there isn't advertising on your phones, I'm sure you've seen them they just don't have the same impact as a full banner ad or 30 second spot before a web video and as a result they are worth less than a full ad on a computer which is why they restrict viewing from your phone but are happy to give you access if you're on a bigger screen.

All 3 sides have their own interests in keeping ios locked down and restricted but the problem is that it severely limits your choices and freedom on a very expensive device that you're paying good money for. I hope this doesn't sound lame, but in my opinion if you paid for a device then you have the absolute right to use it however you please as long as you don't break the law or hurt somebody else. Which leads us down the road of jailbreaking.

What Jailbreaking Does

When you jailbreak a device you're basically hacking into the ios operating system and removing these restrictions and "breaking" your device free from the metaphorical "jail" in which it has been placed. The process may sound complicated but it's actually very simple. Now we know that ios is an operating system and like all operating systems, ios has a few holes, exploits, and bugs in it. These tiny exploits and bugs are rarely noticed by everyday users but hackers who are constantly scanning and testing ios for these vulnerability use these errors in the ios code to wiggle in and modify the ios firmware. This is why every time there is a new version of ios released you have to update, and rejailbreak your device. Every time apple releases an update, they look at the jailbreaks that are available and patch them so they no longer work on the new version. In case you didn't already know, apple doesn't like it when users jailbreak their devices, but we'll go into the details of that later.

So back to the jailbreaking process, once the hackers have found the hole they are able to modify the firmware and trick it into doing things that apple and the phone carriers wouldn't normally allow such as running unsigned code and files. It also gives you much more access to ios and will allow you to perform all sorts of tweaks, modifications, and run apps that apple wouldn't normally allow. On example would be Cydia, which is a 3rd party application installer that allows jailbroken users to download and run many apps that are either not allowed in the app store or that have been previously banned. Cydia works just like the app store, most of the apps are free but there are a few premium apps (which are usually for very advanced users) but those don't cost more than a few bucks.

Free apps

Another advantage that jailbroken devices have is that they have the ability to get just about any app from the appstore 100% free. Obviously this is shaky legal ground, and since we aren't lawyers we won't dish out any legal advice but there are many jailbroken users who enjoy hundreds of thousands of free apps. If you consider yourself a power user of the various apps and you just can't help yourself, a jailbroken device might provide you and your bank account with some financial relief. Now, I don't want to condone app piracy and as an app developer myself I think it's only fair to say that if you like an app and enjoy it, then you should by all means do the right thing and pay for it. I think the best use of the "free apps" benefit is to be able to fully test drive software before buying it. Not only do you get lifetime updates for the app, you also get customer support and are giving the developers incentive to make the apps better and make other apps.

Tethering

Many people aren't exactly sure what tethering is, and since cell phone makers and carriers don't usually allow it (including apple) it's no surprise that it remains somewhat a mystery but in basic English terms, tethering allows you to connect your iphone to your computer or laptop and use it as a sort of wireless modem so that you're able to access the internet through your phone anywhere you have a signal. This feature is very popular with business travelers and people who are constantly on the go but phone carriers really don't like for people to do this because it takes up much more bandwidth on their networks. Recently though more and more carriers are opening up to this feature and allowing to tether without jailbreaking, but they'll charge you anywhere from $20 - $30 per month for the ability to do it. But with a jailbreak, you can do it for free ;)

Wifi hot spotting

Just like tethering, wifi hot spotting allows you to turn your phone into a wireless hotspot so that other devices can connect to it via wifi and use the phone's signal as an internet connection and access the web and email. Obviously, cell phone carriers don't like this either but some are willing to let you do it so long as you're willing to pay the hefty fees every month that go with it. One quick warning about wifi hot spotting, just like tethering it's very easy for you to use a lot of bandwidth very quickly especially if you're using something like a desktop or a laptop since webpages will serve you the "full version" of their website instead of just the low bandwidth mobile version. Also, if you're using a PC or laptop, you may have operating systems or programs which are checking for and downloading updates via your 3g connection which could make you hit your monthly caps very quickly.

You'll also want to be sure you set a password for your wifi connection so that you don't end up sharing your connection with everybody around you, this actually happened to me once when I first tested the wifi hot spotting on my jailbroken device. I didn't even realize it until AT&T called and warned me that I had gone past my monthly cap, I didn't realize it at first but it turns out I shared my 3g connection with everybody within a 50 foot radius at the airport terminal while waiting for my flight.

Wifi apps over 3g

Just like with tethering and wifi hot spotting, the carriers come knocking again by limiting certain apps to be used only via wifi and not 3g. I can understand where they are coming from but if they're going to limit people to 5gb monthly caps anyway, why try and dictate how they can and can't use them? Well thankfully a jailbroken iphone can get past these restrictions and use apps that locked down to wifi over the 3g connection so you can use them from anywhere. The most popular app that does this is apple's facetime app, which allows you to video chat with your friends and family via the front facing camera on the iphone 4. With a newborn child, I use this feature a lot when talking to my wife so I take advantage of this on an almost daily basis while on the road. Another popular app that people love to use over 3g but is limited to wifi is the iphone and ipad netflix app. It is bandwidth heavy but when you're stuck somewhere with no wifi for 2 hours, it's nice to kickback and watch a movie on your iphone.

Aside from those listed above, some more advantages of jailbreaking your iphone is the ability to *really* multitask with applications such as backgrounder or one of the many available switcher apps available via cydia, and the ability to change your background, icons, and the overall look and feel or the "themes" of ios to suite your needs. And speaking of themes, one of the most underrated features of a jailbroken phone is being able to use winterboard to theme your phone to just about any type of design and background that you'd like. Its kind of sad that apple doesn't include this theming option within ios, I really think every iphone should have the option. I don't want to get too off track here, but if you want more info about winterboard checkout these youtube videos:

iPhone Unlocking

But even as great as custom themes are, we haven't even touched one of the biggest advantages of jailbreaking, which is unlocking. Now you hardcore iphone fans are probably already aware of this but let me recap for those who don't know or have just flat out forgotten. When the iphone was first released it was only available on a single carrier, which was AT&T. They did the best the best they could to brace themselves for the massive and data hungry userbase of iphone fans but even they underestimated just how big of a toll it would take on their network. Reports were flying left and right about data outages, dropped calls, and other annoyances that were placed at the feet of AT&T's network. Frustrated with the poor service and low speeds some users tried to switch carriers only to find out that apple had locked the phones so they could only work on the AT&T network. But once the jailbreak hacks started coming in, people discovered something interesting. If they hacked into the firmware's modem and base band, they could trick the device into working on other networks, and iphone unlocking was born.

Of course a locked phone is a restriction of both apple and the phone carriers so in order to unlock an iphone you have to jailbreak it first. That doesn't you have to, it's just that if you need it the option is there for you to take. Most people who unlock their phones after jailbreaking them do so because they are moving into an area without coverage from their current carrier or they are away on business/vacation and are in a country where AT&T doesn't have coverage. But before you venture into the world of jailbreaking + unlocking understand that your phone won't work on all carriers, only the ones who have GSM service. In the United States the 2 biggest carriers with GSM are AT&T and t-mobile but there are also other sub-providers and MVNO resellers, such as walmart's "straight talk" cell phone service which uses AT&T's cell phone towers (and in turn GSM) and at $50 for unlimited talk, text, and data, iphone unlocking maybe worth looking into after you jailbreak.

A jailbroken device basically lets you use device any way you wish instead of being limited to what apple or your cell phone carriers think you should be allowed to do. Now in a perfect world you would have all of these benefits without any disadvantages but since we are in the real world I think it's only fair to warn about the possible downsides that come with modifying your idevice. One of the first disadvantages of jailbreaking your device is that it gives you control over stuff that you shouldn't. The reason apple's ios is so stable because it's severely locked down and can't be modified, but now that the safety lock has been removed and you have total control over the device if you modify the wrong settings in the wrong way then there is a chance that you could experience more frequent crashes or resets. For most jailbroken users this isn't a problem because very few modify the hard-coded system settings of their iphone and as long as you stay away from them you won't have any problems.

The Downsides

Another issue comes from the benefit of multitasking, with a jailbroken device you can run as many apps at the same time as you'd like. And while playing angry birds with pandora radio in the background while you upload a large attachment to your coworkers sounds like fun, its also putting more strain on your batter by having to do all those things at once. Multitasking is lots of fun, just don't go crazy with it otherwise you could end up draining your battery a lot faster than you expected. Luckily, batteries can be recharged. Another issue with jailbroken devices is that some apps don't allow themselves to be ran on a jailbroken device. This is actually a new, and thankfully small trend but some companies such as time warner aren't allowing their apps to be ran on jailbroken devices. Why you may ask? Well in the case of time warner it makes perfect sense. Cable TV customers of time warner are able to download an app for their idevices that allows them to watch cable TV on the device itself without a TV.

The problem is ios hackers have found ways of tricking ios (via a jailbreak) into thinking that a person is a time warner cable subscriber when they really aren't. The result is that tons of non time warner cable subscribers were able to watch premium cable over 3g on their phones which did not go over very well with time warner or the big TV studios. Since then time warner has restricted the app from running any device that has been jailbroken. So far thats the only big time app to block jailbroken devices, but you never know when other app makers may start doing it as well in order to "project themselves" from things like piracy or stolen content. But not to worry, ios and app hackers are hard at work and trying to reverse these limitations so such apps can be ran in jailbroken device.

Jailbreaking Myths

Now the rest of the "disadvantages" aren't really disadvantages of jailbreaking, but more like myths. All of the issues below have been addressed multiple times on other sites but I think it's important to include them here as well just in case they are still floating out there. Lets start off with the mot common myth which is regarding the warranty of a jailbroken device.

The question of "will jailbreaking void my warranty?" is probably the question we get the most but it makes complete sense for people to be worried about the safety of their expensive devices. To flat out answer the question, no your warranty is not in danger. Officially, and when on the record, apple states that it will not honor the warranty of a device that has been jailbroken because it has been modified in a way that they did not authorize. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that apple doesn't like it for people to jailbreak their device and if you bring a jailbroken device into an apple store the geniuses will say they can't help you because it has been jailbroken and then take the next person in line. BUT, and here is the beauty of jailbroken devices, reversing and removing a jailbreak is probably about 10 times easier than jailbreaking it in the first place.

To reverse and remove a jailbreak, all you have to do is connect your iphone to your computer, load up iTunes, and select "restore" under your firmware's device. And almost like magic iTunes backs up your phone and restores the original firmware with the default factory settings onto your phone and now when you bring it into an apple store the employees will have no way of knowing that it has been jailbroken, and then unjailbroken and your warranty will be 100% honored. Yes, it may be annoying to have to jailbreak, unjailbreak, and then rejailbreak once you get your device back but if you're at all nervous just ask any of the millions of users who have gone through this process when bringing in their device to the apple store. I myself have done it many times and have never had any issues, in fact several apple store employees email us on a regular basis with questions, comments, and suggestions about jailbreaking so it's not as if it's a big deal, so long as you do it right.

If you're worried about reversing a jailbreak, checkout this video which shows you how to do the entire process in just a few clicks. Yes, it really is that easy:

Now onto another popular myth, this one is in regards to "bricking" your iphone. A bricked iphone refers into an iphone that has been turned into well, a brick. This term was coined for faulty jailbreaks gone bad that rendered the phone unusable and for several months there was no known fix. Some unfortunate people who didn't do the jailbreak right or used bad jailbreaking techniques found that they pretty much had an expensive paper weight that apple refused to fix due to the "void warranty" issue. These days ios and even the jailbreaks that exploit have become much, much more reliable and bricking your iphone is impossible because as you saw earlier if a jailbreak does go bad, you can easily restore your iphone via iTunes with a few simple clicks and you're ready to try again. Really the only people who suffered from a bricked jailbreak where people who tried to use an iphone 2g jailbreak on an iphone 3g or perhaps a jailbreak designed for older firmware that was being used on a newer version.

Another frequent cause of bricked iphones was faulty unlock hacks that were released, they weren't quite ready for release but for some reason or another people were desperate to jailbreak and unlock their phones and couldn't wait for an official release. These brave and eager people were the first victims of the fame bricked iphones, so much so that at one point you could go on ebay or craigslist and pick up bricked iphones that were "ruined" by the unlocking process for as little as $20. A few people, including myself, jumped on these $20 iphones knowing full well that a fix for the bricked iphones would be found and released and sure enough just days later they were fixed (thanks to iTunes) and sold for a nice profit. I even ended up keeping one as backup and another to give to my brother as a Christmas gift. Today as long as you follow the detailed guides available here then you'll have no problems with your jailbreak and you certainly won't brick your phone, we actually tried to do it on purpose by using a iphone 3.x jailbreak on an ipad and the jailbreak wouldn't allow it, stating this wasn't the correct device so these days it's almost fail proof. And if for some reason you do somehow manage to brick your iphone, a quick restore in iTunes as shown in the youtube video above will solve all your problems.

Is Jailbreaking Legal?

Another common myth we hear about is in regards to the legality of jailbreaking, while we certainly aren't lawyers we can say with 100% certainty that yes, jailbreaking any device you own is 100% legal. I know you're thinking "but wait, I thought you guys said you weren't lawyers" and yes, thats still true but you don't need to be a lawyer to read U.S. court rulings, especially the one that spoke exclusively about iphone jailbreaks and unlocks:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38413597/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/

In plain English terms, ever since the major copyright overhaul laws were passed in 1998 the library of congress has been in charge of reviewing exemptions to those laws every 3 years. The reason for this is because as I'm sure you know technology is always changing and so are the needs of modern society. In 2010 it was time for another exemption review and one of the exemptions that passed was the right for consumers to modify their cellular devices however they'd like which would include things like ios jailbreaking and unlocking to allow an iphone to be used on any carrier. Thats not to say that apple has to support jailbreaks, or even leave the jailbreaks and unlocks in tact whenever they release a firmware update. It just means that nobody, apple and your phone carrier included, can bring legal action against you for merely jailbreaking or unlocking a device that you own. So feel free to jailbreak and unlock as you see fit, you have 100% legal protection.

Jailbreaking & Itunes

Another popular myth is about being able to access iTunes, we're not too sure where this myth originated from but since we're on a myth busting spree we might as well bust it too. Whenever you jailbreak an iphone or any other type of device there is no way for apple to know it's jailbroken simply by connecting it or updating it via iTunes And even if there was a way for them to detect if your iphone was jailbroken I highly doubt they would block it or disable your access to iTunes since there are millions of jailbroken devices and because it generates so much revenue for them. All the music and apps that you purchased through the iTunes store will still be on your phone and will still be 100% functional after you jailbreak your device. Everything, including checking for and applying updates for apps or take advantage of apples new "cloud" feature will continue to work as well.

The whole iTunes myth also ties in with another myth which states that if you jailbreak, you won't be able to update your firmware. This is kind of true, but it's mostly false. If you're still reading this, hopefully you remember the part where we went over how ios hackers find loop holes in the ios operating system that allow them to jailbreak the firmware by uploading custom code onto the phone. Well every time apple releases a new firmware update they almost always plug these security holes which cause the jailbreak to be removed from the phone once the update is complete. Lets say for example that you're currently using ios version 4.3.2 and are jailbroken, apple decides to release version 4.3.3 which fixes the security hole that allowed the jailbreak to take place. Once the update is finished, you'll see that the jailbreak has been removed and if you try to use a jailbreak designed for version 4.3.2 on version 4.3.3 then it won't work.

So in that sense, no you wouldn't be able to update your firmware the same day it's released because you won't be able to rejailbreak it until ios hackers find a new hole in the latest version and update the jailbreaks to work on the new version. Luckily, in most cases the new jailbreaks are available within a matter of days after apple releases a new version so you'll never have to wait more than a week maximum in order to jailbreak the new ios version. What most people do is simply stay with their current version of ios that is jailbroken and then wait a few days until the new version is jailbroken and then they update. Since most of the ios updates are small and only fix minor bugs that 99% of the population wouldn't notice there is no danger or risk to your phone by delaying the update for a few days. Some people even decide to stay with older ios versions such as 4.2.1 or even 4.1 which are over a year old since the phone continues to function absolutely fine without updating.

Thats about all we have for jailbreaking truths and myths but if you come across one that we didn't cover here free to email us and we'll try to answer it here. To sum it all up, jailbreaking really doesn't take away anything from your iphone or reduce your ability to use it. Everything that you can do on your iphone now you'll be able to do after you jailbreak it, except after the jailbreak you'll be able to do much, much more and have a lot more freedom with your device.

How Jailbreaking Is Done

The entire jailbreak process is actually very easy and it only take a few minutes even for somebody who has never done it before. The first step is to make sure that you backup all your data, settings, files, and firmware version. You can easily do this via iTunes with the "backup" option that should be shown under your device once it has been connected to your computer. Backing up is important because if for some reason the jailbreak process goes wrong or you accidentally download the wrong jailbreak for your phone you can easily undo the changes and restore the phone as if the jailbreak never even happened. It also helps you in case you ever need to bring your phone into the apple store as discussed above so that they don't know you jailbroke your phone and will honor your devices warranty.

After you have safely backed up everything you'll now want to download the proper jailbreak for your version of ios. This is probably the hardest part, but it's not very hard it all. The most important thing you to keep in mind is that you download the right jailbreak for the firmware that is currently installed on your phone. Here at jailbreak-iphone.net we list everything in the members area in a very organized manner so that it's easy to see which jailbreak is right for your version. If you download the wrong jailbreak then there is nothing to worry about because you'll simply get a small error box saying that this isn't the proper jailbreak version, this is a safety measure thats put into the jailbreaks to make sure people avoid temporarily "bricking" their phones as we discussed earlier. But if for some reason you do download the wrong version, and it does install itself on your phone and causes it to be bricked you can simply restore the backup from step 1 and your phone will be good as new again and fully functional, which again highlights why it's important to backup your iphone before jailbreaking it.

Once the proper jailbreak version has been downloaded for your firmware you'll want to connect your iphone into the computer and wait for iTunes to discover it so you can be sure it's connected properly. The jailbreaks don't use iTunes at all for the jailbreak but this is to ensure that the connecting is active and in a functional state. Once the device is recognized on iTunes you can launch the jailbreak software which will guide you through the process of jailbreaking on the screen. At first you'll want to make sure your phone is in your hand because with most jailbreaks you are required to hold down the home button and power button for 10 seconds to put the phone into whats called recovery mode.

This is a special mode which allows the custom jailbreak code to be uploaded into your phone so it can be jailbroken, as we discussed earlier in this guide the custom code takes advantage of the security holes so that it can apply the jailbreak While the iphone is being jailbroken you may see it flash the apple logo, a jailbreak logo (such as a green raindrop) or it may reboot a few times. This is completely normal and is a part of the jailbreak process, during this process you should leave your phone untouched and allow the software to complete the jailbreak process on its own, this can take anywhere from 2 minutes to as much as 15 minutes depending on which firmware and jailbreak you're using. Disconnecting the device or rebooting it manually will only make it take longer and could cause the jailbreak to fail.

If after 30 minutes you don't see any activity on your phone or are unable to go to your home screen or even reboot it then there is a good chance that something went wrong with the jailbreak process. Don't panic, sometimes computers and programs freeze and cause errors but this is why I stressed the importance of backing up your firmware before you jailbreak. If something did go wrong just power it down, plug it into your computer, and then power it back up. Itunes will see the device and from there you can choose the "restore" option to return your iphone to the way it was before you attempted the jailbreak. Once your iphone is restored you'll want to double check and make sure that you downloaded the proper jailbreak for the the right firmware of your phone and try the process again.

If the jailbreak succeeds then you should be able to boot up the phone and go to your home screen, there you'll see a brand new icon called "Cydia". If you see it, then that means the jailbreak was a complete success and you can now go about using your iphone as you normally would. As for Cydia, this app is included with just about every jailbreak and it's the way you get around the limitations put in place by apple and the cell phone carriers. Cydia acts as a 3rd party app store where you can download various apps that will allow you to do a very wide range of things. Most of the apps are free but like iTunes there are also a few premium apps which cost a few bucks.

With cydia you can download apps such as installous, which will allow you to get access to a wide range of premium and paid apps for free without having to buy them via iTunes From there you'll also be able to install apps that allow you to customize your phone and its settings, such as winterboard. Cydia is basically the jailbreak gateway and with it, you can do just about anything you want with your iphone.

And there you have it, you have now officially jailbroken your phone. Remember that whatever you were able to do on your phone before jailbreaking you'll still be able to do after jailbreaking, it's just that you'll have more options and features on your phone. Also keep in mind that because apple almost always patches jailbreaks whenever they release a new version of ios that if you do decide to update right away you could be without your jailbreak for a few days until the ios hackers come up with a new jailbreak for the new version of ios. It's always a good idea to wait a few days before updating so that you can constantly have a jailbroken phone without any gaps.

Well that does it, I hope you enjoyed reading this guide about iphone jailbreaking and if you have any questions feel free to email us and ask us something and we'll try and answer it either here in this article or via a blog post.

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