What is iPhone JailBreak?

Hey Chris,

This comment is going to be about the iPod Touch, it is similar to the iPhone in many ways…

When the Jailbreak 1.1.1 came out, I was eager to have a go, when it was released for the public, that night I spent hours jailbreaking it, after many restores I finally did it! All I really wanted was the Mail and Notes application that came on the iPhones, but no the iPod Touch, I got them, and everything was fine.

I would recommend Jailbreaking the iPhone and iPod Touch as you are open to so many more things, the developers of the Jailbreak have posted that you cannot ‘brick’ your iPod Touch, I know a few people have ‘bricked’ their iPhone due to getting other mobile phone networks, instead of the standard one.

When you jailbreak your phone or pod, you are open to so many cool features, games, applications etc…You can even get a NES and GBA Emulator.

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why I have not… and likely will not… hack my iPhone. #1. It’s not sanctioned by Apple. Apple has been very careful with how they have developed their hardware, and are very closed about it. When someone develops something for an Original post byChris Pirilloand software by celltunes

I saw one of your videos on you tube and i have a question. You said that everyone will have a different experience with windows vista, i was wondering if I should Upgrade my Xp computer computer to vista and see what happens or should i buy a new computer that has everything ready to run vista and see if it runs fine?

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I installed jailbreakme before 1.1.2 and it worked fine for a while. But then it started to act weird - if I was on Safari and I was browsing a website, it would suddenly go back to the main menu. Same thing when checking voicemail or email. I decided that it wasn’t worth it so I restored it and will wait until Apple sponsored apps come out.

Buy a Mac and sell your old computer. That is what I am doing :D

ok it is when iphones breake out of jail then the ipod catches the iphone

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I think I know a few people who’ve jailbroken their iPhone, and I thought some of their applications were pretty intense. But I’ve seen a lot of my friends mess up their iPhones and thus having to restore it all the time. But maybe it’s worth it because of the very very nice applications it provides.

Thats the thing, Jailbreaking is for someone thats knows what he/she is doing.
but no dought that any one can do it if you fallow the procedure(sorry if spelling is wrong) correctly.

I jailbreaked my iPhone in one try.

“it is not sanction by apple” am sorry but who owns the phone Apple or you?

Dell could say the same thing, Alianware could say the same, but they dont.

PC is far more advance in being hardware compatible and cheaper for the same reason because of the same reason.

Mark my words if hackers can hack the phone so fast what will you expect if macs became more widely popular? I see Norton is going to have a lot of new business with future apples.

Jailbreaking its GREAT. Do you think apple will give you the applications “sanction” by them for free? How much did your last iMac cost you?

Think about it. They are good but not for anyone,

Oh and just by reading at the post I know who is an Apple Kool-aid drinker.

P.S. I do have both a Mac(macpro) and a PC. Don’t get rid of your PC.

Addressing specific points:

#1,2,4 & 5: So it’s not sanctioned by Apple. So what? I can bring my jailbroken iPhone back to 100% factory state. It can even be restored from a full bricking (I’ve done it before). Every iPhone and iPod Touch can be put into a special mode where it can be fully restored even if you can’t access anything else on it. When done, it will be an out of the box, factory fresh iPhone. No one, even Apple, can tell the difference, and it takes about 10 minutes to do. If you have problems, it’s nothing to restore, but personally, I’ve never had problems except when I was mucking around and experimenting on my own, completely outside of the standard jailbreak methods.

#3: I think you have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to the official SDK. Just because it’s going to be out doesn’t mean everyone is going to be able to use it. Applications will still have to be signed and distributed by Apple to be widely available. Apple will be in complete control over the types of applications you have access to. I feel it is a very good probability that none of these apps will be free, but even if they are, you aren’t going to see full freedom in what is available. Many developers will continue to write for jailbroken phones because they will be able to make the same apps, with the same code, but with a faster turn around, easier distribution network, and no Apple politics.

Because of jailbreak, my phone has all of the features that it should have had out of the box, and I have no confidence whatsoever that I will ever get this level of functionality out of it using “Apple sanctioned” methods for free.

PS. I’m speaking as an AT&T customer who has never performed a carrier unlock. If you have done a carrier unlock, the procedure to get it back to factory normal takes 20-30 minutes instead of 10, but if you have done that, you would surely be comfortable with the procedure to get it back to normal.

προσλήφθηκε τελικά από την Apple. Πολλά από τα χαρακτηριστικά της συσκευής έχουν “σπάσει” (όπως το Coverflow) δίνοντας την δυνατότητα στους “jailbreak-ers” προγραμματιστές να τα χρησιμοποιήσουν για τις εφαρμογές τους. Μια αρκετά καλή εφαρμογή που είδα τελευταία

be updating the MacBook Pro range (unfair because I really really want one!), but that seems to be about it. Some people are expecting the iPhone SDK (Software Developers Kit) which would be great as that means native applications without the need to “jailbreak

Why did you title this “What is the iPhone JailBreak”? All this is is Why I don’t want to JailBreak my iPhone.

But seriously, my iPhone is great, I like it a lot, but like most apple products it is designed with the mentality of not letting users manhandle it too much. This is why apple can make such stable systems, its not hard to achieve stability if software:hardware versatility is reduced to nil.

Really though I have no real interest in JailBreaking my phone either, mainly because god forbid something does happen I am stuck without a phone, which is always a terrible situation to be in.

I see what you are saying it make sense but Fck Apple i am extremely pissed about all the Bs apple has so far, you pay for absolutely everything, ontop of spending 600 for a phone, it doenst have aim, and its ridiculous that you have to after YOU BOUGHT THE MUSIC FROM ITUNES, they are making you BUY the right to turn a song YOU OWN into a ringtone.. so from now on Fk apple, i am ripping them off as much as i can i am never buying any songs from itunes again, and i am using as many hack, cracks what ever to get around their greedy little bs. Oh yeah and onto of that you cant blue tooth absolutely anything to anything, cant connect to any other devices, cant even stream music throgh blue tooth stereo, IPHONE is shinny but unless you are willing to drop some coin (more then you dropped all ready) its an absolutely worthless peice of ****, should have gotten the N95.

please change title to reasons why im scared of jailbreaking . . . . apple SDK is very tightly controlled and doesnot give any independance to the dev. . . also my hacking experience has been really rewarding . . . elspecially with the PSP . . given that . . ill like to hack everything i own . . . down to my toster and microwave . . .

Why not try to Jailbreak and hack and crack your granny, turn her into something with more capabilities? Come on, Apple isn’t all and risking your frigging 600 bucks phone for just some extra **** is just insane.

Peace out.

Cute doggy! I have a cat named Wicket, but he’s kind of mean…

Chris you are such a suck. You are obviously sponsored by these guys and its VERY obvious in all your vidoes like this one that your either sponsored by or get sent alot of free stuff by the major companies whos products you discuss. If your gonna do reviews speak the truth and stop being a corporate puppet. When you start buying stuff like the rest of us and giving real reviews, ill simply look at you as a man with a corporate hand stuck up your ***

your a ***** hackit *****

i dont want to have to wait for the sdk

HEY **** U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell Chris? We WANT you to tinker with it and tell us how it went. As a geek you’re supposed to not only do these things but WANT to do these things, and jailbreaking it is perfectly safe. I added GPS, Netflix, NetStumbler, VNC, RSS, a PDF viewer and the ability to save YouTube videos in one fell swoop with the Installer.

Don’t be afraid to take risks.

OK. First of all Chris is not a hacker. He does not seem to me like a hacker so this is not his fortay. Quite frankly I don’t care what Chris does with HIS iPhone and I have no problem with that. I however do hack and know that anytime you do a hack you must investigate it carefully and take a risk, there’s always a chance your hardware could be messed up. If you want your iPhone to not get messed up don’t hack it but if you want to try something new you know what to do.

I love how YouTube members love making accusations with legit backup. The guy always used Windows for a long time. He only recently switched to Mac, and he’s even more-recently given reasonable criticism of both Windows and Mac.
He hardly endorses the stuff blindly. He endorses what he likes, and what he likes isn’t really determined by the company it originates from.

i live in canada and love my iPhone, no problems i have 1.1.4 and love it, it would be nice to have internet for it through rogers but too expensive but o well

lol omg

this is what you call GORILLA MARKETING , many companies do it , a little missdirection, propaganda,wualla, there you have it , i wonder how much apple pays for this

your a weenee

ve seen on twitter and other forums that guitarist (including myself) lament over the fact that they don’t have their guitar with them.  Well, your lonely days are over!  All you need is buy an iPhone andjailbreakit.  Below, is a video of someone doing their best to play us a Beatles medley with their new guitarpod and I’m sure that you can see that our steal and nylon stringed companions won’t have to worry about getting replaced by this

this guy is such a dork! i have had my iphone unlocked for a year already and have no problems, also i have upgraded it to the latest version twice already and have no problems. who cares what apple wants? they want money, and dont want me to enjoy my phone without allowing them to control or continue to profit from me. i bought it fair and square and could care less if they want to continue to make money off me. this guy is so stupid!

dude your a big ***, nice 5 reasons to not unlock it

Good reasons Chris, I still haven’t jailbroken it and I’m not planning to. Like Steve Jobs said. “YOu need it to work when you need it to work” Love ur show

I have not jailbroken my iPhone (yet…) for two reasons one I am not capable of doing so (I tried it didn’t go so well I deleted all my contacts luckily for me my computer some how fixed it and installed the 1.1.3 update) as most of you can tell by this story I am not very tech savvy as some would say the second reason is that apple keep trowing out all sorts of great stuff sure it be great if my iphone could become a NES but right now Im fine so unless apple comes out with some new iPhone and stops giving updates I dont plan on jailbreaking my iPhone.

agreed

The iPhone and iPod Touch are AMAZING pieces of hardware that have incredible potential except for the unfortunate software limitations which have been imposed by Apple. It is like a Ferrari that is stuck in 1st gear. I would not buy one of these devices unless it could be jailbroken. I researched this extensively and jailbroke mine as soon as I got it home. I have had no regrets, and no problems. You will never know what this device is capable of until you set it free!

WTF this guy must have been fucked in the head i jail broke my iphone only for one reason freedom i dont need extra apps on iphone i dont need anything i leave as it is but i set it free so i can do what ever i want with it. If apps are free or iphone come with hips a lot of cool apps preinstallt i would never hacked it but stiil im agains companies i love hacking and hackers thy are like freedom fighters peace to all hackers thy are the intelligent ones.

now y would your ***** *** put this video up??? “apple dont want me to do it, so i dont think i should…” what a lil *****!!!!!!

shut the **** up ypu son of *****, people have their choice to do with their iphone. if its break its time to buy a new one you **** one.

do not talk any rubbish you a ***, just **** your dog and picture it with iphone

**** you.. ow and also your dog. i can do anything with my iphone and its ain’t your business

What the hell is wrong with you people? He’s just giving his opinion, and you’re calling him names.
He said “I think I shouldn’t do it”.
He never said “You should never do it because I say so”.
You guys are insane!

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thats a funny but awsomely true comment

i was about jailbreaking my touch, but i realized it WORKED as a music and video device, which was what i wanted, plus it gave me amazing internet communication, for instance i was shocked when i realized i could open 8 webpages at the same time, sure doing that will eat you battery quickly but how many music devices let you do that?

then don’t watch the video. He’s just giving information. Stop PMSing. And besides, this guy is one of the most popular YouTube members, and you can’t make him shut up.

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i hacked my iphone and it will not or never work agen but i am saving up for a new 1

i hacked my iphone and it will not or never work agen but i am saving up for a new 1

one person used hacks, and made it think it was an ipod… he fixed it and learnt his lesson

one person used hacks, and made it think it was an ipod… he fixed it and learnt his lesson

if u dont hack ur ipod/phone thats *** i have like 45 apps rather thrn the 10 it comes with
and theres no sdk.
Hacks are good!

i completely agree!

yea crhis is such stupid ,always saying no to this no to that,***** ***.you have your tricks to !!!!

well ok so i got a touch and a phone ……… i briked my touch… how much more do i got to say … thx

is that new SDK kit the same thing? Should I just wait? Or what

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chris you don’t have to take my advice but at least look into it.

Without jailbreaking I wouldn’t even want my iPhone

It is so limited and boring without jailbreaking

I am afraid to do anything to my touch because I dont want my 400 songs to be erased off of it…. I really do not want to go through putting them all back on… It would be cool to have NES though

This is such a typical mac user talk: if apple doesnt have it then i dont need it. I have long considered buying iphone, but then i thought of being associated with tools like this, and i alwasy reconsider… yes: my WM (att tilt) phone is slow and clunky, but i can do whatever i wish with it. install all i want, and mod it to my liking, without feeling like i breached some sort of contract…

I like iphone.
i dislike mindless consumers: iphone/mac users
I dislike apple with their “proprietary” outlook towards everything: hardware, software and even cables! i mean, what the &^&*^ is wrong with mini usb (on most phones)??? why do i want to use some apple 30 pin connector???? makes me mad!

BTW: I am not talking about those few brave ones who actually unlocked/jailbroke iphone… I think you all knwo who i am talking about here..

everyone needs to stop flipping on him he is just stating his opinion and last time i checked thats legal.

Barankin, I dont think you should generalize all mac/iphone users… I did jailbreak my last phone and it was awesome.. i think apple is blind in a lot of ways. they could do a lot more.
I’m just happy having a bunch of OS’s: osx, a few distros of linux and either xp or vista home to do stuff… thinking that all mac users are dumb asses isnt nice (or that we prefer only mac). i dont think apple is the best.. i mean i get your point here, but please dont generalize, man.

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