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Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain.

Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Warning: jailbreaking your phone is now illegal: http://investorplace.com/2013/01/jailbreaking-your-phone-wil...

Not yet: https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone Incidentally, can anyone comment on whether it's worth it to jailbreak your iPhone these days? Are there any must-have improvements, and do they come at a cost of stability? Is there any public review on security of the jailbreaks/apps, i.e. have they have had backdoors/steal your data? I would have no idea how to identify a "trustworthy" developer from som…

Yes, absolutely. My must haves:

http://intelliborn.com/intelliscreen.html http://stereopsis.com/flux/ios.html http://www.ijailbreak.com/cydia/activator-1-5-8-cydia-tweak/ http://igotya.com/ http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/01/17/fakeclockup-makes-yo... http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/install-sbsettings-toggles-life...

You can also override pretty much anything, e.g. turn on tethering without paying extra for data you already paid for etc.

With regard to data stealing / backdoors: It is the same as installing apps on a computer. You lose the walled garden of Apple but this is only the same as any other computer system has been since computers existed.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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post #21

I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain. Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

If you work in mobile security, you essentially have to jailbreak the devices you use for testing. Things like being able to edit /etc/hosts are critical, as is being able to decrypt applications for analysis.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Can't connect for 30 minutes now, stuck on the "Just a moment..." screen. Can anyone provide mirrors?

Here are the official mirrors:

box.net

Linux - https://evad3rs.box.com/shared/static/5dped2c9ejnk5r6ahfpg.l... SHA1: c9e4b15a161b89f0e412721f471c5f8559b6054f

Mac OS X - https://evad3rs.box.com/shared/static/du66n0g9wl1j4ta57hpx.d... SHA1: 23f99a0d65e71fd79ff072b227f0ecb176f0ffa8

Windows - https://evad3rs.box.com/shared/static/tg1t0cz7oakvq7hsv0bd.z... SHA1: 2ff288e1798b4711020e9dd7f26480e57704d8b2

MEGA

Linux - https://mega.co.nz/#!0kUkXBLC!Q8e53kQZpLbGL7PquHWgQFhMU9Ru3W... SHA1: c9e4b15a161b89f0e412721f471c5f8559b6054f

Mac OS X - https://mega.co.nz/#!5h0BwQoa!KdRLFwNJ3OjMS-7Zs2YGQnsvPxAKEs... SHA1: 23f99a0d65e71fd79ff072b227f0ecb176f0ffa8

Windows - https://mega.co.nz/#!d9ciUApQ!AkwevVU1OtUrEUU7U4fE-V8qqM9aIN... SHA1: 2ff288e1798b4711020e9dd7f26480e57704d8b2

RapidShare

Linux - http://rapidshare.com/files/2561828874/evasi0n-linux-1.0-3c5... SHA1: c9e4b15a161b89f0e412721f471c5f8559b6054f

Mac OS X - http://rapidshare.com/files/3010870584/evasi0n-mac-1.0-3c53b... SHA1: 23f99a0d65e71fd79ff072b227f0ecb176f0ffa8

Windows - http://rapidshare.com/files/3503186483/evasi0n-win-1.0-3c53b... SHA1: 2ff288e1798b4711020e9dd7f26480e57704d8b2

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Warning: jailbreaking your phone is now illegal: http://investorplace.com/2013/01/jailbreaking-your-phone-wil...

I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts? When in other parts of the world they are planning or already have laws obliging carriers to provide call forwarding to your new number after you switch away.

A multi-year contract is an option here, not a requirement, and some carriers will cut you a break to bring your own phone. Also, you take your phone number with you when you switch carriers.

update: rhetorical

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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post #17
post #6

Warning: jailbreaking your phone is now illegal: http://investorplace.com/2013/01/jailbreaking-your-phone-wil...

I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts? When in other parts of the world they are planning or already have laws obliging carriers to provide call forwarding to your new number after you switch away.

My understanding is that we already have number portability (but I've never tried it). As for the carrier lock-in, I believe most people get subsidized phones with a contract requirement, by the time the contract is up people are moving onto their next phone (and/or carrier) anyways. So right now it's not been a mainstream issue.
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