Advantages and Disadvantages of Jailbreaking iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2
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So you’ve had your iPhone or iPod Touch for a while now but you still haven’t done anything to it that Apple didn’t want you to. Why should you jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch? I will go over some of the advantages and disadvantages of jailbreaking as well as some of the potential pitfalls.
*UPDATED* 7 of the latest reasons to Jailbreak on 3.1 Firmware
Winterboard
This is probably how your iPhone or iPod Touch looks without jailbreaking. There’s a generic black background that makes sure it doesn’t stand out from the millions of iPhones out there. The only time you see your wallpaper is the unlock screen for a split second before you actually start using your iPhone. Winterboard is perhaps the most popular reason people jailbreak their iPhones! The iPhone jailbreak will allow you to customize your springboard through the jailbreak-only app Winterboard! You can download themes (there are tons of them out there) to make your iPhone look like this.
Or even this…
You can change everything from the sounds to the unlock screen sliders to the keyboard itself but only if you jailbreak the iPhone or iPod Touch! A definite Advantage.
The possibilities are pretty endless here.
Categories
If you’ve had your iPhone for a while, it can get pretty messy. Your apps are all out there on your springboard and you will have to sift through the various icons to find the app you need. With the Categories app, you can organize all your apps into folders!
The advantages of categories is that it can clear up the app clutter on your springboard and make it easier to find the apps that you need.
Backgrounder
Backgrounding is a highly anticipated update feature that has yet to be added by Apple. Steve Jobs has stated that they are working on implementing it but they would like to get it right the first time so it wasn’t part of the firmware 2.2 update. Luckily, if you jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch you have access to the backgrounder which will provide the service. The disadvantage to this app is that you will have to watch which apps you have running or else you can slow your iPhone or iPod Touch significantly. This service is especially useful for instant messenging apps like AIM.
Modem
Ever wanted to use your iPhone‘s 3G connection on your laptop? You won’t be able to download torrents but you can definitely get some work done with the modem app. The name is iPhonemodem and it makes tethering a reality. We’ve had some trouble getting the 3G to work but there are some people out there who have successfully tethered their iPhone‘s 3G connection to their computers. Once again, another advantage to jailbreak!
Games
Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch will open up a new world of games. Developers who have become fed up with Apple’s draconian app store rules brought their talent into the third party arena and there are some wonderful games available. The NES emulator will enable play of old school NES games. There’s also a Playstation emulator and tons of ported games like Doom!
Unlock
If you wish to unlock your iPhone (for use with other carriers besides AT&T here in the U.S) some time in the future when the iPhone-dev team release their soft unlock, you will have to jailbreak your iPhone 3G first. Remember though, don’t update to firmware 2.2 if you want to unlock!
update: As of January 2nd 2009, the iPhone Dev team have released an iPhone 3G unlock and it actually only works with firmware 2.2 so ignore this unlock warning! Check out the iPhone 3G unlock tutorial.
Update: Here is the iPhone 3GS unlock tutorial.
Disadvantages
We get a lot of people asking us the disadvantages to jailbreaking the iPhone or iPod Touch. After all, it seems too good to be true? There is a very very slim chance that you can brick your iPhone or iPod Touch (which basically means rendering it unresponsive). But those are usually fixed by doing a reset (press and hold the home and sleep buttons at the same time). You can then reinstall firmware 2.2 and try again. Doing the research might set you back 20 minutes or so and the whole process might take another 15 minutes. If you ever take it back to Apple for warranty, you probably don’t want them to see that you’ve jailbroken it so you might spend another 10 minutes doing a firmware restore through iTunes to set your iPhone or iPod Touch back to its original settings.
Overall
In the end, the advantages far exceed the disadvantages and jailbreaking is a very useful process. In a sense, jailbreaking will untie the hands of your iPhone or iPod Touch and allow it to be used to its full capabilities. It also opens up a whole new world of functionality. Do the research and see if its right for you, we definitely think it is! Check back next week when we will go over the entire process step by step. It should be noted that jailbreaking the iPod Touch and jailbreaking the iPhone are similar processes which achieve most of the same goals. Check out the iPhone vs iPod Touch article to determine which one is best for you!
-Derek
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Hello, I was just wondering if jailbreak can bypass the iPhone activation?
Hey thanks for your awesome videos & reviews! I have a silly little question. What is the name of that background that has those animated characters running around in the sunset? piggyback question, the xmas tree lights, so I can install that next xmas. =]
Jailbreak will not allow you to use other carriers if that’s what you mean Ars. I found the background using the backgrounds app from the app store and I got the “christmas lights” theme through cydia. You will need winterboard.
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how do u install games after downloading the NES emulator?
But then how are you gonna pass the activation screen on the iPhone 3G that let you only to do emergency call? iTunes won’t let me activate the iPhone 3G 2.2 as I don’t have a valid sim card.. SHould’nt there be a place where quickpwn asks you if you are a legit user and then ask whether you want to activate or not? (hacktivation)
just doing project about iPhone
:D:D
I have my iphone 3g since its release in june, here in portugal, after a week a jalbroke it and i don’t regret it. Today i have on it many apps from cydia, some very usefull like backgrounder, hclipboard and many others, i even found a way to put every appstore apps i want saving in the same folder an access its files with another app (like airsharing). this can be done just by creating a shortcut with the name “documents”, making the app think its saving in its own directory… Use winscp to do that…
Cheers from portugal.
Hi,I’ve just both my IPHONE 3G so its not possible to jailbreak version 2.2.1. So any Idea to make it possible?
i bought an iphone 3g that was already unlocked from a store in dubai(united arab emirates)…. is it safe for me to jailbreak???
plz comment fast!!
tqvm!
coolios
i Have an i pod touch 7G version 2.2.1 am i able to jail break my i pod? and whats the best way to go about doing so as in what do i need to dl ?
There is no iPod Touch 7G.
sounds nice.
Okay, I was just wondering when you jailbreak you’re iphone 3G if you get a LANDSCAPE keyboard.
I will be getting my Iphone 3g any day now. If I jailbreak it will I still be able to use itunes to sync ringtones I make and also Outlook calendar/contacts? Or do I do it without iTunes? If so, how do I do it.
Thanks,
Marc
you guys r Freakin Amazing u know that! Only an idiot would think you would get fined $250,000 for jailbreaking your ipod/iPhone which technically is only software so it will not break your device. Some people are so Naive.
hey! i just jailbreak my phone, but bad thing it wasnt succesful to me. my iPhone 3G. got broked down, and it even been restored. so all of my files was los but luckily i have bak up on my iTunes.
i really want to jailbreak my phone but, i dont want the same thing to happen again. what am i supposed to do?
terribly NEED HELP!
please!
Ja21
First things first. Go to QuickPwns OFFICIAL homepage and download the latest version and the Firmware if you are not up to date.
2nd I was helping a friend recently and we ran into issues. Later we found that when using Windows 7 we were getting compatibility issues. Switched to Vista and even XP and both worked great first time. Cheers!
thanks, ill just try if it works the second time around. well, i downloaded the QuickPwns and also the Firmware. by the wat im using a Windows XP computer. is the latest Firmware 2.2.1 or is there another latest version than that? sam2 to the QuickPwns.
please inform me right away.
thanks so much for the help.
:]
I have resently jailbreaken my iPod touch and iPhone with 2.2.1 program and using utube just type in “jailbroken steps” that east to do u only need 3 programz to download. I love getting The free apps an all and changing the page names are very helpful and I am on my iPhone now!!
Mi, My question is, if I jailbreak my iPod touch, will the apps I bought from apple still work?
Great thread! I see the 3.0 OS is now out – do you know if jailbreaking will be possible for this version?
I think it’s useless to jailbreak your ipod touch. People tell me to jailbreak my ipod touch because we play various games, and those gameboy/NES games and bla bla bla. Who wants to play gameboy games in your ipod touch anyway? I have a hacked psp and I can play 10 times better looking games in my psp and some GBA games. If you like playing games then buy a psp, ipod touch is for music.
And that modem thingy that can connect your ipod touch to PC can be done without jailbreaking it. Just set up an wireless ad hoc connection in your laptop and you can share your internet with your ipod touch. And you can also freely download Yahoo messenger application from itunes app store too.
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SO this guys is actually tryng to say tht just to make desirable changes to the “Black Background,” v shud jailbreak our little darlng iPod. Y? is the background soo irritating or wat?? I dont see much advantage into jailbreaking the iPod jst for Backgrounds. Not worth it.
Too true. Jailbreaking opens up so many more opportunities t for you’re device, it’s brilliant.
-Rule of thumb-
If adding any type of software to a pretty badass piece of electronics to make it even more badass is possible, it’s probably illegal or punishable.
The only question I have, while all this seems really simple is, will this work with AT&T users? I’ve read there are special ways to do it if you are. Supposedly you can’t do it the normal way. As this true? I ask only because I have heard people will jailbreak and then not get any service after the break. If I do have a problem, do I just restore from itunes? Thanks alot guys.
Hi, guys, I’m REALLY not a techie at ALL, and this probably sounds totally retarded, but: will jailbreaking my iPhone restrict me from downloading any Apple iTunes apps/music, etc??
hey you guys, why jailbreak your ipod/iphone, you have all the features you need and you only jailbreak for different themes and 3rd party apps.if your ipod gets screwed when it is jailbroken, your warranty might be void.
Just keep your ipod/iphone fresh and clean it has everything you need!
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Jailbreaking is nice, I’ve pimped up my phone. No other phone in the world is similar to mine
im guessing jailbreak doesnt work so well on the iphone 3gs
j-r, you know that if it messes up your itouch just delete refresh and start over… duh
is this illegal?
hey I have a 2g 8gb iphone and I want to know how I can update my iphone to 3g
sonson lolz… your so cute with your dumb questions……………. lolz
and to the little kids that think this is illegal… hahaha your cute too… why would it be illegal? You payed for the damn thing…
Thats like saying i bought a laptop and overclocked my proccessor or installed a different os….. of course it isnt illegal.. its yours do whatever you want with it.
What files do u need 2 download if u want 2 jailbreak ipod touch 2g??
hii.. i got iphone 3g black, from china.. which is v1.0.0 [v_version].. some icons in the phone are in chinese language, can i replace them with english?? plz reply me..
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Hello i wanted to know if i jailbreak my 8g itouch can i get free music from the itunes store for free? And what about videos? How do u convert them on to the itouch? And will jailbreaking it let me have free movies aswell? Or is it just for games
And background apps? Thanks
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Hi, i just got this unlocked/jailbroken iphone 3gs and need to know the following:
1. Whats the difference between unlocked/jailbreak?
2. Can i still use itunes to download free app and sync? if not, where can i
d/l free app?
3. Where can i get the info of firmware version on my iphone?
4. how can i get an update firmware for my unlocked iphone?
Thank u for ure info
Hi, forget question #3 above. Its 3.0.
On the new ipod Touch, with software version 3.1–is it true that there is DRM encoding such that if someone were to accidentally try to download copyrighted material, that the ipod would prevent such downloads? Not sure what all file types this might apply to. If anyone knows, thanks for explaining it.
Fuck u
does it works slower after jailbreak??
fuck it fucker u nearly screwed my newly bought itouch
@angered: No, you idiot. YOU nearly screwed your new iPod Touch because YOU didn’t do it right. *eyeroll*
thx. really good info. i wasnt sure bout jailbreaking and didnt realise how easy it was to get rid of the break. you convinced me well.
Greats share thanks.
Ok now not only i have jailbroke my ipod touck but i have also hacked it to do w/e i want with the apps as in being able to make evry thing on pocket god how i want.From the little people making them have like a hundred ppl to expanding the island but off the subject of pocket god i basicly made it to where i can do what i want in the games but when i first jailbroke my ipod touch and still as it is jailbroken i have had no problem with it all the games work fine and nothing has messed up on it.It also depends on witch ipod toucch is becuase a friend of mine had the 8 gb ipod touch and it made after a while all of the apps scramble up and everything he could access half of the alps at all but he also hacked it to where he wouldnt have any problems with it thank you.
email me at Thisisfake2256@hotmail.com
Thank you for reading this……
What software is this and where do you get it?
Hey dude my ipd touvh gone. CAnt do anthing.
i recently jailbroke my ipod touch . can i still update my ipod software and it still be jailbroken ?
Jail broken will slow down your ipod touch and iphone no matter how many space you have on your item, if you try to send it back with the warrinty sometimes they wont give you another one back
my aunt stays in us she is comming next month bck 2 india so if i get a itouch form there would dere b any problem of updating or jailbreaking or unlocking etc…. in india
Is it legal to jailbreak your Ipod. Can someone break into your Ipod if you do?
Hi.
What will be the disadvantage of updating from 2.2 to 3.0 software version in an unlocked iPhone?
Will I face any defect to the normal phone flow? Will the phone get locked automatically after update?
The worst they can do is disable your signal, this means that jailbreaking an iPod touch will not be punished but on an iPhone you can loose sinal perminently, so I advise not on an iPhone but on an iPod there is nothing stopping you. If you do it on an iPod, the worst they can do is restart your iPod, on which case all you have to do is sync you iPod and all will be as it was.
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i jailbroke my ipod touch recently, and then it went weird so i decided to restart it. will anything happen if I update it?
I’ve never hacked or modified any computers, or my iPod touch in my life, but I would love to start, I’m really interested in it, do you have any pointers on how I can get started?
to everyone who thinks jailbreaking your ipod touch is useless, you are an ignorant person who obviously has no individuality. really, who wants to have the exact same thing as everyone else? im getting the ipod touch 3g, and im gonna change the way it physically looks (spraypaint the back, glue plastic tribal designs to front) and im gonna jailbreak it. i don’t even like apple anyways, just ipod touch is the best mp3 player on the market right now.
hey if i jailbreak my ipod touch can i return it to the store i got it from or will they not acceptet any more?
what software did you use to jailbreak your iphone? blackra1n?
I would like if some1 can do that 4me I live I’m mi Livonia
wow………….. how can u guys take yourselves seriously when u r sitting on your mush butts writing figgin harry potter book length reviews on jailbreaking an i touch/phon. u guys need to get a life
i did this and it crashed my ipod, i restored it but 15$ worth of apps that i bought using wifi last night are all gone, is their anyway to get them back? and i want to know why mine crashed
ducking idiots.. Google that fucking shit!!!!!!!
Are you completely sure you can erase all traces of jailbreaking by doing a software restore if you have to take it back for warranty? And, if it makes it undetectable by your computer or iTunes, what then?
this question has been asked loads of times but knowone has answered it.
please answer me.if i jailbreak my ipod touch can i still use apps and the apple app store? answer a.s.a.p
Hey ive nevr had anything hacked or jailbreaked or whatever it is you do call it. but i wanna know how so sombody anwser…NOW!!
P.S: (i dont know why i submit these questions noone anwsers anyways)
Dont be FReakin Cheaters BUY THEM!!!!
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Apple holds you hostage on every point of view. At least this is a breath of fresh air even though i bricked it a few times (STAY AWAY FROM 7×7 springboard!). Although there is a learning curve, with a small effort (the fear of apple and its users) you will appreciate it very much. I hate itunes because I have to use it to delete and add music and photos which keeps my ipod touch hostage to itunes. Applications allow you to delete files at will while using your ipod or iphone! The only thing not provided with cydia is a new music player that frees you from any program in particular (even copy trans). I want to plug in my ipod, create folders and dump my files without Itunes to complete the separation but it is still the best program to upload your images. But now, an unnecessary fiddling with apps trying to find one that DOES NOT REQUIRE 3.0 UPDATE menu make me want to take my ipod and chop it half with a samurai sword and I will not blow 10$ on something worthless. I can always use my pc.
Install Cydia. Get more possibility.
Hi I’m deciding weather or not to jailbreak
my iPod touch. Please send me an email if you have ever jailbroken and your iPod has got screwed up chris_honda_51@hotmail.com thanks.
I did a jailbreak on my Ipod Touch becuase I wanted to see if I could use it with Rhapsody to Go or Napster to Go. In its original state, the Itouch is not compatiable with either of these services. Does anyone know if when you jailbreak, it changes the non-compatiability scenario?
hey
all i wanna know is i hav a ipod touch 3g 32gb and i am wandering when i jailbreak it will it delete all of my music,videos and apps because my itunes isnt working
plz reply =]
I think its totally useless because like Prads said, IPod is for Music you don’t even need a beautiful background or anything. If you want to play game and have a beautiful theme and background, buy a PSP, you’ll have all this.
Not worth it I’m keepin my touch nice and clean
Can you also get songs for free? How do you get the free apps? 0.0
jailbreaking does actually void the Apple warranty.
dude i used blackra1n.com an my touch still isnt jail brocken icant fugrie out how to do this
i tried it once and it completely bricked my phone. then the restore wasnt working so i did not have a phone for 2 days. ive seen it work for others but it did not work for me.
The iPod et al keep a log of firmware updates for troubleshooting purposes. Wiping the device doesn’t dump the log, and it can be used to void the warranty (though they will sometimes honor it if there’s also a hardware problem if you’re not a jerk).
My ipod 1G is the most important iPod, Personal digital assistant and far more, also has has been from the time I received it. It continues to operate the recent iPod system software, and any iphone app I need it to run. I’m working with it to post this remark right this moment. It’s safe to point out it can be a lot more as compared to simply just an “excellent hobbyist system” — you’ll find it an great iPod
jail break with blackra1n and yes you do not lose your apps make sure you have backed them up first i i tunes jailbroke mine first time in under 60 seconds gone on to do 6 or 7 more ipod touch 2g old bootrom and 3g wow never looked back i pod was good before but blackra1n rocks cynda rock winterboard cool as mother fucken fuck just do it even if it goes wrong i doubt it just run again as for bricking ipod highly unlikely if yours breaks just do a factory reset and no one will ever no so your warranty stands jailbreak rocks
to all the pussys asking stupid things just do it you will be glad you did
Hey, Can I ask where can you get that Megan Fox theme from above?
um ok so i read the page and halfway down i notice peaple callin peeps reatards for there questons so let me clarefy[yes i know my spelling isnt perfect] 1. yes messing with the ipod is a void of warenty yes it COULD be illegal depending were you are as apple could sue you for modifying copywritten material without permission you paid for the ipod not the software. 2. not everyone is a techie and not everyone knows how these things work and finaly you my friends are the real retards these peaple are asking becuase they dont know there on this site becuase they dont know if you already knew allthis why are you on te site? thankyou
Can you jailbreak an ipod if you have windows 7 on the computer?
Or will i need to use Vista?
hey i want to know how do i jailbreak my ipod
Can you jailbreal 3.1.3 withput a computer?
if I jailbreak my iphone 3G, will I still be able to update its firmware when apple release one?
If you are only doing it to download YouTube vids then don’t just download a free app called powerdownloader the you can dowload any vid u can watch on ur iPod toutch/ iPhone
hey man how do i download this stuff? any help? like how do you download winterboard can you walk me through it step by step?
when you have cydia on your ipod touch/iphone click it and search for installous.
download installous and from there on you can just search for any apps you want!
PS you can find winterboard in cydia!
So you go to the app store and get cydia ??
you have to jailbreak your ipod to get cydia not from app store!
i just did it to my iphone its prettykool i was wondering can u get free songs on it or not
do u know how u do a ipod touch??
I have a jailbroke ipod Touch I keep getting an error on the SIP stating “no Microphone connected). I have tried various headsets. Please help.
You need a MICROPHONE NOT! Earphones! Or a headset!!
when u unlock your ipod touch does it reset your apps and memory?? im scared that if i do this that it will.
jeane if it does rest your apps that you payed for, then you will be able to purchase them for free again.
How do you actually jailbreak it? (iPod Touch)
you can jailbreak by connecting it to your computer, and typing in 'spirit jailbreak' on google. Download the jailbreak, which takes about 10 seconds. When you finish, there will be an option that appears on your screen with an option to jailbreak it. Click jailbreak, and a screen will appear on whatever device your jailbreaking. let it load, and the device will restart. Thats all you need to do. There will be an app called cydia, but i'm not going into detail about that.
Use ZiPhone………….Really Simple And Very Successfull
hi please could you help me jailbreak my ipod touch step by step please??
it is on youtube look it up lazy!
what the!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sean webster i need help jailbreaking my ipod touch my cuz and my friend has it on theirs i want it so bad!
look at you tube they tell u
I can help if u still need help
my name is jake im geting the ipod touch 2010 model and im thinking of jail brakeing it but i also dont want to turn my $300 ipod into a $300 paper waght I JUST WANT TO NO THE RISKS OF JAIL BREAKING IT if you no plezz email me on jakesurman@live.com.au
is it legal
It is 100% legal. The only thing illegal is the free apps you can choose to get by jailbreaking it. And that is still no worse than pirating, which is a law that so many people break.
How do you get folders to put all of you games in?
Which app?
thanks!
What a lousy hacker!!!!!!! There aint NO BETTER HACKER can jailbreak eved iPod nano 4 and above??????????
hmm…. i have a few questions so somebody plz answer them… 1st: if my iphone 3g is jailbroken can i still download apps that ARE approved by apple ?(and music ?) if so then do i still have to pay for them ? 2nd:the apps that arent approved by apple,the ones you can get by jailbreaking, do you have to pay for THEM ? 3rd: can the iphone get viruses if it is jailbroken? 4th:can it still be used as a normal iphone ? ( like calling ,texting, browsing… ? ) 5th: can you still do things like play games with somebody who hasnt got a jailbroken iphone ? (on a normal game app ,not a jailbroke one)?
sorry 'bout so many questions but im realy cautious 'bout jailbreaking my iphone… ty to anyone who answers dese questions !!
PS: IF YALL DONT MIND COULD YOU PLZ SEND THE ANSWERS TO MY HOTMAIL?? PLZ!!
ITS: leopetit_pizaz22@hotmail.com
Oh, and could you also post your reply on this page ? ty
How do ya do it step by step? And, like, what are the chances that it'll like… damage my iPod? Send the answers to my email please!!
And thank you!! ^.^
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is that even legal??
is that even legal??
I got some ? do u get songs free n apps n like can I still get stuff from apple n if I do download jailbreak would I turn my iPod in to a piece of junk and what if I do mess up could I restart it all over plz answer me ppl plz???????!!!!
some times you can restart but some times you can't
Only in a minority of cases you will mess up your devices!
i got my ipod touch free from a link off http://www.freegadgets360.com is it really worth jailbreaking or is there a chance of me fing it up.
im scared to jail break my ipod touch because i add a lot of songs a day and im scared i wont be able to add any music any more. Let me know i f i will lose them or not at xman2214@gmail.com
no u wont lose them but if u want to be safe u can download a software called music rescue. what it does is u can copy all the music from ur ipod to ur pc. (while your copying something might pop up saying u have to register, just leave it blank and click ok it still copies everything)
Would love to have a go at it but can't seem to pluck up the courage lol
me too! i dont want my ipod to break.
dude i did mine, i was scared of breakin it aswell, if u follow the instrcutions its cool, honestly man its real cool once u get it done
Can u help me?
LOL i so want to do this but im afraid im going to do something wrong and completly stuff my ipod up .because i use my ipod lots and my mum said if i break it i dont get another 1 so everytime i do go to do it i wuss out
PLZ TELL ME IT IS VERY VERY GOOD
BECAUSE IF IT ISNT IM NOT GOING TO
DO IT!!
mmmm i think u better dont jailbreak it because if something goes wrong there is no backup and ur ipod wont work
mmmm i think u better dont jailbreak it because if something goes wrong there is no backup and ur ipod wont work
mmmm i think u better dont jailbreak it because if something goes wrong there is no backup and ur ipod wont work
Jailbroke my iPod touch have done a few it’s freaking awesome easy to do does take some time to figure out what you need to download to get the stuff you want but search YouTube and you can figure it out easy I’m not super tech savvy but I have an awesome iPod now fully custom love it wouldn’t hesitate to break new iPhone either it was easy so worth it!!!!! Just do it you can always restore if you don’t like it
If you are below 15 then I should say you should not cause it will vastly drop your warranty and if anything goes wrong then you may be in trouble.dont listen to people who say do it
After jailbreaking,can I still d/l apps from app store?and can i transfer photos and songs too?
yep absolutely no problem. works just as good as an unjailbroken iPhone/iPod/iPad
Its definately worth doing , even if just for the ability to install proper security apps, and add some ui features that should have been there in the first place
Is Wondering weather to jailbreak my ipod touch and is wonder if it will break my ipod if i do?
I find it helpful , so thanks xD
In my country , there are so many shops jailbreaking iphone for free but not for ipod or ipad@_@ Gonna try tis !
I love Apple <3
If I jailbreak my itouch will all my songs/media still be there?
i have jail breaken my ipod and yes ur media should still be there but just in case its good to have all ur music in the itunes libary incase they are not in ur ipod u can always go to itunes and get them back
i have jail breaken my ipod and yes ur media should still be there but just in case its good to have all ur music in the itunes libary incase they are not in ur ipod u can always go to itunes and get them back
i have jail breaken my ipod and yes ur media should still be there but just in case its good to have all ur music in the itunes libary incase they are not in ur ipod u can always go to itunes and get them back
i have jail breaken my ipod and yes ur media should still be there but just in case its good to have all ur music in the itunes libary incase they are not in ur ipod u can always go to itunes and get them back
jail breaking IS against the law! .. deh its not approved by apple!!. do not use it it can break your ipod/iphone for good and can cost over $500 to fix! if i was you guy's i wouldnt. trust me it has happend
Totally legal, you're an idiot and your comment is irrelevant.
no its not!!!!!!!!!
and if it brakes just buy a new one for less than that.
It’s not illegal you idiot!
Although it may not be illegal to screw up your iPod/iPhone it is still illegal to get the free apps
your stupid as hell! duh, it’s legal. you soo fuckinq’ stupid.
your stupid as hell! duh, it’s legal. you soo fuckinq’ stupid.
i really dnt care about other apps. i just need to kno if u can download FREE SONGS if u jailbeak an ipod touch.
I jailbreaked ny ipod touch and now i cant use wi fi. can anybody tell me how to fix this?
look. my ipod touch is jailbroken ios4, but the cydia still have to pay ? what's that ? i tought if i jailbreak my itouch, it would be free ..
I have a ipod touch and i typed up on appstore winter board and it didnt come up
you have to search for it in cydia (the app that comes with the jailbreak)
you have to search for it in cydia (the app that comes with the jailbreak)
Can you yet jail break an IPOD third gen. running 4.1? Thank you Bryan
If I jailbreak my iPhone will it erase or delete my current apps?
No never!
how much would a fine or money would you have to pay if the apple store finds out you jailbreak your ipod
none, its legal to jailbreak
yeah i think its none cuz they say if ur ipod need reperation take it o apple store but unjailbreak it well we took it still jailbroken and they dint say anything cuz they nedded to wipe out everything to repair it
hey i have a question………….can u still update your ipod after u jailbreak it???????n how do u get winterboard
You can of course still update your iPod via iTunes after you`ve jailbrocken it, with this process though you`re unjailbreaking it again, but no harm done. You can get th winterboard in cydia (the app that comes directly with the jailbreak and will be installed)
You can of course still update your iPod via iTunes after you`ve jailbrocken it, with this process though you`re unjailbreaking it again, but no harm done. You can get th winterboard in cydia (the app that comes directly with the jailbreak and will be installed)
worked perfectly first time!
Dumb just get the new 4G and it has all this without having to do it they caught up to us
!!!!!
Thank God I got down this far, I was seriously considering this jailbreaking thing! When they started talking about not having wallpapers n $h!t, I was confused bcuz my iTouch has evrythg! I guess that would b bcuz it’s the iTouch 4 (2011) so THNK U so very much! Still, how do I get the good games for free?! Is there a pirate bay for iTouch’s?
Yah my friend lost the app store on her iPhone, even when she restored it still didn’t reappear. but now she has the iPhone 4 soooo… she’s so lucky ;o;
if you do a jail break and you arre on a conntract, can you get in the shite for it?
can we install ipa files directly without jail break…???
Hey does it effect your ipod touch at all!! any problems it gives you? I NEED TO KNOW!!
Guys there are a lot of tutorials on YouTube! Search: for your idevice and wich generation you got and wich firmware you got. (the last firmware from Apple is 4.2.1) If it was me i would search for this: how to jailbreak IPod touch 4 gen 4.2.1! Just do that! Jailbreaking is very easy
Ok i thought i liked jailbreaking my ipod touch but here’s my opinion now.
I have a 1.3.1 3gen 8gig ipod touch. I jailbroke it. The themes were AWESOME. but then i wanted to use my ipod and noticed some apps no longer opened and it was significantly slower. fine whatever i could deal. but apple came out with new software allowing you to do stuff similiar to themes. besides themes the only other up was free games. but those aren’t all that good, there was a reason apple didn’t accept them. So i wanted to unjailbreak my ipod so it would run faster and i could update it, but during the reset it became unresponsive it is now (for lack of better word) a brick that lights up. Now i tried DFU mode, i tried recovery mode i tried manually resetting my ipod, i’ve tried at least 5 different ways it will not reset. I even tried a pc back up. this happened to my friend too. i’m going back to the apple store int he hopes that the story that if they can’t turn it on and you have applecare and you don’t tell them it’s jailbroken they will replace it and never know. i really hope this is true, look i know jailbreaking sounds exciting and new, but it’s not all that great the games sucked the themes were cool but slowed it down and now i have a brick. Do yourself a favor and just update your ipod touch instead of jailbreaking.
ummm i have a IPod touch 4G and my older bro says it is not worth JailBreaking it and i just got mine and i dont wanna break it or anythin and i have the same questions as you so can someone answer the same questions as CLV and send it t my email at : summercandy2010@hotmail.com and also can JailBreaking work on an Ipod Touch 4G
Thanks
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Thanks man
The very last thin he just said, may not seem as important as the advantages, but doing that takes up a lot of your time, restoring your firmware, waiting! It doesnt sound good. And it isnt. Like he said, you probably wouldnt want an apple employee to see that your ipod touch is jailbroken. That is, because jailbreaking is against the apple law and can seriousley injure your brand new ipo, whether it freezes every now and then (who wants that?) or juss completley crashes or breaks. It sounds good, but likehe said, its to good to betrue!! Jailbreaking your ipod can really hurt it!
Do you hear yourself? The “APPLE LAW”?! Lmfao, stop acting like a corporate drone and fuckin grow a pair. Your warranty’s gonna be expired by the time you read this anyway.
this didn’t help i need you to help jailbreak my ipod touch step by step please and thank you
No you can’t songs are copyrighted by the maker and the money goes to the artist so if you get it for free then it’s stealing
i have jailbroken my ipod touch 2g mc model.but i cant get the home screen wallpaper.plz help me.
If I jailbreak do I lose apps and music and is it neccesary for Apple peel or C apple peel
what are the disadvantages of jailbreaking my ipod
Can you read ther is a whole section of disadvantages
That was a dumbazz question, huh?!?!?! Smh ctfu!
jccjamieson’s comment was enough, douche bag. you don’t have to be a fucking smug asshole. just for your stupid attitude towards oli, the next time you ask a stupid question, which you will, someone should come along and bash your brains in with a fucking bat, and crack the fuck up, as you put it.
If we jail break a iPod touch does it will delete all the apps????? Pls reply
You will keep all your old apps
hmmm i like this but what is a real percentage of it freezing
I’m a little hesitant bcuz I have the new iTouch 4g (2012) version! My husband payed A LOT of $$$ for this! I couldn’t afford to fck it up! It’s my personal (mini) computer! I use It for absolutely everything! This jailbreaking sounds really fckn great but just one “disadvantage” could render it a “paper-weight” & me a “river-rock” lol (if u catch my drift) I really want the free games n sht tho! Does any1 kno another way? Like a pirate bay for iPod? Or a “Napster” for music?! Plz let me kno, if I find sumthin I’ll post it here!!!! Thnx!
I would LOVE to have all of that but i dont know if it is the risk of breaking my ipod. Should I?
I got a question and I’d love an answer so can you get jailbroken apps onto iTunes (it doesn’t matter if u don’t use I tunes) to a normal ipod that’s not jailbroken cause then I won’t bother with mine
I hav no clue but I was wondering the same thing
I got a question and I’d love an answer so can you get jailbroken apps onto iTunes (it doesn’t matter if u don’t use I tunes) to a normal ipod that’s not jailbroken cause then I won’t bother with mine
Just about every one here that is on the fence with the whole “jailbreak” idea, seems to be concerned with one thing. You all want a promise or guarantee that the “jailbreak” will not break your device.
If you don’t have the funds to go out and throw down hard cash for the FULL PRICE of your device, then you should most likely stay away from the “jailbreak”. Guarantees and warranties are for people who want to live by the terms and conditions of the manufacturer.
Well if you could read then you can clearly see that it says “If you ever take it back to Apple for warranty, you probably don’t want
them to see that you’ve jailbroken it so you might spend another 10 MINUTES doing a FIRMWARE RESTORE through iTunes to set your iPhone or iPod Touch back to its ORIGINAL SETTINGS”
Honestly, if anyone thinks jailbreaking isn’t that much better than the original you must be extremely ignorant to what it can actually do. SBSettings alone make the jailbreak worth your while, not to mention Installous, AND not having the same fucking ringtone as every other iphone user in the world. Ever been in a store with people that have iphones? Guess what happens, one of em rings then everyone checks their phone cuz everyone has the same gay ass ringtone for texting and for phone calls. Being limited on customization with original settings for a 500 dollar phone doesn’t sound very appealing either. OH GUESS ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD…YOU CAN BUY A ORIGINAL IPHONE THEN JAILBREAK AND UNLOCK IT THEN RESALE IT FOR MORE MONEY…DAMN THAT REALLY DOESNT SOUND LIKE IT’S WORTH IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO DO THAT.
So quit being a n00b
Can I do it with a 4 Gen iPod touch
Grrr. wtf? i downloaded everything.. but when i do the shift click on itunes it doesnt recognize the little custom download whatchamabobbie. help?
if you jailbreak with blackra1n can you add back your music
Once your I pod is jailbroken can it hurt it if you up date it ?
silly people if you are going to get the android lock app dont ever let your iphone or ipod touch die it most likely wont boot back up just fall into a deep attempted power up and then just shut off and will repeat that proccess forever
you eat dick u hoe
Wtf
you eat dick u hoe
I have an itouch 2nd gen 4.2.1
the jailbreak went great, bt when i restarted the itouch it is just powerfing off for like 2 hrs now!! dont have a clue what to do, the keys arent working, so cant put in DFU mode either… pls help
I have an itouch 2nd gen 4.2.1
the jailbreak went great, bt when i restarted the itouch it is just powerfing off for like 2 hrs now!! dont have a clue what to do, the keys arent working, so cant put in DFU mode either… pls help
can someone please tell me what is the safest easiest and fastest way to jailbreak 4th gen iPod touch 8g
my hotmail address is
conormsmurphs2k7@hotmail.com
please reply asap
can someone please tell me what is the safest easiest and fastest way to jailbreak 4th gen iPod touch 8g
my hotmail address is
conormsmurphs2k7@hotmail.com
please reply asap
nice post!
nice post!
nice post!
thanks for the post!
thanks for the post!
thanks for the post!
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I jailbroke my ipod touch a few days ago, and it is working fine. I heard that you would have to set it up as a new device in itunes after you jailbreak it, but itunes still recognizes it and puts everything on there as usual. The only thing is that now itunes won’t come up automatically when i plug my ipod in. I click on the itunes and then it recognizes my ipod and syncs it. It’s a minor thing but i was wondering if anybody knows how to fix it. Other than that everything went fine and I’m really enjoying cydia and stuff. I would recommend jailbreaking to anybody. I was afraid it was going to mess with my music and stuff but my music is all still there.
I aint breakin my shit
I aint breakin my shit
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can you get music for free too
can you get music for free too
can you get music for free too
I jailbroke my iPod 5 days ago and it crashed, I just wasted a 64g 4th generation iPod touch! It isn’t really all that great when u jailbreak it, but groove shark app rocks! It is so cool that your whole memory gets wiped out!!!!!!! How awesome is that?
Hi Guys,
question is do i jail break or leave be. My friend thinks jail breaking had no affect on the pod crashing and dying, but more to do with being dropped ( a high possibility, as my little 4yr old often got her sticky mitts on it )
Can someone help me please although you are gonna think i am a idiot. Last yr i got myself a black ipod touch, a friend jail broke it for me, was so pleased and loved it.. Unfortunately a few months down the line it went wrong, i somehow acquired ‘ the white screen of death ‘ as it is known, the same friend reset the ipod but it hasnt worked.
I was and am still gutted !
Am due to get the white ipod 8gb next week after tons of saving
What do you think….
Hi Guys,
question is do i jail break or leave be. My friend thinks jail breaking had no affect on the pod crashing and dying, but more to do with being dropped ( a high possibility, as my little 4yr old often got her sticky mitts on it )
Can someone help me please although you are gonna think i am a idiot. Last yr i got myself a black ipod touch, a friend jail broke it for me, was so pleased and loved it.. Unfortunately a few months down the line it went wrong, i somehow acquired ‘ the white screen of death ‘ as it is known, the same friend reset the ipod but it hasnt worked.
I was and am still gutted !
Am due to get the white ipod 8gb next week after tons of saving
What do you think….
so it i jailbreak my ipod2g and t bricks. i just hold down home screen and lock screen button
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
I own an ipod touch first generation upgraded to version 3, I heard that it can be jail broken only if I roll back to version 2, how do I do this, and moreover the reason I wanted to jail break is I want to use my touch for navigation purposes also….is there any app in cydia or other apps which helps in navigating…gps etc. Please help me on these queries….
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After jailbreaking itouch, must still use itunes to add music or can i use the drag and drop method? Been thinking about jb’n it since its over a year old. I just hate itunes music syncing. with a lustfull passion.
I don’t know, I’m getting mine in the mail, It seems like a big risk, I worked hard for it, It has a 14 day return, Its a 3g 8gb Itouch and I really want to, but I don’t want to risk throwing $100 down the toilet *floooooosh* xD I want to do it, but I’m scared, unfortunately, I have parental controls on my cpu and I tries opening spirit but I need permission from admin, I don’t know if my parents would allow it, and blackra1n doesn’t work on it, Safari can’t secure a safe connection or whatever, anyway, I might ask my bro to jailbreak it, I don’t know……… I don’t want to ruin it cuz I really need it ‘cuz I’m going on a 14 hr car trip, *sigh* Please reply!
Quick question to any one who has tried and succeed ( or not ) in jail breaking an iPod touch, worth it or not? I want to know if worth it to take the risk of accidentally bricking my $300 iPod. Please answer my question.
Please send replies to my email: konnorf137@stu.nebo.edu
hi i jailbroke my iphone yesterday & now i dont have my sms app or phone app to call or text!! what should i do ???