This isn't generally true. It is illegal to circumvent digital copyright protection in the U.S., even if it's on a DVD player you bought and own. But jailbreaking is explicitly legal in the U.S. (though you could void your warranty I've heard). The house analogy, like all analogies, doesn't prove anything and could only be used to make a point easier to understand, plus it's a bad analogy anyway.
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'Pangu' Jailbreak for iOS 7.1.x Updated with Support for OS X and English
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This isn't generally true. It is illegal to circumvent digital copyright protection in the U.S., even if it's on a DVD player you bought and own. But jailbreaking is explicitly legal in the U.S. (though you could void your warranty I've heard). The house analogy, like all analogies, doesn't prove anything and could only be used to make a point easier to understand, plus it's a bad analogy anyway.
Will do. There was an error and I had to do it over again, so maybe something went wrong.
This is definitely not as polished as the jailbreaks from the established groups have been. I had to run the Pangu tool three times before the jailbreak completed successfully. But, in the end, it did work.
However a significant number of tweaks don't currently function properly on 7.1 - so it's not for anyone who gets upset when something doesn't work right. And remember - Cydia safe mode is definitely your friend (respring/reboot while holding the volume up button).
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Since when do package repositories like 25pp have icons? It's just a list you find under "Sources" in the Cydia app. It's easy to verify whether or not a particular repo is present.
Anyway, with the English version 25pp is not installed.
However a significant number of tweaks don't currently function properly on 7.1 - so it's not for anyone who gets upset when something doesn't work right. And remember - Cydia safe mode is definitely your friend (respring/reboot while holding the volume up button).
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Since when do package repositories like 25pp have icons? It's just a list you find under "Sources" in the Cydia app. It's easy to verify whether or not a particular repo is present.
Anyway, with the English version 25pp is not installed.
AKA: I don't really know what this is, but it sounds dodgy, so I'm going to complain about it?
Jailbreaking is simply allowing users to use their iPhone in a way they see fit, separate from Apple's "walled garden." Some people find it useful to do more advanced things on their phone than Apple allows (third-party keyboards, for example,) some do it solely because they like "having the freedom" to do what they want. Some, yes, do it to load pirated apps.
I have waffled back and forth with jailbreaking. I liked some of the jailbreak-only apps in the past, but gradually apps with the same functionality became available on the official App Store (or the functionality became built-in to the OS.) Each OS version, more and more of the features I jailbroke for end up available "legitimately." With iOS 8, all of my remaining reasons will be gone. I will upgrade to iOS 8 on launch day, even if no jailbreak is available. And if no jailbreak ever becomes available, I won't worry.
I do consider the fact that jailbreaks come out to be a good thing, though. It both keeps Apple competitive, and helps find legitimate security holes and gets them fixed!
I have it and it works the same as evasion, no issues, drain to battery and everything seems to be working fine, go for it
No need for this big explanation about stuff i and most others already know. All i said was that i dont understand why this story is on MacRumots when there just be stuff about Apple made stuff or certified third party Apple stuff. Is there aomething to complain and waste time typing about now?
I've only JB once on 7.0.4 so quick Q if you don't mind: what's the best process to use 7.1.1 and jailbreak it while not losing data?
- backup using iTunes
- how to backup JB data?
- reset phone and upgrade to 7.1.1
- JB
- restore from iTunes back
- how to restore JB data?
Any clues? And so Cydia will still be available with the JB Pangu, right?
Thanks
- backup using iTunes
- how to backup JB data?
- reset phone and upgrade to 7.1.1
- JB
- restore from iTunes back
- how to restore JB data?
Any clues? And so Cydia will still be available with the JB Pangu, right?
Thanks
In some countries, Eula's are invalid... especially when they can only be agreed upon AFTER the product packaging has been opened.
First off there's a giant section in the forums just for it.
By now you have been torn to shreads but you should check out what it actually is. Not everyone who jailbreaks uses it for illegal things (piracy, cheating at games, etc)
When you update to 7.1.1 you can restore from your backup immediately afterward - that happens prior to the Pangu jailbreak.
I've had mixed results using tweaks that supposedly backup and restore jailbreak data in these sorts of situations. Activator's built-in option to do this for its own settings does seem to work. But I just make a list of my installed tweaks before I update.
And yes, Cydia is installed as part of the Pangu jailbreak, and the default repos are all installed as well.
My advice is to be patient. The jailbreak failed halfway through two different times for me - third time was a charm. If it fails for you, just run Pangu again. And check out some of the help threads, especially on Reddit's /r/jailbreak.
I am in the same boat. The biggest item I had heard was the keyboard. I am fine with the one I get, but iOS 8 will allow me to try others. In general, I would say that if there are things you want to change that Apple will not let you change (like the keyboard or icons) then jail breaking may be right for you. Personally, part of the value proposition of Apple is that it just works. I left windows in my rearview mirror precisely because I was sick of all the constant tinkering. I am at that point in life where I rather spend my time on other activities. So for me I use everything Apple the way Apple designed them. It is not perfect, but overall, I am much better off than with Windows or Android or jail breaking (in that order).
I can get by without that until September. Anything else that makes it still worthwhile?
I bought an app that enables the built in hotspot functionality while being on att unlimited data.
I agree, although there used to be a few things that made it worth jailbreaking. Now I can't imagine what else I could want besides the new features in 8.
I'm not bound to any hotspot restrictions and my phone is factory unlocked, so two more reasons I no longer need a jailbreak :/ Is the community dying?
My favorite is probably Activator. I can assign swipe gestures to replace certain actions - for example, I swipe left across the task bar instead of hit the home button (my home button still works... I just don't have to press it). I swipe right to get to the app switcher. I hold down on the task bar to turn the screen off. And so on...
(Back before I owned an iPhone, I had an old iPod Touch where the home button stopped working. Having jailbroken it meant it continued to be completely functional rather than becoming a paperweight)
Having SSH access means I can install DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.
ProtectMyPrivacy gives me even more control over what apps can and can't access on my phone.
There are more, but those three immediately sprang to mind.