Jailbreakingor rooting as its often referred to on Androidwas once a common practice on iPhones.
However, there are notable risks involved.
Jailbreaking essentially removes the security measures taken by Apple designed to protect your phone from various threats.
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Therefore, you also risk losing the phone’s warranty with Apple."
What Is Jailbreaking?
Essentially, jailbreaking allows users to break out of the sandbox Apple has created within the iPhone.
But why risk your phones warranty and security just for access to more apps and customization?
Jailbreaking an iPhone doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to get hacked.
It just means your security is now in your own hands.
“The default Safari surfing app on iPhone is much less functional than the iPad version, for example.
On a jailbroken phone, you might fix this and get back some of that functionality.”
Essentially, jailbreaking allows users to break out of the sandbox Apple has created within the iPhone.
Being able to make small fixes like this is something many users enjoy about the jailbreaking experience.
He says these two points are just scraping the surface of whats possible.
“Jailbreaking an iPhone doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to get hacked.
It just means your security is now in your own hands.
Apple will no longer serve as a buffer between the iPhone and attackers in many situations.”
