iPhone Jailbreaking 101
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 running time 07:32
We all know iPhone jailbreaking exists. Let's not ignore it anymore. Today, Mauricio Balvanera teaches you how to jailbreak your phone.
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Review by Mauricio Balvanera.
What is Jailbreaking?
Jailbreaking is the process of opening your iphone or iPod Touch to run unofficial apps bypassing Apple's distribution and approval process. The analogy is that you're "freeing" the phone from the prison walls of Apples overbearing control. If Apple had it their way, jailbreaking would be illegal. But as it turns out, of now, you bought the iPhone, it's yours, you can do whatever you want with it. So let's learn how to jailbreak.
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Highlights
open source software: 0:50operating system: 1:51
blackberry: 4:54
Automatically Generated Transcript
May not be 100% accurate" Are you an iPhone using lot of rain on -- bragging parade. Let's use an iPhone jailbreak."
" That's brought -- by go to. Hey welcome at judgment I'm pleased about and -- that you may have noticed lately the attack that's right and you're right. Has lost against the I found. Now as a general gadget geek I'm pretty excited about the release of your right. Competition in the smart phone market only makes them better products. But with hooks and holes that -- The elf in the middle of the room amongst iPhone owners of the fact that the iPhone can rent simultaneous apps you can customize the system. And you can -- open source software. That is if you know -- I -- now what still breaking. Jail breaking of the process of opening your iPhone or iPod Touch to run unofficial acts bypassing Apple's distribution and approval process. In reality is that your freeing the iPhone from the prison law that Apple's overbearing control. But why would you -- a -- that. Well let's take Google Voice for example. -- FCC apple and Google litigate their way through port systems Google Voice is already available. Right now as a jail broken application. Wanna listen to pandora music while using other applications. There's an -- for that as well. How about a war useful home screen. The visa application that manipulate the phone at a system level using open development philosophies. Is exactly what -- claims only they can do. Apple what response to these attack ads because if they had their way jail breaking would be illegal. Apple doesn't like the idea of manipulating the phone's operating system and -- tossing copyright claims around. But as it churns out as of now you've bought the phone it's yours you can do what ever you want with it. The electronic frontier foundation has a great article on Apple's claims. And the various slot that main -- After any hot lap of the day I'm gonna show you step by step how to jailbreak your iPhone preparing for upcoming. GO broken application."
" Hey if any with your hot after the day. We've got actually two products for today the first to star was trying to track and and when you see in Star Wars that is to say everyone there's the classic thing that the title refers to it and now you can experiences wherever you go. You're missing -- he's the fourth to overthrow the evil galactic and -- He's in the arms control he got your spacecraft this series of optical and Darth -- tried to gun down the rebel alliance. It comes with original music and sound effects for Lindsay to give you pretty authentic experience at 409 it's not exactly bargain but Star Wars fans may wanna check this one out. Secondly we have a little iPhone not terrible for you apropos today's topic why -- the people jailbreak -- by the potential risk. Basically it's a way to liberate your -- the guidelines apple imposes on developers and users. Now this is -- Handed -- applicants who contact info for members of the nineteenth senate and House of Representatives can you spot the offensive content in bubble wrap. We couldn't either but it was initially projected on the grounds of the caricatures ridicule public figures. The artists complain and after brief storm of bad press. Apple relented and finally approved the act in a blog -- the artist Tim Richmond described the approval process as ludicrous and inconsistent. And a fair number of iPhone users agree. So is it enough to make you jailbreak your phone watch the rest of Mountain -- and decide for yourself. And if you wanna make an impact online godaddy.com has exactly what you need. Dot com names as low as what 99 class world class -- fast and easy web site builders and much much more. Support -- judgment and he's the -- check out to get 10% off your order now back to now for the rest of your jailbreak lesson."
" Haaretz that to start things off. Back up your iPhone or iPod Touch if anything goes wrong at this point the easy fix is going to be to restore your phone to its creed jail broken state. Now makes your iTunes is that today and download black rain which you can find that black brains dot com -- and rain replaced but the ones. Black rain as the software crowbar that's gonna manipulate the software is operating systems at the time of this recording I'm running iTunes nine point oh points to. Black -- release candidate three. And iPhone OS three point one point -- to. Now connect your phone or iPod your computer and launch flak for -- gonna get this basic window and it simply says make it rain. -- go ahead and click on that but your phone will now answer recovery mode and you get a brief image of GO hot creator of black rain. Do you think. Maybe a little bit but we're here to praise the genius of this -- not his design aesthetics because you're just about that. The phone has now I'm gonna rebuild it does find the Blackberry application on your -- and -- black friend. Now that you're presented with the option to install three applications. City on rock and ice. Select city in Iraq. Now I see is a phone unlocked her and stuff like your own risk of for the purpose of this tutorial we're just gonna think that -- breaking up -- can stop. What you've just installed are essentially to a new app stores once installed reboot your phone and you're done. That's it. This has been less about how to tutorial and more of a demonstration of how easy it is to jailbreak your phone nowadays. I recommend you immediately download and metallic screen background there and nasty -- Now there's a few things he should keep in mind when jailbreak your found. You're voiding your warranty. They'll take your jail broken iPhone or iPod to the genius -- unless you wanna be laughed out of the store. Now luckily this isn't a physical -- your permanently breaking if you do need your device service simply restore to rise to its creed jail broken state. Don't upgraded devices firmware without checking the black rain website compatibility. You may have to restart your phone or hold off on upgrading altogether. Install one application at a time and check to make sure everything's running okay. After jail breaking there's nothing you wanna do more than load up gigabytes took off some acts but remember these are on monitored applications. He's safe and use common sense."
" There's a bug going around lately called iPhone slash privacy got paid -- that's wreaking havoc on jail broken iPhone was luckily in order for that's effective. You would need -- sense doll and Unix tool called access age -- don't know what it is you don't install it. If you have a need for -- you some common sense change the default password."
" Also keep in mind that a lot of the more useful applications -- system manipulators. So get ready for a lot of soft resets."
" So that's that. Now I stress the jailbreak your own risk aspect."
" Not to scare you out of that are really just remind you that you just eliminated a layer of security by bypassing Apple's approved acts. Join us at a -- that revision3.com. Slash app judgment for FaceBook page at FaceBook dot com slash app judgment. And tells them at your favorite jump from an applications. We're gonna be reviewing -- that's an upcoming episodes so there's no better way to discover safe and -- apps and through word of mouth and community trusts. A season."
" Yeah."
" Are you an iPhone using lot of rain on -- bragging parade. Let's use an iPhone jailbreak."
" That's brought -- by go to. Hey welcome at judgment I'm pleased about and -- that you may have noticed lately the attack that's right and you're right. Has lost against the I found. Now as a general gadget geek I'm pretty excited about the release of your right. Competition in the smart phone market only makes them better products. But with hooks and holes that -- The elf in the middle of the room amongst iPhone owners of the fact that the iPhone can rent simultaneous apps you can customize the system. And you can -- open source software. That is if you know -- I -- now what still breaking. Jail breaking of the process of opening your iPhone or iPod Touch to run unofficial acts bypassing Apple's distribution and approval process. In reality is that your freeing the iPhone from the prison law that Apple's overbearing control. But why would you -- a -- that. Well let's take Google Voice for example. -- FCC apple and Google litigate their way through port systems Google Voice is already available. Right now as a jail broken application. Wanna listen to pandora music while using other applications. There's an -- for that as well. How about a war useful home screen. The visa application that manipulate the phone at a system level using open development philosophies. Is exactly what -- claims only they can do. Apple what response to these attack ads because if they had their way jail breaking would be illegal. Apple doesn't like the idea of manipulating the phone's operating system and -- tossing copyright claims around. But as it churns out as of now you've bought the phone it's yours you can do what ever you want with it. The electronic frontier foundation has a great article on Apple's claims. And the various slot that main -- After any hot lap of the day I'm gonna show you step by step how to jailbreak your iPhone preparing for upcoming. GO broken application."
" Hey if any with your hot after the day. We've got actually two products for today the first to star was trying to track and and when you see in Star Wars that is to say everyone there's the classic thing that the title refers to it and now you can experiences wherever you go. You're missing -- he's the fourth to overthrow the evil galactic and -- He's in the arms control he got your spacecraft this series of optical and Darth -- tried to gun down the rebel alliance. It comes with original music and sound effects for Lindsay to give you pretty authentic experience at 409 it's not exactly bargain but Star Wars fans may wanna check this one out. Secondly we have a little iPhone not terrible for you apropos today's topic why -- the people jailbreak -- by the potential risk. Basically it's a way to liberate your -- the guidelines apple imposes on developers and users. Now this is -- Handed -- applicants who contact info for members of the nineteenth senate and House of Representatives can you spot the offensive content in bubble wrap. We couldn't either but it was initially projected on the grounds of the caricatures ridicule public figures. The artists complain and after brief storm of bad press. Apple relented and finally approved the act in a blog -- the artist Tim Richmond described the approval process as ludicrous and inconsistent. And a fair number of iPhone users agree. So is it enough to make you jailbreak your phone watch the rest of Mountain -- and decide for yourself. And if you wanna make an impact online godaddy.com has exactly what you need. Dot com names as low as what 99 class world class -- fast and easy web site builders and much much more. Support -- judgment and he's the -- check out to get 10% off your order now back to now for the rest of your jailbreak lesson."
" Haaretz that to start things off. Back up your iPhone or iPod Touch if anything goes wrong at this point the easy fix is going to be to restore your phone to its creed jail broken state. Now makes your iTunes is that today and download black rain which you can find that black brains dot com -- and rain replaced but the ones. Black rain as the software crowbar that's gonna manipulate the software is operating systems at the time of this recording I'm running iTunes nine point oh points to. Black -- release candidate three. And iPhone OS three point one point -- to. Now connect your phone or iPod your computer and launch flak for -- gonna get this basic window and it simply says make it rain. -- go ahead and click on that but your phone will now answer recovery mode and you get a brief image of GO hot creator of black rain. Do you think. Maybe a little bit but we're here to praise the genius of this -- not his design aesthetics because you're just about that. The phone has now I'm gonna rebuild it does find the Blackberry application on your -- and -- black friend. Now that you're presented with the option to install three applications. City on rock and ice. Select city in Iraq. Now I see is a phone unlocked her and stuff like your own risk of for the purpose of this tutorial we're just gonna think that -- breaking up -- can stop. What you've just installed are essentially to a new app stores once installed reboot your phone and you're done. That's it. This has been less about how to tutorial and more of a demonstration of how easy it is to jailbreak your phone nowadays. I recommend you immediately download and metallic screen background there and nasty -- Now there's a few things he should keep in mind when jailbreak your found. You're voiding your warranty. They'll take your jail broken iPhone or iPod to the genius -- unless you wanna be laughed out of the store. Now luckily this isn't a physical -- your permanently breaking if you do need your device service simply restore to rise to its creed jail broken state. Don't upgraded devices firmware without checking the black rain website compatibility. You may have to restart your phone or hold off on upgrading altogether. Install one application at a time and check to make sure everything's running okay. After jail breaking there's nothing you wanna do more than load up gigabytes took off some acts but remember these are on monitored applications. He's safe and use common sense."
" There's a bug going around lately called iPhone slash privacy got paid -- that's wreaking havoc on jail broken iPhone was luckily in order for that's effective. You would need -- sense doll and Unix tool called access age -- don't know what it is you don't install it. If you have a need for -- you some common sense change the default password."
" Also keep in mind that a lot of the more useful applications -- system manipulators. So get ready for a lot of soft resets."
" So that's that. Now I stress the jailbreak your own risk aspect."
" Not to scare you out of that are really just remind you that you just eliminated a layer of security by bypassing Apple's approved acts. Join us at a -- that revision3.com. Slash app judgment for FaceBook page at FaceBook dot com slash app judgment. And tells them at your favorite jump from an applications. We're gonna be reviewing -- that's an upcoming episodes so there's no better way to discover safe and -- apps and through word of mouth and community trusts. A season."
" Yeah."
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Started discussion: November 18, 2009 @ 2:22am GMT
Episode 44 - iPhone Jailbreaking 101 [Discussion]
We all know iPhone jailbreaking exists. Let's not ignore it anymore. Today, Mauricio Balvanera teaches you how to jailbreak your phone.
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catten
4 months ago
if i where to jailbreak my iphone, can i still you the app store ?
catten
4 months ago
super, what other negative sides have to jailbrake an iphone?
besides I lose my warranty, and that i should think more about what I install, I mean, i am use to windows :P
besides I lose my warranty, and that i should think more about what I install, I mean, i am use to windows :P
maubrowncow
4 months ago
The other downfall I've run across is running apps in the background. You'll run out of memory fairly quickly on a 3G. I havn't tried backgrounding on a 3GS. That aside, the benefits have always outweighed the downfalls personally.
maubrowncow
4 months ago
Correction to Icy
Jailbreaking correction: Icy is an alternative to Rock and Cydia. sn0w (aka blacksn0w) is @geohot's iPhone unlocking thing, and is in now way like Icy. (thanks twitter.com/besweeet for the correction)
BeSweeet
4 months ago
Here's my take on jailbreaking: DO IT!!
Look at my SpringBoard:

Who wouldn't want something like that? It's on a 16GB white 3G, and it runs just as fast as it was without being jailbroken (ok, maybe a LITTLE bit slower).
You can see Backgrounder is backgrounding some apps (Mail, Phone, iPod). The wheel with the folders on it is called "PogoPlank", $1.99 in the Cydia Store. It turns the usual pages of apps into their own folder where you can easy sort and view your apps.
It's great. I would never have bought my iPhone 3G if it weren't for jailbreaking. I cannot live with the default... anything!
Word of advice: Don't use Rock. Rock is horrible compared to Cydia. Cydia has been around way longer, too.
Look at my SpringBoard:

Who wouldn't want something like that? It's on a 16GB white 3G, and it runs just as fast as it was without being jailbroken (ok, maybe a LITTLE bit slower).
You can see Backgrounder is backgrounding some apps (Mail, Phone, iPod). The wheel with the folders on it is called "PogoPlank", $1.99 in the Cydia Store. It turns the usual pages of apps into their own folder where you can easy sort and view your apps.
It's great. I would never have bought my iPhone 3G if it weren't for jailbreaking. I cannot live with the default... anything!
Word of advice: Don't use Rock. Rock is horrible compared to Cydia. Cydia has been around way longer, too.
dunce002917
4 months ago
Just jailbroken 3Gs
ok guy... I just thought of giving jailbreaking a try...what apps should I download next.. i downloaded appjudgement's quick 3 apps...
what's next?
whoisscott
4 months ago
I like poof, which allows you to hide icons, I went from 4 pages of apps to 1, i just use searchlight to find apps that aren't on the home screen.
Winterboard to change themes (make your icons pretty also the wallE notepad is nice :)
cycorder and qik - if you don't have a 3gs either will allow you to record video on your iphone 2g or 3g
Winterboard to change themes (make your icons pretty also the wallE notepad is nice :)
cycorder and qik - if you don't have a 3gs either will allow you to record video on your iphone 2g or 3g












