The Potential of JailBreaking
If you’re feeling just a little bit more anarchistic than the average bear, then there may be more attractive things to look than just being able to record a slightly longer video than what’s typically allowed. When a phone is completely jailbroken, there are even more things that the user can do than what a less informed person may initially believe. Before we can dive into what’s truly the reach of jailbroken iPhone capabilities, however, we must first realize just how the regular iPhone is run.
Advantages and Disadvantages
The benefits are obvious. A jailbroken iPhone is able to provide much more functionality than the standard one. Here are some of the jailbreak benefits:
The ability to unlock the network; The possibility of modifying the system files; The ability to install applications rejected by Apple and other applications developed by third-party companies via Cydia; Able to install any software for free; Possible customization for a device that have installed previous versions of iOS; Bluetooth transfer between iPhone and other devices (iPhone, iPod, PC, … any device that has Bluetooth) Disadvantages are little. The jailbreak process is completely reversible by a simple restore in iTunes. The only real disadvantage can occur when you jailbreak your iPhone, the process crashes and sometimes you are forced to resume it or do a restore.
The possibility of losing the warranty. However, by a simple restore process in iTunes, bring the phone to its original shape; Impairing the functionality, for many applications installed on Cydia. Applies when you abuse the installing software; Cydia
Cydia is a program that can be used to install, browse and download all of the third party applications that you’ll ever need, and it’s located in the general jailbreaking tools that you’ll get when searching for your own virtual rig to completely free Web application browsing.
Potential to Unlock any iPhone
Another major reason to consider jailbreaking is that it opens the window to unlocking the phone. While jailbreaking and unlocking would seem very easy to get confused as meaning the exact same thing, they are actually quite different. To jailbreak a phone means to get it an unlimited range of access to third party applications, unlocking the iPhone refers to the carrier. An iPhone that’s been unlocked has had its SIM lock broken, which allows it have complete compatibility with any carrier that the user chooses to subscribe it to. A jailbroken iPhone does not immediately imply that the phone can be subscribed to any carrier than the person wants, but it does mean that the phone at least has the potential.
The ability to unlock a phone is given to the iPhone after jailbreaking because of the effects on the phone’s firmware, allowing it to have access to any number of third party applications. Firmware is easy to understand if you combine your understanding of hardware and software. Hardware has to do with the physical components of your device, software has to do with the programs that can be activated and run on the device, and firmware concerns the internal code that gives different instructions for the hardware to follow. Firmware can be compared to a “script” that the iPhone follows in order for it to operate. Your iPhone firmware also determines the level of the different installed security patches within the device to be activated in the case that they are actually needed. While Apple often releases an updated version of firmware to make their devices less susceptible to bugs and to provide refurbished features, a jailbroken iPhone will generally have no need for such updates.
Do not confuse jailbreak with unlock (unlock the device from a certain network to use any carier). Jailbreak without unlock possible, not vice versa!
Things to Remember about iPhone Jailbreak
Jailbreaking your iPhone can indeed be an attractive and relatively economical concept; there are several small details that shouldn’t be glossed over if you’re really going to go through with it. The kind of method used to a jailbreak a phone varies between different models, so you have to acquaint yourself with your specific model of phone and the methods for jailbreaking that phone specifically; neglecting to check could result in causing irreparable damage to your device, which will be voided due to you making alterations to the manufacturing settings.
Is it Legal?
Yes! There have been attempts in the U.S. for this process to be outlawed but the trial court has given the verdict that the jailbreak process is perfectly legal as long as you do not use code owned by someone else. All one needs to do first is to do is find a reputable free jailbreak tool to handle the job. One must also check if the latest version of iTunes is running on your iPhone. This must be properly in sync so that important files will be backed up easily.
If you’re interested in learning how to jailbreak iPhone for free, here are some step-by-step guide that you can follow to make it possible:
iOS 9.3.3 - 9.2 Jailbreak Available - but Rough
As we expected, this jailbreak comes from the Pangu Team: previous jailbreaks have also come from Pangu and, while this is great news, their jailbreak tools are sometimes a little rough around the edges. This new 9.3.3 jailbreak is in Chinese, Pangu have released the English version, and it's only available for Windows. It’s also a semi-tethered jailbreak, which means that whenever you reboot your iPhone you'll need to use an app to jailbreak everything again.
Note: this new jailbreak by Pangu has been designed for iOS devices on the 64-bit standard: this means that you won't be able to install the jailbreak tool on Apple devices below the A7 series. So, with iPhone's it means that models prior to the iPhone 5S, 4S, and below, will be locked out.
For the time being, Pangu will only work on a PC, meaning that Mac users are out of luck. But that's not a problem, because there's a new way of jailbreaking iOS 9.3.3 without using a computer. So, if you only have a Mac computer, don't worry, because you can use iOS 9.2 to jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 in just a matter of minutes.
The great news about this jailbreak is that Pangu's tool is not really complicated to use, and it really only requires a few clicks.
Ideally you'll wait until they've ironed out all the bugs in this tool, but if you're really anxious to get jailbreaking right now, then it is doable.
Here’s How to Jailbreak iPhone Running iOS 9 - 9.0.2
We must admit that Pangu Team surprised everyone with the release of its jailbreak for iOS 9 to iOS 9.0.2, supporting iPhone 6s/6s Plus/6/6 Plus/5s/5c/5/4s terminals. This tutorial will show you the right way to jailbreak your iPhone running iOS 9.0.2 with Pangu 9.
Before you start, here are some important notes:
Start by backing-up all your data to either iCloud or iTunes; If you have already upgraded to any version of iOS 9 from an 'Over The Air' (OTA) update system you must be sure to first restore to a fresh version of iOS 9.0.2 from iTunes. Failure to do this will probably result in a jailbreak failure on your iPhone. iOS 9.0.2 is available from HERE Latest version of iTunes installed. The first step is to turn off Find My iPhone on your iPhone. To do this, go to Settings - iCloud - Find My iPhone - then turn off 'Find my iPhone'. Turn off Passcode and Touch ID unlock. Do this by navigating to Settings - Touch ID & Passcode, then tap on 'Turn Passcode Off'. From Settings, switch on Airplane Mode. Download Pangu 9 for WINDOWS Or MAC Launch Pangu 9 by connecting your iPhone to your computer. For the jailbreak to begin, you must now click on the Start button in the center. Another window will open: to continue, tap on 'Already backup'. You will notice during the jailbreak process that two apps appear on the Home screen - one named WWDC and the other named Pangu. Now your iPhone will reboot automatically, after which the tool will ask that you unlock your device and turn on Airplane Mode.
Once you have turned on Airplane Mode again you will notice that the tool continues on with the jailbreaking process. Now wait a short while, and it will ask you to run the Pangu app from your Home screen. Do this, and when prompted give access to Photos app. Wait for a moment while the jailbreak completes: you will then get a message 'Jailbreak Completed' on the tool. It is now safe for you to close the Pangu app on Windows. When your terminal restarts you will notice that you now have Cydia on the Home screen. And that's all there is. Your iPhone is now jailbroken.
Now that you have jailbroken your iPhone, don't forget to turn on Find My iPhone and Touch ID/Passcode on your device.
How to Jailbreak iOS 8.4 - 8.1 using TaiG
Recently, Apple released its new iOS 8 update, known as Version iOS 8.4. This update provides various improvements and fixes to iOS devices including a fix to an issue with the iTunes Store ringtone. At this point it appears that Apple hasn't yet fixed the security exploits which allow users to jailbreak their iPhones.
TaiG has just released version 2.4.3 of its iOS 8 jailbreaking tool, and this one is capable of jailbreaking iOS 8.4. As with past releases of jailbreaking tools, this one is also a Windows-only tool. So, you can follow our step-by-step guide if you're running Windows. If you're on Mac then you should use our virtual machine tutorial on running Windows OS X and jailbreaking.
The TaiG jailbreaking tool comes complete with version 1.1.23 of the Cydia Store, and this can be installed by the user during the process of jailbreaking.
Please note: iTunes must be installed on Windows so it can be recognized by your iPhone 4s.
If possible, update to iOS 8.4 on your iPhone using a fresh install; Connect your iOS device to your terminal: now disable Passcode Lock and Find My iPhone;
