There are many misconceptions about the jailbreak, many of which we hear from year to year. Which one is it? Does jailbreak void the warranty on the iPhone and iPad? How difficult is it to jailbreak? Is there any sense to do?
This article lists the 10 most common myths about the jailbreak. We explain why users hack their devices, and we will tell you what not to fear.
Jailbreak voids your warranty
Jailbreak is not forever. If you want to go to the warranty Department, just use Cydia Impactor to erase all traces of the jailbreak, or restore iOS from scratch via iTunes. After that, Apple will not know whether your device is ever compromised.
Jailbreak reduces performance
Of course, you can install lots of tweaks, and some can slow down your gadget. But if you watch what you put on your gadget, you will not encounter performance issues. Moreover, by using the tweak can be accelerated with the iPhone.
Jailbreak makes the iPhone less secure
Again, you need to ensure that any software you install. Similarly, jailbreaking can make your smartphone more secure. In particular, the developers of the jailbreak has released an update with bug fixes in iOS before Apple did itself. If you will stay away from suspicious repositories, piracy, questionable tweaks and open the OS by installing OpenSSH or AFC2, you will be in complete safety.
Jailbreak prohibited
Actually it’s not, nobody has the right to forbid you to jailbreak your device.
Jailbreak for shady characters
Some believe that the jailbreak is something suspicious, what do the strange person in a dark alley. But that’s silly. Jailbreak do completely different people: professionals and beginners, parents, children, celebrities and musicians. Justin Bieber one used iPhone with jailbreak.
Jailbreak is difficult
Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will take less time than you spend on cooking your morning coffee. Trust me – it’s very easy and everyone can make it.
Jailbreak free
Jailbreak may not be paid. In the Internet you can find lots of educational articles and videos. If you offer to pay – you just cheated.
Jailbreak shortens the battery life
This has some truth, but the games on the smartphone is also bad for the battery. If you will carefully approach the choice of tweaks, you can save the battery of your gadget. The fact of the jailbreak means that your device will be automatically faster discharge. In addition, there are tweaks to increase the autonomy of gadgets.
Jailbreak created for piracy
Actually it is not. While some really take the opportunity to install pirated software on a jailbroken device, this is definitely not the cause of the jailbreak and the reason to do it. Most resorts to jailbreak because it allows you to personalize the iPhone and iPad, not for illegal applications.
Jailbreak is no longer needed
Can you install themes on iPhone with factory firmware? Or run video on top of another app? Maybe Apple allows impossible to speed up slow animations in iOS? Can you access the iPhone file system? Or record a screencast on your iPhone? Can you configure the switches in the control room? No But all this can be done with the help of jailbreak tweaks from Cydia.
And how about the jailbreak you? Have you heard any other myths? Share with us in the comments!
