Over the years, there have been lots of misconceptions aboutjailbreaking, the type of people that jailbreak, and the overall purpose of jailbreaking. What’s true, and what’s not? Does jailbreaking void your warranty? Is it hard to do? Is it even necessary nowadays?
In this post, I’ll break down and debunk10 jailbreaking myths.I’ll show you why I still jailbreak, and why jailbreaking may be quite different than you perceived it to be.
Jailbreaking voids my warranty
Jailbreaking is not a permanent thing. If you need warranty service, simplyuse Cydia Impactorto unjailbreak before taking your iOS device in for service, or perform a system restore via iTunes. Apple cannot tell that you’ve previously jailbroken your iPhone if you perform a proper restore.
Jailbreaking slows down your iPhone significantly
Sure, you can install tons ofjailbreak tweaks, and somecanslow down your device. But, if you use good judgement about the type of tweaks you install and keep it to a reasonable amount, you shouldn’t see any major slowdowns. In fact, some tweaks aredesigned to speed up your iPhone.
Jailbreaking makes your iPhone less secure
This can be true if you don’t use good judgement, but jailbreaking can also make your device more secure. In the past, jailbreak developers have actuallyreleased fixes for existing bugsin Apple’s iOS software before Apple was able to do so. If you use sound judgement and stay away from shady third-party repos, piracy, questionable tweaks, and don’t open up your device unnecessarily by installingOpenSSHorAFC2, then you should be safe.
Jailbreaking is illegal
That’s simplynot true.
Jailbreaking is for sketchy characters
To some, jailbreaking is something sketchy characters do dark alleys. That’s silly. I know all sorts of people who jailbreak. I know older people who jailbreak, moms who jailbreak, celebrities who jailbreak, musicians who jailbreak. I even heard thatJustin Bieber was jailbrokenat one time.
Jailbreaking is difficult
You canjailbreak your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touchin less time than it takes to brew a cup of coffee. Trust me—it’s so easy that my mom could probably jailbreak her iPad with little to no issues.
Jailbreaking costs money
Jailbreaking your iOS device is free, andyou should never pay for a jailbreak. We have all sorts oftutorials here at iDownloadBlogthat show you how to do so. If you’re asked to pay for a jailbreak, it’s definitely not legit.
Jailbreaking kills battery life
This can be true, but running an intense game non-stop can also kill battery life. It simply takes good judgement, and being picky about the type of tweaks that you install to maintain good battery life on a jailbroken device. Just because you’re jailbroken doesn’t mean that you automatically end up with bad battery life. In fact, some tweaks are designed toimprove your battery life.
Jailbreaking is for piracy
That’s simply not true. While it is unfortunate thatsome take advantage of the ability to pirate media, which is easier to pull off with a jailbroken device, it’s definitely not the original reason that jailbreaking got started, and it’s definitely not the reason that many individuals jailbreak today. People pirate media when they’renotjailbroken. I know plenty of people that jailbreak because it allows them to customize their device, not because it enables piracy.
Jailbreaking is no longer necessary
Can youthemea stock iPhone? Can you havepicture-in-picture modeon a stock iPhone? Can youdrastically speed up iOS animationson a stock iPhone? Can youbrowse the native filesystemon a stock iPhone? Can you use aWii U Pro Controller, or a Dual Shock controllerwith your games on a stock iPhone? Can yourecord your screenon a stock iPhone? Can youcustomize Control Center toggleson a stock iPhone? No? You can’t? Well then, jailbreaking is still very much necessary in my eyes.
Do you have any jailbreaking myths that you’d like to debunk as well? Which one on my list irritates you the most? Drop me a note in the comments and let me know, and please thumbs up the video so that others can see it as well.
