![]() ![]() With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Laws may vary in other countries.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Thanks to the US DMCA, jailbreaking an iPhone is completely legal, while jailbreaking an iPad appears to be a felony. Jailbreakers generally locate a security vulnerability and use it to escape the locked down environment, giving users full control over their devices. Jailbreaking is the act of gaining full access to an iOS device. Apple has this "Administrator" or "Root user" access on your device, not you. You don't have access to the entire device's file system in the same way you have low-level access on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Like many other modern devices, iOS devices like iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches come locked-down. Jailbreaking is different from rooting and unlocking, but it's similar. ![]() Jailbreakers work to make jailbreaking possible before Apple blocks their latest tricks. The jailbreaking community and Apple are engaged in a game of cat-and-mouse. Apple doesn't like jailbreaking, and they go out of their way to make it more difficult. ![]()
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