It's true Android is more open than IOS by nature, but you still have to
"root" your Android phone, which is analogous to jail breaking your IOS
device, to get root privileges.
Also, although the openness of Android allows for more innovation and
creativity, it also permits more fragmentation. I t
I would like to say thanks, Joseph, for writing your explanation of jail
breaking, even though I really didn't understand much of it. The fault is
mine, not yours. What I did gather is that when I get an IPhone, I will
leave the doing of such things to others, and just take what Apple allows m
...And if I was a total non-techy, the below message would have made me
run away screaming, and never want to jailbreak. . Seriously
Joseph, sometimes you have to keep it simple, sort of like on the
Braille Sense list. In short, non-techy terms, jailbreaking allows you
to add tweaks or features
I would like to have some tips on unlocking a iphone 3g. The unit is
presently locked to att.
Thanks much.
larry
-Original Message-
From: Raul A. Gallegos
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 1:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Jail Breaking, What Does This Mean?
H, to answer
H, to answer the other question, jailbreaking and unlocking are not the
same. Jailbreaking is getting out of the sandbox experience and allowing
you to add tweaks or other apps which Apple normally doesn't allow. It
enables you to do cool things with your phone which you can't normally
do. Unlo
Hi Arnold,
You can always restore your phone through settings if you need to take it in
to Apple.
Jon
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Arnold Schmidt
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 11:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject
Jailbreaking is not illegal however it will void any Apple warranties
you have. But it is certainly not illegal. SSH I think allows you to
securely connect to a remote machine.
Christopher Hallsworth
On 11/06/2012 07:57, Arnold Schmidt wrote:
Being new, I ask: I think jail breaking a phone
Hi,
To explain jailbreaking, I think we need to visit operating
system security and user levels. But first:
Yes - jailbreaking and unlocking are two different things.
Jailbreaking means using some OS exploit to run programs using a
different user's privilege, whereas unlocking means allowing
