What is iPhone Jailbreak? Summary of what you can do and disadvantages (December 29, 2021) - Excite News

In recent years, iPhone "jailbreaking" has become less common than it was in the 2008-early 2010s. However, in recent years, development with loans continues, such as the release of jailbreak tools compatible with iOS12. In this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of jailbreaking.

What is an iPhone “Jailbreak”?

Jailbreaking refers to the act of modifying the OS to enable restricted operations. For example, you can use non-Apple-approved apps that are not distributed on the App Store.

"unc0ver" is one of the most popular iPhone jailbreak tools. The biggest feature is that the unofficial app store "Cydia" is included as a package manager. Jailbreak procedure using unc0ver will be introduced later in the article

What you can do with Jailbreak

When you actually jailbreak, the following operations are possible as an example.

・Disabling the passcode lock for each app ・Installing apps distributed outside the App Store ・Disabling the shutter sound of the genuine iPhone camera

By the way, Jailbreak can be done not only for iPhone but also for Apple TV and so on. For example, if you jailbreak your Apple TV, you will be able to play unsupported video files or play music files on the same network on your Apple TV.