iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks firmware 2.0... before it's out
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Mar 11th 2008 11:35PM
posted Mar 11th 2008 11:35PM
Update: Dev chat room chatter claims that the 2.0 is now fully unlocked as well.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
man, this is like the best of both worlds! imagine your legit apps like java (maybe), flash (another maybe), aim, and skype running alongside your illegit apps like um... the ones that explicit button indicates! haha
That's a non-profitable idea... illegit products don't make you any money... that just doesn't go right in Apple's books, or any other company's agendas...
Nothing "illegit" about the jailbroken apps. They are just as real and capable as the SDK ones will produce.
It's free, it's legal, and its easy. No reason not to hack the hell out of your iPhone.
Say w3rd. F&%K Apple for locking down their software. I commend them jailbreakers. Let this be a lesson Apple, quit locking down your devices. If you pay money for something, you should be able to do whatever the F*&K you want with your device. I hope they hack the hell outta the future "iPhone 3G" before it comes out too. Apple, you better listen to engadget and STOP locking up your devices. Not only are you pissing off the consumers, but your making enemies far and wide. Open your devices now, or we'll keep opening them by force!
Now imagine if Apple and Sony agreed to create a signed and authorized homebrew coalition to allow us consumers to get what we really want out of our gadgets :)
Java isn't an app, and I really think you don't want to have to install it.
Wii60, you are wrong. Now when people have what they always wanted. A way to develop applications for the iPhone. They should stop hack around with the device and "Ihpone Dev team" should get a life.
OK... but what is this going to accomplish other than allow you to run unsigned code/programs? I guess for people who demand having shell access to their iPhone this will be a good thing, but for the average user after the SDK is out they will have no need to jailbreak their phone.
That's assuming the Draconian limitations Apple puts on SDK developed apps don't require a need for less lenient methodologies. I'm happy Apple is giving people what they need (SDK), but the odds of them giving me everything I want through said SDK is almost zero.
@Jeremy
Of course they aren't going to provide everything a super-power-user wants. I wouldn't expect much in the way of command-line tools, for example, simply because giving such a thing to your average iPhone user would spell nothing but trouble.
From the way Jobs sounded at the presentation, they are going to be pretty lenient about things. They are already pretty good with the Podcast directory and every indication they have put out is that this will be similar to that directory.
Actually, I'm extremely disturbed at the limitation against running apps in the background. The inability to run AIM while in other programs is ridiculous enough, but to completely ruin apps like MobileScrobbler (one of the best apps on Installer, by the way) is a dealbreaker for me.
But hey, Spore amirite?
That's assuming your average user doesn't want to unlock their iPhone to use with non-blessed carriers... Something it seems a lot of average users are doing.
@ Nick Catalano
...other than people with iPhones in countries where the iPhone is yet to be released (hello Australia, welcome to yesterday. Telstra, Optus, please get up off your collective @rses).
if one assumes that apple will provide everything any sensible user might ever need, before he even knows he needs it, then sure, no problem. if you believe instead that apple isn't omniscient, and that real innovation relies on the free exchange of ideas--not very fashionable in this day and age, it would seem--apple's policies are less attractive. contrast the iphone to the palm pilot, and its open platform: thanks to their unique applications, which may never run on iphone, palm devices still retain a vital role in fields as unexpected as nursing. sadly, i believe that apple only really cares about what its partners in the entertainment and telecommunications industries want. the rest of us can either eat it, or go hungry. why else would they hobble what must be one of the greatest small computers ever?
"Of course they aren't going to provide everything a super-power-user wants. I wouldn't expect much in the way of command-line tools, for example, simply because giving such a thing to your average iPhone user would spell nothing but trouble."
see...this is what's wrong, Apple feeling like they know what's "good for the consumer/user"...such bullshit. That commercial from 1984? It's the opposite of what Apple is now. Forget "Big Brother" how about "Big Apple"? (and im not talking about NYC)
@rTwelve
I was under the impression that you can indeed run apps in the background, and the blurb that apple posted is more of a design guideline and not an absolute technical limitation. In fact, I'm pretty sure that its as simple as overriding applicationSuspend. Of course, even though we can emulate this and the code does in fact work, that doesn't mean that Apple won't change this between now and release nor do we know if they will approve apps that do this.
eric,
The problem is that nobody is sure at this point what Apple will and will not pass as acceptable. It's safe to assume, however, that they're going to have a heavy hand when it comes to internet apps trying to run in the background, especially apps that try to run over EDGE. Keep in mind that the iPhone has its own data plan that's less expensive than a regular smartphone data plan.
What gets on my nerves, however, is that the terms of the SDK explicitly state that plugins are forbidden. I was really hoping someone would write a plugin for the Camera app that would turn the volume button into a shutter button so I can actually be in the pictures that I take. It also kills the hope for Flash, copy/paste, video, and MMS.
Really, it just looks like this SDK is turning into a toy shop. I really have no use for an accelerometer-driven digital level (look in the Human Interface Guidelines to see what I mean) or even Spore. All I want are decent internet applications and a full web browser (even the Wii has Flash support). Is it really that much to ask?
The problem with plugins is that they start using bandwidth... a lot of bandwidth... Once a 3G iPhone comes out can AT&T handle thousands of handsets pulling down 5MB files every 20 seconds? As for modifying camera... you are messing with Apple's own apps.
Also, when I meant unlocking your phone I meant to run 3rd party apps. I have always thought of SIM-unlocking and activation override (which doesn't even require an unlock if I remember correctly) as separate endeavors. I guess someone is going to have to make a way to install 'official' iPhone apps onto the phone without using the app store... which is immediately going to invite entire new categories on torrent sites with unverifiable and untrusted code), so that is the risk you are taking
Perfect example that Apple is trying to avoid: Gmail Backup sending all of your info to their own website. Imagine if you downloaded an app called 'New Graphing Calculator.app' and all it did was wipe your phone? You could rename it to thousands of different things and users would be downloading it over and over again and bricking their phones. Which is especially an issue if they are in other countries where they could not just walk into an Apple store and ask for assistance
Bandwidth? How much bandwidth do you think playing YouTube videos take? Yes, a plugin *could* take that much (or even more), but so could any app.
Thing is, there's already millions of phones out there right now, from Nokia, Motorola, SE, LG, Samsung etc running *open* OSs like Symbian and WinMob - and yet somehow networks all around the world (including AT&T) cope just fine with those.
Quit with the bogus technical excuses already. It's Apple & AT&T protecting their commercial interests, nothing more.
@Namarrgon
Jobs already said that they would approve VoIP clients as long as it didn't use the cellular network. I don't believe you can do that on any VoIP on ANY cellular network as it stands right now (there could be a carrier that allows it, I don't know)
I know someone mentioned plugins to existing apps. There is nothing preventing you from creating your own camera app (which probably isn't all that difficult) with more features. You simply cannot replace the current camera app, or edit it, like you can with android.
@Namarrgon: Not true, other phones don't connect to GPRS/mobile data without asking. That the iPhone does so makes it a hell of a lot easier to use, but it also means developers have to be very careful with network access.
@m It's not even about Apple knowing what's good for the user, it's that Apple is going out of its way to place restrictions on the user. Ability to swap out the SIM card for another is something that anybody _needs_ - I know plenty of people not getting iPhones because of this, and as fantastic as it is, I would not have gotten one either if there was no way to jailbreak/unlock it. Imagine you travel to another country, you buy a $10 SIM card, and you have a mobile phone. It's unbelievably useful.
@Nick: Dunno about the US, but here in Australia, there's no such silly restrictions on *what* you do, only how much of it you do. Most WM6 and Nokia S60 phones do SIP calls natively over cell (or wifi if they have it), plus Skype, fring etc will do the same and are freely installable. Three even sells a Skype-branded cellphone. Limit is only the data cost, e.g. 5GB/month for $39 from Vodafone. iPhone looks very restricted from here.
BTW the plugin restriction applies to *user* apps. You can certainly write your own camera app, but you can't make it use plugins of any sort. That's the whole problem, and it eliminates nearly half of the apps I like the most, and use regularly.
@nickster: Sorry, but many phones can and do start data connections without confirming - that's left up to the app. The OS may notify you in an icon somewhere, but it doesn't wait for confirmation. That's how my WM and S60 phones behave at least.
one word.
owned.
...must be a typo. Surely, he means "pwned".
No, he means owned.
He doesnt want to used 'pwned' for fear that he will get sued for infringing a trademark:
http://kotaku.com/362753/pwnage-tm
Apple is just like Sony, they try to prevent hackers but ultimately they can't. Like Sony, this is a battle they can't win. Might as well just embrace jailbreak.
I think looking like they're trying to prevent hackers, whether or not they can win, is an important game for a company like Apple to play. That way they can say to potential carriers "Yes, all iPhone users in your country will have to get an account with YOU!" and to music companies (re DRM) "Don't worry, your music is 100% safe!"... All the while knowing the phone can be cracked and the DRM can be removed by those who really care.
In a sense, anybody can get the SDK for $99 and download apps to THEIR iPhone. I don't think the Apple vetting applies to that code outside the basic restrictions of the SDK. That should be enough for a "cottage" industry working with just source code. In a sense I think the SDK makes the Jailbreaks unnecessary because YOU can put what ever you want on there, at least thru the dev tools, and not void your warranty is probably more than enough for the majority of jailbreakers. Of course Apple is getting another $99 out of you for a feature that "should have been there"...
"In a sense, anybody can get the SDK for $99 and download apps to THEIR iPhone. [...]
In a sense I think the SDK makes the Jailbreaks unnecessary because YOU can put what ever you want on there, at least thru the dev tools, and not void your warranty is probably more than enough for the majority of jailbreakers. Of course Apple is getting another $99 out of you for a feature that "should have been there"..."
Two problems with that:
1. The iPhone is not available in most countries, so you NEED to jailbreak it to even be able to use it.
2. The SDK $99 that allows developers to install their own apps on the iPhone for testing and development IS ONLY OPEN TO US DEVELOPERS and Apple hasn't committed to a specific date or timeline as to when it will be available to the rest of the world.
The problem is that the $99 developers pay is only to be able to run your apps on the iPhone while the iPhone is docked to the developers computer (this is called debug mode). The app still needs to be distributed through iTunes app store in order to have it running in release mode and not be docked to a computer.
There is, however, the enterprise program which is $299 and that one does let you load an app in release mode to your iPhone. The enterprise version is for companies to develop in house apps that only they use and wouldn't make sense putting on iTunes app store.
Apple to Hackers: Thanks for finding our holes, we'll plug them up before the final release.
Hackers to Apple: No worries son, you've got plenty more to go around.
apples to oranges
*implosion*
Who says Apple is doing anything from trying to keep them out? Just because a jailbreak gets broken by a firmware update, doesn't mean it was done on purpose. Goddamn you're dumb Engadget.
i'd say when an update bricks normal phones in addition to catching/bricking EVERY jailbreaked phone, there's something up.
they definitely didn't just accidentally do that.
although they seemed to stop caring now.
We're so dumb, and yet, you're 86 comments deep. Weird how you keep reading.
Who would of thought that after the 1984 Apple Superbowl commercial, that Apple would become the big talking head and we'd become the little guy standing up against Steve's draconian rule.
No, he means owned.
He is using this term, rather than the commonly used 'pwned' for fear that he will get sued for trademark infringement...
http://kotaku.com/362753/pwnage-tm
yay they have a teapot demo!!
i love how that model has stayed with the 3d community for so long.
Impressive? Yes. Do I really care about the overrated iPhone? No.
I'm not convinced. Apple seems to want to have it both ways. They have their exclusive carrier contracts which provide them with oodles of revenue. No doubt those contracts require them to fix software bugs and protect the carrier's interests. But they've also gone on record as saying they won't actively do things to undo the efforts of the jailbreakers. This is why you won't be able to run Skype over Edge, as that hurts AT&T. But they're only willing to take the carrier's interests so far. Skype over WiFi will happen.
I think if there were no iPhone but only the iPod Touch Apple would openly encourage people to develop every application under the sun. But they are restricted by the lucrative contracts they signed to get the iPhone launched.
WINDOWS!
APPLE!
WINDOWS!
WINDOWS!
This is good but why would people put free software on app tap when they can get at least a $1 for they work from over 4 to 5 million iphone owners at the app store???? also in a legal way
guidelines set by apple aren't really guidelines in the sense that they're mandatory rather than voluntary. don't follow guidelines, don't get software published.
now, if you were a developer and one of those open source guys, would you really want to cripple your software just to follow some unreasonable guidelines ?
Honey cause there is no itunes store for all countries
Just thought I would get the fanboy arguments done with and out of the way.
LINUCKS 4EVURRR!!!111!!!!11~~~~ omg~!!!!!
Engadget editors, please stop the posturing. Hackers and geeks are not the typical "end-user." A more secure, stable and, yes, controlled environment is actually beneficial to the majority of consumers. The programmers and power users understandably want to maintain the status quo -- one in which they have utter freedom to do what they deem fit. This virtual caste system is exactly what contributed to the sad state of personal computing today (and to some extent business computing as well).
Imagine how hopping mad people would get if their TV sets would crash as frequent as PCs. Now image automobiles that are as unreliable as PCs; I'm sure you can see outcries and massive lawsuits. So here lies the truth: An open, free-for-all architecture is paradoxically anti-consumer. It unfairly tips the power scale to the digital elites. No wonder they have been the most vocal critics of iPhone's original closed model and now the marginally restrictive SDK, despite the fact that the general pubic have been voting with their wallets.
Sadly, the geek community has long become yet another establishment. They have been exercising their will on the PC landscape, all to the detriment of the common folks. Any attempt to curtail their power - even so slightly as in the case of iPhone SDK - of course is met with self-righteous contempt and outrage. So here's my plea to my fellow programmers and techies: Stop poisoning the digital ecosystem with your unchecked "freedom" to shit all over it. A more responsible developer group is a huge step toward restoring the balance of power, and bring forth a computing platform "for the rest of us."
isn't the site about news? engadget isn't telling to hack your iphone, just that these people have hacked it. It's just like when someone makes a jet car newsworthy, it doesn't mean you have to do that to your vehicle.
Allow me to translate this neo-Bolshevik tripe for you:
digital elites = Non-dumbasses
common folks = Fucking morons
That better? Don't believe me? Look around at the grocery store sometime. Notice the twat on her cellphone blocking the entire aisle with her cart while ignoring her five sub-moron children running wild? That's your "common folk."
Intelligent people, like those who discovered the original jailbreak should restrain their creativity so that creature can have a phone it can't, in its infinite stupidity, fuck up? I think not.
The capable will always have an easier time of things than the stupid. Period. No amount of wishing or whining or restraining those who aren't stupid will change that.
Am I the only one that remembers "the only apps for the iPhone will be WebApps"? Oh, well...what happened?
OH - that's right! Some people jailbroke it, and enough of those digital elites put neat apps on their phone, that common folk with the same phone looked at it and said "wait - why can't my phone do that?" Then all of a sudden, Apple came marching out with trumpets about some "amazing" SDK.
Or how about those geeks that did that crazy stuff with multiple desktops on UNIX? No way any common folk would want that, right? But Spaces in 10.5, well, Apple is brilliant for that contribution.
Seriously, your comments sicken me, and I am not exaggerating. I can understand if someone were just a total idiot, and making a bad argument because they didn't know how to make a good one. But you write out full sentences, in a well spoken manner, that essentially makes the argument that innovation is bad because it isn't accessible to everyone. If you were around in the dark ages, I have little doubt you'd have damned Guttenberg, as the market shows the common folk are perfectly okay getting their daily Bible verses in Latin during Mass.
I think what he is trying to say is that for most people a secure environment can in some ways, protect users from themselves. Obviously innovation is good, but things can't advance too quickly or else you will alienate those who are not willing to take the time to adapt.
As far as the matter at hand, I believe its more of a implementation issue. Companies releasing a product with as much fanfare as the iphone will certainly attract the likes of malicious software developers. An open environment would leave apple's legal and PR department very vulnerable as a "facilitator" of such malicious activity.
I'd like to bring up an alternative question; Does the iPhone's unsanctioned third-party program environment actually benefit the power user? By keeping the community within a more tech inclined group, the phone itself will not receive the public attention that would make it attractive to the malicious developer.
Good post. Basically that's the whole point. This is not a WiMo6 device. And it shouldn't be. It's meant to be easier to use and less prone to conflicts and config issues than your standard smartphone.
Apple is giving people what they have been clamoring for for ages but is trying to keep the experience together and to not piss off the carrier. They are limited in what they can allow in that regard. Don't like it? Go elsewhere
If you want free unrestricted development. Go with WiMo6 or get yourself an Android phone (when they hit the market). Be happy and dev to your hearts content. Or even jailbreak an iPhone.
Seriously so much bitching about a product. You don't have to buy an iPhone. There is no shortage of competition in this arena. Vote with your wallet. But filling the intertubes with vitriol about your dislike for a specific hardware device is fairly childish and annoying.
FREEEDOOOMM!! Yeah whatever. I'll take a nicely integrated suite over the usual OSS mess anyday. And should be FREE to do so. (see freedom goes both ways) Thanks!
I'm just pleased as punch that engadget can turn every article about the talents of others into mindless non-comedy about themselves.
Really, engadget, go back to the front page and see just how often you try to make EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE about yourselves.
They also gave us the power to low rank you. Yay Engadget!
Does no one realize that this means EVERYTHING?!!?!? APPLE ROYALLY FUCKED ALL OF THE NON-PARTNERED DEVELOPERS on this one. The release of the SDK last thursday wasn't the full shabang. They only gave us a sandbox to play in - we really wanted the beach. What I mean by that is that they gave us the SDK but no way to pass the data on to the phone itself. "Here go play with this emulated iphone". On the other hand they gave all of their partners a headstart on "REAL" apps. Ones that had rich open gl and AL.
So the news that hackers have gotten the 2.0 out of the phone before june is amazing. That means that we can finally get to work on REAL apps and stop playing in their limited sand box.
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!
Of course this might not be an accident. ATT probably doesn't have software folks standing over Apple's shoulder; throw a few exploitable holes in there, your phone goes international, and your US carrier stays happy! Play along for a bit, issue a few threatening statements, throw a brick at the careless, really sell it - because I don't know about you, but I don't like corporate contract law.
EXACTLY! Jeez, it's not that tough to figure out.
Say w3rd. F&%K Apple for locking down their software. I commend them jailbreakers. Let this be a lesson Apple, quit locking down your devices. If you pay money for something, you should be able to do whatever the F*&K you want with your device. I hope they hack the hell outta the future "iPhone 3G" before it comes out too. Apple, you better listen to engadget and STOP locking up your devices. Not only are you pissing off the consumers, but your making enemies far and wide. Open your devices now, or we'll keep opening them by force!
Wow I want to get my hands on the beta + jailbreak so badly.
too late on the combo breaker, bud.
"just let people do what they want with your devices, since they're clearly going to do it anyway."
Exactly!
No.
I think this is great! There will always be a hacking / jailbreaking community. And if they (we) crash the phone, or mess it up - who cares! they're voiding their warranty and yadda yadda yadda.
So Apple is going to have good quality apps in the app store and this will guarantee that the user experience doesn't get messed up. and for those who want to play, go for it!
Torrent of firmware?
Yaaaaaaawn. I don't give a crap about this thing called "iPhone" until a) it gets 3G, and b) is open to personal experimentation
Hey, thanks! For nothing.
I'll ask my friend from china if they have any hacked iPhones over there!
Hey guys, too much can not be said about the jailbreak or it's method, but I am planning to post a video giving a tour of the firmware up on YouTube sometime in the next couple days.
Stay tuned and thanks for your support!
kudos to dev team
I'm somewhat of a broken record on this, but when it comes out say "Screw apple, I'm going with Android." Android will have practically all the functionality and more with an open platform. Not to mention that when it comes out they will open up the source code, which mean porting to all sorts of devices. No doubt the iPhone will be one of the first.
Apple, get ready to get your clock cleaned by an example of what the iPhone and it's OS should have, and very well could have :(, been.
I agree with the article. Open-source isn't just a platform. For me, it's a PHILOSOPHY for developing software. You keep the software's source code nice and open to all so that people can do whatever they want with the software/firmware, perhaps do more than even paid software engineers do!
Unfortunately, open-source philosophy in this case (or at least in the way I put it) conflicts directly with current patent/copyright protection laws which stipulate that your iPhone/iPod/Samsung P2/Samsung T10/any device is still property of the original company marketing the device...even though you've paid $100+ for that product. -_-
Mr. Jobs...and all you electronics companies out there...please...take heed!
Please, do we really want it to be a free for all on our iPhones. Even if its by choice you know many people would be tricked into downloading malicious content.
I think the current situation is fine. Let Apple be the official gatekeeper, let them vet the apps and ensure a reliable environment.
Those that want more can always go and jailbreak their phones. But I think that requiring that deliberate step will keep things alot more sane, as those who don't know enough to be careful won't have to worry about it.
Only Nerds, Geeks, and Addicts care whether the iPhone is Jail Broken or not. The "Normal" population really doesn't care. Just the people reading sites like this.
"Only Nerds, Geeks, and Addicts care whether the iPhone is Jail Broken or not. The "Normal" population really doesn't care. Just the people reading sites like this."
The "Normal" population (the IQ100s as I call them) won't have the faintest clue. They'll only be half aware of half of the things their new toy can do and they'll be too dumb to imagine there might be more.
"Normal" (aka thick as pigshit) is what big companies wish *everyone* was, so that their products can be as crippled as they like and the users can be milked of every penny.
"Half way awake" is the minimum level for folk who want the devices they've bought to actually do everything they're capable of, without having to ask a 'gatekeeper' (aka toll-collector) for permission every time something new is developed.
Fortunately, although "Normal" is the state of the majority of the population, a significant enough fraction have enough brain cells to realise they're being ripped off by the manufacturers of clever devices and to look for ways around the pointless money grabbing restrictions.
This means that there will always be ways around tricks that are designed to do no more than limit what can be done with a device that you've *bought* and *paid for*.
Long Live the JailBreakers!
Stuff the idiots who've enough brain cells to participate in a forum like this but are so pig ignorant that they *still* prefer the idea of living in a software jail.
Dave J.
Apple and Steve Jobs will never give in. Read the articles about Apple and Steve Jobs in the latest issue of Fortune Magazine for an insight.
And here is my advice to the iPhone Dev Team: I think that the you should get a life, stop hacking, use the Apple SDK and stop think that you are so cool.
And my tip for Engadget is to stop write so silly articles. There aren't any 2.0 Firmware you yet... Tomorrow I'm sure we will see an article that says" iPhone Dev Team breaks iPhone 2.0!!!" Like anyone cares. But if they do break 2.0 when it comes out. I hope Apple updates to 2.0.1 as soon as possible to stop the hackers.
Sorry, but this is ridiculous on the face of it. The title of the post on Engadget is misleading, as is the title of the post on ModMyiPhone.com. They didn't jailbreak 2.0. They claim to have jailbroken 1.2 beta. Then they make the leap of logic that 1.2 beta "will be released as 2.0." That is, on it's face incorrect. For those of you who have read-up on this subject, you know that 2.0 will contain a brand new kernel that will **only allow signed code to run.** 1.2 beta does not contain this new kernel, thus is not proof that the iPhone Dev Team has circumvented the 2.0 kernel's requirement for signed code whatsoever.
I have no doubt that some attack vector will be discovered eventually once 2.0 is actually in the hands of intelligent folks like the dev team. But, jailbreaking 1.2 beta ain't it.
What's a Windows fanboy?
Perhaps Apple is just following the rules in their contract with AT&T. If Apple really wanted to secure the iPhone and it was a priority for them I doubt they would have much trouble securing the device. AT&T has more to lose than Apple if the phone is hacked.
Is this an issue with piracy or is it an issue with version controlling? Apple seems to have a plan under wraps that is probably going to unfold for at least another 5-10 years from the looks of it over the past 3-4 years. Perhaps they don't want anyone becoming unruly and causing a disruption in their plans?
Piracy, really, isn't an issue. The few people that actually pirate software and movies and music to SAVE MONEY are few and far between. Most people over 30 will go out and buy the products they want because they can afford it. The majority of these "issues" with piracy come from college students and younger - people that really WOULDN'T EVEN BUY THESE PRODUCTS if they were available for free on the internet. They never had any intention of purchasing them, but instead, they can get it for free illegally, and they know that, and that should be fine in the minds of the businesses. Because the more people that use your product, the more popular it becomes, and the more popular a product is, the more money will be made by a company. Whether it is software, music, movies - it doesn't matter. You can't force people to purchase your products - that's fascism or scientology morality, whichever you prefer to call it.
People are going to share, whether you want them to or not. I think it would be better to embrace the majority of this sharing as it promotes a healthier society. And people are going to hack, and break, and tear apart any little gadget or devices you want to hand over to them. So quit getting your panties in a bunch and let it ride.
How is it that so many people don't understand why Apple keeps the device locked?
Since they are the sole provider of the iPhone (hardware and software), they are responsible for tech support.
So say the iPhone shipped unlocked right out of the box and a new user installs an 5 apps that run in the background and eat up so much of the cellular bandwidth that a good percentage of their calls aren't getting through because of it.
So now said user goes to the Apple store to have one of their CSR's look into it. How does a CSR determine that its the 5 apps running in the background thats messing up the phone? He doesn't know what those apps are, since they didn't ship with the iPhone and they are created by users.
So Apple gives you the best of both worlds. For those who don't want to jailbreak they have a completely secure phone free of any problems they aren't fully aware of (except for the screwed up screens on the 16GB models that they refuse to publicly acknowledge). Jailbreakers get the apps and freedom they wanted, and Apple doesn't have to deal with the headache of providing tech support for them. If you have the knowledge to go out and jailbreak a phone, I would assume you have the ability to troubleshoot as well.
Seems like everyone gets what they want in this arrangement. Why are so many users of jailbroken phones so angry with Apple?
they killed kenny!!
you bastards!!!
IRIX!
Don't you guys think this is a stupid move by the Dev team? It is basically shwoing Apple the shortcomings in the new firmware and they will work towards blocking them out when it finally comes out. This case you are helping the cat.
iPwnd - love those hackers!
hey can somebody tell me from where to download the this latest jailbreak for 2.0 so that i can install my third party apps without $99 developer fee to apple