The first “jailbreak” for the iPhone 4 has hit the web and it is much easier. A hacker named “comex” has created a web browser based “jailbreak” and made available at www.jailbreakme.com. All one needs to do is to visit the website using his/her iPhone 4 and the jailbreakme works on the device itself. No computer is needed. The browser based jailbreak works for not just the iPhone 4, but also other iDevices, such as iPhone 3, iPod Touch, and iPad.
Jailbreakme.com claims that jailbreaking does not slow down your iPhone 4 or use any extra battery. It just lets your device how you want it. Jailbreaking iPhone 4 is reversible and one can go back anytime by syncing the iPhone using iTunes.
Users jailbreaking their iPhone 4 using jailbreakme has complained that iPhone 4 faces problems with video chat and multimedia text messages. Comex acknowledged the problems in its tweets and said working on it to fix the bugs.
Comex, the hacker who says he’s behind the new jailbreak, said on his Twitter feed early Monday that he is trying to work through those issues.
What is Jailbreaking?
For the the uninitiated, “jailbreaking” is way to gain more control on your device. For example, now you have to install only the apps approved by Apple through iTunes. After jailbreaking, you can install any app you want to have in your iPhone. Also, jailbreaking lets users unlock their iPhone using other apps. Unlocking your iPhone 4 allows your to use other GSM network carrier.
Jailbreaking is Legal in US
Till last week, Jailbreaking was considered illegal. However, last week the U.S. Copyright Office issuing severalnew guidelines authorized the mobile phone users to “jailbreak” their devices. Basically, iPhone users can legally hack their phone, although Apple does not recommend it.
Apple’s Response on Legalizing Jailbreaking
Responding to the legalizing of jailbreaking, Apple said to the tech blog Cultofmac that
Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.
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