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Why People Jailbreak Their iPhone and Is It a Bad Move?
Why people will choose “Jailbreak” their iPhone? Even though Apple provided a wide
selection of Apps for users, however, this can not satisfy them sometimes. Some users
want to try more software which might not be authorized by Apple. However, is it really
worthy to jailbreak? Is Jailbreak a bad move?
Security professionals will say no, never a good idea for people to jailbreak. Very bad.
Jailbreaking an iPhone could let in hackers or malware, or possibly even "brick" the
handset, turning it into a very expensive paperweight.
Furthermore, Apple clearly states that it sees jailbreaking as a violation of the warranty
agreement. So if you do it, say goodbye to Apple Care.
Then there is the issue of trust. While there are preferred sources of apps for jailbroken
devices, none are as tightly controlled as the App Store — that's the point of jailbreaking
in the first place. But that means you're trusting a stranger, not Apple, with your device.
"If you can't validate the app, or don't trust who wrote it, do you really want to run it?"
Wisniewski asked.
Security tips for jailbroken iOS devices
If, despite the risks, you still insist on jailbreaking your iDevice, there are a few things you
can do to keep it a bit more secure.
Change the root password to something other than "alpine." Most malware for
jailbroken iPhones relies on the fact that few jailbreakers change the root password.
Once you've jailbroken the phone, you will probably have received the Cydia app, an app
repository for jailbroken iDevices. Cydia has several sets of instructions on how to
change the root password.
Download and install antivirus software on your iDevice. Because Apple won't let iOS
apps closely monitor other processes, some of the "antivirus" apps in the App Store don't
actually protect users from malware.
Be aware of what you're installing, and where it comes from. Malicious apps are often
designed to look exactly like popular, harmless ones. Don't trust free versions of games
that normally cost a few dollars.
Warning: Jailbreak your iphone might be a few major reasons to get data loss if you have
no backups on your data in advance. Then nothing can help, and a trustable third-party
software might be the last solution which can help you to restore data from iPhone. EVen
though it is a little costly.
iFoneMate iOS Data Recovery Tool which is a really helpful software for Apple users to
find their data back, up to 12 types of data including photos, messages, videos, contacts
and so on. It comes in handy when there is no backup on iTunes or iCloud. It might cost
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