It's only been a few days since iOS 6's announcement... and it's already been jailbroken.
Just a day after iOS 6's unveiling at WWDC, it was jailbroken by the iPhone Dev Blog team.
MuscleNerd, part of the iPhone Dev Blog team, showed off the jailbreak on his Twitter, stating, "Here's ioreg of my tethered-JB ipt4g 6.0: http://is.gd/1qOwvW ..MANY things including Cydia are broken, don't expect beta JB for a while!"
Considering that he managed to jailbreak iOS 6 in 24 hours, I think he should be given a little leeway in not getting Cydia, which simplifies the jailbreaking process, to work just yet.
His Twitter feed also revealed some good news for iPhone 3GS users. There's a possibility that the jailbreak will restore full GPS functionality to 3GS users, as baseband 06.15 removed the ability for 3GS users to use their GPS, so the GPS fix of downgrading from BB 06.15 will no longer be necessary.
Owned
Apple's expected response: Lawyers, lots of them.
This is quite what i expected from apple. I'm surprised that the entier line of apple products haven't been completly ravaged by maleware.
Thing is heavy as a brick. Pain in the arse to keep in a shirt pocket; where I keep my little flip phone when driving.
Jailbreaking a phone OS having access to all the OS files is not shocking and does not represent a security risk - all it means is that iPhone users keep their option to jailbreak their phone. It's a positive thing for them.
If you want to worry about security, look no further than this:
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-apps-zero-permissions-75001/
I personally don't laugh at "security" (I never worry about security. You have net access, you're insecure, simple as that, period). I laugh at this:
And at the fact that Apple gets upset so much at the users actually gaining a bit more control over their phone.
Like also so many flaws discovered on iOS but don't get the same attention?
No, absolutely incorrect.
iOS is widely documented to be fundamentally more secure than Android. Do some research:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57335692-83/apple-ios-is-safer-than-android-mcafee-says/
personally, i have no idea why you would want to jailbreak the iPhone. You instantly void any warranty that you have, and you open yourself up to a world of shitty apps and poor security. If i wanted a phone bogged down with malware i would get an android.
It's kind of silly that you would risk messing up a £500 phone just to save some pennies on free applications. If you've got the money for an iPhone i think you can afford £0.79 for angry birds.
Clearly you know nothing about jailbreaking iPhones so why even comment? Jailbreaking an iPhone is now a software mod ONLY, meaning you can at any time restore it to factory, send it to apple, and they will fix it. If your screen breaks or something and you dont have a chance to restore it, yes it voids your warranty, but then again a broken screen isnt covered anyway. And shitty jailbreak apps? You get access to a whole world of tweaks, add-ons, themes, etc. Not to mention an app called Installous, which gives you access to every app in the actual appstore for free. Seems quite appealing to me.
Perhaps your reading skills are lacking but I NEVER stated that one OS was safer than the other. But stated that there are also security risks on iOS. Also like symantec stated in a study the OS is safe. The only points it truly fails is that it relies on a user to choose what to install or not and the ability to install software without using a market place.
As an iphone user for 3 years who made the switch. Let me say, Android kicks iPhone's ass. Of course, that's just my opinion. There are many different variations of Android phones and typically the ones you see for free are either 1) Old premium phones that have been on the market for awhile or 2) Really low spec, cheap phones.
So basically if you want a great Android phone you have to wait for the price to drop on a good one, or pay a higher price for the latest premium phone. They are not giving anything away because nobody will buy one.