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Guy Jailbreaks Apple's iPhone 4 in Apple Store

- By - Source : Tom's Guide US

The new iPhone jailbreak. It just works.

Comex et al., the hackers behind the latest iOS jailbreak hack, have made it exceptionally easy to get your iPhone or iPad just the way you like it. All you have to do is visit a simple website, http://jailbreakme.com/ and slide away.

In fact, since no PC or Mac is required for this jailbreak, one might be able to do it anywhere there is a data connection… like in an Apple Store… using one of the iPhone 4 display models.

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jomofro39 08/03/2010 3:19 AM
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hahaha that is awesome! Imagine walking into a car dealership and hotwiring a car.

in0va3 08/03/2010 3:19 AM
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in0va3 08/03/2010 3:20 AM
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in0va3 08/03/2010 3:20 AM
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insider3 08/03/2010 3:22 AM
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You could have fit "Nice!! Now Apple might find a way to block those websites! That iPhone is out of warranty too! That iPhone is out of warranty too!" Into one comment ya know.

shovenose 08/03/2010 3:23 AM
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carnage9270 08/03/2010 3:31 AM
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Like it was ever "illegal".

carnage9270 08/03/2010 3:33 AM
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Tom's articles are getting very tiresome...used to be a day you came here at received articles worth reading. How is this article giving us "new and innovative" information? I can get news like this from Yahoo's homepage.

trueno07 08/03/2010 3:43 AM
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Somebody is going to use that Iphone, and be dissapointed when they realize that their iphone isn't exactly as awesome as the one they used in the store...

haunted one 08/03/2010 3:44 AM
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WIN! hahahahahaha

polly the parrot 08/03/2010 3:56 AM
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Carnage9270 :
Tom's articles are getting very tiresome...used to be a day you came here at received articles worth reading. How is this article giving us "new and innovative" information? I can get news like this from Yahoo's homepage.



Then leave? or don't click the link?

mrmoo500 08/03/2010 3:58 AM
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Simple11 08/03/2010 4:16 AM
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More power to him! He should have went up to a representative and asked for a high five.

Montezuma 08/03/2010 4:17 AM
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zachary k 08/03/2010 4:25 AM
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mrmoo500 :
I totally came up with that guys idea first. Look at the comments for the original iphone jailbreak article.


time on his phone, 1:55 PM, your comment, 10:58 PM. nope, you were not first.

thecrazydemon 08/03/2010 4:36 AM
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zachary k :
time on his phone, 1:55 PM, your comment, 10:58 PM. nope, you were not first.



Yeah, and don't post anything in the comments unless it completely supports Toms Hardware.

:( doubled because of a serious quote button fail

mrmoo500 08/03/2010 4:51 AM
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zacharyk :
time on his phone, 1:55 PM, your comment, 10:58 PM. nope, you were not first.


Actually i was because toms is many hours difference in time zones.

Pesh 08/03/2010 4:51 AM
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the original idea came from a guy that comex retweeted... and I wish i could have done it first.. i can go 30 to 45 minutes in any direction and find 5 apples stores here in the DFW.. oh well i can still do it anyways just to piss STEVE-0 off.. He tweeted about this

eddieroolz 08/03/2010 4:57 AM
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Ouch. Suck it, Apple!

hakesterman 08/03/2010 5:09 AM
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" That iPhone is out of warranty too! "

Apples Warrenty's isn't worth a wooden nickel anyway........




Pesh 08/03/2010 5:15 AM
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It really isn't.. but if you talk to a cool genius.. ive had several iphones replaced for free.. even thou the problems were my own fault hehe

matt87_50 08/03/2010 6:10 AM
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lol, imagine the RMA department now: "theres something wrong with my iphone! it doesn't do half of the awesome things that the instore model does!"

WarraWarra 08/03/2010 7:13 AM
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You go girl +1

choirbass 08/03/2010 10:04 AM
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montezuma :
That guy must have done that before the site that is hosting the jailbreak went all FUBAR. I have been trying since yesterday night and I still cannot get the damn jailbreak to work. Resetting every setting, deleting all apps, and going so far as to totally recover the device has not gotten this jailbreak to work for me.I am going to keep trying, but this has not been the best executed idea.




their site really was overloaded though. i finally got on around 3am or so last night and jailbroke my iphone 4. thousands upon thousands of users+ per hour, plus tons of page refreshes for each user per hour... modmyi also has a link up too for this since theyre also hosting it, might work better there if jailbreakme is still swamped.

but, changing settings isnt necessary. again, theyre just overburdoned is all.

rohitbaran 08/03/2010 10:10 AM
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Lol! Fitting reply to Steve's crap about warranty loss. :lol:

spanspace 08/03/2010 2:32 PM
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it looks to me like he took his iphone and then took a picture over an empty display. Those devices are normally connected to security of some sort.

tu_illegalamigo 08/03/2010 2:41 PM
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Jailbreakme.com is up and working, I just did my ipod touch 2g this morning and no brick!

lance6270 08/03/2010 2:48 PM
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Took me about 5 mins and downloading different apps and changing things on the phone.

DaddyW123 08/03/2010 4:39 PM
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I was able to get through last night. This was the best and easiest jailbreak ever. I just emailed it to all my co-workers. I want to do every iPhone in a store, then play dumb and ask a sales rep what this "Cydia" icon is for. God I'd love to catch the reaction on video.

Anonymous 08/03/2010 4:44 PM
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Who is this guy mentioned in the title? The article only mentions that one MIGHT be able jailbreak in an apple store. Does anyone else think Tom's headlines are becoming increasingly misleading?

Timberwolf_CLT 08/03/2010 5:06 PM
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Steve Jobs: "You're jailbreaking it wrong..."