If you’ve got an Iphone ~ for nearly anything you want to do or DON'T want to do ~ you better believe “there’s an app for that.” But some the 35,000 plus applications that Apple offers to users simply isn’t enough.
If you want to use your iPhone as a video camera, send a photo message or hook it up to your laptop to connect to the Internet, there’s no app for that. At least, no official app.
To use these programs , iPhone owners have to “jailbreak” their device — downloading a bit of software that bypasses Apple’s restrictions and allows the installation of unsanctioned third-party programs.
Jailbreaking is different from unlocking an IPhone, in which users modify the software so the phone can be used on unauthorized wireless carriers .
For Tmobile it’s a “don’t ask don’t tell” system. They will even offer technical support for the jailbroken device.
The growing popularity of jailbreaking has set up a legal battle between Apple, which says it has the right to regulate what can go on an iPhone, and the users and developers who want to customize their phones as they see fit.
Just go to Craigslist and search Iphone. Dozens of hackers offer their Jailbreak services for fees ranging from $10 - $40.
Apple says jailbreaking makes the phone unstable. The company also argues that its goal is to limit competition with its App Store.
For developers, bypassing Apple’s lengthy and opaque approval process allows them to get their software out quickly and on their own terms.
Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a request that the copyright office recognize an exemption to the digital copyright act that would permit jailbreaking of iPhones and other devices. Apple filed its brief in response to the EFF. The copyright office is expected to rule on the issue by October.
And although “Jailbreaking” sounds illegal as of now it’s not officially enough to get you thrown into jail.
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