Apple IOS 6.1 jail break

Technoglitch

Technoglitch

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Thanks to the Evad3rs dev team, including PlanetBeing, pod2g, and MuscleNerd, it’s great to know that the latest iOS firmware is now hackable.
iOS 6.1 untethered jailbreak now available - SlashGear
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There’s a few things you’ll need before you get started. You obviously should have done most of the pre-jailbreak work already, but if not, be sure to read our guide on how to prepare for the jailbreak. You’ll need a computer running at least Windows XP, OS X 10.5, or Linux x86/x86_64. Luckily, the jailbreak will work with both iOS 6.0 and iOS 6.1, so no need to upgrade to iOS 6.1 if you haven’t already.
You’ll also want to disable your passcode lock if you have one, as the dev team has warned that can interfere with the jailbreaking process. Once you’re ready, head on over the Evasi0n website to download the necessary files that you need. The website does a good job directing you to all the files that you need.
Make sure to be patient while the jailbreak process is running. The dev team says it should only take about five minutes, but they insist that you don’t open up iTunes or Xcode while the process is running. The best thing to do is to just not touch your computer at all until the end of the jailbreaking process.
 
IndianMascot

IndianMascot

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Jail break means apps from unauthorized app markets.

But jail break void warranty. So i am sure gonna skip this and better pay for few useful apps than risking the warranty.
 
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Following Jailbreak, Files Uncovered In iPad Filesystem Hint At New Streaming Radio Functionality



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New files possibly pointing to a forthcoming, Apple streaming radio service – or at least new functionality – have been discovered in the iPad’s file system. The files include a button icon with a picture that resembles a radio tower, similar to one which used to be found in iTunes. This doesn’t definitively prove that a streaming music service is in the works, of course, but it has led to more speculation on the matter.
The files were uncovered by the folks at9to5Mac, who went digging for information in the iOS filesystem after yesterday’s release of a viable jailbreak for iOS 6.0+ devices. The report notes that the iPad music app doesn’t currently offer a radio-like functionality, which initially led them to believe that the iPad would soon be getting an iTunes-like streaming radio service. That would be a nice improvement, but hardly groundbreaking.

For those who may have forgotten, iTunes on the desktop currently offers radio functionality, though it has become less prominent in later releases. No longer showcased on the iTunes sidebar, a “radio” option with dozens of stations is now found under the “music” section of iTunes desktop software on the far right.
The radio interface is a very basic service which hasn’t evolved much over the years. It’s nothing likethe long-rumored streaming service which Bloomberg last fall pegged for an early 2013 launch. That re-imagined service is excepted to run as an app for desktop and iOS devices.
What makes the newly uncovered files in the iOS software so interesting is that they’re not just a button hinting at some sort of radio functionality – the name of the button includes “buy” in the filename (e.g. “…radio-buy-button..”)*, which could imply that the streaming radio music wouldn’t just be playable, it would be purchasable. That matches up with other, earlier reports from The WSJ that Apple’s new radio service would be more of a rival to Pandora, than it would be to an on-demand option like Spotify. Streaming radio where you could purchase songs for on-demand listening – that sounds like something the labels would like.
Of course, as 9to5Mac points out, iPod nano users have in the past been able to tag FM radio tracks for later purchase in iTunes. However, those buttons look different – they look like “tags.”
All that being said, the new files, while intriguing, aren’t enough to go on to make any definitive statements on the matter. But they certainly are interesting teases.
* Yes, “radio button” is also a type of graphic user interface element, but that’s the circle you click on to fill in the hole with a dot, like in multiple choice questions. The new buttons, pictured above, are not what you would call “radio buttons” or “option buttons.”
 
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Why do iPhone and iPad users jailbreak? Freedom

Summary: Millions are jailbreaking their iOS devices in order to add much-needed features to their iPhones and iPads. But jailbreaking opens up a whole world of pirated apps to owners, which is a bad situation for Apple and iOS developers.

But what are jailbreakers hoping to achieve from jailbreaking their iPhones and iPads?
Look at the numbers. It has been reported that the evasi0n jailbreak tool was used to unlock more than 7 million devices in the first four days following its release. That's a lot of new jailbreakers, but it is not unexpected given that evasi0n was the first tool to be able to unlock the iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini, and the fifth-generation iPod touch.
Since their release, Apple has sold millions of these devices, and a good proportion of these are going to have ended up in the hands of people who had previously owned a jailbroken iOS device.
Given the popularity of Apple's recent crop of iOS devices, along with the overall popularity of jailbreaking, I'm not surprised there was pent-up demand for a new jailbreak tool.
But what is it that drives people to jailbreak? Having been an avid observer of the jailbreak community since the first jailbreaking kit for the original iPhone hit the Web, only a few days following the release of the device, there are several key factors that drive people to jailbreak.
Apps

It's apps that drive the sales of iOS device, and it is access to even more apps that is the primary reason why people jailbreak. There are some 775,000 apps in Apple's App Store, which sounds like it should be enough for anyone, but Apple places artificial—and at times arbitrary—restrictions on what the apps can and can't do. These restrictions don't apply to apps from unofficial application sources such as Cydia.
For the app or customization junkie, jailbreaking opens up a whole new world, giving owners access to apps such as SBSettings, WinterBoard, Nitrous, and Dashboard X.
Bug fixes

Another reason why people jailbreak their iOS device is in order to be able to fix—or at least alleviate—bugs. I've come across people who jailbroke their iOS device in order to fix Bluetooth bugs, audio hiccups, and even to allow them to patch security exploits and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Jailbreaking to fix bugs seems odd to me, since the jailbreaking process itself can introduce more bugs that it solves. However, for show-stopping bugs, it can offer a short-term solution to a significant problem.
Freedom

For some, jailbreaking is a freedom issue. They see their iPhone or iPad as their device to do with as they want, and don't appreciate Apple putting measures in place to limit what they can or cannot do with their purchase.
As strange as it seems, but I've known people jailbreak an iOS device and never install a third-party app onto it.
Piracy

There's a dark side to jailbreaking: piracy. While I don't want to give the impression that every jailbreaker downloads pirated software—they don't—but that doesn't change the fact that Apple faces a big piracy problem, because the company generates take a 30 percent slice off each paid app.
On the one side there are the hackers who crack apps in order to make them available for free, and sometimes adding malware in the process, and on the other side we have the end users who want access to paid apps for free.
Bottom line

Given the demand for jailbreaking, it is clear that an increasing number of Apple customers are not satisfied with what iOS currently has to offer and are turning to third-parties to fill in the gaps. It's obvious that the limitations Apple is putting on the apps that it is allowing into the App Store is pushing people to jailbreaking, a process that not only removes security measures from people's iPhones and iPads—especially if these devices are going to be used in a business environment—but also puts hundreds of thousands of pirated apps within arms reach.
It is clear that Apple is failing when it comes to striking the right balance between security and features. This is something that the company needs to address over the coming months. Either that, or make it even harder to jailbreak.


Why do iPhone and iPad users jailbreak? Freedom | ZDNet
 
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