iPhone Jailbreak: What You Need to Know

As some time or the other, you’ve envied the measure of freedom Android users experience. Still, you can’t endure losing the awesome features that accompany an iPhone -such as Siri and the pentagon-kinda-security offered by Apple. So, you spend your entire day wishing you could juggle between both ends- combining the pros of each while throwing their cons into the trash.

If that sounds like you, you should read this article!

What if I said your dreams could come through if you knew how to jailbreak your iPhone?

Well, read on and you would understand exactly what I mean.

What does it mean to jailbreak your iPhone?

Jailbreaking is simply the process of modification of your iPhone’s operating system so that you can gain better control over your iPhone. Through this process, you would be able to customize your phone to your taste, as well as download applications that might be unavailable to other iPhone users.

Here are some features privy to people to jailbreak their iPhones:

• Installation of third-party applications that aren’t available on Apple’s app store.
• Installation of tweaks on your operating system that allows you to customize your dark mode, hide icon names, add four icons to a dock, and even apply an entirely new theme to your operating system.
• Jailbreaking allows you to swipe across your keyboard to move your text cursor rather than using a magnifying glass.
• It allows you to turn off read receipts on third-party messengers.
• It lets you connect wirelessly to other devices.

This- and so much more- can be done after you jailbreak your iPhone.

Is jailbreaking legal?

Now you know what jailbreaking an iPhone does, you might be a little bit concerned about its legality.

To be clear, jailbreaking is 100% legal in the US. However, the status in other countries varies. More often than not, it is classified as legal as long as you do not breach any copyright law- which doesn’t happen most of the time. So, there is absolutely no chance that Apple would come after you for jailbreaking your phone.

However, you should know that any crime committed on the device remains illegal. If you carry out any cyber or copyright crime such as downloading paid apps for free or illegally torrent movies, such acts would be considered as law-breaking.

Also, jailbreaking is quite safe. However, if you feel the need for insurance, check out this applecare vs at&t insurance  

Is Jailbreaking the Same as unlocking?

No. Jailbreaking and Unlocking are worlds apart. While jailbreaking eases the restrictions imposed by Apple on its software, unlocking allows you to use your iPhone on a different cellular network carrier.

Would jailbreaking prevent you from updating your iOS?

No, it wouldn’t. However, you would lose your jailbreak after a successful update. This means you would have to re-install a new jailbreak that is compatible with your new iOS.

As it usually takes a while for the latest version of iOS to have a jailbreak available, most people tend to avoid updating their iOS until a newer tool is released.

How much does it cost to jailbreak?

It is free. You should never pay a dime for a jailbreak.

How to jailbreak your iPhone

Follow the steps below to jailbreak your iPhone:

• Update your device to the latest iOS. In this case, that would be iOS 13.
• You can do this either via iTunes or over-the-air updates your device offers (settings> General> Software Update).
• Download Hexxa Plus on your device. Be sure to access that link from your iPhone.
• Open your Hexxa app, and tap “Get Repos”.
• Scroll to the App managers Repo list and tap it. Then, copy the address.
• Reopen your Hexxa app, tap extract Repo, and then paste the address. Tap OK to extract the Repo.
• Tap the download button.
• Hit Allow> Go to Settings > Profile > Downloaded > Install.
• Once you have entered your passcode, tap Install > Done.

Congrats! You have successfully jailbroken your phone.

Conclusion

Surely, you are a lot smarter on issues concerning jailbreaking an iPhone; aren’t you?