Apple Makes Jailbreaking More Difficult in iOS 6.1 Despite No Jailbreak for iOS 6

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Posted December 24, 2012 at 1:56am by Shalom Levytam

Apple has taken steps to make jailbreaking more difficult in iOS 6.1 despite a public jailbreak not being available for iOS 6.0 yet, reports i0n1c.

There must have been some change of guard at Apple.iOS6.1 adds again tougher protections although public JB community hasn't broken iOS6 yet

I0n1c is the hacker behind the untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2. He also jailbroke the iPad 3 on iOS 5.1. Although i0n1c doesn't go into specifics, this is bad news for a jailbreak community that has yet to see a jailbreak for the iPhone 5 and other devices on iOS 6.

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Mauricio - January 11, 2013 at 5:05pm

The worst thing is, there´s a wonderful app, iBlacklist, that only works on jailbroken iphones. So I´m stuck forever in a jailbroken phone so I can use this app. I´m pressuring them to release the same app for Android, it would be just amazing.

Tusharindia - January 4, 2013 at 4:00am

Whr did u get that info???

Tusharindia - January 1, 2013 at 5:22pm

Moved to android..ordered a Samsung note 2...

UnauthorizedAccount - December 31, 2012 at 2:35am

it's all good. I'll just keep my iphone 4 with ios 5. I'm perfectly happy with it and don't see any need to "upgrade" anyways.

rov - December 31, 2012 at 2:42am

there are many new apps that only works on the new IOS 6, that's why it is necessary to upgrade it !

UnauthorizedAccount - December 31, 2012 at 3:24am

installous and hackulous were bad for the jailbreaking scene. it just gave apple a reason ...we should support jailbreaking and it's developers. it hurt the scene for everyone. Not to mention most apps on Cydia are priced less than a Slurpee.

Tusharindia - December 31, 2012 at 3:55am

I think jobs knew ppl would jb their devices so he always kept a loop hole so that developers can hack it and that would eventually sell more I devices...

paulMOGG - January 7, 2013 at 10:31am

That would be good !

Anonymous - December 27, 2012 at 2:49pm

RIP Jailbreak......

Iphone_hackintosh - December 27, 2012 at 9:35am

It is so funny reading most of the comments. Specially when they start insulting each other. People chill, they are just gadgets. I know some love their iOS, others love their androids. All personal choices. Nobody held a gun asked you to buy which. They are like clothing, color or taste, all your choices. So what I am saying, there is no point to convince someone what is better. Unless themselves try the products. Like I posted before. There are pro and cons on both.

iDood - December 27, 2012 at 9:46am

Agree. It's all in a matter of personal choice.

ajay v - December 27, 2012 at 1:11pm

i hv installed jailbreak profile on my iphone 4s 6.0.1 using absinthe 0.4.3 cli

technoguy - December 27, 2012 at 4:39pm

Correct. I've just posted my opinion . Everyone is free to buy anything. Now, as a S3 owner, I really feel I own my phone. Happy new year everyone!

sukhvinder - December 30, 2012 at 12:59am

hi ajay if u have a jaibreak ur i phone 4s plese send me same absinite download link which u can use for jailbreak process thx in adv...

burd - December 30, 2012 at 8:59pm

how can u feel like your phone u cant apple has class samsung isn't good and anyways S4 is releasing

sebastin - December 27, 2012 at 7:04am

ohhhhh i need jailbreak :((

Star22 - December 26, 2012 at 9:53pm

These jailbreak guys are FAILED. No more hopes.

bassplayer - December 26, 2012 at 3:57pm

Nexus 4. I got mine around 11 am, by 2 I had rooted and installed apps via the play market that were available via jailbreak and only when the jailbreak was available, usually months after the latest iOS was released. Doing all I was and more by using a better OS.

Noman - December 26, 2012 at 4:43pm

Right! Better OS? EVERYONE agrees that iOS is a far better OS. EVERYONE. If you are willing to use a significantly inferior OS simply because you can root/jailbreak it, go for it. Just don't expect Apple to mourn your loss.

Peter - December 26, 2012 at 6:52pm

Get to life I am a huge apple fan but I hate to break it for you iOS apps are more alife but not as capable as android apps , iOS is more efficient in managing resources but android is way mkre customizable way more capable abs simpleer in some cases u have to admit there is real competition here iOS is not alone in the top without jailbreak iOS is waaaaaaaaay more behind than the notetwo I use iiphone and note 2 ipad 2 ipod almost every idevice and I tell you without jailbreak Apple iOS will die eventually sry for spelling mistakes

JJ - December 26, 2012 at 9:49am

I am also going to switch to Samsung Phone and I am going to return my new Ipad mini still in it's box I have received it as a Christmas gift .

Yoron - December 26, 2012 at 7:40am

I will be leaving the fold soon. Back in the day, I was not a fan of Mac's because of the difficulties in accessing system preferences/power user options--OS X changed that, but now Apple is reverting back to a "protect the stupid masses" approach--in both iOS, and now with iOS influences onto the desktop. Bummer. The jailbreak devs have done more for providing and proving features than Apple is probably willing to admit. Bummer that pirating gave that community such a bad rap--it's not what jailbreaking should be about. I still think Apple should work out a different DRM solution, instead of shutting down a test bed for free features.

Tig - December 26, 2012 at 7:37am

yes I returned my iPhone 5 and get The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 loving every bit of it, can show 2 apps on screen too, feature wise Android is rules iOS for the first time, my iPad 3 is on my desk, watching pogoplug video on a Note 2 is cool, no more tethering.

vtr4423 - December 25, 2012 at 11:52pm

No jailbreak , boring ... i wonder how many customers switch to android.

Jay - December 25, 2012 at 11:26pm

I just bought my iPhone 5 a while back but if there's no jail real soon I'll be going to gs3 .

Schnitter - December 25, 2012 at 6:58pm

I have never bought an iDevice before a Jailbreak was available for it. I've owned 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad 2, and iPad 3. Making Jailbreak harder/impossible will just make me switch to Windows Phone. I can't stand an iDevice without the Jailbreak. Terrible move Apple. Let the happy restricted users keep buying and using your products, but why force Jailbreak-lovers like myself to switch to another OS?

Jonny - December 25, 2012 at 6:07pm

I've bought all iPhones that ever came out, but with no jailbreak I'm switching to a Samsung Galaxg note 2.

Shelagh Delves-Broughton - December 25, 2012 at 5:43pm

Agreed! I was an iPhone user for years, jailbroken of course but 2 weeks ago I switched to the new Galaxy Note ll but I don't agree that iPhone will suffer. They will continue to grab all new phone users and phone newbies, to the tune of millions. Who they will lose are users like yourself and I who they aren't upset about losing anyway. They would prefer I believe that jailbrakers just go away ;-)

technoguy - December 25, 2012 at 4:19pm

Dear friends, After 5 nice and happy IPhone years I just switched to Galaxy S III. Tough decision but I am happy with it. Great phone, less problems.My son wanted one, I bought it, played a little with it and I bought another one for myself. Merry Christmas everyone!

Shelagh Delves-Broughton - December 25, 2012 at 5:37pm

As I did to. This is the first phone to turn my eye away from Apple and i think its a phenomenal screen size. Just the right size. I didn't want to get an iPad as I have 2 HP Touchpads and never use them. They are strictly toilet reading material LOL Yet the iphone screen was just a bit too small to read newspapers and books on it but this Note ll's screen is perfect so I too sadly have turned away from Apple iPhones for the lure of Note ll. I do hope that Apple 6 does something special, enough to lure me back, as I i do still use the iPhone 4 on my network.

bassplayer - December 25, 2012 at 3:10am

This is why I bailed on iOS and moved to droid.

Iphone_hachintosh - December 25, 2012 at 12:32am

I am sure I am not paid by samsung. But I still have my iPhone 4, 4s and iPad 1 and 2. But most likely I won't buy the iPhone 5 as there is no jailbreak. I started to fix galaxy s2 s3 and note. Now I also own s2 and note. The more I use both, the more I say there are pros and cons on each side. Example: pro for iPhone: easy to fix, longer battery life and almost impossible to brick your iPhone. Cons for iPhone: lack of jailbreak for 6.x, expensive to imei unlock, smaller screen and no new features that will wow you. Pro for android: easy to unlock or root = jailbreak, larger screen, more model choices and you can easily replace your battery. Cons for android: easy to brick, expensive screen replacement cost, shorter battery life. But for apple, it has been very good run for iPhone, without jailbreak, it will lose large amount for customer because they want to do whatever with their iPhone. Anyone know how many % of Idevices are jail broken? I am guessing at least 20-30%. Or remember when 5.0.1 jailbreak came out. How many idevices where jailbroken in 3 days!. Apple don't be stupid open your eyes. People want their jailbreak if cant , they will buy something else. Look at your stock falling since sept. don't be the next RIM while Samsung and google stock go up.

Noman - December 25, 2012 at 1:18am

Published number is that 4% of iPhones/iPads are jailbroken. Maybe a couple of thousand (tops) will leave Apple because of lack of jailbreak. Heck, my old Palm Treo was better than any current Android device.

thevmax - December 25, 2012 at 6:56pm

It is not expensive to IMEI unlock the iphone 5. Go to ebay and look! Usually under $10! I worked with people that have had Samsung Galaxy's and when they drop them, the phones fall apart! You are very wrong about the amount of people who have jailbroken phones. Source: New York Times Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/technology/06apps.html

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