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Ask HN: Why Jailbreak my iPad2?
I have always thought I would be against jailbreaking my iOS devices. I have friends that have done it but they dont seem to have any real reasoning or take advantage of anything spectacular. One of them simply jail broke his iPad so he could password protect his apps (i.e prompt for a password on app launch...)
Then I got to thinking. What are the real benefits?
I code in C/C++ and standard web stuff. Could one then load gcc some how?
Are there better network tools like nmap, wireshark, etc, etc
Can anyone explain some true advantages to a developer/hacker/someone who always needs to help someone out in a pinch and would rather not carry a MacBook around all the time?
- nuclearsandwich 15y agoReason #1 to root and jailbreak anything: If you can't open it then you don't really own it. You have to make things yours or companies will continue to lease you their products for outrageous sums of money. So do it for justice. Plus all the freaking SSH clients in the app store cost money. I've never seen a platform with such an inverted price vs. value scheme. All of the amazing new innovative software that I would be more than willing to pay for such as Aweditorium and Flipboard is free but all of the stuff I would consider basic utilities like SSH/IM/IRC clients are $2-$5 and definitely not so special as to deserve that price tag. There's a distinct lack of free (as in speech) software on iOS unless you jailbreak.
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- MyHNAccountRulz 15y agoonce you jail break, can you still use the Apple App Store, buy content, etc, etc as if you did not jail break? So you get the benefits of both worlds?