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Maybe it's not called jailbreaking on Android phones because it's more or less a supported feature, not something the phone tries to prevent you from doing. On
by Asraelite 2y ago
Maybe it's not called jailbreaking on Android phones because it's more or less a supported feature, not something the phone tries to prevent you from doing. On other devices like a Kindle you're actively circumventing security measures.
- rldjbpin 2y ago"rooting" started up by meaning specifically to gain root access to the os. jailbreaking includes this step too, but out of need. the nice variety of root-access apps you could normally install but unable to run become available after rooting. for many that is enough, without requiring kernel-level changes to make this work. besides this conceptual difference, they both are used interchangeably. for kindle jailbreaking makes sense as there is no built-in mechanism to support new features/apps.