Why you should not jailbreak...

[Carlos]

Originally Posted by x999x

Moreover, the most MALICIOUS apps to ever affect an iphone/ipad/ipod have not come from Cydia, but Apple's own iTunes store. The most recent example was just pulled last week: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/s...e-gets-pulled/

Quoting from the engadget article you linked:

"Spam-happy iOS trojan slips into App Store, gets pulled in rapid fashion
...the first non-experimental malware to hit iOS without first needing a jailbreak."

Thanks, great example you brought up!
As you can see, this app got pulled almost instantly from the AppStore.

Rhetorical question: How long could have survived such a trojan in an uncontrolled environment?
No further comments needed, I guess...

[Carlos]

Originally Posted by Badtz

Carlos is just spreading FUD. What he's really trying to say is: don't jailbreak because people with jailbroken devices are pirates.

I'm not saying this at all.
On the other hand, let's face the truth: nobody can steal software without having a JB device...

[JBRUU]

Originally Posted by Carlos

Quoting from the engadget article you linked:


Thanks, great example you brought up!
As you can see, this app got pulled almost instantly from the AppStore.

Rhetorical question: How long could have survived such a trojan in an uncontrolled environment?
No further comments needed, I guess...

Well, there's the flip side: if apple's system is so great, why was this even released in the first place?

And why are you so against JBing? It's totally a matter of preference, some prefer a more stable, open system while others prefer apple's secure iOS. Just recognize that fact and accept it

[Badtz]

Originally Posted by Carlos

I'm not saying this at all.

Really? Sure seemed like it. Your "friend" just happened to receive an "unreliable iPhone, with weirdly behaving apps, and shorter battery time" after jailbreaking and installing one Cydia app? FUD.

Originally Posted by Carlos

On the other hand, let's face the truth: nobody can steal software without having a JB device...

Wrong. And when has a trojan ever appeared in Cydia? Change your SSH password.

Originally Posted by Anctoh

Even if you leave SSH on, how many people actually sit somewhere with a computer scanning for phones with SSH on and with alpine and root, just to hack into? Oh yeah; zero.

[hawkinabox]

Originally Posted by JackMule

If you're not completely clueless, jailbreaking is fine. The end.

Agreed.

[Carlos]

I'd refine this a bit. If you are an iOS expert, who can reverse-engineer apps and check them for security issues, feel free to deploy anything you'd like to your iOS device. However, if you do not belong to this category, I'd recommend you rely on Apple - may be boring but definitely safe.

No offense, just asking: how many of you who try to convince others about the advantage of JB and security on Cydia have ever put together at least a minimalistic "Hello World" app for iOS?

Anyway, everybody is free to decide whether to JB or not. But I still think JB is risky - you may get more freedom, some great services and apps not available on the official platform, however the cost is high, since you are not protected anymore by Apple. Just my 2 cents.

[mashead2000]

Me Jailbreak it is good yes (Carlos...?)

Ok i had an old 3GS and i admit i loaded it out with cool themes and Sbsettings etc and it made it sooooo slow but i loved it and didnt mind

At the weekend i JB my 4S and its soooo much quicker thank you A5 lol-gotta love winterboard

Oh and im not a Pirate Carlos but i have a Parrot...

[Carlos]

You've got style!

[iSky]

The reason your friend has a useless, unreliable, slow iPhone 3GS is because he pirated, he used cracked software.

Any software in the "official" cydia repos such as in Thebigboss.org, modmyi and Zodttd is tested prior to being released and the software's code is checked.

Next time, tell your friend not to be a pirate and he will have a useful, fun, customized iPhone 3GS that stands out in the crowd.

To remove the jailbreak just hit restore in iTunes and set it up as new. The question isn't why not to jailbreak, it's do I need to jailbreak.

If you're going to pirate apps and crap then you don't need to jailbreak. If you know what you are doing and know what Jailbreaking really is (not pirating apps) then you'll enjoy your iDevice.

I really get mad when people think Jailbreaking is bad just because they pirated apps and crap and then they find out how much malware all the tweaks from insanelyi and xsellize bring to your iDevice.

So in summary, DON'T BE A PIRATE!

[iSky]

Originally Posted by Carlos

Thanks for your replies. There might be good reasons to jailbreak. My main reason against it is that you loose the official reliability and the "safety net" coming with the official OS.

Or put it otherwise: whom do you trust - Apple or some unknown "hackers"?

And FYI, every single version of iOS 4 is more secure jailbroken than stock because the exploit used can be used by not so nice hackers so the exploit is patched by the dev teams once the device is done with the jailbreak process.