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Jailbreaking an iOS device is the process of taking away the restrictions Apple places on their devices giving the user root access, access to the raw file-system, and the ability to run software not signed by Apple. Most jailbreaks include Cydia, which is the jailbreak equivalent of the App Store.
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Can an iPad be child locked so they cannot escape from one app?
The current jailbreak for iOS 5.1 on iPad 1 is only a tethered jaibreak, which means you need to boot the device by plugging it into a computer and running your jailbreaking tool, but that shouldn't be … for a new jailbreak to be released. …
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How do I get my firmware version prior to running jailbreak on a new 3GS?
Recent versions of redsn0w auto-detect the version of iOS running on the connected device, so you can usually just jailbreak it without having to manually figure out the iOS version first. …
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Do apps on jailbroken iOS devices have uncontrolled access to all my data?
The author of Cydia ("saurik") recently answered some similar questions on Reddit - here's one comment:
...you should also ask the following modified question: how does Apple reassure people that the …
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iphone 3GS and iOS 5.1
If you do a normal iTunes restore to iOS 5.1, you will only be able to have a tethered jailbreak (see the Dev Team Blog post about the latest version of redsn0w), and the only way to unofficially unlock … The best path would be to check to see which SHSH blobs are on file with Cydia's servers for your device, and then use the appropriate SHSH blobs to restore to an iOS version with an untethered jailbreak …
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downgrade from iOS 5.1
You may actually have some SHSH blobs saved for your device, since Cydia automatically tries to save any available SHSH blobs every time you open Cydia. Also, I believe Apple is still signing iOS 4.1 …
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Remove Jailbreak and restore to factory settings without iTunes
The only way to remove the jailbreak from a jailbroken device is to restore it with iTunes on a computer. …
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Bash commands that work on an iphone
There are a lot of command-line tools available for jailbroken iOS, many of them ported by saurik. If you want to find more than come with the default Cydia installation, first check Manage -> Setting …
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Can I switch between iOS 5 & 6 (and possibly Android/Windows 8) on my iPad?
If you have an iPad 3rd generation on iOS 5.x with iOS 5.x SHSH blobs (signature hashes) saved, you can upgrade and downgrade between versions of iOS 5.x. You can't downgrade from iOS 6.x back to 5.x …
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iPad boot loop only when powered - brief flash loop when connected to USB - jailbreak gone a...
Jailbreaking only affects the operating system level of an iPad; it can't damage a device more than can be fixed by putting it into DFU mode and restoring it with iTunes.
In other words, it sounds li …
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Wi-Fi voice calling methods on a jailbroken iPhone?
The tweak Phone GV Extension integrates Google Voice into the normal Phone app. I haven't tried it myself, but it's pretty popular and has a free trial available. Here's a Lifehacker post that recomme …
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Downloading videos and saving to camera roll?
There are a few tweaks for jailbroken iOS that can import videos into the Videos app:
Music2iPod (free). I haven't tested this one though.
Bridge ($2).
The paid version of iFile ($4), using the Grem …
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Jailbreak iOS 6 without cydia
If you have a device that supports iOS 6 and is vulnerable to limera1n (iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod touch 4th generation), you can use redsn0w to jailbreak 6.1.2 tethered without installing Cydia (just … It's probably less fuss to just jailbreak with evasi0n, open up Cydia, let it prepare the filesystem, install OpenSSH, and then look for the "Cydia Installer" package and uninstall it. …
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Services on homescreen jailbroken iphone
I've seen reports of it happening on devices on iOS 6 with various combinations of tweaks installed, so I'm not sure whether any specific tweak is causing it, or whether it's related to the jailbreak itself …
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Can I block ports and network traffic when using Personal Hotspot?
You could look into using the tweak Firewall iP (a paid package hosted by BigBoss repository) - it provides a number of options for controlling outgoing connections from your iPhone.
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