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Recently it was announced it’s legal to hack your phone/devices.
Today we look at why you would want to Jailbreak your iOS machine.
This will be a general overview of some of the capabilities and options available after a jailbreak.
In a previous Article, Mysticgeek wrote abouthow to jailbreak your iOS gear the easy way.
If you are not yet on iOS 4.0.2 this method should still work.
However if you have updated, you will need to wait for the new Jailbreakme.com to be completed.
There are other ways to jailbreak your iOS unit however, which we will discuss later.
The apps, widgets and themes discussed maybe found using the Cydia shortcut that was added to your apps.
Keep in mind that if you Jailbreak you Apple gear it may not be covered under warranty.
Lockscreen
One reason that many people want to Jailbreak is to add information to their lockscreen.
The lockscreen widget we looked at in this test was LockInfo.
LockInfo is free for a 14 day trial period and then costs 4.99.
LockInfo has options for plugins and widgets in itself.
you could also add other plugins such as twitter and a mini web surfing app.
With Cydia you could install a theme app like WinterBoard.
There are many premade themes for the whole OS or just specific apps such as SMS.
By default you have six options plus the option of not having any sound.
When you Jailbreak you now have the option to access /System/Library/Audio/UISounds which is where the audio files are kept.
With Cydia you’re able to download different SMS sounds and ringtones, to customize your iOS unit.
In this test run we discovered that there was a Google Voice app, GV Mobile.
There are more games, more text editors and more navigation apps available to you thought Cydia.
you’re able to add action menus and set other short cuts to access your apps faster.
Because you could
Lets face it, as geeks we love to make things our own.
We have only skimmed the surface of a few of the options that are now there.
