disadvantages of jailbroken devices?

expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
If any, what are the downsides of a jailbroken device? Does it affect your game development in any way?

The reason im asking is because im about to jailbreak my device right now :)

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  • FanStudioUKFanStudioUK Member Posts: 459
    No problem with jailbroken devices, mine is jb and I'm testing my games and everything works fine!
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    I dont think there are any for 4.1 devices yet so im gonna have to wait :(
  • dmilinovichiiidmilinovichiii Member Posts: 620
    4.1 is jailbreakable for all devices except the itouch 4G. What device are you wanting to jailbreak?
    A disadvantage to jailbreaking is it will slow down if you install a bunch of crap you don't really need on it.
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    yeah i know, ipod 4G is the device im using
  • BeyondtheTechBeyondtheTech Member Posts: 809
    tshirtbooth said:
    the only disadvantage is you dont get the new stuff from the new updates tell a new JB is out. So i still cant install the new update. But i much rather have myfi so no update for me.

    I used to be able to tether my iPhone 4 after jailbreaking, using the TetherMe hack, not to mention turning it into an access point via MyWi.

    But, I wanted iOS 4.1, so I upgraded.

    Luckily for us devs, we can build a similar product to NetShare and that HandyLight app with the hidden proxy feature, both of which were pulled off the App Store.

    I am using iProxy 1.0.1, and with Proxifier on my MacBook, I can get full 3G speed internet anywhere with it. No jailbreaking needed.

    http://github.com/tcurdt/iProxy
    Mr.Rinoy said:
    4.1 is jailbreakable for all devices except the itouch 4G.

    The jailbreak solution is not available for the iPhone 4 or 3GS yet.

    http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com/iPhone-iTouch-Jailbreak
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    What are you using to jailbreak 4.1, I thought the jb hasn't come out yet? I thought only the beta version was jailbreakable.

    Edit: @BTT yeah thats what I thought.
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    It's illegal.
    Thats reason enough for me.

    As a legitimate business owner I just avoid getting involved in anything involving copyright infringement or illegal redistribution (piracy).

    I'm sure there will be people saying its not illegal, but, it is.
    Any unauthorized redistribution of software developed by someone else, in this case iOS is a violation of protected material.

    Now, having said that I certainly dont make personal judgements on people who do.
    Before i was involved in game development my iphone was jail broken lol
  • reddotincreddotinc Member Posts: 653
    tshirtbooth said:
    the only disadvantage is you dont get the new stuff from the new updates tell a new JB is out. So i still cant install the new update. But i much rather have myfi so no update for me.

    cheers

    You mean MyWi?

    I had mine jailbroken before 4.1 came out, then I had to kiss bye-bye for the mean time as I HAD to get my GC username ;)

    // red.
  • magic101himagic101hi Member Posts: 713
    it actuly slows down your iDevice
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    Malware
  • TymeMasterTymeMaster Member Posts: 527
    tshirtbooth said:
    JamesZeppelin it is no longer illegal. the law was passed that made it legal to unlock your device.

    Loading hacked games on the other hand is a different story

    Yep, and thats probably the #1 reason why people do it. What I love is spreading viruses on jailbroken devices by putting up fake apps on the torrents (honeypots).
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    My iphone is jailbroken. I really want to try gamecenter, but I can't give up MyWi. Having a hotpot on the go for my iPad / MacBook is way to important to me.

    That's really the only reason I've jailbroken. Well, That and 3GUnrestrictor

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  • THRSTNTHRSTN Member Posts: 178
    i started a thread about this a couple of months ago and ended up jail breaking mine just to get netflix, within a couple of days downloading programs and emulators from the cydia store i noticed my phone was running alot slower ,it was cool to play golden eye and Mario 64 on my phone but not worth the performance issues and lock ups.then 2 weeks later the Netflix app came out. i restored my device to factory settings and haven't looked back since. I just hope they don't go back on the "grandfathering" in the unlimited data plan cause i use netflix all day long at work and if i had to pay 2 gigs at a time id go crazy.
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    One of my friends thought that when you have a jailbroken device, you can just go straight to the app store and get all of the paid apps for free. So what he did was he jailbroke his iphone and then downloaded over 100 paid apps, some of them were even $5.99-$10 LOL
  • TymeMasterTymeMaster Member Posts: 527
    THRSTN said:
    i started a thread about this a couple of months ago and ended up jail breaking mine just to get netflix, within a couple of days downloading programs and emulators from the cydia store i noticed my phone was running alot slower ,it was cool to play golden eye and Mario 64 on my phone but not worth the performance issues and lock ups.then 2 weeks later the Netflix app came out. i restored my device to factory settings and haven't looked back since. I just hope they don't go back on the "grandfathering" in the unlimited data plan cause i use netflix all day long at work and if i had to pay 2 gigs at a time id go crazy.

    Case in point.... thieves use it mainly.
  • BarkBarkCoBarkBarkCo Member Posts: 1,400
    artonskyblue said:
    One of my friends thought that when you have a jailbroken device, you can just go straight to the app store and get all of the paid apps for free. So what he did was he jailbroke his iphone and then downloaded over 100 paid apps, some of them were even $5.99-$10 LOL

    Wow! That is dumb, and makes me laugh heartily... ;-)
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    And he didn't even know it until i told him. He said his parents get mad when he buys $0.99 apps!! lol
  • TymeMasterTymeMaster Member Posts: 527
    I'd love to see is parents prosecuted for theft when he really does steal.
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    Piracy, to me, is a cost of marketing. The people who pirate your games wouldn't have bought it anyhow. But they tell all their friends and blog about the games they are playing. Free advertising if you ask me.

    I would be honored to have my games pirated a lot and spread all over and have millions of people playing them. It would generate buzz, some people would buy the games due to the noise.
  • TymeMasterTymeMaster Member Posts: 527
    Its still a crime
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