alt Hacker NewsWhat in these videos is so much cooler than what you can do on an Apple approved one? Other than, "As a programmer, I can do anything", I just personally don't see any capabilities unlocked that I can't have with an app or whatever. But I might be missing something.
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NetMageSCW • yesterday at 6:13 PM
The only thing I really miss from my jailbreak days is an app that could talk to the cellular baseband and display all cell towers nearby on a map and showed which you were using.
I used to have my home screens fully customized but that’s a lot of work creating icons for hundreds of apps. Or even dozens.
lstb1t • yesterday at 6:30 PM
1. install apps without the app store so we dont ahve to pay 100 bucks yearly for it to apple
2. run linux
3. run emulators
4. run VMs
5. install steam
6. make it a media server
etc
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One of the primary markets for cracked phones is for spying on partners.
In the abstract I’m a strong supporter of the idea that you should be able to use and modify a device you own as you see fit…but in the real world “ownership” is a whole lot murkier than the mental model a lot of tech people have.