The jailbreak is not dead, long live the jailbreak

Every year, shortly after the new version of iOS is released, articles that augur the end of an era, the end of a community, the end of freedom, run on the internet. the end of the jailbreak. There are many people who decide to venture with their own predictions and kill something that is not dead.

The jailbreak is an ideal which was born along with the first versions of iOS, is an iota of freedom that stood up to the strict rule of limitations, when the first jailbreak saw the light, iOS was born in all its splendor.

And it is that venturing to say that the jailbreak is dead is like saying that the iPhone will have its worst sales result, it is a "rumor" that comes to light every year and that every year turns out to be false, and today I want to explain why the jailbreak will never die.

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With the jailbreak came Cydia, and with Cydia came much more, a whole community was born to fill the gap that this process left, this community has taken charge and is in charge of making things easy, making our ideas come true and providing us with unique functions that make our iPhone, our iPhone, and I say it about this form because our device goes from being one more to being the only one, that customization that allows our smartphone to go along with us, not only in appearance but in functions, performance, compatibility, etc ...

And the excuse of "if you want customization you buy a smartphone with Android" is not valid, no, this is not the case, people who buy an iPhone buy it for something, We are no longer talking about which is better or worse, they are two different platforms, what's more, an iPhone with a jailbreak is not Android, it is still an iPhone, and that is precisely what we like so much, and those who share my opinion know What do I mean by "being an iPhone", I am not talking about appearance or price, I am talking about security, fluidity, being able to fiddle with your smartphone knowing that it will not be a brick, the amount of tweaks that work on par with iOS to make even more wonderful a system that already is ...

No self-respecting user is going to give in, and the community is still thereIt is true that iOS is not like before, now it has new functions, it is more open, more customizable, but it is far from the result that the jailbreak offers us, and I am not going to give it up.

Community

The iOS community (and this includes the jailbreak community) differs from the rest for a simple reason, while some want a product that works and now, the iOS community wants it to work and do it on par with the system, iOS apps and tweaks (in general) are not only functional but they blend into the system, mix functionality and beauty to provide users with what they have been asking for so much without negatively affecting their experience, a self-respecting iOS developer knows that their products have to measure up, and they do so with pleasure.

We have wonderful tweaks that have managed to take advantage of the iOS experience and merge with it, I am talking about tweaks that seem to be made by Apple herself, examples of this are:

I don't want to start making a list since it would never endLeaving my head I can think of many such as Grabby, CCSettings, ControllersforAll, VideoPane, Priority Hub, Atom, etc ...

And I have only included tweaks that are compatible from iOS 7 upwardsMore than anything because it would not make sense to talk about those that were previously if we are saying that he is still alive, you all know that before these tweaks there were others, perhaps uglier, but equally functional and revolutionary in the iOS community.

Inspiration

Each new version of iOS that has come out, we have been able to see how Apple made a selection of the tweaks that they liked the most and implemented it natively on iOS, examples of them are:

• Before multitasking came there was the tweak backgrounder.
• Before the Control Center arrived it was SBSettings.
• Before multitasking went from being icons under the dock to previews of open apps it was Card Switcher.
• The third party keyboards they also came before the jailbreak.
• The keyboard / trackpad that now makes use of 3D Touch was a highly acclaimed tweak known as SwipeSelection.
• Before Picture in Picture there was Video Pane.

There are a thousand and one details that Apple has taken from the jailbreak itself (don't expect them to admit anything) and that over the years, as long as these developers continue to create the wonders they create, we will continue to see the process repeat itself over and over again, perhaps Apple should reward them by mentioning or hiring them, perhaps Apple should provide a jailbreak method that does not require exploits, perhaps many things, but for now the only thing we are clear about is that the jailbreak is what unique that allows an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad user to get the most out of their device in every way.

It is true that sometimes it generates instability, that depending on what things we install we end up having functionality problems, and a long etc that, like the "pros", fills the list of arguments against the jailbreak, luckily we have 3 weapons to fight against this.

1. The jailbreak is Optional.
2. The jailbreak is insurance, it can be reversed by restoring the iPhone and this process does not affect the operation or integrity of the device.
3. The jailbreak is legal.

The future of the jailbreak

The future of the jailbreak continues from strength to strength, be it the new groups of Chinese hackers (a market in which the iPhone is hitting it) or the old hackers of the scene (that although they are no longer the ones who publish the jailbreak, they are still there to verify the security of those who are released) those who manage to release the next method, the important thing is that there will be, we already know that this takes, and as time goes by things get more difficult, Apple tries harder, hackers hate each other, iOS is more open, but none of these obstacles will be able to end a community as large as that of the jailbreak, a community that has been with iOS from its first steps and has no intention of letting it go, without going any further, iOS 9 had its jailbreak, and iOS 10 (or iOS X as I would like it to be called) will have it.

Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, continues to support updating Cydia every year and keeping everything in full operation, and it is not the only one, there is less and less left for the alternative store imods (They are made to wait, a lot) see the light and finally have a Cydia competitor up to the task.

We, as users, the only thing we can do is make our choice, both sides are correct (pro jailbreak or not), and the most daring, jump right in and learn, new hackers will be needed to investigate and make an effort to get around it. Apple security, and new tweaks will be needed when this happens, and this will require hackers and young developers, with new ideas and a desire to put them into practice, and nothing prevents those people from being you.