Jailbreaking vs. Rooting Adolphe Ngabo COSC 480

Road Map What is Jailbreaking? What is Rooting? Advantages Disadvantages Tools Questions

What is Jailbreaking? Technical Definition: “An iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV hack that allows users to gain access to the entire Unix file system. In Unix terms, this refers to changing the root of the directory tree to /.” Able to add additional apps to your iDevice. The app Cydia must be downloaded so you can change: App icons Wallpapers Dock Status Bar Etc.

Advantages of Jailbreaking Gain access to apps that were previously blocked The ones that were rejected by Apple, but that does not mean they are bad. Back up information you normally couldn’t Save Voicemails and Texts on the computer Completely Reversible

What is Rooting? Allows an Android user to have more control over: Settings Features Overall Performance Rooting means “to get to the root of the operating system and to have the ability to make global changes.”

Advantages of Rooting Increase Performance Protect your Device Remove Bloat ware Remove apps that are usually not uninstall-able Make Backups Configure Restricted Settings Custom ROMs

Disadvantages Disadvantages are the same for both rooting and jail breaking: Voids out the phone warranty once software is downloaded Risk of bricking your phone Viruses Phones and devices can get viruses if the jailbreak or rooting code has been altered before being installed by a third party.

Tools for Jailbreaking Many tools available Example: RedSn0w Greenpois0n evasi0n

Jailbreaking Process Ex. Redsn0w for iOS 6.1 Download iOS 6.1 on device Download latest version of Redsn0w Connect device and put in DFU mode Click extras>IPSW Go to main page of Redsn0w and click jailbreak Install Cydia to complete jailbreak process Place back in DFU mode Select firmware and reboot

Tools Cont’d

Rooting Process Ex. SuperOneClick Download and install rooting software Turn on USB debugging Connect phone to computer Click root to rooting Follow instructions on screen until successful rooting

Tools for Rooting OneClickRoot SuperOneClick

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