Jailbreak: Difference between revisions
Created page with "{{Stub}} '''Jailbreaking''' (also known as '''rooting''') is the act of gaining control of the software on a device.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Reasons to jailbreak== Jailbreaking enables users to install unsigned applications and tweak functionality of the OS.<ref>{{Cite web | title = FAQ {{!}} iOS Guide |url=https://ios.cfw.guide/faq/ |url-status..." |
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==Legality== | ==Legality== | ||
Jailbreaking was declared exempt from the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act | DMCA]] in 2010<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kravets |first=David |date=July 26, 2010 |title=U.S. Declares iPhone Jailbreaking Legal, Over Apple’s Objections |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jailbreaking/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aschermann |first=Tim |date=2018-09-07 |title=iPhone/iPad Jailbreak - legal oder illegal? |url=https://praxistipps.chip.de/iphoneipad-jailbreak-legal-oder-illegal_46467 |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=CHIP}}</ref> | |||
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|Jailbreaking was declared exempt from the[[Digital Millennium Copyright Act | DMCA]] in 2010<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kravets |first=David |date=July 26, 2010 |title=U.S. Declares iPhone Jailbreaking Legal, Over Apple’s Objections |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jailbreaking/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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