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'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' ~~is a term for making~~ changes to a piece of technology ~~to run~~ modified software, in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is often ~~coined~~ when ~~the device is manufactured by~~ Apple.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref> When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}

'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' consists of removing restrictions (or "locks") in order to be able to make changes to a piece of technology (e.g. running modified software), in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is more often used when referring to Apple/iOS devices than Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref>

When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}

==Reasons to jailbreak==

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-'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' is a term for making changes to a piece of technology to run modified software, in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is often coined when the device is manufactured by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref> When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}
+'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' consists of removing restrictions (or "locks") in order to be able to make changes to a piece of technology (e.g. running modified software), in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is more often used when referring to Apple/iOS devices than Android devices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref>
+When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}
 ==Reasons to jailbreak==