Jailbreaking: The Rumors and The Realities | Mac|Life

Everyone’s curious about jailbreaking their iDevices, but so many myths swirl around that it’s easy to get confused about exactly what jailbreaking is and why you might try it. That’s why we’re separating jailbreaking fact from fiction, one rumor at a time.

Jailbreaking isn’t an arcane science, but it’s surrounded by enough rumors to make deciphering the truth quite a problem. Most of these rumors seem to have stemmed from cautionary tales from the media—and Apple itself. But are we really at risk of turning our nice, shiny iPhones into lifeless bricks? We decided it was high time to sift through some of the rumors to reveal the facts about jailbreaking.