Apple Posts Support Document Warning Against Jailbreaking

Apple Apple recently posted a support document warning against the affects of jailbreaking an iPhone or iPod Touch. The document lists some affects of jailbreaking and that it is a “violation of the iPhone end-user license agreement and because of this, Apple may deny service for an iPhone or iPod touch that has installed any unauthorized software.” Check out the full document below.

Summary
This article is about adverse issues experienced by customers who have made unauthorized modifications to the iPhone OS (this hacking process is often called “jailbreaking”). Issues that have been encountered include instability, disruption of services, and compromised security.

Products Affected
iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (2nd generation)

As designed by Apple, the iPhone OS ensures that the iPhone and iPod touch operate reliably. Some customers have not understood the risks of installing software that makes unauthorized modifications to the iPhone OS (“jailbreaking”) on their iPhone or iPod touch. Customers who have installed software that makes these modifications have encountered numerous problems in the operation of their hacked iPhone or iPod touch. Examples of issues caused by these unauthorized modifications to the iPhone OS have included the following:

Device and application instability: Frequent and unexpected crashes of the device, crashes and freezes of built-in apps and third-party apps, and loss of data.

Unreliable voice and data: Dropped calls, slow or unreliable data connections, and delayed or inaccurate location data.

Disruption of services: Services such as Visual Voicemail, YouTube, Weather, and Stocks have been disrupted or no longer work on the device. Additionally, third-party apps that use the Apple Push Notification Service have had difficulty receiving notifications or received notifications that were intended for a different hacked device. Other push-based services such as MobileMe and Exchange have experienced problems synchronizing data with their respective servers.

Compromised security: Security compromises have been introduced by these modifications that could allow hackers to steal personal information, damage the device, attack the wireless network, or introduce malware or viruses.

Shortened battery life: The hacked software has caused an accelerated battery drain that shortens the operation of an iPhone or iPod touch on a single battery charge.

Inability to apply future software updates: Some unauthorized modifications have caused damage to the iPhone OS that is not repairable. This can result in the hacked iPhone or iPod touch becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone OS update is installed.

Apple strongly cautions against installing any software that hacks the iPhone OS. It is also important to note that unauthorized modification of the iPhone OS is a violation of the iPhone end-user license agreement and because of this, Apple may deny service for an iPhone or iPod touch that has installed any unauthorized software.

See original document HERE.

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Comments

  1. ScrappyCocoa says

    Wack!!!!

  2. its funny that i experienced all those affects on my none jailbroken iphone!

  3. hahahahah that sucks, miguel!

    I LOVE MY JAILBROKEN IPHONE <3 =]

    APPLE IS SOOOO HILARIOUS =]

    because all we have to do is a quick restore and they’ll never know and we can have our phones services =] i love telling apple employees im going to jailbreak my iphone after i leave their store =p

  4. Let me try to understand …
    Apple is not selling me a phone, it is being borrowed as I am not allowed to install anything that I am not authorized.
    Am I allowed to go to the park with my iPhone?
    How many calls a day can I place?
    How loud can I listen to the musics Apple allows me to upload to the device?

    I am kind of thinking of suing Apple for this statements.

  5. Chase mclogan says

    I love the jail break redsnow knock on wood I haven’t had any problems yet.

  6. Yablonsky says

    It’s called SCARE TACTICS!!