Jailbreak How Archives, Page 2

Cross a state line and your sportsbook app may stop taking bets. Here is why gambling apps are geo-restricted, how the iPhone location check works and why VPNs and spoofing do not help. […]

In January 2012 Absinthe brought the first untethered jailbreak to the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. We look back at why it took so long, who built it and what it meant for A5 devices. […]

When Apple released iOS 5.1 in March 2012, the iPhone Dev Team answered within days with a tethered jailbreak in redsn0w. Here is what that meant, and why tethered was a word people dreaded. […]

The third-generation iPad launched in March 2012 with a Retina display and an A5X chip. Our old progress page followed every rumour; here is how the race actually ended. […]

Open a licensed sportsbook or casino app on a jailbroken iPhone and you will often get an error. Here is why operators block modified devices, what they look for in general terms and what to do instead. […]

In 2012 interposer SIMs such as TP-SIM and Gevey promised to unlock the iPhone 4S. They were unreliable and short-lived. Today the right way to unlock an iPhone is simple: ask the carrier. […]

Before you sell, trade in or hand down an iPhone or iPad, a few steps protect your data and make life easy for the next owner. Here is the checklist, including how to deal with Activation Lock the proper way. […]

SemiRestore, released in 2013, promised to reset a jailbroken iPhone without losing the jailbreak. Here is what it did, why it was popular, and how to return a device to clean stock iOS today. […]

Social casino slots became some of the highest-earning games on the App Store. Here is how they work, why they are not legally gambling in most places, and the court case that challenged that idea. […]