What are all the negatives and positives of jail breaking my iphone 5?
List as many as you can please. I have verizon btw
Depening on your iOS version you may be able to jailbreak or not. If you have the latest iOS 6.1.3 then you can't jailbreak.
If you have iOS 6.0 - 6.1.2. Then you can proceed to jailbreak.
The major negative of jailbreaking is that you will lose your warranty. (Unless you do a complete restore before going to request any warranty which will erase all traces of the jailbreak).
The positives:
A lot.
To name a few:
Custom notification screens at the lock window.
Screen customization (you can enable to have 5 icons on the bottom part)
Quick toggles for turning on Wi-Fi, bluetooth, gps, etc
Better SMS apps
IFile (access file directory)
Terminal Access
etc.
http://thebigboss.org/why-jailbreak-iphone-5-4s-4-3-3gs (see here for more benfits)
My favorite cydia apps are:
AccountChanger (allows easy change of iTunes account without going to settings)
Activator (allows to set key shortcuts - screen gestures to trigger events like chaning the music etc)
AirBlue (allows to share files through bluetooth)
AnyAttach (Allows to attach files on emails)
AnyRing (Allows to create custom ringtones from your music)
BrowserChanger (Allows to set a different default browser)
Firewall IP
Five Icon Dock
GuizmOVPN (for OpenVPN)
iBlackList (for call block)
iCaughtU (see who tried to unlock your phone)
iFile (like windows explorer)
LockInfo (see all your reminders, calendar, pending messages, etc on the lock screen)
MxTube (Download youtube videos for offline watching)
Mobile Terminal
PwnTunes (creates a My Music folder so when you connect your iphone on any pc you can add or remove music (mp3 files) from that folder and then it will be sync with your music player on your iphone)
etc…
And finally, not to foment any piracy whatsoever but with sites such as the Installous alternative and using the IPA installer, you can install applications without using the Appstore to test the software before buying it (since you know apple does not provide refunds).
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