Although there doesn’t seem to be much changed from previous versions apart from some re-ordering, Apple has updated its Knowledge Base article on unauthorized modification of iOS devices following this week’s release of the evasi0n jailbreak tool. The article warned users that jailbreaking could cause numerous issues from shortened battery life to security vulnerabilities and other common issues. Jailbreaking, as outlined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, isn’t illegal in the United States, but Apple said it might refuse to service devices that have been jailbroken. Jay Freeman, operator of the jailbroken Cydia app store, told Forbes that he witnessed approximately 1.7 million new downloads since the release of evasi0n.
(The article doesn’t mention hints at secret new products coming up)
The full statement by Apple:
@GingerKie for the Weather bug, a package in Cydia will be updated, for the long boot, the untether package will be updated.
— pod2g (@pod2g) February 5, 2013
I jailbroke my iPad mini and now it’s retina.
— Zac Hall (@apollozac) February 5, 2013
