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Brand new 64Gb touch - worth "jailbreaking"?
out4zero
30-10-2009
As per the topic really, not that keen on iTunes and can always use sharepod but was wondering if it really is worth jailbreaking the iPod Touch I just bought?
Yes I know all about so called "cracked" programs but that's not my main interest, I'm more into the homebrew side of software etc..

Any ideas/thoughts appreciated - especially from those that have done theirs.
PrinceGaz
30-10-2009
I believe you can install homebrew software on a jailbreaked iTouch without paying the £60 or so yearly subscription to be a registered developer with Apple (the iPhone SDK is free, but using it to create software that can be installed on the iTouch/iPhone requires you pay the subscription, unless you jailbreak).
Soul Troll
31-10-2009
I totally believe it is worth jailbreaking for themes etc. But the 64gb is tehtered only atm.. so make sure you read up on tethered jailbreaks first
PrinceGaz
03-11-2009
In addition to what I said previously, I'd agree with 'Soul Troll' that jailbreaking is a very good idea (though as he said it is curently a tethered jailbreak for the iTouch 3G, essentially you need to re-jailbreak it from your PC or Mac any time you reboot the iTouch, but you should normally not need to reboot it except in exceptional circumstances).

Quite apart from being able to install unsigned/cracked .ipa files by jailbreaking, you gain access to many features Apple refuse to allow normally. As a developer, you would probably be interested in OpenSSH which allows you to navigate and manipulate all the files and folders on the device from your PC using a suitable client (such as WinSCP). In addition there are apps which just make the device work much better than the apps Apple provide, in particular SBSettings which provides access to all the frequently accessed settings you might want to change just by swiping the top of the screen and tapping icons to toggle things on & off (such as WiFi, Location Services, Bluetooth, SSH if installed), and with SBSettings add-ons can also allow you toggle additional useful features such as a browser User Agent faker, so that websites don't automatically redirect you to the mobile version of their site (it changes the string to tell the site you are running desktop Firefox instead of mobile Safari).

Since jailbreaking my iTouch 2G, I haven't regretted it for one moment.
Lucky_drawes
03-11-2009
If someone gets a flash movie plugin working properly I'd jail break in a second!
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