When you jailbreak an iOS device, you are given access to Cydia, the wild west frontier of tweaks, themes and apps you can’t get in Apple’s own App Store. Jailbreaking gives you the freedom to ...

Cydia, the original app store for jailbroken iPhones, has joined a wave of companies and regulators in targeting Apple over antitrust concerns. In a lawsuit it filed on Thursday, it accused Apple of ...

Ever wish you could bring the fun fluidity of your Apple Watch home screen to your iPhone? A new jailbreak app from an iOS developer brings the watchOS interface to your iPhone or iPad. Honey, created ...

First the U.S. Copyright Office gave smartphone jailbreaking the green light. Not long after, JailbreakMe emerged. Now, Apple iPhone users can add whatever apps they ...

Simply put, jailbreaking bypasses the software barriers built into iOS. Normally Apple maintains tight control over how apps are installed, what apps can do, and to what extent you can customize the ...

It's common knowledge among mobile phone enthusiasts that the iPhone is probably the most secure and locked-down device option available these days. If you are someone who doesn't mind being forced to ...

The iOS 9 jailbreak was released earlier this month, but it was only available for Windows. Today, the jailbreak’s available for Mac. The jailbreak works the same as it does on Windows, so it’s a ...

At this point, Apple has locked iOS down enough that a full jailbreak—unlocking a device to install whatever you want on it—of current releases is extremely rare. When such a capability does exist, it ...

Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from InfoWorld. For more IT news, subscribe to the InfoWorld Daily newsletter. In a few short years, Apple has established the iPhone as the mobile platform to ...

Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.