Should I Jailbreak My iPhone?

Should I jailbreak my iPhone? mmm....

                                         Steve Jobs                                 Photo By charliecurve                                           

A controversial matter that is often discussed between friends with iPhones is whether they should jailbreak their phones or not.

Well, apple doesn't really like the idea and was always against it claiming that jailbreaking your iPhone may cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life and other issues.

Before starting i'd like to point out that I myself have a jailbroken iPhone 4S. But let us examine the good and bad things about jailbreaking.
First question you might be asking yourself is will jailbreaking really lead to springboard crashes and instabilities?

Well, not really, its not like your phone will crash each time you use it but still, it happens if its full of unauthorised stuff. BUT...

SpringBoard Crashed

Let us be honest; why do people jailbreak their iPhones in the first place? 

- You could get App Store Apps for free ($)

- You get the infamous Cydia App

- You get new tweaks you couldn't get without jailbreaking

- You get the Installous App

- You could turn your phone into anything you want using the infinite unauthorised apps

There are still also some drawbacks to jailbreaking like having to wait sometime after each new apple update to avoid losing your jailbroken apps. You may also experience software instabilities or any of apple's warnings and be forced to reinstall a new jailbroken software which may cause you to lose data.

So..Wouldn't it be a great feeling to rightfully own all your iPhone music, games and apps without needing to jailbreak your phone each time a new software update comes up?

Some apps are worth a $1 some are worth $10 but generally they won't cost you much and you won't be going through waiting for new jailbreaks to come up after software updates are launched. You won't need to wait for a jailbreak to come up to avoid losing your precious Apps (which you haven't paid for).

Apple.com this week

Renting ARGO is for $4.99 and
owning it is for $14.99 which is a movie (more expensive than an iPhone app), the point is going clean gives you a feeling of genuinity.

Jailbreaking or not jailbreaking your iPhone will both give you benefits of different kinds. It is your choice to choose between sacrificing time waiting for each new jailbreak to come out with each apple update or to simply pay some money to rightfully own the content forever.

OR  ?



So should you jailbreak your iPhone?

What do you think?

I hope this post helps you decide

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iPhone Water Damage: How to fix your iPhone from Water Damage?

Fix your iPhone from Water damage

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You can't imagine how likely it is to accidentally drop your iPhone into a swimming pool, a shower, a toilet or even an ocean!

If you haven't dropped your iPhone in water yet, buy a water proof cover and look out cause its pretty likely you will.
If you have dropped it, then I have to tell you you're lucky it didn't fall inside milk or any other sticky liquid.

I myself have experienced the iPhone in toilet, After quickly sticking my hand in the toilet and taking it out, I found out my iPhone speakers were not working and the screen was doing strange things + taking false orders.

Anyway, don't worry, you're iPhone will be fine..
You also won't need to spend any money to fix it :)






First, you have to understand that there are two different levels of water damage.



Damage 1:

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-You find yourself with a slightly wet phone that has only gone snorkelling over the sea surface.

-You were really fast at jumping into the pool or at sticking your hand into the toilet to save your lovely friend then the damage probably didn't reach out for any hardware inside the phone (Board, Speakers, etc.).







Damage 2:

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- You end up with an extremely damaged phone that went diving deep into the blue waters.

- The phone spent a couple of seconds inside the water.

-You probably couldn't save it in time :(

If your phone is at Level 1 or at the first bit of Level 2 (meaning it didn't spend some time under water) then follow the steps bellow, if it is beyond Level 2 then you'll need to spend some money to repair it and change the damaged pieces at any apple store.

How to fix your iPhone

Step 1:





Step 2:

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Turn it off Immediately.

After taking your iPhone out of the water dry it as quickly as possible with a dry towel.

         Step 3: 

    

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     (Optional) Use your hairdryer for extra drying.

                                                                                                   

         Step 4: 

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Get a bowl of UNCooked Rice and put your iPhone inside it for two-three days.

You'll be amazed by the results!

My phone was a mess at first and after trying this out everything was fine :)

Photo By Me  :)

I hope everything goes well with your phone,

Please check my other posts or visit my Blog for more help and advice on your iPhone.

http://iphoneadvice1.blogspot.com

also update me on how it went with your phone,

Thanks :)

Other helpful blogs on this issue:

http://www.squidoo.com/dropped-iphone-in-water

http://www.everythingicafe.com/drop-your-iphone-in-water-fix/2012/04/13/#comment-171336