iPhone owners are now legally able to unlock thier iPhone and use apps that Apple, Inc has not approved according to new government rules announced Monday.
The decision to allow the practice commonly known as ”jailbreaking” is one of a handful of new exemptions from a 1998 federal law that prohibits people from bypassing technical measures that companies put on their products to prevent unauthorized use of copyright-protected material. The Library of Congress, which oversees the Copyright Office, reviews and authorizes exemptions every three years to ensure that the law does not prevent certain non-infringing uses of copyright-protected works.
Even though Apple never prosecuted anyone for jailbreaking, they do use software upgrades to disable jailbroken phones, and the new government rules won’t put a stop to that. That means owners of jailbroken phones might not be able to take advantage of software improvements, and they still run the risk of voiding their warranty.
Jailbreaking your phone is not that hard. I found this tutorial if you are interested.
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