Is there any point?

[DylanMate]

Is there any point in jailbreaking? I mean, you dont really get alot of benefits? Themes and some other cool apps? Thats it:/ ive did it and i had like ssh and themes and etc, but what over stuff should i get after i jailbreak to get more out of my iphone?

iPhone 4
4.2.1

[Stray]

I'm sorry but your asking that question in a community full of themers, modders, and more

[DylanMate]

Yes i no that, but what i mean is what else is there accept themes? Some apps and thats it? I am on a contract with 3 and if i break my phone (drops in a puddle for example) i wont be allowed to get a new one off insurance as its jailbroken, so why are you risking your iphones insurance for a few apps? just say your home button breaks you can restore it, But if i dropped it in a puddle could i get a new one as they wont know as
It wont turn on?

[Stray]

I really don't want to soun rude but I guess your only option would be not to jailbreak.

[alex1015]

Yes i no that, but what i mean is what else is there accept themes? Some apps and thats it? I am on a contract with 3 and if i break my phone (drops in a puddle for example) i wont be allowed to get a new one off insurance as its jailbroken, so why are you risking your iphones insurance for a few apps? just say your home button breaks you can restore it, But if i dropped it in a puddle could i get a new one as they wont know as
It wont turn on?

You can restore it and the jailbreak is gone. Additionally if the home button is broken you can still enter DFU as long as the USB works. (there's an article on the iPhone wiki). If the USB doesn't work then I doubt anyone would notice it was jailbroken in the first place.

MODS:Can this be moved to the Jailbreaking forum rather than the unlock forum?

[Simon]

moved

[Effenpig!]

Is there any point in jailbreaking?

Everytime a phone is jailbroken god spares the life of a puppy.

[Stray]

Could't agree more

[Amadomon]

Additionally if the home button is broken you can still enter DFU as long as the USB works. (there's an article on the iPhone wiki).

I'm sorry--I did look-- could I have a link to that article? Thanks in advance.

[Stray]

No you cannot enter dfu mode without the home button unless you happen to come upon some magical iphone powers.

[Amadomon]

The problem I have on my old phone is actually the sleep/wake button.

[i.Annie]

Hm. Interesting, what DOES jailbreaking do besides theming and a few cool apps? Lol sh*t I don't know haha. I just know I can't live without being able to use a true multitasking system. And having quick access to toggle things on/off with sbsettings. Have a status bar notifier to notify me of alerts. Run things that require wifi on 3G like FaceTime and YouTube which distorts video quality without My3G. Wireless tethering without paying AT&T $25 more. Unlocking when I travel abroad. Access iPhone root files for various reasons. Turning off spotlight search bc it's annoying lol. Well, this is a long list. I'll stop here

[Stray]

No keep going

[i.Annie]

Haha ok, well I like mobileterminal and I like deleting unused language packs often so that it doesn't bog my phone down. Downloading ringtones with unlimtones. Download things to my phone via safari download manager. transferring my files to my comp via SSH. Ok seriously there's too much haha.

[Stray]

Where are the language packs?

[blkcadi]

Hm. Interesting, what DOES jailbreaking do besides theming and a few cool apps? Lol sh*t I don't know haha. I just know I can't live without being able to use a true multitasking system. And having quick access to toggle things on/off with sbsettings. Have a status bar notifier to notify me of alerts. Run things that require wifi on 3G like FaceTime and YouTube which distorts video quality without My3G. Wireless tethering without paying AT&T $25 more. Unlocking when I travel abroad. Access iPhone root files for various reasons. Turning off spotlight search bc it's annoying lol. Well, this is a long list. I'll stop here

Well said, I feel exactly the same way. Without the tweaks/apps and themes, just another phone that tells you what it can do instead of just about total control.

[P91]

No keep going

I jailbreaked 3 days ago for the first time ever. Owned my first iphone on launch day of the iphone4. Barely JBed it a few days ago and its like having a new phone or new update with unlimited options. Darkside is the best side. As much as I love my phone JBed now I'm barely realizing I haven't even scratched the surface of cydia.

[i.Annie]

In every app lol. On a stock phone the initial removal takes off about 3000 of them minus English and Japanese. Any app after download when removing can take about 5-35 language packs. I simply download via my iPhone the language pack file that only keeps English and Jap, stick it in var/mobile, set permissions to 755, rename to delete, and run the code in mobile terminal which would be ./delete. Then all those language packs come off whenever I run the code.

[Stray]

Looks hard lol. I'll just do it later.

[i.Annie]

Nah you can do it lol. Check our YouTube, the guy dr jailbreak has the download file you need

Just search "remove unused language packs" and find dr jailbreak!