You probably don't need a jailbreak. If what you want is apps Apple won't allow, in the EU, Japan and Brazil you can install them from Aptoide on standard iOS, keeping iOS updates and your banking apps. Only system tweaks and themes still need a jailbreak.
Why people want a jailbreak
A jailbreak uses security flaws in iOS to remove Apple's restrictions. For most people it's not about hacking iOS. It's about installing the apps Apple's App Store review rejects, and having a choice of where apps come from.
Why jailbreaking rarely works anymore
Apple fixes the flaws jailbreaks depend on, often within weeks. Jailbreaks for new iOS versions arrive months later, if at all, and only for some iPhone models. Every iOS update removes the jailbreak, so you're stuck on old, unpatched versions.
Banking and payment apps often refuse to run on a jailbroken iPhone, and Apple can decline repairs for problems the modification causes. For most people, the cost is too high for what they actually want.
Get the apps without jailbreaking, on Aptoide
In the EU, Japan and Brazil, iPhones can install apps from alternative marketplaces. On Aptoide you get the apps Apple's review rejects on standard iOS: you keep every iOS update, your banking apps keep working, and Apple notarizes each app for security.
It installs from your browser in a minute, with no computer and no exploit.
- Open aptoide.com/ios in Safari on your iPhone.
- Tap Install and allow Aptoide as a marketplace when iOS asks.
- Browse and install the apps the App Store doesn't carry.
What still needs a jailbreak
System tweaks and themes that change iOS itself still need one. Apps from Aptoide follow the same iOS rules as App Store apps, so they can't modify the system. If what you want is the apps, you don't need a jailbreak. If you want to rewrite iOS, you still do.
