HT201954: Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues

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Q: Why don't Apple introduce "authorized modification of iOS" then ?

Why don't Apple introduce "authorized modification of iOS" then ?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1

Posted on Feb 5, 2013 2:18 PM

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Q: Why don't Apple introduce "authorized modification of iOS" then ?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Feb 5, 2013 2:24 PM in response to toumi
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    Feb 5, 2013 2:24 PM in response to toumi

    They did; these are the official iOS updates, which sometimes add additional capabilities to the device.

     

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  • by toumi,

    toumi toumi Feb 5, 2013 3:36 PM in response to Niel
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    Feb 5, 2013 3:36 PM in response to Niel

    True, But you know what I mean ^_^

     

    If they allowed some sort of Apple-blessed-little-tweak-space , they'd attract more customers and prevent weak points of jailbreak (by controling that space)... A lot of people will quit jailbreaking

  • by JCRocky5,

    JCRocky5 JCRocky5 Feb 7, 2013 7:06 AM in response to toumi
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    Feb 7, 2013 7:06 AM in response to toumi

    All I want is quick reply/send from inside other apps & lockscreen :-( I would pay for the feature, the would make a crap load of money for this, if sold.

     

    And I agree I want some sort of tweaking, that doesn't require modification of the software, a bit like Android does.

  • by Grajales,

    Grajales Grajales Feb 8, 2013 1:07 PM in response to Niel
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    Feb 8, 2013 1:07 PM in response to Niel

    That is not a modification. That is a software update. A modification is a change made by the user to the OS to improve (at least in the user's perspective) something. You can accomplish that with a jailbroken device, but apple would not be apple it they allowed that.