iPhone 32gb 3GS

[Lafiro]

Can someone who knows please explain this:

1) When you jailbreak a phone, I will assume that you can install whatever software you want, even if you drag it off the backup folder of another user who paid for?

2) You can install other software through the new app store called Cydia?

3) Does the original App Store still work!!!!????

4) Can AT&T find out I jailbroke my phone?(I don't plan on switching providers any time soon or rooming)

5) What happens if I try to upgrade the software via iTunes, will it detect I jailbroke the phone and lock my phone? Or just update it sending it back to Apples software?

6)Thanks!

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

Can someone who knows please explain this:

1) When you jailbreak a phone, I will assume that you can install whatever software you want, even if you drag it off the backup folder of another user who paid for?

2) You can install other software through the new app store called Cydia?

3) Does the original App Store still work!!!!????

4) Can AT&T find out I jailbroke my phone?(I don't plan on switching providers any time soon or rooming)

5) What happens if I try to upgrade the software via iTunes, will it detect I jailbroke the phone and lock my phone? Or just update it sending it back to Apples software?

6)Thanks!

1. Dragging things from another user's backup folder won't do much as the iPhone uses a package management system and developers tend to spread files out (binary here, config over there, database over here, etc.).

2. Yes

3. Yes

4. They could if they wanted to but they have already stated that while they will do nothing to support 3rd party software development/installation they will also do nothing to intentionally hurt it.

5. See #4. Apple has never bricked a jailbroken phone, only a few unlocked ones, and none of those have been bricked since before the 3G was released. iTunes will update the phone's software without deleting anything, but you will have to re-jailbreak it each time. As such, most of us wait a week or two before installing a firmware release in order to give the 3rd party dev teams time to update their jailbreaking and installer utilities.

6. You're welcome.