Jailbreaking iPhone 4s 5.0.1

[gstar1]

Is it a good idea to jailbreak it and get cydia and installous?

Would I be exposed to viruses since im downloading from a 3rd party source

I have absinthe to jailbreak my iphone v0.2

[4flava]

Absinthe was developed by Chronic Dev and iPhone Dev combined so it's perfectly safe.

[gstar1]

I know that. But, is jailbreaking safe? Are the cydia apps and installous apps safe?

[4flava]

I know that. But, is jailbreaking safe? Are the cydia apps and installous apps safe?

It's safe as long as you're using the built in sources but adding more sources is to do so at your own risk. With that said, the hackulo/installous source is reliable.

[gstar1]

hackulo isnt a built in source though.

[4flava]

hackulo isnt a built in source though.

Yes that's why it's to do so at your own risk but Hackulo is a known reliable source.

If you're afraid of all this then you shouldn't be jb-ing. LOL

[gstar1]

do you have yours jailbroken

[Jimboski]

It's safe as long as you're using the built in sources but adding more sources is to do so at your own risk. With that said, the hackulo/installous source is reliable.

What are the cons of adding In more sources? Chances of the phone dying or something? I don't really understand.

[4flava]

do you have yours jailbroken

I've had mine jailbroken since the release and have always jailbroke my other iphones no prob.

What are the cons of adding In more sources? Chances of the phone dying or something? I don't really understand.

You add more sources to DL more tweaks/programs but some are not reliable that's why you get that disclaimer from cydia when you're adding sources. Bricking your phone and/or security is the main worry.

[gstar1]

I jailbroke it for a day. But then restored it.

[Vednar]

I've had quite a few people who have used my Jailbreak guide and no one has have ever regretted it. Its easy to go back to normal and it works flawlessly as you can imagine. I've seen springboard fail from time to time and just boot back up, as simple as pushing the home button and unlocking your screen. (that's how long it takes to reset)

[dragon_drift]

There's nothing scary about it. You'd be missing out on a lot of cool things.

I do it for SBsettings as it's nice and convenient to turn off wifi, gps etc. rather than manually through Settings.

[gstar1]

Jailbreaking can brick your phone.

[dragon_drift]

Jailbreaking can brick your phone.

Only if you don't know what you're doing.

Doing your homework goes a long way.

[Jimboski]

Jailbreaking can brick your phone.

I think my phone's been bricked already.. It sat at the regular screen but couldn't do anything and couldn't even turn It off.

I had to go and do the emergency restore method and everything turned out back to normal and reset It back to defaults. Does that count on bricking the phone or Is bricking where there's no return?