It’s a tricky situation for Apple, that’s for sure. The company has faced a lot of criticism for their attitude towards customization and the freedom of their users, while at the same time their actions have a clear benefit when it comes to privacy and the protection of confidential information.
Apple have been maintaining a fine balance between the two sides, and even though there are some voices of criticism against their activity in the crowds, the majority of their users seem happy with the way things are going and don’t mind the extra restrictions.
This is evident by the market share of iOS devices on the mobile market, which has enjoyed relative stability over the years and isn’t showing any signs of losing its position soon. At the same time, Apple are rumored to be thinking of some reorganization of their mobile line-up in order to reach even more people more efficiently.
Meanwhile, more open alternatives like Android are also enjoying a lot of success which shows that there is a crowd for all types of solutions. Android has its own fair share of problems when it comes to security as a result of its openness, so there has been an ongoing argument about this situation. There is an equivalent type of approach used for Android devices to unlock their full capabilities – “rooting” – but it involves a slightly different idea at its core.
So the question I have remains:
I am still on 9.2
My phone is nagging me daily to update.
Is there any possibility of a 9.2 jailbreak or should we just expect that they will forget about trying that as well?
I know 9.2.1 patches a lot of security issues, so it stands to reason that 9.2 will be more easy than 9.2.1. But that only matters if there will still be an effort put toward it.
Your thoughts?
Amber, I believe there is already a 9.2 jailbreak out (from Pangu I believe). If a jailbreak comes out for IOS 9.3 you can always backup and restore your device, update it, and install the new jailbreak (assuming one is released for 9.3).
Amber id recommend you update to ios 9.2.1 because the jailbreak will be for 9.2.1 most likely if not 9.3.