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Jailbreak app slips onto the Apple iTunes store for iOS

by Steven Williamson on 11 November 2011, 11:32

Tags: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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“Jailbreak for iPhones, iPods Touch and iPads. Let’s do it right now!” That’s the message that greets you with the new Apple-approved Jailbreak app currently available to download via the iTunes store.

As it turns out it’s not actually a tool for jailbreaking your device, but a game by software developer Rilisoft. Nonetheless, the app is very deceiving and clearly aimed at getting cash (£6.99) from unsuspecting punters hoping to remove the limitations imposed by Apple on their iOS devices.



Indeed, it looks like one person has already been caught out. The first review of the app reads…”That’s not fair…I thought it’s legal jailbreak, not a game.”

With no details at all in the description that ‘Jailbreak” is a game, it’s very likely other people will get sucked in to by this obvious attempt to exploit those looking to circumvent their Apple products. Surely it won’t be long before the iPad maker comes along and either takes this app off iTunes completely, or at least demands that Rilisoft adds to its description.

If anyone does actually play it, let us know if it's any good.

Update: Apple has obviously been on the case. The app has been updated with screenshots from the game and a description.


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Clever sods! lol
Now available on your wooden iPad :)
Apple really need to start being more responsible about allowing these kind of apps into the App Store. They're clearly designed to mislead people into forking out wasted money, which irritates me personally as a legitimate, hard working software developer.

I saw an app on the App Store a couple of weeks ago claiming to add the Android lock screen to your iPhone, and sure enough - it did… as a static wallpaper, apparently. Last time I checked, it's still selling well - despite having thousands of bitter reviews.
Well Apple's claims to curate the store are clearly bollocks! Not really any better than the Android store which makes no such claim…
Sucks to be the first. Could've been avoided if Apple had Android's uninstall in first 15 mins for full refund procedure.
However there's no excuse really for not having a quick glance at the app's rating/comments, especially if you're going to spend £7 on it - I really have no sympathy for people burned when a glance at the app's rating shows 1 or 2 stars, and a quick glance at the comments would reveal it to be something else.