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'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''', in ~~general, consists of bypassing artificial restrictions of~~ a ~~system~~.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' is a term for making changes to a piece of technology to run modified software, in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is often coined when the device is manufactured by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref> When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}

When referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''~~, it consist~~ of gaining access to the [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Superuser ~~SuperUser~~] account of the system, ~~or at least,~~ to ~~get the same permissions as that user.~~

~~It is worth noting that~~ the ~~terms "to root a device" and "rooting a device" are misleading, as <code>root</code> is a concept that only exists when a kernel is running. Rooting is performed on software, not~~ hardware.

==Reasons to jailbreak==

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-'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''', in general, consists of bypassing artificial restrictions of a system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''[[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]]''' is a term for making changes to a piece of technology to run modified software, in a way that is unintended by the company or person that produced it. The term is often coined when the device is manufactured by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Mar 2026 |title=jailbreak |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jailbreak |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAILBREAK Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251111213840/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jailbreak Archived])</ref> When it comes to Android, it is more often referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]'''. It consists of gaining access to the same permissions as the [[wikipedia:Superuser|superuser]] account of the system, and does not make changes to the hardware.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}
-When referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Rooting_(Android)|rooting]]''', it consist of gaining access to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser SuperUser] account of the system, or at least, to get the same permissions as that user.
-It is worth noting that the terms "to root a device" and "rooting a device" are misleading, as <code>root</code> is a concept that only exists when a kernel is running. Rooting is performed on software, not hardware.
 ==Reasons to jailbreak==