App Watch: Exploiting the iPhone Lock Screen
Most iPhone app developers work with Apple (AAPL) to get their products in the iPhone App Store, submitting software for the company’s approval. But a community of maverick developers sidesteps that process to target iPhones that have been modified–or “jailbroken”–so they can download any program even if it is unauthorized.
Apple frowns on developers who create these kinds of apps, but jailbreak supporters say that these developers push the boundaries of innovation. Cydia, the biggest marketplace for jailbroken apps, has offered apps that allowed users to cut and paste text or record video long before Apple introduced them earlier this year.
IPhone users who have modified their phones can also download software that will let them use devices like laptop modems. Some of the most popular applications on Cydia are those that let users change the look of their iPhone home screen with different icon designs or wallpaper.
