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What does it mean to jailbreak, unlock, or root a cell phone?

i know it sounds dumb but i dont know what these terms mean with a cell phone. root, jailbreak, unlock

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  • 9 years ago
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    It let's you use your phone past what company carriers and whatnot normally allow. you gain root access and can also get free apps off open source markets of the internet in general

    Source(s): I jailbroke my Iphone and rooted my android
  • 9 years ago

    im pretty sure what jailbroke means cus my brother has it its when u download somethin and u get free apps and stuff but it takes a while 2 download.

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