A jailbroken device permits root access within the operating system and provides the opportunity to install software not available through the iOS App Store. Typically it is done through a series of kernel patches. Jailbreaking refers to privilege escalation on an Apple device to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on iOS operating systems.
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