[hamish-b]

I finally created a hackernews account after lurking for years just to write this. Thanks for taking the time to capture what (for many) was a mystical black box for years. I have distinct memories of being super nervous whilst jailbreaking my iPod 4G on iOS 4, wondering what all the scrolling terminal messages meant. Then, doing it for my mates over school lunch, worrying that I might unintentionally screw up their phone and be responsible for a few hundred dollars worth of 'bricked' technology lol.

In a way, all those years later, that 'magic' of breaking through Apple's walls and running custom code is what enticed me to get into programming. I have immense gratitude to all involved.

[616c]

Many days I hate working in tech and specifically what I don't understand or get done when I set goals. Reading these posts every once in a while inspires me not to give up on open source or tech communities in general. Thank you for sharing!

[thathndude]

I love my iPhone. But I miss flashing my various Android devices with CyanogenMod. Felt so cool

[notRobot]

If you want you can still do it today with LineageOS :)

Still feels just as cool to me!

[TheFragenTaken]

Unfortunately, remote attestation in the form of SafetyNet (and friends), killed the custom ROM scene for many.

[ale42]

Aren't there ways of getting attestation working even with custom ROMs? (never tried, but I think I've read something about it in the past)

[notRobot]

There are hacks, but they're not reliable and break with every major Android version.

[palata]

I feel like there hasn't been so many viable custom ROMs ever: GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, LineageOS, /e/ OS, DivestOS, ...

I use one of them, my phone came with it, and I never had to do anything special with it. It just works. In my case it's de-Googled so I just have to use alternatives apps for e.g. Google Maps and the likes.

[mathieuh]

I had the same experience. Eventually I started writing jailbreak tweaks myself and that's what really got me into programming.

[averageRoyalty]

> Then, doing it for my mates

I bet Andy appreciated it!