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Tool for downloading official Apple firmware files for your iOS devices

Tool for downloading official Apple firmware files for your iOS devices

Vote: (41 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: iBrain

Version: 3

Works under: Windows

Also available for Mac

Vote:

Program license

(41 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

iBrain

3

Works under:

Also available for

Windows

Mac

The program ipswDownloader is used for software downloading and smartphone jailbreaking, and is compatible with Windows computers.

Apple products are fantastic tools. They do a little bit of everything and they do almost all of it very well. There have a great storefront; everything looks very slick and most users can't get enough of the devices. It's unfortunate, though, that it's such a restrictive environment. If you like to have full control over your technology, it can be very frustrating to use almost anything that's made by Apple. There are, however, ways around the controls. If you are willing to put in a little work and risk the safety of your phone, you can jailbreak your device in order to use it how you wish. One invaluable tool for jailbreaking is ipswDownloader.

At its core, this program is really just a tool for finding and downloading iOS-compatible jailbreaking software. It can help you find what you need to jailbreak your particular device and then allows you to go down the path you wish. What's a bit more unique about the product is that is gives you a fair bit of data to decide how you'd like to proceed. You can easily ignore all this data and just grab what you like, but people who are into the technical side of jailbreaking will enjoy the extra information.

If you want to jailbreak your iPhone, this is a great program for you. It's a bit on the basic side and the user interface could use some love, but it's still good. It will only take you halfway down the road to jailbreaking your phone, but it does help quite a bit. If you want more control over your iDevice, this is the program for you.

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Provides a good amount of technical info

Con

  • User interface needs a makeover