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Jailbreaking will never go mainstream. It has never been easy and/or safe enough for that. Just like how a small percentage of Android users root their phones.

However "remote controllers" in iOS 6 are definitely the precursor to the Android intents. It will be interesting to see if they make it into iOS 7 as a public API.

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"Jailbreaking will never go mainstream"

My understanding is that it's already mainstream for carriers to jailbreak phones for customers in many countries.

Really? I think you mean unlocking. Carriers are usually content producers and jailbreaking is mostly done for piracy reasons so I'd be surprised if carriers are onboard.

Maybe I meant "that guy at the phone shop". My understanding is that jailbroken phones are widespread in, e.g. China.

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