It would appear as if there has been a recent surge in jailbreaking popularity. According to the most recent information from Pinch Media, 8.43% of iPhone users have jailbroken their phone. Of course, looking at the complete picture that is a small number of users, especially when you look at the percentage of non-jailbroken users — 91.57%.

But given that, those willing to jailbreak has risen from 8.0% up to the current 8.43% in just the previous week. Knowing that, one cannot help but wonder if the increase has had anything to do with the recent Google Voice controversy and the addition of GV Mobile in Cydia (Jailbreakers version of the App Store).

Fox News recently did a piece where they showcase a few of the features most people jailbreak for.  Although barely toching the surface of what jailbreaking does for the iPhone, they seemed to give a good idea of what it is and the value of doing it.

Watch the Fox News video below.

They go on to point out that jailbreaking can be undone by using iTunes to restore the iPhone to its factory settings.  Good information for the timid jailbreaker.

They only issue I have is they mention that jailbroken apps can not be deleted just hidden.  This is incorrect.  You can delete these apps in 2 simple ways.  The first way is to launch Cydia, navigate to the Manage section, and remove from there.  The second option, which is the simplest in my opinion,  is to use the jailbreak app CyDelete.  CyDelete is an application that allows you to delete Jailbreak/Cydia applications right from the page the App icon is on. Just like you would any application from the App Store.  See Fox News video below.

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