North Hacker - Hacking Your Mobile Device: What is mobile hacking? Android Hacked, iPhone Hacked, Camera Hacked, Symbian Flash (Ethical hacking Book 1)

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hen you buy a device whether a smartphone, tablet orevena camerayoubuyit touseittothe fullest; tosqueezeout every little feature and last drop of performance fromit. But not only do you buy a device, in most cases you

end up buying into an ideology and culture too. The manufacturer givesyou access to its ecosystem and at the same time levies certain restrictionson what you can and cant do with their device. These restrictions are morepart of this ideology, than realistic reasons to limit access. Reasons cited caninclude security its for your own good; third party apps will give your

INTRODUCTION5 device the heebie jeebies; stability if you get superuser access you mightend up wrecking the device; and many many more.

In this process manufacturers end up restricting many features, neutering the device by disabling hardware subsystemsand eventhe possibilityof expanding functionality by way of addons. In fact, if youll notice in thefirst paragraph when we said their device, youdidnt bat an eyelid.Shouldntit be your device once youve paid for it?

Of course warnings, disclaimers, and police tapes have never stopped the enterprising few from coming up with workarounds. This book is acompendium of all those workarounds that let you get the most out of yourdevice. Jailbreaking iPhones, rooting Androids to get superuser access, installing custom firmware on MPSs and Cameras; weve covered it all.

emember all those decades ago when computers were not a household entity, and we were updating our social lives asopposed to our online profiles? Neither do we. But there wassuchatime- take our word forit.Over the years, astechnology

made computer-based devices first available and then mind-bogglinglycapable, there was an almost expected by-product to the development the issue of power struggle. The power struggle between the the providerand the purchaser. Between the device makers and the device users. Thecorporations were always going to put a leash around powerful features.Maybe they do it for the safety of the device, or maybe it is to stamp theirauthority. That is a subjective debate. But the fact here is that there are manyrestrictions placed on stock firmware in the devices.

But that does notneed tonecessarily be the case. Thanks to jail-breaking,rootingandflashing (more onthese later), youcan nowmakeyourdevice do

(even) more than ever thought possible. At a cost maybe(again, discussedlater), but still, you get to become the king of your device, bar none. In fact,some people do it just for this purpose, to establish complete control overtheir devices. The hunger for power in mankind is almost astonishing.Narcissistic needs aside, there are more advantages, though. One immediate benefit is the ability to utilize software that may not necessarily be

approved by iTunes or Google Play. Various third party apps and themesexist, allowing total and radical customization of your phone. There are anumber of people who also purchase their smart-phones from abroad andwant to get them working in India. It even provides impetus for gaining theuse of mobile devices not yet released in India. The best part?Its also easilyreversible (unlessyoure crazy unlucky). Youcan experiment a bit and thenrevert to factory settings when/if youve had enough. Back up your databeforehand, and no harm, no foul, no hard feelings, mea culpa and whatnot.

All that being said, we must familiarize you with the game before webegin, right? So here is a beginners guide to hacking: an introduction tothe tech jargon that you would encounter later in our journey to hackland.

What is Firmware?

Firmware is the data that is stored in a devices ROM (Read Only Memory)area. Data contained within the ROM cannot be modified so its only used

to carry data that doesnt need to be modified. The instructions carried onthe ROM encompass the firmware, which provides an identity to the deviceand work closely with its associated hardware. ROM being non-volatile, firmware is an ever-present data - it wont be lost if the device is switchedoff or restarted. Hence the firm. Of course, it does much more than that.Firmware coordinates the various operations happening within the device(which is why, your OS can be called a firmware). There are three typesof these when it comes to mobile devices: stock firmware, manufacturerbranded firmware and custom firmware/ROM.

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