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Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone

What HN thinks

An iPhone gets rooted, and the thread immediately relitigates capitalism, banking apps and the headphone jack.

Voting with wallet is futile
Many argue Apple and Google are too big for consumer choice to matter and that regulation or breakups are needed, though others doubt regulators can rein in megacorps.
Lockdown is a feature
Others say a locked-down phone holding banking, 2FA and photos is exactly what they want, and that people who want openness should simply buy something else.
Open Android is the escape hatch
Several point to unlocked Pixels with GrapheneOS, Magisk rooting, or Linux phones as practical alternatives, with mixed reports on usability.

Consensus: There is no consensus on regulation versus market choice, though most accept that the open-phone market is tiny and that complex parsers like PDF remain a prime attack surface.

Recommended in the comments

GrapheneOS (product): Suggested as the best practical alternative for an open yet secure phone.
Magisk ↗ (tool): Cited as the standard, straightforward way to root an unlocked Android phone.
Lockdown Mode ↗ (product): Users said it blocks attachment vectors like the PDFs used here with little daily cost.
F-Droid (service): Recommended for installing open-source apps without the Google Play Store.
Murena ↗ (product): Mentioned as a source of unlocked, privacy-oriented phones.
Fairphone (product): Offered as a way to avoid the Apple/Google ecosystem lock-in.