Is It Worth Losing A Jailbreak to Have An Apple Watch?

jimt29 · Jun 9, 2015

6/9/15 - Today I will be getting an Apple Watch.

I may not even open the box and just return it. It's a bit of a predicament. I will have to update the IOS and will lose the jailbreak. The problem is some of the functionality I get from the jailbreak I won't have if I update the IOS.

Since I purchased the Apple Watch and haven't as yet worn it, I'm not sold on whether losing the jailbreak is worth the advantages gained by having the Apple Watch.

I did check to see if there was a way to save the jailbreak but according to our friends in the jailbreak forum it is not possible. So if I try the watch, I lose the jailbreak and there is no going back.

Any thoughts out there?

scifan57 · Jun 9, 2015

Have you thought of getting a used iPhone 5 or 5S, updating it to iOS 8.3 and using it with the Apple Watch? I use the functions of the Apple Watch every day, especially the fitness app. I also loaded my football season ticket onto the watch and will use it to get into the games.

jimt29 · Jun 10, 2015

Decision made. Watch is on its way back to Apple. Didn't accept it. I figured I'd wait until the dust settles on the jailbreak situation.
If a jailbreak becomes available for a version of IOS that works with the Apple Watch or an IOS version comes out with similar features I've purchased from the jailbreak community, then I will revisit buying the thing.