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Comment by SmileyKeith | Hacker News Reader

Personally I've found the reasons to jailbreak have decreased more and more over time. A perfect example for me is Control Center replacing what I used SBSettings for.

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I tried to find an iOS bitcoin wallet. Turns out, Apple pulled them all from the store because they have mobile payment ambitions - and one doesn't let predators into ones own garden. The walled garden is beautiful, but innovation is relentlessly weeded out by its tenders. I much prefer iOS, but I was seriously creeped out by their anti-competitive practices. I can't run the software I wish to, so I'm going to buy an Android phone, even though I'd much prefer an Apple product that actually lets me run competitive software.

> ... Apple pulled them all from the store because they have mobile payment ambitions - and one doesn't let predators into ones own garden.

And yet Pingit is still in the app store. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/barclays-pingit/id496552142

Search for it on your iPhone. It's no longer there.

That's true, but it really only takes one missing feature or annoyance to make Jailbreaking a consideration.

Case in point: When I plug my iPhone 5 into my car's USB port, the Music app's display changes to an "Accessory Connected" splash screen. I can only control my music through my car's awful dashboard interface. Jailbreaking allows me to disable that splash screen.

Other things like 5 column springboard/dock, FakeClockUp (reduce or speed up slow animations), and BiteSMS (Messages app replacement that can be used on the lock screen), are just minor interface and functionality tweaks that, together, make my jailbroken iOS6 a far superior UX than iOS7.

That car compatibility stuff is definitely something that needs to dealt with. The fact that it entirely takes over your phone is entirely unacceptable.

I jailbreak for tethering and running wifi-only apps on cellular.

What will you do when your cellular provider finds out?

I agree, but I'd still like to do it. Control center and officially-sanctioned WiFi tethering took care of most of my jailbreak-related needs. However, there are still some features I miss, like the add-on I used that looked up incoming calls from unknown numbers.

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