Is iPhone Jailbreaking Good or Bad?

The usability of iPhone or any smartphone for that matter enhances significantly because of the apps installed in it. This means that without apps these devices will be good only for a few things. If you are very much apps freak and wish make your device more efficient, then you must be aware of jailbreaking. Jail-breaking is the practice through which you can get accesses of the apps that are not available in the official app store of Apple. Apple is very strict in selecting the apps for its app store and has restricted the approval of  an app that doesn’t comply with the rules of Apple.

Because of this stringent app policy, Apple app store lacks many innovative and cool apps. But you can still have those in your iPhone through the technique of jail-breaking. However, legal implications and safety concerns are always there. Is iPhone jail-breaking good or bad is like a million dollar question for every iPhone user, who gets tempted to download better apps through jail breaking but then safety concerns hold them back. 

The good thing about jail breaking iOS is that you get access to better apps. However, Apple never supports this practice yet it has received some legal support from the United States Copyright Office. So, legality is not a big concern here. However, there are some possible risks of getting your iOS jail broken.

Before you actually decide to go with this practice, you must be aware of the drawbacks also that are listed below for your information:

Slower Performance:

The apps downloaded after jail breaking are most likely developed in violation of the Apple’s standardized CPU and memory usage guidelines. Using these apps may slow down the CPU performance of your iPhone or can reduce its battery life as well. But there are various apps available for performance management of jail broken iPhones. Hence, this issue is not a very big issue indeed. 

Loss of Warranty: 

Loss of warranty is one of the confirmed cons of this practice. Once your iOS is jail broken, it gets devoid of all Apple’s warranty. So, if your phone gets some hardware problem, Apple won’t attend your phone for servicing. Here again, there are ways through which you can get it serviced. However, there are ways through which your device can be brought back to the original pre-jail broken state. But you never know, Apple might have better technology for detecting such devices.

Your phone may get "locked out": 

Do you know that once Sony had locked jail broken PS3 users out of the PlayStation Network. As of now, Apple is not that strict against the jail breakers that is why millions of people are adopting this practice. But, you never know like Sony, if Apple also decides to actively condemn the jail breakers, then your iPhone might get locked out from having access to Apple content services like app store.

Risk from Malware:

 

Malware attack is another big risk because Apple's security folks don’t take up the responsibility of safety for a jail broken iPhone. Thus, your device gets more vulnerable to iPhone-specific viruses, malware, and spyware. One way to acquire certain safety here is to change the root password after completing the jail breaking process.

Now, you know about many of the possible risks. If you are ready to tackle with these, then this practice can get you some really nice apps. Moreover, the practice has received some legal support as well. Most importantly developers of Cydia and Rock app store (the two popular app stores from where apps can be downloaded after jailbreaking) have their own code for checking the potential security vulnerabilities. Considering the fact that many users are taking advantage of this practice, it can be concluded that jailbreaking is a safe endeavor.