Apple Hates Creativity

Apple's iPhone is a powerful device. You can access the internet, text, call, and do so much more, all from the palm of your hand. But what if there was a way to make your device even more functional? There is a way to access features on your iPhone such as total customization, wi-fi tethering, and accessing apps directly from the lock screen. The only problem is that Apple is doing everything they can to stop you from accessing these features.

You may be wondering how to access these features, and the answer is simple: jailbreaking. Jailbreaking is when you install a software on your phone (such as Green Poison or Evasi0n) that gives you access to Cydia, which is kind of like a deep web app store. Cydia allows you to download free or paid "tweaks" that have different purposes on your phone. These include customization tweaks, such as changing the look of your app icons and hiding certain stock apps, or functionality tweaks, like ones that free up space on your device or changing the buttons on your Control Center. And while this may sound great for many Apple customers, the company does NOT want you jailbreaking. So much so, in fact, that if you jailbreak your phone, your Apple warranty is officially voided, and they will not fix your phone if you bring it in to a store. In 2010, the company tried to make jailbreaking illegal under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, but unfortunately for Apple, that failed. Even now, Apple is spreading what I refer to as "jailbreak propaganda" to encourage users from jailbreaking through the spread of false information (I can tell you from experience that jailbreaking will not shorten your battery life or make your phone less secure.) The company has made it very clear that if you want to jailbreak your phone, they don't want you as a customer.

This disheartens me because while I love my iPhone, I love it even more jailbroken. It allows me to really make my phone different from everyone else's, and I think it makes my phone better than it would be normally. That's why I choose to take a risk and jailbreak, despite the fact that it voids my warranty (and makes Apple hate me.) I'm a creative person and I want to be creative with my phone. So what's Apple's problem with individuality?