By now, most people who are jailbreaking (or running outdated iPhone firmware in the hopes of jailbreaking) and trying to pair the newest Apple Watch with their older firmware have heard of the Legizmo series of jailbreak tweaks and a jailed version of Legizmo that works on non-jailbroken devices. But until now, Legizmo hasn’t seen any real competition.
But of this weekend, at least two new options – one that works with jailbroken devices and one that works with TrollStore (not requiring a jailbreak) have entered the ring including watched by iOS developer Huy Nguyen (@Little_34306) and Zomigle by iOS developer HAHALOSAH.
Both watched and Zomigle are available as free downloads from their respective developers’ GitHub pages, but as you might come to expect, the user experience and firmware support differs momentously from the already established and well-received Legizmo series of jailbreak tweaks.
Given this knowledge, many will perhaps find themselves feeling cynical toward a free alternative, especially one that appears to be in its early beta stages and doesn’t yet have a track record of reliability like Legizmo does. Still, we think it’s in everyone’s best interest to know about what’s happening in today’s community, so we’re here to bring you that information.
Starting with Nguyen’s watched, this is provided as a .deb file that can be installed with a package manager app like Sileo or Zebra and allows you to pair an Apple Watch running watchOS 10.3.1 with older and unsupported versions of iOS (such as iOS 14.x-16.x). According to the GitHub page, you must respring your device after installation for the tweak to take effect.
The second package, known as Zomigle, is provided as a .tipa file and is designed for non-jailbroken devices that can run the TrollStore perma-signing utility. Much like watched, Zomigle has been confirmed working on watchOS 10.3.1 and on devices running iOS 16.x.
One thing we should mention right off the bat is that attempting to pair an Apple Watch on newer watchOS firmware with an iPhone running older iOS firmware could result in certain functionality on the Apple Watch not working properly. This is a problem that even the Legizmo team acknowledges, so users should not be surprised if they run into issues like these.
The point of these add-ons is simply to allow you to pair and use your device with an unsupported firmware, and that it does. However, the user experience after the fact will vary from one user to the next depending on what they expect their Apple Watch to do.
I haven’t personally used either package since my Apple Watch Ultra 2 is already happily paired with a newer device. But if you’re feeling adventurous, then you may give this a shot at your own risk (or just use Legizmo).
You can view the watched package at Little_34306’s GitHub page, and you can view the Zomigle package at HAHALOSAH’s GitHub page. Please treat both packages like they are in beta and be mindful that not all features will work depending on the firmware on both your Apple Watch and your iPhone.
Are you planning to pair a newer Apple Watch with an iPhone running older firmware? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.