Jailbreak Apps and Tweaks

CYDIA

Apr 6, 2012

iSleepWell: Jailbreak Tweak Puts Your iPhone in Airplane Mode When Placed Face Down

Jason

iSleepWell is a relatively new jailbreak tweak that puts your iPhone in Airplane mode when placed face down. The jailbreak tweak developed by xvolks makes use of iPhone's accelerometer to figure out if your

CYDIA

Apr 5, 2012

Set Video Ringtones on Your iPhone Using VUZIQ [Jailbreak Tweak]

Jason

Have you ever wanted to set a video ringtone on your iPhone for incoming calls? VUZIQ is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to do just that. It allows users to set a video

JAILBREAK APPS AND TWEAKS

Apr 3, 2012

100 Reasons to Jailbreak iPhone [Video]

Jason

Ever since the iPhone was hacked back in 2007, there have been 1000s of jailbreak apps and tweaks that allow you to unlock the true potential of your iOS device. While Apple continues to add

CYDIA

Apr 2, 2012

Aero: Stylish App Switcher For Jailbroken iPhone

Jason

SBCoders - developers of jailbreak tweak such as Deck that added a hotbar to iPhone's Springboard have released a new jailbreak tweak called Aero. Aero is a replacement for the default iOS app switcher or

CYDIA

Apr 2, 2012

SwipeBack: Jailbreak Tweak Allows You to Navigate Back With a Swipe

Jason

Ryan Petrich - iOS hacker who has developed some amazing jailbreak tweaks such as Activator is back with a new jailbreak tweak called SwipeBack. After installing SwipeBack, all you need to do is swipe on the

CYDIA

Apr 1, 2012

NCSettings: Jailbreak Tweak Adds Popular Settings Toggles to Notification Center

Jason

We've seen quite a few jailbreak tweaks that have brought some of the commonly used Settings toggles to Notification Center for quick and easy access from anywhere in the iOS. But we haven't

CYDIA

Mar 31, 2012

Jailbreak Tweaks Allow You to Send And Receive Any Type of File Using Messages App

Jason

SendAny and ReceiveAny are two jailbreak tweaks that were released earlier in the week, which allow you to send and receive any type of file on your jailbroken iOS device using the iMessage app. The

CYDIA

Mar 28, 2012

Camera Grabber: Jailbreak Tweak Brings iOS 5.1’s Camera Shortcut to iOS 5.0.1 & iOS 5

Jason

If you haven't upgraded your iPhone to iOS 5.1 but like the new and easier way to access the Camera app using the slider button that was introduced by in iOS 5.1

CYDIA

Mar 27, 2012

SiriSports: Access NBA, MLB And NHL Scores Using Siri [Jailbreak Tweak]

Jason

Wouldn't it be nice if Siri could also tell us sports scores? iOS developer - Evan Coleman has developed an AssistantExtension called SiriSports that adds that functionality to Siri - Apple's personal assistant feature. Siri

IOS

Mar 27, 2012

Why Hasn’t Apple Added “Pull to Refresh” Feature to Native Apps?

Jason

If you're a Twitter addict and a long time iPhone user then you've probably heard of Loren Brichter. Loren was the developer of a popular iPhone app called Tweetie. Tweetie was renamed as "

CYDIA

Mar 26, 2012

AppUpdateNotifier: Jailbreak Tweak Enables Notifications For iOS App Updates

Jason

Do you want to be notified when there is an update available for your favorite iOS app or game in the App Store? AppUpdateNotifier as the name suggests is the jailbreak tweak that does just

CYDIA

Mar 25, 2012

CmdTab: OS X Inspired Launcher to Quickly Access Apps And Settings

Jason

CmdTab is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to access some commonly used apps and system settings, which is inspired by OS X Command+Tab application switcher. CmdTab - developed by Jay Deuskar aka coffeejayyy,

CYDIA

Mar 20, 2012

Imperium Jailbreak Tweak Gets Updated; Gets Music Player And Lots More

Jason

Imperium - the jailbreak tweak that aims to replace your jailbroken iPhone's app switcher has been updated. The latest version includes a number of new features such as in-built music player, ability to use

CYDIA

Mar 19, 2012

Sparrow Push: Jailbreak Tweak Brings Push Notifications to Sparrow’s iPhone App [Updatedx3]

Jason

Last week, developers of Sparrow - an extremely popular email client for Mac that offers Gmail integration with multiple accounts, labels, Priority Inbox and a Unified Inbox had released their much-awaited app for the iPhone.

CYDIA

Mar 18, 2012

Imperium: Jailbreak Tweak Aims to Replace App Switcher

Jason

Imperium is a new jailbreak tweak that aims to replace the App Switcher with LaunchPad / MissionControl inspired functionality. Imperium developed by Akhil Tolani (@Saltb0x) aims to replace the App Switcher with functionality spread across three

CYDIA

Mar 12, 2012

Deck: Jailbreak Tweak Adds Hot Bar to iPhone SpringBoard

Jason

SBCoders have just released their jailbreak tweak - Deck in Cydia. Couple of weeks back, SBCoders had given us a sneak peak of their upcoming jailbreak tweak. The new jailbreak tweak adds a hot bar to

CYDIA

Mar 11, 2012

CallActivator: Quickly Make Calls, Send SMS or Emails, Visit Websites Using Activator

Jason

CallActivator is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to quickly make Calls, send SMS or emails and visit your favorite websites from anywhere in the iOS using Activator. CallActivator basically adds custom actions to

HACKS

Mar 11, 2012

i4Siri Makes it Easier to Use Siri on Non-iPhone 4S Devices

Jason

Folks behind i4Siri - a project dedicated to bring Siri to non-iPhone 4S devices like the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2 and iPad 1 have recently announced the availability of their replacement Siri servers

CYDIA

Mar 5, 2012

WeeCloseApps: Jailbreak Tweak Adds Slider to Notification Center to Kill Background Apps

Jason

While the need to close apps running in the background has been hotly debated, there have been several jailbreak tweaks available to kill processes running in the background to free up memory. WeeCloseApps is yet

CYDIA

Mar 5, 2012

SMSmileys: Jailbreak Tweak Automatically Converts Text Smileys to Emoticons

Jason

If you're in the habit of tying smileys while messaging instead of selecting them from Emoji keyboard, then you may have noticed that the Messages app does not automatically convert them into emoticons. SMSmileys

CYDIA

Mar 4, 2012

FastBlurredNotificationCenter: Jailbreak Tweak Adds a Blurred Background to Notification Center More Quickly

Jason

BlurriedNCBackground is a cool jailbreak tweak that as the name suggests allows you to blur the Notification Center background. The jailbreak tweak also allows you to change the color and the tint of the Notification

CYDIA

Mar 3, 2012

AppSlider: Add Lock Screen Shortcuts to Launch Two of Your Favorite Apps Using This Jailbreak Tweak

Jason

AppSlider is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to launch two of your favorite iPhone apps from the lock screen. It adds shortcuts just like the lock screen shortcut added for the Camera app

CYDIA

Mar 3, 2012

AnyVoice: Jailbreak Tweak Allows You to Change Siri’s Accent

Jason

Siri - iPhone 4S' personal assistant feature can currently understand and speak the following languages: English (United States, United Kingdom, Australia), French (France), German (Germany). Apple is rumored to add support for Japanese and possibility Russian

CYDIA

Mar 3, 2012

DisableLaunch Jailbreak Tweak Allows You to Prevent Someone From Launching Apps

Jason

DisableLaunch is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to prevent someone from launching apps on your iOS device. While DisableLaunch does not allow you to password protect your apps like Lockdown Pro (one of

CYDIA

Mar 1, 2012

Zephyr v1.2 Now Brings Cool Multitasking Gestures to iPad

Jason

Grant Paul a.k.a chpwn has released an updated version of Zephyr (v1.2-1), which brings some cool multitasking gestures to the iPhone and iPod touch to access multitasking tray or to switch

CYDIA

Feb 29, 2012

iTweak: Upcoming Web-Based Cydia Alternative For Jailbreak Apps And Tweaks

Jason

Couple of developers plan to launch a web-based alternative to Cydia - the popular store for jailbreak apps and tweaks, who claim will be "Fast, powerful, and very easy to use". Developers - Kyle Pierre (@roktheworld27)

CYDIA

Feb 28, 2012

Saurik Explains Why Cydia Needs to Reload Data Every Time It’s Launched

Rounak Jain

Although a lot of parallels are drawn between the App Store and Cydia, a major factor that differentiates the two is the time it takes for the two to be ready from a "cold start."

CYDIA

Feb 28, 2012

Deck: Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak Will Add Hot Bar to iPhone SpringBoard

Jason

Folks at SBCoders - who call themselves "a band of makeshift software developers" are planning to release a new jailbreak tweak called Deck. The jailbreak tweak will add a hot bar to your jailbroken iPhone's

CYDIA

Feb 26, 2012

WeeToolbox: Jailbreak Tweak Adds Useful Shortcuts to iOS Notification Center [Updated]

Jason

WeeToolbox is a jailbreak tweak that adds some useful shortcuts to the iOS Notification Center. WeeToolbox developed by Wundersoft adds five shortcuts to iOS Notification Center: To quickly send a tweet To make a call

CYDIA

Feb 25, 2012

How to Customize Push Notification Alert Tone For Each App Using PushTone [Jailbreak Tweak]

Jason

We continue to see jailbreak tweaks that enhance the iOS Push Notification system, which was completely revamped in iOS 5 with Notification Center. One of the problems that still remains is that nearly all notifications