UnlockFX: Add New Unlock Animations to Your iPhone

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 22, 2011

UnlockFX is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that consists of over two dozen unlock animations to customize your iPhone.

The tweak includes both simple and complex animations that can be altered on the fly without the need to respring your device.

Check inside for a video sneak preview of UnlockFX in action… Read More

 

How to Adjust Your Wallpaper’s Alpha Settings

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 13, 2011

If you’re searching for some additional control over your iPhone’s wallpaper, then WAlpha is available to help.

No, it has nothing to do with Wolfram Alpha, I too thought the same thing and was a bit disappointed when I found out otherwise. Instead, WAlpha stands for Wallpaper Alpha, and it does one thing and one thing only: allows you to adjust the alpha settings for the wallpaper on your Home screen and Lock screen.

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SwitcherLoader: Rearrange Your iDevice’s App Switcher

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 12, 2011

Interested in customizing your App Switcher? What about completely removing certain stock features, like AirPlay and music controls?

With SwitcherLoader — a new jailbreak tweak available on Cydia — it’s all possible, and then some.

SwitcherLoader is a free tweak available for iOS 4.2 devices and above. Check inside for a full video explanation of what this tweak brings to the table. Read More

 

Springtomize 2 Now Available: Watch Our Video Walkthrough

by Jeff Benjamin on Dec 1, 2011

We brought you the teaser trailer, and now we’re bringing you the full story.

To celebrate the release of Springtomize 2, we’ve taken an in-depth look at the sequel to what is already a legendary app for jailbroken iPhones.

Where Springtomize changed the game with an insane amount of options and tweaks to customize the look of your iPhone’s SpringBoard, Springtomize 2 is a much more polished rendition built from the ground up for iOS 5.

If you’re at all interested in customizing your iPhone, you do not want to miss this video walkthrough… Read More

 

Change Your App Icon Label Colors Using CustomColor

by Jeff Benjamin on Nov 24, 2011

CustomColor is a jailbreak tweak for those of you wishing to change the colors of your app icon labels. It features separate settings for dock icons and non-dock icons, and features simple RGB sliders to adjust the colors of your labels.

There’s even an option to set random colors for each app icon label. In my testing, the tweak worked fairly well, but it’s not without its share of issues as you’ll notice inside… Read More

 

CodeThemed: Easily Create Custom Themes for Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, And Share Them With the World

by Jeff Benjamin on Sep 26, 2011

For many iDevice owners, the ability to use custom themes has been more of a secondary benefit to jailbreaking, than an outright reason to jailbreak, but that’s beginning to change.

With the rise in popularity of theme platforms such as DreamBoard, and the WinterBoard enhancing theme stores such as ThemeIt, there’s little doubt that many are seeing this as the reason to jailbreak their iDevices.

CodeThemed takes the premise of theming to the next level, allowing users to easily and quickly create their own custom themes; rate, share, and download from a community of users. Be sure to check out the full in-depth video walkthrough after the break… Read More

 

Friday13: Customize Your Calendar App Icon

by Jeff Benjamin on Sep 3, 2011

It has nothing to do with the movie.

Now that that’s out of the way, let me tell you about Friday13, a recently released jailbreak tweak for the iPhone.

Friday13 is a way to alter the iCal icon on your iPhone’s Home screen, nothing more, nothing less. You’ll find various color combinations, custom date listings, etc.

If you’re growing weary of that boring old red and white iCal icon on your Home screen, then the following video walkthrough is catered towards you… Read More

 

Add Some Cardboard Flair To Your LockScreen

by Guest Author on Jul 15, 2011

Jailbreaking your iDevice has many benefits. One benefit is the ability to customize and make it your own by changing your lockscreen.

Jailbreak tweaks, such as Winterboard and Dreamboard, break free from these restrictions, and as such, these avenues of customization have spawned an underground community dedicated to providing beautiful, awe-inspiring themes and modifications for your iDevice.

One such example is Cardboard Cutout HD, created by tadad1. As the title of the theme suggests, the lockscreen is given a beautiful cardboard appearance… Read More

 

DreamBoard for iPhone Now Free

by Zech TesfaYohannes on Jun 30, 2011

DreamBoard, the popular iPhone theme solution, has gone free on Cydia after previously selling for $2.99. Dreamboard is a popular Winterboard alternative that can mimic the looks of Android, Windows 7 etc.

Dreamboard works differently than Winterboard, because it doesn’t require you to respring each time you switch themes, and it can achieve deep UI customizations without having to install other jailbreak applicationsRead More