Simplexity: A Simple Yet Complex Method for Viewing the App Switcher

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 7, 2012

Looking for yet another alternative to the stock App Switcher? I know, there’s no shortage of alternate app switchers, but there’s always room for one more, right?

Well, on second thought, maybe not. Simplexity is a recently released jailbreak tweak on Cydia that wholeheartedly lives up to its name. While it’s simple in some aspects, it can make what should otherwise be a no-brainer function overly complex… Read More

 

How to Check Where Jailbreak Tweaks Are Installed

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 7, 2012

Have you ever wondered what files a specific jailbreak tweak places on your device? Have you ever wondered where the files are stored?

If so, you could always fire up iFile or use an FTP utility to go digging around in your file system. Or, you could just head to Cydia and utilize a provision that’s available for every package you have installed on your device… Read More

 

How to Use Activator Actions Via Terminal

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 7, 2012

Let’s just chalk TerminalActivator into the “I do it just because I can” category.

TerminalActivator, as its name might suggest, allows you to execute Activator actions via a terminal emulator.

It works well, but the developer is obviously targeting a very small audience. Full video demonstration inside… Read More

 

Alter Your App Switching Animations With ‘Jepit’

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 7, 2012

Jepit is a jailbreak tweak that attempts to add new app switching animations to your iDevice.

Along with animations, Jepit also includes the ability to change the speed of said animations.

Sadly, its lack of polish hinders what could otherwise be an eye catching tweak. Take a look as we go one-on-one with Jepit inside… Read More

 

The Best Looking Siri Theme Yet

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 6, 2012

Neurotech Siri is an absolutely amazing looking theme for Siri, and really, the pictures and video don’t totally do it justice.

This is a WinterBoard theme that features almost 300 frames of animation on the Siri logo, and you can tell from the fluidity and smoothness when invoking Siri.

Other Siri themes have changed the mic color, or added an Apple logo, but those all pale in comparison to this… Read More

 

Top Jailbreak Videos of the Week

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 6, 2012

This past week saw the release of some awesome tweaks like MyAssistant — a Siri tweak that adds a great amount of new functionality to Siri. There was also RingerX VIP, the ringer and vibrate customization utility, along with Zeppelin — the custom carrier logo tweak.

Please be sure to share our iPhone, iPad, and iOS video guides by spreading our posts on Twitter and Facebook. Read More

 

How to Install Plex on the Apple TV For Free

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 6, 2012

Plex is a simple way to access both local media stored on your PC or networked drives, along with online media on a variety of devices.

There are Plex apps for the Mac, PC, iOS, and even Android devices. Being the ubiquitous app that it is, it’s not surprising that it runs on a jailbroken Apple TV.

Inside we’ll show you how to install Plex on your jailbroken Apple TV for free… Read More

 

AnyRing: A Simple Way to Create Custom Ringtones

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 6, 2012

Creating custom ringtones is possible without jailbreaking, but it’s still not the simplest feat in the world.

Jailbreaking, on the other hand, makes creating custom ringtones extremely easy.

AnyRing is one such jailbreak app dedicated to creating custom ringtones, SMS alerts, and mail alerts. Check out our video highlights of the recently updated app inside. Read More

 

Samsung Note: It’s Not a Phone, It’s Not a Tablet, It’s a Phablet!

by Sebastien on Feb 5, 2012

A few days ago, Samsung released a teaser for what they called the next big thing, in which they made fun of us poor Apple users. Today we found out what the next big thing is when Samsung showed off the Note, during the Super Bowl.

I was a bit confused while watching this. Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? It seems even Samsung isn’t sure what the Note really is. Turns out the Note is a phone/tablet hybrid, with – I’m not kidding you – a stylus… Read More

 

‘ColoredKnob’ Updated With a Host of New Colors

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 5, 2012

ColoredKnob is a tweak that we covered in the past, and it was met with a fairly warm reception. We really liked it; in fact, the only thing holding us back from absolutely loving it was the limited amount of colors available in the initial release.

Apparently the developer heard our cries, because ColoredKnob has just been updated with a ton of new colors, making it much more appealing that it was before… Read More

 
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