Activator receives major update with new icons, developer APIs and more

activator 1-9

Popular jailbreak tweak Activator has been updated today, bringing the package to version 1.9. Developer Ryan Petrich says that this is the “largest release” for the tweak in over a year, as it brings about many new features and enhancements.

We’ve posted the lengthy change log down below, but just to give you an idea of what to expect, Activator 1.9 includes several new icons, new developer APIs and custom actions. It also offers a number of bug fixes and various other improvements…

Here’s your full 1.9 change log:

  • New modern icon styling for home screen, actions and built-in icons for many actions
  • Many new developer APIs
  • Add custom alert listeners
  • Add “Ask Siri” custom actions
  • Better UI for multiple assignments
  • Add lock screen clock swipe down event
  • Add network-specific leave Wi-Fi events
  • Add “message” custom action type
  • Add screen brightness custom action type
  • Add Speech Synthesis feature
  • Support battery charge state events
  • Add profiles feature
  • Add custom volume level actions
  • Add ability to customize Flipswitch settings
  • Add Bluetooth connect/disconnect events
  • Add icon hold and double tap custom events
  • Add specific fingerprint match events
  • Allow automatic unlocking to send action on iOS 7
  • Adjust Activator app layout on iPad
  • Support touch gesture behavior on 7.1
  • Fix lock screen status bar double tap event on iOS 7.x
  • Better error message when having trouble communicating with SpringBoard
  • Fix short/long hold home button events on 7.1
  • Fix double press home button event on 7.1
  • Fix icon rendering in the settings pane on iOS 7.1
  • Fix triple click home button event on iOS 7.1
  • Hide Tencent’s migration service app on iOS 7.1
  • Fix iBank-related crash
  • Fix Activator corruption message when error localization is missing
  • Support biometric events on iOS 7.1
  • Better accessibility support in Activator’s configuration
  • Sort numbers naturally
  • Support Dictation action on iOS 7
  • Fix group arrow styling on iOS 7
  • Add action to go directly Facebook settings
  • Fit more items on settings panes in landscape
  • Support libhide on iOS 7
  • Add ability to search actions back to iOS 7
  • Allow notification center on lock screen on iOS 7
  • Fix lock screen media controls not working on iOS 7
  • Adjust settings page styling
  • Hide additional iOS 7 view services
  • Fix lock screen clock actions on iOS 7
  • Snooze alarms instead of dismissing them on iOS 7
  • Adjust shake event behavior to not repeat in all cases
  • Fix group expand/collapse style on iOS 7
  • Fix crash when sending biometric event when lock screen camera is up
  • Block automatic click-throughs in the ad view
  • Reenable biometric sensor when event mode changes, so that the event always works
  • Fix shutter/camera actions on iOS 7
  • Support slide gestures on the lock screen on iOS 7
  • Fix single-press menu button event at lock screen on iOS 7

If you already have Activator installed, you should notice the 1.9 update in Cydia’s Changes pane. Otherwise, you can find the tweak in the default BigBoss repo by performing a simple Cydia search. It’s free, with a minor banner advertisement.

For more information on Activator, click here. For more information on the latest iOS 7.1.2 jailbreak, click here.