If youâve got a stack of old, deactivated iPhones laying around without SIM cards like I do, then youâve probably become very familiar with iOSâ inherently annoying âNo SIMâ alerts. Not only does iOS display âNo SIMâ in the Status Bar, but it feels the need to display Lock screen banners and pop-up alerts to remind you of the obvious not just twice, but three times in a row.
As a jailbreak enthusiast and jailbreak tweak reviewer, I use deactivated and SIM-less iPhones all the time, and Iâve come to loathe these No SIM alerts. Fortunately, a jailbreak tweak called NoSimAlert by iOS developer SparkDev can help tremendously in this department.
As you can probably infer from the name of the tweak, NoSimAlert hides those pesky âno SIM card installedâ alerts and indicators from iOSâ forefront, giving you a clean and unhindered experience whether your iPhone has a SIM card installed in it’s SIM card tray or not.
While itâs just as easy to install a spare SIM card, this method isnât always foolproof. For one, not everyone has an extra SIM card laying around. Furthermore, a non-unlocked iPhone will reject incompatible SIM cards, forcing you to take it back out again.
Given the circumstances, why not just install a jailbreak tweak like NoSimAlert to hide these pesky notifications and pop-ups? It’s quick and painless.
NoSimAlert doesnât come with any options to configure, but it really doesnât need any. The sole purpose of the tweak is played out from the moment you install it from Cydia, and it works just as advertised with no strings attached.
If youâre interested in trying NoSimAlert, then you can download it for free from SparkDevâs beta repository in Cydia. If youâre not already using SparkDevâs beta repository, then be sure to check out our comprehensive list of third-party repositories and the included notes encompassing how to add them to Cydia. NoSimAlert works on all jailbroken iOS 10 and 11 devices.
Will you be taking advantage of NoSimAlert any time soon? Let us know in the comments section below.