Now that the WWDC 2019-centric iOS 13 excitement has come and gone, the jailbreak community is back to manufacturing jailbreak tweaks to improve the iOS experience on older versions of iOS.
It can be challenging to keep track of everything in the midst of your busy life, and so this roundup serves to talk about all the latest jailbreak tweaks that were released in the past week. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
Dune – FREE
Dark mode is an appealing feature to have on any iOS device, but why lose your jailbreak and upgrade to iOS 13 when you can have it right now on a jailbroken installation of iOS 11 or iOS 12?
Dune is a free and open-source tweak that darkens a significant percentage of UI elements found throughout iOS, including notification banners, Today widgets, folder backgrounds, and more. You can customize the darkness intensity, and the tweak can be coupled with Eclipse for a system-wide iOS 13-esque look and feel.
If you’re interested in learning more about Dune and how to download it, then you should read our full review.
RePower XII – $1.00
RePower XII is a pleasant alternative to Apple’s poor excuse for a power down screen. Right out of the box, it offers useful additions to the native power down function, including reboot, respring, safe mode, and clear UICache, among other things.
RePower XII can also optionally display RAM usage and device uptime in the same interface, which we think is a wonderful touch.
If you’re interested in learning more about RePower XII and how it works, then you should check out our full review.
Vartaman – $1.49
Vartaman is a newly-released jailbreak tweak that ensures you have a fresh new iPhone wallpaper to look at throughout your day. As the day progresses, the tweak automatically fetches a new wallpaper from various sources of your choosing and applies them in the background.
Vartaman also notifies you each time a wallpaper changes with a convenient little banner notification, and so you’ll never look at your iPhone with a confused face upon seeing a wallpaper you didn’t set.
If you’re interested in trying Vartaman and learning more about how it works, then be sure to check out our full review.
Other releases this week
BlackOutCC: Blacks out the Control Center interface (free via iDeviceHacked repository)
Camera Crap for A12: A collection of Camera-centric tweaks for A12(X) devices (free via BigBoss repository)
DragEnabler: Enables iPad-like drag and drop features on iPhone (free via Skitty’s repository – review)
Dragger: Enables iPad-like drag and drop features on iPhone ($1.50 via Packix repository)
DZYoutube: A tweak that removes ads and other annoyances from the YouTube app (free via Packix repository)
Flex3EditPatches: Lets you edit Flex patches (free via sugiuta’s repository)
Hapticker: Brings haptic feedback to almost everything in iOS ($0.98 via Packix repository – review)
Hey!UrFlash: Automatically turns off your iPhone’s rear-facing LED flash when you forget it ($0.99 via Packix repository)
HideJB: Lets you bypass jailbreak detection in various apps (free via BigBoss repository)
hueSearchTextMaps: Allows for custom text search colors in the Maps app (free via BigBoss repository)
MenuSupport: A plugin loader for iOS’ system menu interface (free via Packix repository)
OhMyFlash: Automatically turns your iPhone’s rear-facing LED flash off after a specified period of time (free via Packix repository – review)
PowerMenuBlock: Blocks the power down menu to prevent unwanted reboots on semi-untethered jailbreaks (free via Packix repository)
RecordAnywhere: Enables native on-device screen recording on the Lock screen (free via Packix repository – review)
SafeCycle: A companion tweak for the SleepCycle app that improves its feature set ($0.99 via Packix repository)
ScrollViewScrubber: Adds a blue scrolling scrubber to scrollkit (free via c1d3r’s beta repository)
Six (LS): Brings the nostalgic iOS 6 Lock screen to newer iOS devices (free via Skitty’s repository – review)
TextNow++: Unlocks premium TextNow without any ads (free via Packix repository)
That just about wraps things up for this week’s jailbreak tweak roundup, but stay tuned to iDB throughout the week to remain updated regarding novel releases as they materialize.
If you’re looking for more tweaks, then consider adding third-party Cydia repositories to your device to expand your scope and check out last week’s jailbreak tweak roundup in case you might’ve missed anything. We also have several dedicated roundups to help you find ways to tweak your jailbroken iOS 11 and/or 12 device below:
- The best jailbreak tweaks to use with iOS 11
- Thirteen features iOS 13 and iPadOS ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community
Those interested in jailbreaking iOS 11 and 12 might also find the following tutorials helpful:
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below.