Jailbreak

Customize the YouTube app’s native dark mode color scheme with GrooveTube

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 14, 2019

The official YouTube app incorporates a native dark mode that can help ease the stress on your eyes when using the app in a dark environment, and while it’s great, it’s also far from customizable. With that shortcoming in mind, iOS developer Revulate has just released a new free jailbreak tweak called GrooveTube.

After installing GrooveTube, you can manually configure the color scheme of the YouTube app’s dark mode to your liking. In the before and after screenshot examples above, you’ll observe how we’ve re-colored the YouTube app background to be darker and altered the tab bar tint color to be red.

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XB-WakeDevice lets you customize how you wake your handset

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 13, 2019

Just yesterday we showed you a jailbreak tweak called DownLocker that permitted users to lock their handset by placing it face-down on a desk or tabletop; but today, we’re excited to show you a new free jailbreak tweak called XB-WakeDevice by iOS developer Oliver Crespo that lets users customize how they wake their handset back up again, among other things.

While the Raise to Wake feature reigns supreme on many of Apple’s latest handsets, the same can’t be said about all iPhones and iPads. Furthermore, not everyone uses Raise to Wake, and XB-WakeDevice appeals to both of these somewhat ‘niche’ audiences.

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This tweak lets you reassign the native Spotlight/Today page gesture to something more useful

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 13, 2019

The Spotlight/Today page can be a wonderful thing, but not everybody uses it. With that in mind, iOS developer Oliver Crespo has created a new free jailbreak tweak called XB-SpotlightScroll that aims to increase the number of things you can do when invoking the gesture that’s typically used to access the Spotlight/Today page.

As it would seem, XB-SpotlightScroll can replace the native Spotlight/Today interface with any one of the following options:

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This tweak gives your iPhone a Nintendo Switch-like volume HUD

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2019

We’ve seen so many different types of volume HUD replacements for the iOS platform that it’s not even funny, but if you’re familiar with the Nintendo Switch, then you might be excited to learn that it’s now possible to achieve a similar volume HUD experience on the iPhone and iPad.

The newfangled volume HUD for iOS comes by way of a new free jailbreak tweak called NintendoSwitchHUD by iOS developer iKilledAppl3, and once you’ve installed it, you’ll see witness akin to the before and after screenshots illustrated above.

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Lock your iPhone by placing it face-down on a desk with DownLocker

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2019

There are typically two ways to lock your iPhone when you’re finished using it: 1) press the sleep button; or 2) wait for the lockout timer time out. But with a new free jailbreak tweak called DownLocker by iOS developer Soh Satoh, you can add a third and practical method to that list.

DownLocker utilizes your iPhone’s accelerometer system to discern the handset’s orientation in space, and when it senses that your handset is lying face-down, it locks the device. This works with virtually any flat surface, whether that object is opaque or transparent, which is an apparent advantage over similar tweaks that would use the handset’s proximity sensor instead.

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Pwn20wnd updates unc0ver v3.0.0 to beta 45 to address exploit issue on A12(X) devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Shortly after releasing an update for the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with ‘partial’ support for A12 and A12X devices, Pwn20wnd dropped yet another revision, bringing the tool up to beta number 45 for public testing.

In a Tweet shared just this afternoon, Pwn20wnd reveals that the somewhat minor update addresses an issue involving the voucher_swap exploit by Brandon Azad on certain beta-centric firmware versions on A12(X) devices:

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Unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 44 released with ‘partial’ A12(X) support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Shortly after announcing that he had managed a root filesystem remount on A12 and A12X devices with read and write privileges, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd has released another revision for the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release, bringing the public beta jailbreak tool up to beta version 44.

Citing Pwn20wnd’s announcement on Twitter, unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 44 brings ‘partial’ support for A12 and A12X devices:

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Pwn20wnd achieves rootfs remount with read/write privileges on A12(X)

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd hasn’t made any significant revisions to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release for a few days now, and as you might come to expect, that’s because he’s been busy attempting to pwn A12(X) devices.

If you fall under the category of ‘currently waiting for A12(X) support,’ then you’ll be excited to hear that Pwn20wnd has made some progress. A Tweet shared Monday afternoon reveals that the hacker has officially achieved a rootfs remount with read and write privileges on his A12 test device:

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Hate iOS’ native App Switcher? Try NewGridSwitcher

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

The App Switcher has changed a plethora of times over the years with each major iteration of iOS, but most would agree that even the latest interface leaves a lot to be desired.

One of the most common complaints about the current App Switcher setup is how it seemingly wastes so much canvas space that could otherwise be used for a more intuitive interface. That said, iOS developer relative just released a new free jailbreak tweak called NewGridSwitcher that aims to help resolve this problem.

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Talion adds a pair of configurable side-by-side widgets to your Lock screen

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

If you’re interested in transforming your iPhone’s Lock screen into a customizable quick-glance information hub, then you might enjoy a new jailbreak tweak called Talion by iOS developer maximehip.

Talion lets you add various widgets directly to your Lock screen, and unlike the ones that appear in iOS’ Today view, widgets that appear via Talion are optimized to display side-by-side in a lovely and compact manner, as shown above.

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ShutterDepthControl brings depth control to unsupported dual-lensed iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Aperturize, which unlocked a variety of different bokeh features on unsupported devices – both before and after snapping the picture. But for those on a budget, a new free release called ShutterDepthControl by iOS developer Jbrownllama just might suffice.

ShutterDepthControl isn’t as full-featured as Aperturize was, but it can still enable depth control on most unsupported dual-lensed devices such as the iPhone 7 Plus, 8 Plus, and X. For reference, Apple only officially supports native depth control on the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max.

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