SearchAutoFocus eliminates the step of tapping on a search bar to use it

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 29, 2020

One thing that I’ve always found rather convenient about iOS’ Spotlight search feature is that the focus starts with the search bar from the moment the interface appears. In other words – the keyboard instantly appears and you’re ready to begin typing out your search query.

Search bars can be found throughout the iOS platform, and the aforementioned instant-focus experience unfortunately doesn’t extend to all of them. That’s why iOS developer Dimitar Nestorov created a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed SearchAutoFocus.

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Download these modified iOS 14 and Big Sur wallpapers

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated April 27, 2021

Last week, Apple announced incredible updates for iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and other platforms. Along with new operating systems come new official Apple wallpapers. Taking a next step, this wallpaper collection features modifications of the official wallpapers. If you are looking for a new way to spice up your wallpaper experience, while still celebrating the updates, check out this collection.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: BetterAlarm, Titan, XPad, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 10, 2020

Regardless of the fact that Apple just unveiled iOS and iPadOS 14 this past week, many iPhone and iPad users are jailbroken on iOS 12 or 13 and looking for the best and latest jailbreak tweaks.

In this roundup, we’ll show you all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, June 22nd to Sunday, June 28th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Finical lets iPhone users dismiss a lingering or unwanted Now Playing widget

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 27, 2020

iOS’ Now Playing widget manifests itself on the Lock Screen any time there’s music playing when your iPhone is locked. The Now Playing widget can be useful at times, but as a number of users have pointed out over the years, it has a tendency to linger even after you’ve stopped listening to music.

While most would write this off as some sort of quirk and go about their busy lives, some tend to be a bit more disturbed by this apparent flaw. Fortunately, a newly released jailbreak tweak called Finical by iOS developer FivePixels offers a simple solution: merely swipe the Now Playing widget out of the way whenever you don’t feel like looking at it.

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