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‘CustomGrid’ Brings More Rows and Columns Than Your SpringBoard Can Handle

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Looking for an interesting way to customize your iPhone's springboard? CustomGrid is the latest such jailbreak tweak that allows you to do just that.

As its name alludes to, CustomGrid allows you to customize the SpringBoard's grid on your iPhone's Home screen.

The stock SpringBoard grid is very simple and easy on the eyes at 4x4, not including the dock app icons. With CustomGrid, you can get downright ridiculous with a 12x12 grid if you're feeling particularly froggy. Full video details on the app icon madness inside...

Add Custom Boot Sounds to Your iPhone With ‘iStartupSound’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

Let's face it, the iPhone's lack of boot jingles is a bit on the boring side. Every phone that I can ever remember has had some sort of nifty boot jingle, but the iPhone? Nada.

That's about to change with the advent of the upcoming iStartupSound, which will be a free jailbreak tweak available soon on the ModMyi Repo.

Want to hear it in action? Check inside for the audible goodness...

Money Reader App Counts Your Money for You

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

Some of the things the iPhone can do never cease to amaze me. Thanks to Apple's strong developer community, it seems like folks are always coming up with new ways to use the device.

One of the more recent innovations we've seen involving Apple's popular smartphone is a new application that actually counts your money for you. While we've seen object recognition software in the past, we've never seen it used like this...

AOL Launches PLAY Music App for the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

AOL, the very company that owns popular tech sites like Engadget and TUAW, has launched a new music app for the iPhone, called "PLAY." This app is described as, "an application that lets you share musical moments with friends," and it can best be seen as AOL's attempt at Apple's own social network, "Ping."

With other services, like Spotify, offering paid music streaming in the US, PLAY offers a free catalog of popular music for playback at any time on the iPhone.

BiteSMS Update for JailbreakMe 3.0 Compatibility

Guest Author ∙ Updated October 16, 2017

The biteSMS team has pushed out a compatibility update for JailbreakMe 3.0.

Just over a week ago, we discovered that Cydia's popular text messaging tweak, biteSMS, was conflicting with Comex's latest jailbreak, JailbreakMe 3.0.

BiteSMS' quick reply functionality would send users device's into an infinite boot loop. This was quickly confirmed with multiple sources, predominantly the biteSMS support forum, JailbreakQA, and of course our readers here at iDB.

Next-gen iPad Component Leaked?

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

It's crazy to me that the iPad 2 just launched 6 months ago, and already there seems to be a slew of iPad 3 rumors flying about. Personally, I can't picture Apple launching another tablet this year, but we've been hearing all kinds of gossip that suggests otherwise.

The word on the street is that Apple is looking to release a 3rd iPad this fall. The device is expected to have double the screen resolution of the iPad 2, and will be geared toward the "Pro" crowd in need of a sharper display...

Korean Court Orders Apple to Pay Up Over Location Tracking Fiasco

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 15, 2011

We all remember the infamous "Apple's tracking my movements and is going to follow me around town with a camera" fiasco, don't we?

Assuming you've not been living under a rock for the last few months - and Apple's GPS data tells me you haven't - then you'll remember that Apple's iOS devices were accused of keeping tabs on users' locations and storing the information in an unencrypted file on said users' computers.

Well, as it turns out, one South Korean iPhone user has forced Apple to cough up a spot of compensation, though we aren't exactly talking mega-bucks...

Add Some Cardboard Flair To Your LockScreen

Guest Author ∙ July 15, 2011

Jailbreaking your iDevice has many benefits. One benefit is the ability to customize and make it your own by changing your lockscreen.

Jailbreak tweaks, such as Winterboard and Dreamboard, break free from these restrictions, and as such, these avenues of customization have spawned an underground community dedicated to providing beautiful, awe-inspiring themes and modifications for your iDevice.

One such example is Cardboard Cutout HD, created by tadad1. As the title of the theme suggests, the lockscreen is given a beautiful cardboard appearance...

iUsers Jailbreak Tweak Brings Multiple User Accounts to the iPad

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

When Apple first announced the iPad way back before we knew the joys that a 9.7" slab of glass could bring, we all immediately thought that the tablet would be a great coffee table device - perfect for leaving out and offering as a family machine.

The problem with that notion, though, is that the iPad is more of a personal device than Apple likes to let on.

Just like our iPhones, the iPad is designed to be used the way one member of the family likes it - their wallpaper, their settings, their apps. This approach really limits the way we can use our iPads, and plays right into Apple's hands when it comes to sales - two and three iPads sold per household instead of just one.

If only we had iOS user accounts, just as we do on our Macs...

Is an Overheating A5 CPU Delaying the iPhone 5?

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 14, 2011

Do you have a rather large pinch of salt handy, perchance? You do? Then let us begin.

According to Chinese-language site Sohu.com, the lack of a new iPhone this year could be down to a manufacturing problem with the handset's fancy new A5 processor.

The problem, according to 9to5Mac, is that Apple's oh-so-clever iPhone engineers are having issues with the A5 CPU getting a tad warm, what with the iPhone being so small and space being at a premium...

Apple Changes International App Store Prices

Alex Heath ∙ Updated June 25, 2016

The App Store underwent some price changes for international customers yesterday. These slight changes are meant to reflect exchange rates accurately and balance out with the US dollar.

While many different countries saw price changes in the App Store, the US pricing structure has remained intact. Apple's main goal with these price changes is to accurately address the problem of inflated prices for international customers...

Apple Announces App Store Volume Purchases for Enterprise

Alex Heath ∙ July 14, 2011

Apple has announced Volume Purchasing for Business in the App Store. The new Volume Purchasing program will allow businesses and educational institutions to buy apps from the App Store in bulk and easily distribute them to employees.

This is great news for large corporations that need a more streamlined way to distribute their B2B (business-to-business) apps in the workplace. Apple is clearly making itself more compatible with the corporate world...