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KBColor lets jailbreakers colorize the keyboard & scroll bar, among other things

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 7, 2021

If there’s one thing that almost every jailbreaker likes to do after they learn that they’re free from Apple’s restrictive clutch, it’s giving the iOS user interface a fresh coat of paint.

In many cases, this means tinting the operating system with your favorite color scheme, or changing the color of smaller components of the user interface that you don’t like as they come out of the box. This includes the iPhone’s keyboard, and if you’re interested in giving the keyboard a new splash of color, then a jailbreak tweak called KBColor by iOS developer Mostafa can provide enough customization to help you get the job done.

NanoFi speeds up the data transfer rate between jailbroken iPhones & Apple Watches

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 7, 2021

It’s no secret that the Apple Watch is a convenient accessory for the iPhone, but even so, it tends to use the Bluetooth radio for most file transfers. This can sometimes be unbearably slow, especially when the transfer involves large or several files at one time.

Electrode transforms your iPhone’s low power alerts into low power toasts

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 6, 2021

As an iPhone’s battery level approaches the dangerous sub-20% territory, the handset will automatically alert the user. One thing that has always peeved me about this, however, is that the alert isn’t as aesthetically pleasing as I’d come to expect from a company with a reputation for good looks such as Apple.

For those who agree, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Electrode by iOS developer biD3V offers refuge, as it replaces the iPhone’s traditional low power alerts with something called a Toast, which looks like the pop-up you get when toggling the ringer/silent switch on an iPhone or attaching an Apple Pencil to an iPad to charge.

CCCalc gives Control Center its own Calculator module on pwned handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 5, 2021

When you tap on the Calculator shortcut in Control Center, it insta-jolts you from Control Center to the Calculator app. Wouldn’t it be so much sleeker if Control Center had a dedicated Calculator module just like the many other modules it offers?

Give your jailbroken iOS 14 device a proper dark mode keyboard with this tweak

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 5, 2021

As a chronic Dark Mode user on my iPhones and iPads, I’ve grown accustomed to displays that don’t sear my eyes out of their sockets when I operate my mobile device. In essence, I like the interface to be as dark as it possibly can be, even if Apple doesn’t want it to be.

Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for Photography on iOS 14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 4, 2021

If you own an iPhone, then a substantial part of the user experience would be tinkering with the powerful camera systems that Apple invests millions of dollars into improving year after year. This holds true even for jailbreakers since they can enjoy even more convenience and performance out of their iPhone’s camera than basic iPhone users thanks to being free of Apple’s software limitations.

Tap the Status Bar to hide it or show it on demand with Peep Reborn

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 11, 2022

It was just over a year ago that we showed our readers a free jailbreak tweak called Peep that allowed jailbroken iPhone users to hide their Status Bar with a single tap, and it was an instant hit.

Pinera1n: A portable checkra1n jailbreak for iPhones that runs on the Linux-based pinephone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 3, 2021

Checkra1n is one of the best ways to jailbreak an iPhone or iPad if you have a compatible device (A7-A11) because it utilizes an un-patchable hardware-based bootrom exploit known as checkm8. Perhaps the only notable caveat to checkra1n is that it’s a semi-tethered jailbreak, which means that you need a computer to return to a jailbroken state if you reboot your device for any reason.

Expand the capabilities of your jailbroken iPhone’s Contacts app with Contacts Extended

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 31, 2022

It goes without saying that the vast majority of iPhone users resort to using the stock Contacts app that Apple pre-installs from the factory for managing their contact list. Not only is it easy to use, but it integrates more deeply with the rest of iOS than most third-party alternatives from the App Store.

This jailbreak tweak adds a caller ID toggle button to Control Center

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 3, 2021

If you ever need to hide your identify from someone that you’re attempting to call from your iPhone, then you can utilize the “Show My Caller ID” option in the Settings app to toggle displaying your caller ID on or off when making outgoing phone calls. On the other hand, finding this option in the Settings app can feel a little like navigating a complex labyrinth.

Apple stops signing iOS 14.7, hindering downgrades from iOS 14.7.1

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 2, 2021

In a somewhat predictable fashion, Apple closed the short-lived signing window for iOS & iPadOS 14.7 on Monday, almost one full week after unleashing iOS & iPadOS 14.7.1 upon the general public with important bug fixes and security patches for its mobile devices.

Spore: A jailbreak tweak that works overtime to secure apps with passcodes & authentication

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 2, 2021

Privacy is a valuable thing, and while iPhones can be secured with a passcode or biometric authentication such as Face ID or Touch ID, many still feel like Apple could do more to improve user privacy — especially for when someone manages to get ahold of your passcode or you hand your unlocked device to another person for one reason or another.