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Dashtweet now available on Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 10, 2012

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Although it was the first widget exclusively developed for Dashboard X that I was able to test, Dashtweet is actually the second Dashboard X widget to appear on Cydia after Clock Widget.

Dashboard X is a new widget platform that allows you to add widgets directly to your iOS device's Home screen. This allows you to customize your iPhone similar to the way that Android devices allow to toy with various widgets.

Dashtweet, as its name suggests, is a Twitter widget that allows you to tweet directly from your Home screen. You can now get it for free from Cydia's BigBoss repo. Be sure to check out our full walkthrough of Dashtweet as well.

Dashboard X now available on Cydia

Sébastien Page ∙ May 9, 2012

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Dashboard X, the long awaited jailbreak tweak that allows you to add widgets to your Home screen is now available for download on Cydia, via the ModMyi repo for $1.99.

This tweak allows you to take existing widgets created for Notification Center and position them anywhere on your iPhone or iPad Home screen. On top of that, new widgets are being developed, such as Dashtweet, a Dashboard X widget that allows you to send tweets from anywhere on your Home screen.

‘Chip’ now available on Cydia

Sébastien Page ∙ May 9, 2012

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A few days ago, we gave you an exclusive preview of Chip, a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to customize banner notifications background color, text color, border color, and gradient using simple RGB sliders. Chip also includes the ability to customize the notification sound and banner animation. In short, it brings an insane level of customization to your notifications.

Chip is now available in Cydia, via the BigBoss repo for $1.99.

Piracy is a huge problem in the jailbreak community and here is the evidence to prove it

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 7, 2012

I'm not trying to pile on after my post about i0n1c, but my friend and iOS developer Filippo Bigarella just posted some stunning evidence as to how bad piracy is within the community.

Bigarella is the mind behind such tweaks as Springtomize 2 and CleverPin, and he's clearly one of the most talented and dedicated developers in the community. Hence, it's sad to learn that his hard work is taken for granted by so many people. His latest tweak, Springtomize 2, has an audacious 92% piracy rate!

And you wonder why people like i0n1c point to the piracy problem within the community?

Jailbreaker’s Choice: top five free tweaks roundup

Guest Author ∙ Updated June 15, 2018

Well readers, the results are in for our second Jailbreak's Choice. Your votes have been counted for the top five free jailbreak tweaks. Over 150 iDB readers shared their favorite free downloads from Cydia, and the results are a bit surprising.

Among the most popular are a few expected veterans and a few essential newcomers. Read on to see the results of the poll and to cast your vote for the number one tweak…

Hands on with Lima, a browser based Cydia alternative

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 28, 2012

Over the years there has been no shortage of proclaimed Cydia replacements, alternatives, and supplements.

Lima is the latest such purported alternative, but it has one unique thing going for it that makes it a bit different from the others — it's entirely browser based.

Is Lima a legitimate threat to Cydia's dominance?

I've had the privilege to go hands-on with a beta copy, and I'd like to share some of the things that I found with you.

Cookie: backup and restore your unlock activation ticket right from your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ April 27, 2012

We've shown you how to manually backup your iPhone's unlock activation ticket. And then a new version of Red Sn0w came out that made the process even easier. Well now, thanks to a new jailbreak utility, you can do it right from your iPhone.

Folks using the new SAM method to unlock their handsets have been directed to backup their activation tickets to make unlocking a possibility in the future. And now with Cookie, the task is as easy as opening an app and tapping a button...

HackStore: it’s like Cydia for your Mac

Cody Lee ∙ Updated September 17, 2017

Cydia has become a household name in the jailbreak community over the past few years. The underground app store has withstood the tests of time and competition to become the de facto source for apps, themes and utilities that aren't allowed in the official App Store.

Last night, a similar app store launched for the Mac platform called HackStore. No, it doesn't include the same apps and tweaks that you'll find in Cydia. But it does contain apps and utilities that Apple wouldn't normally approve for its official Mac App Store...

Jailbreaker’s Choice: vote for the best free tweaks

Guest Author ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

It's time to vote your for favorite free jailbreak tweaks. There are hundreds of great products in Cydia, and a majority of them are free. We want to know which ones you like the most and which ones are simply essential to any jailbroken device.

Here are the rules...

Mobile Substrate updated with handy new disable feature

Cody Lee ∙ April 16, 2012

Saurik is on a roll with his Cydia updates today. Earlier this morning he rolled out a new version of WinterBoard. And now we're going to take a look at the also-new-today Mobile Substrate update.

For those that aren't familiar with it, Mobile Substrate is the de facto framework that allows 3rd-party developers to provide extensions to system functions. And it just received a killer new feature...

WinterBoard receives major update

Cody Lee ∙ April 16, 2012

WinterBoard. It seems like just mentioning the name of the utility can send shivers down the spine of jailbreakers everywhere. In fact, a lot of folks won't install a particular app or tweak of it requires installing the unpopular themer.

So what's wrong with it? Speed, stability, you name it. WinterBoard has long been a scapegoat for jailbreak-related problems. But the utility may be worth a second look now, as it has just received a major update...

Curiosa: receive notifications for new updates in Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 8, 2012

Wouldn't it be nice to have notifications whenever new Cydia updates are released? It's already been done once with Aptdate, but that's now been one-upped courtesy of Ryan Petrich's latest creation entitled Curiosa.

Like Aptdate, Curiosa provides you with banner notifications for new Cydia updates, but this tweak includes quite a few additional options as you'll notice from our video walkthrough...