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How to Re-Enable Hidden Facebook App on Your Jailbroken iPad

Alex Heath ∙ July 26, 2011

Yesterday we told you about the secret Facebook for iPad app that was hidden inside the current, iPhone-only app. A workaround was discovered that allowed anyone to enable the official Facebook for iPad application with a few quick steps.

Not too soon after Facebook for iPad got leaked, Facebook actually started blocking access to the hidden iPad app. Now, the jailbreak community has come to our rescue again, and we've got a new teak that will re-enable the secret Facebook app on a jailbroken iPad...

Internalizer: Add Custom Text to the Lockscreen

Cody Lee ∙ July 25, 2011

Do you remember the photos of a T-Mobile-branded iPhone BGR published a few months ago? The device was believed to be an internal Apple test unit for a couple of reasons, one of them being the custom "Confidential and Proprietary" text on the lock screen.

Well now, jailbreakers can add custom text to their lockscreens too, thanks to Internalizer. Chpwn's latest TweakWeek entry allows you to place text on your lockscreen to use as a reminder or display contact info in case your device is lost...

PasswordPilot Auto-Enters Your App Store Password

Cody Lee ∙ July 24, 2011

There was a time when App Store goers didn't have to type their password in for every download. In fact, after entering it once, users had a 15 minute window to download software without having to constantly punch in a password.

However, after a few lawsuits and the threat of an FCC investigation, Apple changed the policy. Users now have to enter their Apple account passwords for every download, even a free one. Luckily, jailbreakers, there is now a tweak for that...

iSHSHit Updated for iOS 4.3.4

Sébastien Page ∙ July 22, 2011

iSHSHit, the tool that lets you save, upload and email your SHSH blobs directly from your iPhone, has been updated to bring support for iOS 4.3.4 and iOS 4.2.9.

The purpose of iSHSHit is the same as TinyUmbrella, except that it doesn't require to be connected to a computer in order to save your SHSH blobs. Simply launch the application, select what SHSH blobs you want to backup, and iSHSHit will do the job for you...

New Jailbreak Tweak Lets You Delete Text One Word at a Time

Cody Lee ∙ July 22, 2011

The jailbreak community has provided us with tons of utilities and tweaks that make typing long text messages or emails a breeze. The first one that comes to mind is Xpander, the app that lets you create custom text macros.

If you're a fan of keyboard shortcuts, you're going to like this next tweak. Delete Word is a simple jailbreak utility that allows you to delete entire words at a time by holding down the shift key...

Full WebClips: Set Web Apps to Launch Full Screen

Cody Lee ∙ Updated August 8, 2011

For those still unfamiliar with TweakWeek, it's an ongoing contest for jailbreak developers to essentially build 7 tweaks in 7 days. Criteria for the competition is that each utility must be free, and produced in 24 hours.

This week's featured TweakWeek developer is Chpwn, the creator of popular jailbreak apps like VoiceActivator and AppSlide. His first entry is a simple utility that allows you to set web clips (and apps) to launch full screen...

ClassiPong: a Free and Simple Pong Game for the iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ July 16, 2011

The world of video gaming has advanced exponentially over the last few decades. Nowadays you can manipulate the on-screen action with your own movements, rather than needing a physical controller.

But if you're an old school gamer at heart, and your iPhone happens to be jailbroken, chances are you'll love this next jailbreak app. ClassiPong, if you couldn't tell by the title, is a classic pong-style game for your 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.

SpotEnhancer: Quickly Launch Apps with Spotlight Commands

Cody Lee ∙ July 13, 2011

For his final TweakWeek entry, Andrea Oliva gives us SpotEnhancer. This unique jailbreak utility puts a different spin on quick launching apps, by allowing users to open apps with Spotlight Search commands.

SpotEnhancer gives you several commands that can do anything from open a new text message, to launch a Google search. There are even commands for your favorite social networking apps...

New Jailbreak Tweak Easily Displays Song Lyrics on Your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

We've got another TweakWeek entry for you. This one comes from Andrea Oliva and might just be a godsend for folks who enjoy a good impromptu sing-along.

PlayingLyrics is a unique jailbreak utility that can instantly bring up the lyrics of a currently playing track. The cool thing is that you can use Activator to assign a button or gesture to the function, so your song lyrics are available at all times...

Jailbreak App iMAME4All Adds iCade Support

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

Remember when we told you about the iCade? The retro iPad accessory lets you play select iOS games via a set of arcade-style controls, and its SDK just became available for 3rd party development. It looks like the jailbreak community struck first.

Engadget is reporting that the popular Cydia app known as iMAME4All was just updated to support the new tablet accessory. iMAME4All is an emulator that plays hundreds of retro titles, so needless to say it would be an awesome fit for the iCade...

Cydia Upgrade Fixes JailbreakMe Bugs and Camera Connection Kit Issue

Sébastien Page ∙ July 11, 2011

Those of you who have been experiencing bugs after using JailbreakMe will be glad to find out that Comex made some fixes to the kernel patches for the userland jailbreak, and these fixes have been pushed as an "Essential Upgrade" in Cydia.

To get this update, simply launch Cydia and you should be prompted to upgrade. Make sure you do not run JailbreakMe again over your current jailbreak. Instead, let Cydia do the job for you...