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Zero Out iPhone Free Space with iWipe

Guest Author ∙ Updated January 29, 2016

iWipe is a utility that zeros out free space on iDevices.

A common misconception about storage devices is when a file is deleted, it's permanently deleted. This is not correct. Only the reference to that space on the storage device is removed preserving the real data on the sectors of the drive. The same concept applies when you restore your iDevice. This is called a low level format.

Last year, I heard reports that Apple was issuing refurbished 3GS devices with data of the previous owner still preserved. Whether this was rumor or fact, I didn't want to risk selling my devices with the risk of my personal data still preserved...

ToneFXs: Get Your Custom Alert Tones On

Guest Author ∙ Updated October 23, 2016

I love the iPhone. Really I do. I love most everything about it. Most. But like any other iDevice geek, I have found some less than desirable aspects of the iPhone, namely tone alerts.

Imagine walking into a crowded coffee shop. Now imagine someone with their iPhone volume turned all the way up and that particular someone receives an SMS. With the default SMS [tri-tone] sound, odds are some owners of iPhones in the coffee shop will glance at their screen to verify whether it's them or not. In a nutshell, every stock iPhone on the planet has the same tri-tone sound when it comes SMS. Boring huh?

FullScreen for Safari Adds Multitouch Functionality to Your iPhone Browsing Experience

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated December 20, 2011

Even with plenty of browser alternatives out there, I always find myself going back to Safari. There's just something aesthetically pleasing about Apple's stock browser that keeps me coming back, even though it's totally devoid of some basic features.

For this reason, whenever I hear about any tweaks that add additional functionality to Safari, I'm all over it like white on rice. The latest tweak to come out of the jailbreak community is called FullScreen for Safari, and it packs quite the punch.

LockInfo: iOS LockScreen and Notification Panel

Guest Author ∙ October 17, 2010

One of the pitfalls of Apple iOS is the lack of a good notification system. By notification system, I mean a panel where one can view all their notifications in a consolidated panel, much like the notification panel of Android OS.

Instead, we have a system that, with every pushed notification, you get a popup alert, a sound and a badge on the application icon which presents itself as a useless system once you dismiss the popup alert. Once the popup is gone, the risk of forgetting the notification opens up.

LockInfo, by David Ashman, picks up where Apple slacks by providing us with a very useful notification panel that can be set as your lockscreen, your first Springboard page and/or a panel activated by Activator (known as InfoShade). The latter provides Android-like functionality with a panel available from any screen, whether from within an open app or not...

ActionMenu Voice Plugin Lets Your iPhone Really Speak Its Mind

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

Sometimes it seems as if the iPhone truly has a mind of its own, and now with the latest plugin for ActionMenu, your iPhone can speak its mind as well. Who needs to read all of the time anyway? ActionMenu Voice plugin gets rid of the need to read by making transcribing quick, easy, and effortless.

Okay, so I was being facetious about the reading part. Reading's great, in fact we highly recommend it here at iDB, but it is cool to know that the option to transcribe is right at your fingertips. And you know what the best part about all of this is? It won't cost you a dime.

Coolest iPhone Lockscreen Ever Just Got Even Cooler

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Back in August, Sebastien posted about Typophone 4, a really awesome iPhone lockscreen for jailbroken iPhones, and I've been using it ever since.

Now there's a modified version created by a fan that includes weather info at the bottom, complete with hi-res images and forecasts. You can choose what cities you want to be able to select from, and you can toggle to view current conditions, today's forecast, and tomorrow's forecast. The data is pulled from Yahoo! weather.

The app comes with only 3 pre-set cities, and it's a little tricky to change to your own, as it requires using a SSH client. So here's a walkthrough:

This Tweak Makes Your iPhone Look Like an Aquarium

Sébastien Page ∙ October 15, 2010

A few months ago we showed you how to turn your iPhone lockscreen into an aquarium. Turns out this tweak wasn't free and was very buggy. The good news is that we now have another option. It's called MultiFishLockScreen.

MultiFishLockScreen is a free tweak available for free on Cydia. This theme was especially developed to animate the lockscreen with a nice submarine view...

Wi-Fi Sync 2.0 Coming Soon, Promises Syncing Over 3G

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Wi-Fi Sync is a $9.99 app in Cydia that syncs your iOS device over wi-fi with iTunes. You can read more about the app here. A couple of months ago the developer of Wi-Fi sync tweeted that he was working on Wi-Fi Sync 2.0, which would include wireless syncing over 3G and VPN. Yesterday he announced the beta signup for Wi-Fi Sync 2.0. I can't wait to get my hands on it...

LiveClock App Updated for iOS 4.0

Guest Author ∙ October 14, 2010

Here's a neat little jailbreak tweak that's finally jumped on the 4.0 bandwagon. LiveClock makes your home screen clock icon - you guessed it - live! The second-hand ticks along, and the icon displays your current time rather than it being eternally 10:15 on the dot.

It might be tiny but it's accurate, and that's what counts! It looks pretty sharp on the Retina Display, too...

My iPhone Has Cydia, Now What?

Guest Author ∙ Updated December 15, 2017

Now that we all have our iPhones running Cydia again I started to get a bit restless for something new to play around with. After looking around the repositories for apps and ringtones, I decided as a computer nerd myself, that I wanted to create my own Cydia repository.

A few seconds of Google searching lead me to an article on creating a Cydia repository. I figured it shouldn't be too hard so I took a crack at it today...

No Cydia Icon After Jailbreaking with greenpois0n? This May Help

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 13, 2010

The greenpois0n jailbreak has proved to be somewhat buggy for some users, including us. Fortunately, we've been able to navigate around a few of those bugs with a little bit of tinkering.

One of the biggest reported problems is the lack of a Cydia icon on your springboard following a successful jailbreak. Look inside for a step-by-step guide on how to add Cydia back to your springboard!

Another Great Jailbreak App Falls by the Wayside: QuickReply for SMS is “Depreciated” but not “Dead”

Guest Author ∙ October 12, 2010

After jailbreaking with Limera1n, one of the first apps I went to reinstall was QuickReply for SMS. QR is an app that allows you to reply to incoming text messages no matter where you are on your phone — without ever having to leave the current app.

I was disappointed to see the headline in the app description (now about a month old) that QuickReply is “depreciated, not dead, depreciated.” Author Gaurav Khanna goes on to explain that he’s dropped all support for QuickReply for SMS, meaning the bugs and problems with it are here to stay.