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PokeCall brings a classic Pokémon-centric makeover to the incoming call interface

For all those Pokémon aficionados out there, PokeCall is a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Frozen Penguin that makes your iPhone’s incoming call interface look more like a battle screen from the classic Pokémon games.

In the screenshot examples above, you can see examples of how PokeCall replaces the stock incoming call interface in iOS with a Pokémon-centric look and feel.

HapLock, PearlRetry, and a few other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

There have been unrivaled amounts of excitement throughout the jailbreak community this week in response to all the hubbub surrounding the Electra Team’s progress on bringing iOS 11.3.1 support to the Electra jailbreak tool. And that’s great for tweak developers.

So with that in mind, we’ll be talking about all the best jailbreak tweaks released this week in this roundup. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorites and then outline the rest of them afterward.

FastDeleteKey, FloatingDock, and 12 other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

There are some exciting things happening in the jailbreak community as of late, especially since CoolStar is getting the chance to bring iOS 11.3.1 support to the popular Electra jailbreak tool thanks to Ian Beer’s new tfp0 exploit.

In this roundup, we’ll be talking about all the jailbreak tweaks released from June 11th until June 17th. As usual, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites and then outline the rest afterward for your convenience.

FastDeleteKey accelerates text backspacing on jailbroken devices

If you do excessive amounts of typing on your iOS device, then you may be able to benefit from a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed FastDeleteKey by iOS developer CydiaGeek.

FastDeleteKey makes it so that you don't have to wait forever for the keyboard's backspace function to delete large blocks of text. The tweak brings tunable backspace velocities to iOS so that you can move along at just about any rate of speed you desire.

Security researcher Richard Zhu demos iOS 11.4 jailbreak

Renowned security researcher Ian Beer recently outed yet another tfp0 exploit, this time for iOS 11.3.1. But while certain jailbreak developers are hard at work on a public jailbreak tool that utilizes said exploit, others seem to be moving ahead and devising jailbreaks for newer versions of iOS.

A video shared in a Tweet by Richard Zhu this week appears to demonstrate a functional jailbreak on an iOS 11.4 device.

Get an advanced iPad-like Dock on your iPhone with FloatingDock

Starting with iOS 11, the Dock has become much smarter on the iPad. Not only does it serve as a spot for your favorite apps, but it can also suggest other apps based upon your usage.

Unfortunately, iPhone users don’t get the same treatment, but a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed FloatingDock by iOS developer Kiran Patil can change that.

CountMyMessages keeps track of how many texts you send and receive

If you send an enormous amount of text messages (iMessages included) to your contacts, then a new free jailbreak tweak called CountMyMessages by iOS developer Kiran Patil may be of interest to you.

Just as the name implies, this tweak provides you with a way of monitoring the total number of messages you’ve sent or received from within the stock Messages app.

Straw displays a banner notification with every song change

If the iPhone or iPad that you use to listen to your favorite media happens to be jailbroken on iOS 11, then you may want to check out a new free jailbreak tweak called Straw by iOS developer Jake Kaslewicz.

This tweak acts as your own personal song announcer by presenting a banner at the top of your display every time a new track starts playing.

StatusBarX, Tractor, and other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

The jailbreak community is pumped up with all sorts of new excitement over the news that Ian Beer found and plans to release a tfp0 exploit for iOS 11.3.1. More importantly, CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak is expected to add support for the new exploit in due time.

If you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming ability to jailbreak iOS 11.3.1, then take a moment to familiarize yourself with some of the latest new jailbreak tweaks. This roundup discusses all the jailbreak tweaks released throughout the past week, beginning with our favorites.