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CoolStar releases beta 7 of the Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 22, 2018

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest jailbreak trends, then you might have heard about CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2. It doesn’t install Cydia or Mobile Substrate like a typical jailbreak tool would, but you could still use this jailbreak to install third-party extensions on your device via SSH.

A constant flow of updates since Electra’s initial release has provided the tool with necessary bug fixes. This week, users can take advantage of beta 7, which makes the jailbreak more stable and offers additional bells and whistles out of the box.

KeyUtilities, PullToClear, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 21, 2018

While there weren’t many new jailbreak tweak releases to speak of last week, we did see a bit of a resurgence this week. Some of that extra activity may have been propagated by the release of the G0blin RC1 jailbreak tool for A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x.

This roundup will cover all the new jailbreak tweaks that launched in Cydia this week. As always, we’ll start by featuring our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.

LiberiOS jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 receives an update, but still no Cydia

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 20, 2018

Anyone paying attention to the state of the iOS 11 jailbreak as of late should already know about the LiberiOS semi-untethered jailbreak tool. Initially released back in December, LiberiOS utilizes the tfp0 exploit publicized by security researcher Ian Beer last year to pwn iOS 11.0-11.1.2 devices.

This weekend, LiberiOS received one of its first updates, bringing it up to version 11.0.3. Citing the tool's developer, Jonathan Levin (@Morpheus______), the new version squashes a few bugs found in the previous release, among other things.

PullToClear lets you clear pending notifications with a pull gesture

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 19, 2018

PullToClear is a new free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer CreatureSurvive that lets you quickly and effortlessly every unread notification from either Notification Center or the Lock screen.

Once installed, you can pull down from either interface to reveal the hidden “Pull To Clear” action, as shown above. Pulling down further reveals the “Release To Clear” action.

KeyUtilities brings configurable keyboard commands to iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 16, 2018

Most iPhone and iPad users merely use their keyboard for typing inside of their apps, but with a new jailbreak tweak called KeyUtilities by iOS developer AlexK, you can use your keyboard to do so much more.

Right out of the box, KeyUtilities feels reminiscent of desktop-class keyboard shortcuts. On the other hand, it provides a bevy of iOS-centric features that you might find useful whether you’re a novice or a power-user.

BatteryStatus revives the old school Bluetooth device battery indicator in the Status Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 16, 2018

Numerous modern Bluetooth devices report their battery levels inside of the Batteries widget found in Notification Center and to the left of the Home screen and Lock screen. On the other hand, it didn’t always work that way; Bluetooth devices used to report their battery levels in the Status Bar before Apple created this widget.

Anyone feeling nostalgic for the older Status Bar-based battery level display might enjoy a new free jailbreak tweak called BatteryStatus by iOS developer ipad_kid, as it revives this fan-favorite feature on later iterations of iOS.

G0blin RC1 jailbreak tool released for A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2018

While there’s been a lot of buzz in the jailbreak community lately concerning an iOS 11 jailbreak, some developers have been hard at work on alternative projects. One of those is G0blin, a jailbreak tool made by Sticktron that's aimed at A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: The calm before the storm

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2018

It’s the calm before the storm in the jailbreak community as we await iOS 11 support for both Cydia and Mobile Substrate. That said, iOS 10 tweak development is stuck in somewhat of a lull as developers move forward with prepping their existing tweaks for iOS 11.

In this roundup, we’ll outline the new jailbreak tweak(s) that showed up in Cydia this week.

CoolStar releases developer-focused Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 13, 2018

Thanks to iOS developer CoolStar, there’s a new jailbreak in town for all devices running iOS 11.0-11.1.2. Coined ‘Electra,’ this tool utilizes the same open-source tfp0 exploit released by security researcher Ian Beer toward the end of last year.

The popular Eclipse dark mode tweak is being prepped for iOS 11

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 10, 2018

I’ve tested and used numerous jailbreak tweaks over the years, but one of my all-time favorites has been Eclipse by iOS developer Guillermo Morán (fr0st). For those who don’t already know, Eclipse provides a system-wide dark mode feature for iPhones and iPads.

Eclipse consistently receives updates with each jailbreak season, and as it would seem, iOS 11 won’t be any different. Morán took to his Twitter account this week to tease images of the next iteration of Eclipse, which he fittingly calls EclipseX.

Force3DAppShortcuts, SpotifyHistory, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 7, 2018

As most of the jailbreak community patiently awaits some kind of jailbreak solution for iOS 11, there hasn’t been much activity on the iOS 10 side of things. Fortunately, projects are underway, and it’s only a matter of time before Saurik updates Cydia and Substrate for iOS 11.

In the meantime, several developers continue to produce tweaks for jailbroken iOS 10 devices, and this roundup will go over what has been released throughout the course of the past week. As usual, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites, and then we’ll outline the rest afterward.

Saurik’s latest Reddit comment details Cydia and Mobile Substrate for iOS 11

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 6, 2018

Saurik revealed a couple of weeks ago that he was working on iOS 11 support for Cydia and Mobile Substrate, but a new comment posted on Reddit by the father of jailbreaking himself highlights that there’s a lot more going on under the hood than meets the eye.

One of the major highlights of the comment is how Saurik teamed up with a prominent developer from the jailbreak community to make all this possible. That developer wishes to remain anonymous at this point in time, but we’ll all eventually learn of his or her identity when the time is right.