iOS 13

Installer 5 package manager officially released for jailbroken devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 15, 2020

It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Zebra package manager came out of beta to become publicly available to jailbreakers who wanted to a modern alternative to Cydia, but as of today, Zebra isn’t the only option.

Announced just this morning via the AppTapp Twitter page, it now seems that Installer 5 is officially out of beta and can be installed on jailbroken handsets running iOS 10 and later. Veteran jailbreakers may already be familiar with Installer, but the latest iteration has been rebuilt with newer versions of iOS in mind.

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Lyricify fetches song lyrics for any Now Playing song

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 7, 2020

Not everyone cares about song lyrics, but if you’re the type of person who likes to follow along with whatever it might be that you’re listening to, then we have no doubt that you’ll enjoy a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Lyricify – originally by iOS developer ConorTheDev and more recently passed to iOS developer Renaitare.

As depicted in the screenshot examples, Lyricify was beautifully designed to display your favorite song lyrics directly on your handset’s Lock screen in an Apple-esque manner. With that in mind, the tweak looks and feels native, making it feel both familiar and easy to use.

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Amandus is a sleek new Apple Pay interface for pwned iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 11, 2022

Those who use Apple Pay regularly should be fairly familiar with what pops up on the display when attempting to make a purchase with an iPhone’s NFC chip. The interface isn’t really all that ugly, but the jailbreak community has a tendency to make certain things on the iOS platform look even better.

Enter Amandus, a new and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Muirey03 and designer @dumbhandle123. This tweak, which has been made especially for Apple Pay-supported iPhones, redesigns the Apple Pay payment interface to appear as it does in the screenshot examples above.

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BadgeBar replaces iOS’ ugly notification badges with colorful bars

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2020

I have always hated the way notification badges look on the iOS Home screen. Although the red dots are great at catching my attention, they do so in an incredibly hideous way, and I sometimes think that it takes away from the beauty of Apple’s platform.

If you agree that iOS’ notification badge system is due for a facelift and you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPad at your disposal, then you just might want to try a new and free jailbreak tweak called BadgeBar by iOS developer JannikCrack.

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StayLowCC makes it easier to use Control Center with one hand

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2020

I use Control Center almost every day, and in some cases, the shortcuts near the top of my iPhone’s display can be challenging to reach with just one hand. Given the circumstances, I’m particularly excited to talk about a newly released jailbreak tweak called StayLowCC by iOS developer ubik.

Just as the name implies, StayLowCC moves Control Center’s toggle suite as far down on your display as possible. An example of this is depicted in the screenshot embedded above.

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WiFiQR lets you share your currently-connected Wi-Fi network with a QR code

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2020

Just last week, we showed you a jailbreak tweak that could generate a QR code for quickly and easily sharing your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot with another user, whether they were using iOS or another mobile operating system such as Android.

But now, a similar QR code-based jailbreak tweak called WiFiQR by iOS developer KingPuffDaddi has been released for sharing your currently-connected Wi-Fi network with others using comparable means to the tweak we showed you last week.

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IntelligentPass 3 disables passcodes and authentication in ‘low risk’ environments

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 13, 2020
IntelligentPass passcode UI.

Most people turn to passcodes or biometric authentication to keep the data on their iPhones and iPads safe from unwanted prying eyes. But as many would agree, there can be certain times when such security measures may be unnecessary or workflow inhibiting, such as when your handset is safe in your home or when you’re physically holding it.

IntelligentPass 3 is a commendable jailbreak tweak by iOS developers Luke Murris and Geometric Software that prevents your pwned iOS device from asking you to enter a passcode or authenticate yourself in ‘low risk’ environments. The tweak identifies said environments based on criteria that you, the user, configure.

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Boxy 4 brings custom Home screen layouts on pwned iOS 13 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 13, 2020

One of the most significant gripes that iPhone and iPad users have is that the Home screen’s app icon layout is as bland as it has been since the introduction of the original iPhone. All app icons are gridlocked to specific points on the Home screen, and it’s impossible to create true empty spaces in between icons on a stock device.

This is one area where the jailbreak community shines. A plethora of different jailbreak tweaks released in the past allow custom Home screen app icon layouts, and if you’re jailbroken on iOS 13 with checkra1n, then you might be excited to learn that a new release called Boxy 4 (iOS 13) by iOS developer William Vabrinskas can now bring this functionality to your handset.

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Buzz lets jailbroken iPhone users colorize the native Phone app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 25, 2021

Owners of jailbroken iPhones who are looking for ways to customize the aesthetics of their native Phone app can now call upon the help of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Buzz by iOS developer Sirius24 to do just that.

As shown in the screenshot examples above, Buzz lets you colorize a plethora of Phone app user interface elements, including those appearing in the Favorites tab, the Recents tab, the Keypad tab, the Contacts tab, and more.

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Saurik issues rare update for Cydia Substrate w/ iOS 13 support & critical bug fix

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 12, 2020

Saurik issued a rare official update for Cydia Substrate on Sunday, officially bringing the native tweak injection method for the checkra1n and unc0ver jailbreaks up to version 0.9.7100.

Although Saurik hasn’t made any official announcements on Twitter about the update, checkra1n and unc0ver co-developer Sam Bingner made a post on /r/jailbreak describing this new Cydia Substrate update.

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