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Dark GMaps, SmartTap X, TwitterLabs, and other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

If you have a jailbroken handset, either by way of Electra or unc0ver, then you might want to know what you should install on it.

In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the jailbreak tweaks released in Cydia from Monday, November 12th to Sunday, November 18th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorite releases and then outline the rest afterward.

This tweak removes promoted Tweets from your Twitter News Feed

While I enjoy using Twitter, I’ve come to frown upon  the bevy of promoted Tweets that litter the News Feed viewing experience. Fortunately, you can now get around this if you have a jailbroken device.

Upon launching the Cydia Store and refreshing your sources, you should notice a new free jailbreak tweak called NoTwitterAds by iOS developer Chloee. This tweak does away with all promoted Tweets in your News Feed, much like the one shown above.

Experience an uncompromising dark mode in Google Maps with Dark GMaps

Due to the high volume of dark mode-centric jailbreak tweaks that are launched in the Cydia Store, we seldom cover them here at iDB. But because I use the Google Maps app so much on my daily driver during my commute, a new release dubbed Dark Gmaps by iOS developer FoxfortMobile seemed like a no-brainer.

If you were expecting a barebones tweak that merely colorizes the Google Maps app to look more appealing at night, then we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by Dark GMaps. After installation, the tweak adds a preference pane to the Settings app where you can experiment with a plethora of creeper comfort features:

The best apps for creating resumes on iPhone and iPad

Resume Apps Resume on iPhone

You don’t always have the time or opportunity to sit down at your computer to work on your resume. But these days, you don’t have to rely on your Mac. You can create and send attractive and professional resumes right from your iPhone or iPad. This lets you work on that all-important document anywhere, anytime.

These are the two best apps for creating resumes on iPhone and iPad.

How to create and use Spark email templates on Mac and iPhone

Spark Email Create New Customer Template on Mac

The Spark email app by Readdle has a lot of great features that users find helpful on both iOS and Mac. And, the company recently added one more to the list; email templates. This terrific addition to the app makes composing emails that you create on regular basis much simpler.

This tutorial shows you what’s available and how to use Spark email templates.

MTerminal officially updated with support for iOS 11 and the unc0ver jailbreak

The ever-so-popular Mobile Terminal (MTerminal) app for jailbroken devices was updated on Tuesday with official support for iOS 11, a move that’s certain to excite jailbreak power users. The latest version of the app is now 1.4-6.

MTerminal is fundamentally an on-device command-line interface (CLI) that lets jailbreakers run powerful commands, and if you’re a veteran jailbreaker, then the interface shown above should look nostalgically familiar.