iOS

Give your Lock screen music controls a makeover with HeliusXI

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 29, 2018

While there’s nothing wrong with the stock Lock screen music controls, that’s not to say that they couldn’t do with some improvement. HeliusXI is a jailbreak tweak by iOS developer s1ris that redesigns these controls with a different look and feel on pwned iOS 11 handsets.

If the concept shown above seems familiar, then that’s because it is. HeliusXI is the newest iteration of the tweak for Apple’s latest mobile operating system, while Helius and Helius 2 previously served jailbreakers using earlier versions of iOS.

Finally! iOS 12 lets you clear all notifications with a tap and hold, no 3D Touch required

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 28, 2018

iOS 12 beta 11, which was seeded yesterday to Apple's registered developers and members of the Apple Developer Program, finally makes it so that owners of older iPhone models without 3D Touch are able to clear all notifications at once with a simple tap and hold.

Augment iOS’ notification experience with NotificationsUnleashedXI

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 28, 2018

If you own an iPhone or iPad, then incoming notifications likely play an instrumental role in your daily workflow. That said, streamlining the incoming notification experience should be considered a crucial step after jailbreaking your iOS 11-equipped handset with Electra.

Fortunately, a new jailbreak tweak dubbed NotificationsUnleashedXI by iOS developer Rishanan can help with this. The tweak provides users with a multitude of settings that can be employed to augment iOS' stock notification experience.

CoolCC gives Control Center a subtle makeover

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 27, 2018

If you’re in the market to give your iPhone’s Control Center interface a quick makeover, then you might take an interest in a new free jailbreak tweak called CoolCC by iOS developer 4nni3.

As you can see from the screenshot examples above, CoolCC takes a lighter approach to styling the Control Center interface.

Unplugged plays a sound upon disconnecting your iPhone from a power source

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 27, 2018

Just last month, we showed you an awesome jailbreak tweak called Malipo that allowed you to customize your iPhone’s charging chime. But now the perfect companion tweak has been released in Cydia.

Enter Unplugged, a new free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer smokin1337 that lets you customize the sound your iPhone or iPad makes when you disconnect it from a power source.

Avoid accidentally deleting notes from your iPhone with NotesConfirmToDelete

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 27, 2018

Whenever you need to remember something important, your iPhone’s Notes app is always around to help with that. But when it comes time to delete your notes, sometimes an excited finger can go on to delete more than you’ve bargained for; these are commonly called “accidents.”

Fortunately, a new free jailbreak tweak called NotesConfirmToDelete by iOS developer Frozen Penguin is now available in Cydia and aims to mitigate the number of note deletion-related accidents you’ll incur on your jailbroken handset.

Adagio, AnsweringMachine X, and other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 26, 2018

It’s a wonderful time to be jailbroken, especially if you’re on iOS 11. Jailbreak tweak developers are coming up with fun and quirky ways to modify your device on a daily basis, and there has been a noticeable spike in activity from the community since the launch of Electra1131.

This roundup encompasses all the jailbreak tweaks launched in Cydia from August 20th until August 26th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorites, and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

PrimalFolder tweaks the look and behavior of your Home screen folders

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 25, 2018

Keeping your iPhone’s Home screen organized is a cinch with folders. But if you’re looking for a bit more folder customization than Apple provides out of the box, then you might take an interest in a new free jailbreak tweak called PrimalFolder by iOS developer ichitaso.

Citing the tweak’s Cydia description, PrimalFolder was inspired mainly by TapTapFolder, a previous jailbreak tweak by iOS developer QusicS. That said, you can expect to see much of the same functionality with this launch.

How to stop seeing Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions in watchOS 5

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 24, 2018

watchOS 5 brings some tweaks to the Maps app on your wrist, like choosing to show or optionally hide Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions. For those times when you might want to toggle off this feature, follow the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial.

In iOS 12, Siri can finally turn on the flashlight

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 24, 2018

iOS 12 makes Siri flashlight a reality. While this is something we learned back at June's WWDC, we're bringing this convenient feature to your attention ahead of iOS 12's public launch.

How to enable Dark Mode and other user interface themes in Wikipedia for iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 22, 2024

Many developers are seeing sense in adding dark themes to their warez. Not only do darkened interfaces look stunning, they also help conserve power on iPhones that utilize OLED technology. Having previously explained using black themes in desktop and mobile apps like iMazing, Bear, Outlook.com, Mail, YouTube, Apollo and others, this step-by-step tutorial will now teach you to turn on Wikipedia Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad.

Twitter app cuts off devices on iOS 9 or older

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 23, 2018

Twitter yesterday quietly bumped its iPhone and iPad app on App Store to version 7.3. Aside from a pair of user improvements, the update has removed support for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices powered by the iOS 9 software or older.