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YTMiniBarX rounds the corners of the mini bar in the official YouTube app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

The official YouTube app is a must-have for many iPhone owners, whether they’re jailbroken or not. But if you do happen to be jailbroken, then you just might enjoy the freedom of customizing the YouTube app experience beyond what’s possible on a stock device.

A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed YTMiniBarX by iOS developer Wh0ba serves as a great example of this. As depicted in the screenshot examples above, this tweak applies a rounded corner mask to the YouTube mini bar to make it more aesthetically enjoyable.

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The best apps to discover new music

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ January 18, 2019
best apps to discover music - io music on iPhone

Music is so wide open with genres, artists, and songs that there is almost too much to discover. And when you’re in the mood for something out of the ordinary, something new that you’ve never heard, how and where do you look for it?

These apps can help you explore music from across the globe or around the corner. Find a new favorite song, delve into a different genre, or learn about a new artist. These are the best apps to discover new music.

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Blurbe puts a darker spin on some of iOS’ blurred interfaces

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

Apple accentuates several interfaces throughout iOS with a blurred background to help bring the overlaying interface into focus; key examples include Control Center, Folders, and Spotlight search, just to name a few.

Albeit aesthetically attractive, Apple could bring these blur effects into the modern age with the help of a darker color scheme. Fortunately, that’s something that a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Blurbe by iOS developer dpkg_ brings to the table.

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NCFancy replaces the ‘No Notifications’ text in iOS 10’s Notification Center with storage info

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 18, 2019

While most of the jailbreak community migrated to iOS 11 several months ago, those still rocking the iOS 10 jailbreak will be excited to learn of a new free jailbreak tweak in town called NCFancy by iOS developer Wh0ba.

NCFancy was explicitly designed for iOS 10 users, and as depicted in the screenshot example above, it replaces Notification Center’s useless ‘No Notifications’ text with something you might appreciate more – a pair of widgets that display your handset’s storage capacity usage.

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How to forward a text message on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated February 8, 2023
Two messages selected on iPhone and ready to be sent forward

There are all sorts of reasons that you may want to forward a text message. Maybe it’s directions to a location, a confirmation, a receipt you need to share, or maybe it’s simply something funny someone sent you or vice versa.

Whatever your reason, here’s how to forward a text message on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. And it works the same with both SMS and iMessage texts.

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Good Morning: A tweak that launches your favorite app before you wake up every morning

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 15, 2019

Many people, including myself, reach for their iPhone after waking up every morning to check their missed notifications and catch up on their favorite app(s). But how would you like it if your iPhone knew what you wanted to do every morning and prepared that information before you ever woke up?

A new jailbreak tweak dubbed Good Morning by iOS developer Justin Proulx is a brilliant first step in this direction.

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