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Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for Reachability on iOS 14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2021

When you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPad at your disposal, the possibilities are endless. With so many jailbreak tweaks available for seemingly every imaginable fringe use case you can think of, it can be intimidating to know where you should start if you’re just getting into the hobby for the first time.

Since jailbreaking is so deeply engrained in our blood here at iDownloadBlog, we take jailbreak tweak discovery very seriously. That’s why we curate dedicated tweak recommendation lists like this one to help our readers learn about the best jailbreak tweaks for specific facets of the iOS & iPadOS platforms.

Apple seeds second betas of iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1, and macOS Monterey beta 8 to developers

Evan Selleck ∙ September 28, 2021

Earlier this month, Apple released iOS 15 to the public, along with other updates for the company's additional platforms. And now, looking ahead, the company is moving right along for the next update to the mobile operating system. Which requires some beta testing.

PerfectCalc lets iPhone Calculator app users see the math they enter before receiving output

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 28, 2021

iPhones come from the factory with a Calculator app pre-installed on them that works for most basic mathematical functions. However, one way it falls short of many dedicated handheld calculators is that it doesn’t display a running history of your math anywhere in the app.

3D Apple Maps live in London, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco Bay Area

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated August 5, 2024

The new Apple Maps 3D views are now live for London, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, with additional markets gaining support for this feature in 2021 and in 2022.

Akara gives jailbroken devices a refreshing & familiar Control Center makeover

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 24, 2023

While there’s certainly no shortage of things that you can do with a jailbroken iPhone or iPad these days, perhaps one of my favorite things to customize is Control Center because I use it so frequently throughout the day.

Fortunately for those who agree with me, iOS developers Tr1Fecta and Kennyroo have just launched a brand new jailbreak tweak dubbed Akara that claims to give Control Center a “refreshing yet familiar” makeover.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: EntitlementFix, FORCEDEXIT, KBPro, minimal, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 26, 2021

After a crazy week for Apple that saw the official release of the iPhone 13 & iPhone 13 Pro lineup in addition to the official release of iOS & iPadOS 15, we’re excited to reflect on the fact that there are still tons of jailbreakers out there despite being on older handsets with older versions of iOS & iPadOS.

EntitlementFix: Another jailbreak tweak that patches at least 3 known 0-day exploits

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 25, 2021

It was only about a week after Apple released iOS & iPadOS 14.8 with patches for the zero-click exploits that were actively weaponized in the wild and by the Pegasus spyware that iOS developer Mario Cheung released a jailbreak tweak called FORCEDEXIT to address the issue on pwned handsets running affected firmware versions.

Today, Cheung seems to be at it again with a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed EntitlementFix, which allegedly fixes three additional 0-day exploits known to impact jailbreakable versions of Apple’s mobile operating systems.

Notey helps jailbreakers jot down notes from anywhere in iOS with a highly configurable UI

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 25, 2021

If you ever find yourself in the type of pinch that necessitates instantaneous note-taking, then we think you’ll be pleased to learn about the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Notey by iOS developer Spartacusdev.

Apple says restoring from a backup can cause problems with Apple Music on new iPads and iPhone 13 models

Evan Selleck ∙ September 24, 2021

Today is iPhone 13 launch day. (And also iPad mini 6 and iPad 9, too!) And for folks who plan to restore from an iCloud backup to get their new phone up and running, Apple has a bit of a warning: maybe don't do that. Or, if you do, be prepared for a day-one security update to fix a potential issue.

KBPro: A customizable enhancement to text editing via the keyboard for jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 24, 2021

Depending on how much time you spend typing away on your jailbroken iPhone, be it small text messages throughout the day or major word documents once in a while, you just might find solace in add-ons that make typing and text editing less cumbersome.

Minimal replaces iOS 14’s bulky notification banners with an Status Bar-based notification indicator instead

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 4, 2022

Apple’s new iOS 15 mobile operating system makes notification banners smaller and less intrusive to the underlying user interface, but if you’re jailbroken on iOS 14 or below, then you aren’t enjoying the same luxury without a jailbreak tweak of some kind.

AlwaysOnMusic: An always-on display for iPhones when music is playing

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 23, 2021

Apple didn’t introduce always-on display (AOD) functionality with its iPhone 13 lineup this year as many had expected them to do. Fortunately, one advantage to jailbreaking these days is that you can enjoy an always-on display experience on your current iPhone without waiting for Apple to get their bleep together.

In fact, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed AlwaysOnMusic by iOS developer Jez takes a new and rather exciting approach to always-on display functionality for anyone who enjoys using their iPhone for music consumption.