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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Eneko, Little12, TimerIcon, & more…
The jailbreak tweak release trickle effect continues as the community awaits a modern iOS & iPadOS 14-centric jailbreak for Apple’s latest devices, but theater hasn’t stopped some developers from launching notable releases for those already jailbroken.
In this roundup, we’ll go over all the latest jailbreak tweak releases and jailbreak news from this past week, spanning Monday, December 4th to Sunday, December 10th.
Eneko is a lightweight video wallpaper tweak for jailbroken devices
While the iPhone’s native wallpaper handling capabilities have certainly evolved over the years, one could still argue that it lags behind what many would consider to be freedom of choice by the end user. That’s because despite support for Dynamic, Still, and Live wallpapers, one thing is still obviously missing: video wallpapers.
Substitute v2.0 officially released, v2.0.1 also now available
At the end of November, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd shared a Tweet indicating that Substitute — the primary tweak injection method for this particular jailbreak — would soon be updated to version 2.0 with a trove of improvements.
Without any sort of ETA provided at the time, no one could have guessed when Substitute v2.0 would launch. With that in mind, many unc0ver users were taken by surprise late last night when the update officially became available by way of Sam Bingner’s repository.
Kuo says don’t expect significant upgrades for the iPhone lens systems until 2023
According to the reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is not expected to introduce any significant iPhone camera upgrades beyond maybe lens improvements until 2023.
AutoLockX prevents apps from overriding Apple’s Auto Lock feature
As many iPhone owners already know, the iOS operating system provides users with a feature called Auto Lock that, when configured by the end user, can automatically lock the handset after a pre-defined amount of idle time. In other words, when your handset isn’t being actively used, it goes to sleep to save power and to secure your important data.
Auto Lock takes effect in most circumstances, however there are a few exemptions in which the feature gets overridden, such as during media (video) playback and while playing certain games. Some users like this because of its convenience, while others find it to be a concern both in terms of battery life and data security.
Apple unsigns iOS 14.2, 14.2.1, and 12.4.9, thwarting downgrades
After officially launching iOS 14.3 to the public last month with new features and improvements, Apple has closed the signing window for iOS & iPadOS 14.2 & 14.2.1, a move that prevents affected iPhone and iPad owners from restoring their handset’s firmware version to anything but the current iOS & iPadOS 14.3 release.
In addition to iOS & iPadOS 14.2 & 14.2.1, the company has officially started unsigning iOS 12.4.9, which prevents older handsets that are incapable of being upgraded to iOS or iPadOS 13 from downgrading from the newer iOS 12.5 release.
The best clear cases for iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
Clear cases allow you to protect your new handset, while still enjoying its aesthetics. There are a ton of options out there, so we took it upon ourselves to put together a roundup of some of our favorites. here the best clear cases for iPhone 12.
The iPhone 12 costs Apple an estimated 21 percent more to build than the iPhone 11
According to a bill of materials analysis conducted by research firm Counterpoint, Apple's latest iPhone 12 costs the company 21 percent more than an equivalent iPhone 11, or nearly a one-fifth difference in terms of components cost between this and last year's models.
LottieStatusBar brings Lottie-inspired animations to the Status Bar
It was only a couple of days ago that we showed you a jailbreak tweak dubbed LottieLockscreen by iOS developer MiRO. In a nutshell, it brought fun and quirky Lottie-style animations to the Lock Screen on jailbroken iPhones. The tweak’s popularity rapidly gained momentum following its release, and as such, we knew it would only be a matter of time before the developer expanded the concept to other interfaces of iOS.
LottieStatusBar is the latest of such expansions, and just as the tweak’s rather conspicuous name implies, it ports these Lottie-style animations to the handset’s Status Bar.
Give your older iPhone a bevy of modern handset features with Little12
When Apple launched the iPhone X back in 2018, we knew the company was transitioning into a new hardware era. It wasn’t long before Apple ditched Home Button-equipped handsets altogether, paving the way for a more advanced gesture-driven user experience that could be enjoyed on a larger edge-to-edge display.
For those who still have an older Home Button-equipped iPhone, the user experience isn’t quite as robust as it would be on a notched handset by comparison. For that reason, iOS developer Ryan Nair launched Little12, a free jailbreak tweak that back-ports several of the gestures and features from notched devices (and then some) to non-notched devices.
ButterflyEffect adds animated butterflies to the Home & Lock Screens
Do you enjoy butterflies? If you answered ‘yes’ to that question, then you might find yourself intrigued by a new, free, and rather conspicuously-named jailbreak tweak dubbed ButterflyEffect by iOS developer Pixelomer.
At first glance, ButterflyEffect causes animated butterfly-themed sprites to flutter over the top of your Home Screen and Lock Screen wallpapers. These animations traverse your screen from the bottom to the top and move slowly enough to be noticed, yet fast enough not to get in the way of your wallpaper viewing pleasure.