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Control iOS clipboard access on a per-app basis with NoClipboardForYou

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 6, 2020

I have a hard time trusting apps with my privacy as it is, but my worries run deeper when they’re realized by app makers that seemingly have zero interest in conserving user privacy, but rather harvesting user data for the sake of profit or surveillance.

Examples that struck irritating chords with me included learning that popular apps like LinkedIn and TikTok snooped on users’ clipboards without their permission. Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 update makes users more aware of app-centric clipboard access, but if you don’t plan to update because you’re jailbroken, then you can use a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called NoClipboardForYou by iOS developer shiftcmdk instead.

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Signal Reborn maps out all nearby cell towers that your jailbroken iPhone uses

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 30, 2022

If you’ve been jailbreaking iPhones for as long as I have, then you probably remember a pair of classic apps dubbed Signal and Signal 2 by the highly talented developer and hacker PlanetBeing. These apps allowed users to see various cellular towers on a map, and moreover, it showed the user which cellular tower(s) that their iPhone was currently connected to. But that was a long time ago…

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Astrid, Bongwater, PinHeads, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 10, 2020

It's been a captivating time for the jailbreak community. Not only have we seen Apple scalp several of the community's innovations just to turn around and implement them into iOS 14, but the jailbreak community only continues to innovate.

In this piece, we'll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, June 29th to Sunday, July 5th. As usual, we'll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Power users with jailbroken iPhones will love the new AppData tweak

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 2, 2020

Depending on how advanced of an iPhone or iPad user you are, you might find yourself wanting to do more than simply launch and use your apps. Maybe you have a curious mind and you fancy tinkering with stuff related to those apps, or perhaps you just desire an easier way to clear your apps’ caches on a regular basis.

Whatever you’re looking for in the world of advanced iPhone and iPad usage, chances are a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed AppData by iOS developer Fouad Raheb can help you get more out of using your handset’s Home Screen.

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Astrid brings a snazzy new multitasking experience to jailbroken handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 2, 2020

Multitasking is an important feature on modern smartphones and tablets, not only because we demand more and more out of our apps at any one given time, but also because we want to be able to do more than one thing at once to save time. Multitasking has come a long way on the iOS platform over the years, but one fact remains true: the jailbreak community continues to have of the best multitasking concepts that Apple still has yet to incorporate out of the box.

Astrid by iOS developer MTAC is the latest of such multitasking concepts to come to fruition in the form of a jailbreak tweak as of late. Astrid aims to be a no-BS interface for simply accessing your most recently-used apps in a jiffy. Best of all, it includes creature comfort features that the standard App Switcher doesn’t.

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This tweak brings iOS 14’s conversation pinning to pwned iOS 13 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 2, 2020

One of my favorite new features that will ship with the upcoming iOS 14 update is the ability to pin favorite conversations to the top of the Messages app for quicker reference. But if you’re jailbroken on iOS 13, then you might feel reluctant to upgrade for this new feature alone.

Fortunately, jailbreakers won’t be left in the dust when iOS 14 launches because a newly released jailbreak tweak called PinHeads (iOS 13) by iOS developer Ahmad brings iOS 14-style conversation pinning to the Messages app on pwned iOS 13 devices.

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This tweak gives the iPhone’s Phone app a pleasant facelift

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 1, 2020

The Phone app that comes pre-installed on every iPhone from the factory sports a barebones and simplistic design that just works. Given its tried and true reputation, the Phone app hasn’t seen many changes over the years, and some might even argue that it’s getting a bit stale.

If you’re jailbroken, then the good news is that you don’t have to settle for a boring Phone app anymore. A newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Bongwater by iOS developer qwertyuiop1379 breathes new life into the Phone app by bringing a highly requested Phone app redesign concept to life.

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Pigment offers quick and convenient colorization options banners & widgets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 1, 2020

If you’re in the market for a jailbreak tweak that can change the aesthetics of your iPhone or iPad in a pleasant way without drastically altering the way iOS or iPadOS was designed to look, then we think you’re going to appreciate a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Pigment by iOS developer Simalary (Chris).

In brief, Pigment lets users colorize notification banners, widgets, and the Lock Screen’s Now Playing interface with easy-to-configure settings that have a minimalistic impact on the device’s overall appearance. In the screenshot examples above, you’ll notice that many of the notification banners are tinted to match the app icon they represent.

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