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Ability offers various methods for customizing iOS’ Reachability interface

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 13, 2020

Your iPhone includes a native feature known as Reachability that makes it easier to operate your device with just one hand. It works by sliding the handset’s interface down to thumb level, making it so that you can tap objects that would typically reside at the very top of your screen.

As useful as Reachability can be, Apple assumes one size fits all and that their out-of-the-box experience will be right for everyone. Fortunately, jailbreakers can now take advantage of a newly released jailbreak tweak called Ability by iOS developer Ethan Whited to tailor the native Reachability interface to your needs.

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This tweak adds a numeric percentage to iOS 13’s native volume HUD

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 11, 2024

One of the things I love most about iOS 13 is the redesigned volume HUD. Instead of planting itself directly in the center of my display, the redesigned interface appears at the left side of the screen near the volume buttons, and collapses after a moment of inactivity to be as discreet as possible.

Despite the undeniable improvements that the iOS 13 volume HUD brought when compared to previous iterations of iOS, you’d be right to assume that the jailbreak community is continuously working on ways to make it better. A prime example is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed VolumePercent by iOS developer gilshahar7.

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How to side-load the unc0ver jailbreak with Xcode on macOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 27, 2020

If you rely side-loadable jailbreak tools such as Chimera, Electra, or unc0ver, then it’s important to understand the plethora of ways you can install them on your iPhone or iPad. While methods such as AltStore, Cydia Impactor, and third-party signing services like Ignition and iOS Ninja are some of the most popular, many tend to forget that you can use Apple’s own Xcode development platform on the Mac to accomplish this task.

The Xcode method came in clutch for me countless times when Cydia Impactor stopped working for an extended period and when all the best signing services had been revoked; to make matters worse, my handset's iOS version was too old to run AltStore. With that in mind, we’ll be sharing the Xcode method in this tutorial for fellow jailbreakers that find themselves in similar predicaments down the road.

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ConfirmRotate prevents accidental display rotations, especially in bed

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2020

I often take the fact that I can rotate my iPhone’s screen between portrait and landscape orientation for granted when I’m watching videos. But there’s no disputing the fact that iOS’ auto-rotation feature can be just as annoying as it is handy, and this is why Apple provides a toggle in Control Center for turning auto-rotation on or off on demand.

While it’s nice to have the ability to toggle auto-rotation on or off on demand, that very process can be just as cumbersome as dealing with accidental auto-rotations. With that in mind, we believe that a newly released jailbreak tweak called ConfirmRotate by iOS developer CardboardFace meets us all halfway by providing the functionality we truly want.

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This add-on puts Activity rings in the BottomToolBar interface

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2020

Just last year, we showed you a rather intriguing jailbreak tweak called BottomToolBar that made pertinent toggles and information easier to reach with just your thumb while using your iPhone one-handed. But we never imagined that we’d eventually see compatible add-ons capable of augmenting the user experience.

Enter Activity-BottomToolBar, a newly-released extension for the BottomToolBar tweak by XCCiao that adds Activity ring information to the interface for those who avidly concern themselves with their health.

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The 5 best iPhone apps for art lovers

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ March 11, 2020
Best apps for art lovers - Google on iPhone

If you appreciate art and want a way to view beautiful works on your device, then this list of iPhone apps for art lovers is for you.

You can browse galleries, check out exhibits, and view artwork from talented artists all around the world. So if you can’t make it to a local art show or afford to travel the globe, immerse yourself in an app for artwork instead.

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Chimera13 jailbreak release cancelled despite recent hype

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 10, 2020
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It was only last month that Pwn20wnd released an updated version of the unc0ver jailbreak with official support for iOS 13.0-13.3 on a plethora of different device types. Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t long before CoolStar began hyping Chimera13 – a project that was expected to add similar device and firmware support to the Electra Team’s competing jailbreak solution.

But citing a series of Tweets shared by Electra Team lead developer CoolStar on Tuesday, it seems that Chimera13 won’t be released to the general public after all:

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Cask 2 animates iOS’ table views in fun and quirky ways

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 9, 2020

Messing around with your iPhone or iPad’s standard animations is sometimes one of the most exhilarating ways to get the most out of a jailbroken handset. But what jailbreak tweaks should you use to do just that?

A good question, and perhaps a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Cask 2 by iOS developer Ryan Nair should be somewhere near the top of that list.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Ayedapt, QuitAll, Velox Reloaded, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 8, 2020

Thanks to developments involving both the checkra1n and unc0ver jailbreaks, it's never been easier to have a jailbroken iOS 13 device. If you have one, and you're looking for new extensions and add-ons to augment the stock iOS experience, then you've come to the right place.

In this piece, we'll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 8th. As always, 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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