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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Amandus, Lynx, Magma Evo, Tritium, and more…

With unpatchable jailbreaks like checkra1n in the wild, and powerful new tools like AltDeploy and Zebra at our disposal, it seems like the present is a great time to be a jailbreaker. If you’re donning a pwned handset of any kind, then you might be looking for ways to trick it out. Fortunately, this roundup will encompass all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, January 13th to Sunday, January 19th.

ColorScroll lets jailbreakers colorize their iPhone’s scroll bar

Jailbreakers who enjoy theming and colorizing their iOS device’s native user interface may want to turn their attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak named ColorScroll by iOS developer shepgoba.

Just as the name implies, ColorScroll permits users to configure custom colors for their handset’s scroll bars, which appear an disappear dynamically when you begin scrolling up or down an app’s interface with your finger.

Tritium gives jailbroken iPhones always-on display functionality

Ever since the Apple Watch adopted an always-on display with the debut of the Series 5 model, I’ve wanted something similar for my iPhone. Although Apple offers seemingly no solution for such desires at this point in time, jailbreakers need not wait to enjoy what the features they want on the handsets they own.

Introducing Tritium, a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LaughingQuoll that brings always-on display functionality to pwned handsets.

How to enable Dark Mode in Apple Books on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

iPhone Books app in Dark Mode

Dark Mode is a wonderful tool for easing eye strain at night on your devices. It replaces that bright screen with one that’s more soothing. So if you use the Books app to read at night, Dark Mode is ideal.

Along with the darkest mode, you can pick from a couple of other options. This is great if you simply enjoy reading with a dimmer background. Here’s how to turn on Dark Mode in the Books app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Lynx merges the functions of several iOS 13 jailbreak tweaks into one

It almost seems like there’s been a distinguishable influx of all-in-one jailbreak tweaks lately, and each new release we cover seems to be outdone by something new just a few weeks later. The famous Springtomize tweak once enjoyed its title as the king of all-in-one jailbreak tweaks, but all the competition lately is giving it a serious run for its money.

All-in-one tweaks are popular because they offer a plethora of benefits for one flat cost as opposed to downloading (and perhaps even purchasing) several one-off tweaks to accomplish the same outcome. Fortunately, a new release dubbed Lynx by iOS developer MTAC offers a wide selection of useful options, and we’d strongly recommend checking it out.

How to get Installer 5 on your jailbroken device

The Installer 5 package manager is now officially out of beta, which means that all jailbreakers now have yet another option to pick from in terms of managing their  handset’s favorite tweaks and extensions.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you the steps necessary to install the all-new Installer 5 package manager on any jailbroken device running iOS 10 through 13.

Installer 5 package manager officially released for jailbroken devices

It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Zebra package manager came out of beta to become publicly available to jailbreakers who wanted to a modern alternative to Cydia, but as of today, Zebra isn’t the only option.

Announced just this morning via the AppTapp Twitter page, it now seems that Installer 5 is officially out of beta and can be installed on jailbroken handsets running iOS 10 and later. Veteran jailbreakers may already be familiar with Installer, but the latest iteration has been rebuilt with newer versions of iOS in mind.