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EvanescoXI brings focus to your Home screen wallpaper after inactivity

A couple of years ago, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Evanesco by iOS developer CP Digital Darkroom that dimmed your Home screen icons after prolonged inactivity and brought your wallpaper into focus.

To those who missed this tweak, we have good news: EvanescoXI is now available in Cydia and in reincarnates many of the best features from the original tweak for jailbroken iOS 11 devices.

Give your Lock screen music controls a makeover with HeliusXI

While there’s nothing wrong with the stock Lock screen music controls, that’s not to say that they couldn’t do with some improvement. HeliusXI is a jailbreak tweak by iOS developer s1ris that redesigns these controls with a different look and feel on pwned iOS 11 handsets.

If the concept shown above seems familiar, then that’s because it is. HeliusXI is the newest iteration of the tweak for Apple’s latest mobile operating system, while Helius and Helius 2 previously served jailbreakers using earlier versions of iOS.

How to flip on Dark Mode in Twitterrific

Like many third-party apps, Twitterrific for iPhone, iPad and Mac support interface theming. As of December 2017, the iOS edition has supported a Dark Mode-like theme that developer The Iconfactory says was specifically designed for OLED devices like iPhone X. With Twitterrific Dark Mode, your timeline blends seamlessly into the device to create a stunning reading experience. Here's how to flip on Twitterific Dark Mode in both the iOS and macOS apps.

Augment iOS’ notification experience with NotificationsUnleashedXI

If you own an iPhone or iPad, then incoming notifications likely play an instrumental role in your daily workflow. That said, streamlining the incoming notification experience should be considered a crucial step after jailbreaking your iOS 11-equipped handset with Electra.

Fortunately, a new jailbreak tweak dubbed NotificationsUnleashedXI by iOS developer Rishanan can help with this. The tweak provides users with a multitude of settings that can be employed to augment iOS' stock notification experience.

CoolCC gives Control Center a subtle makeover

If you’re in the market to give your iPhone’s Control Center interface a quick makeover, then you might take an interest in a new free jailbreak tweak called CoolCC by iOS developer 4nni3.

As you can see from the screenshot examples above, CoolCC takes a lighter approach to styling the Control Center interface.