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LiveRings, Semperon, and more jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

The Electra Team has so much going on as of late that it feels like the jailbreak community is experiencing a revitalizing rebirth. And for anyone who likes installing jailbreak tweaks, that's excellent news.

In this roundup, we'll discuss all the jailbreak tweaks released in Cydia from July 16th to July 22nd. As usual, we'll discuss our favorite ones first and then outline the rest afterward.

PowerdownOptions lets you respring from iOS’ power down menu

Quick access to a respring shortcut is beneficial for most jailbreakers, and there are several jailbreak tweaks to be found in Cydia’s plethora of repositories that can provide you with this kind of functionality.

But one of my favorites for iOS 11 thus far is a new free release called PowerdownOptions by iOS developer Austin West.

Electra Team brings an official Safe Mode to Electra1131

If you’re using the Electra1131 jailbreak on your iOS 11.2-11.3.1 device, then you may want to consider opening Cydia and installing the newest updates to Substitute and Tweak Injector as soon as you humanly can.

These updates, which were issued by the Electra Team on Friday, implement an official ‘Safe Mode’ on devices that have been pwned with the Electra1131 jailbreak tool.

How to customize Fantastical 2 for iPhone to suit your needs

Fantastical 2 on iPhone

If you’ve gone beyond your iPhone’s default Calendar app and purchased Fantastical 2, then you already know the host of features that this app provides. But, have you taken the time to sit down and really customize it?

Getting your calendar exactly as you want it is worth the time. So, here’s your Fantastical 2 tutorial for customizing the app on your iPhone.

Customize your iPhone’s charging chime with Malipo

Whenever your iPhone connects to a power source to charge, whether via Lightning cable or Qi wireless charging, it plays a chime to let you know that the connection succeeded.

Love it or hate it, Apple provides no way of customizing your iPhone’s stock charging chime. But a new free jailbreak tweak called Malipo by iOS developer iKilledAppl3 does.

What Progressive Web Apps are and how to install and use them on iPhone and iPad

Thanks to modern web technologies like HTML5, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) run in a browser, don't require separate distribution, combine features of native apps with the benefits of a mobile experience and let you keep them on the Home Screen without the hassle of an app store.

In this tutorial, we'll help you install Progressive Web App to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen.