Jailbreak Apps & Tweaks

These are the latest jailbreak apps and tweaks available for your iPhone or iPad. We save you time by highlighting only the best tweaks.

EarthLockScreen places a rotating globe on your iPhone’s Lock screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 4, 2015

With EarthLockScreen, a free new jailbreak tweak that recently landed on the Cydia store, you can have the world in your palm. Yes, that was a terrible attempt at a joke, but you get the point.

EarthLockScreen quite literally lives up to its name in that it places a spinning globe right on your iPhone's Lock screen. I'll be the first to admit that this tweak has little to no practical value, but my curiosity got the best of me and I had to try it out. In this post, I'll show you what you can expect from EarthLockScreen.

How to protect yourself from malicious jailbreak tweaks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

As you guys know, there was a pretty significant iCloud account attack reported recently, in which nearly a quarter of a million iCloud accounts were exposed to potential compromise. The number of accounts that were actually hacked is up for debate, but it was less than half of the reported 220,000~ or so iCloud accounts exposed.

Of course, many took this attack as an opportunity to lecture about the reasons why we shouldn't jailbreak. While such a lecture isn't necessarily ill-intentioned, I think that most people who jailbreak understand that there are some inherited risks associated with doing so.

It's not like accidentally downloading an infected app on your computer, or an ill-advised clicking on a shady email link. Those who jailbreak generally know that there are some security risks involved, at least partially. The problem is, many don't understand that there are effective ways to protect one's self.

How do you go about ensuring that you're as safe as possible while maintaining a jailbroken iPhone? The following steps will show you how.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 123: A man, a plan, a casa

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Episode 123: Is jailbreaking safe? The guys break down the latest jailbreak-related security issue. A discussion on how to protect yourself. A look at the latest jailbreak tweaks to land on Cydia.

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SimpleReach lends additional flexibility to Reachability

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 1, 2015

SimpleReach is a new tweak that lets you use Reachability in new ways. Instead of just pulling down the interface with a double-tap on the iPhone's Touch ID-enabled Home button, SimpleReach lets you access Reachability at varying degrees. By tapping and swiping from the Home button, users can pull down the iPhone's interface beyond what's possible with stock Reachability, making app interface elements even easier to reach.

SmartClose places apps in a state of deep sleep to intelligently preserve system resources

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 30, 2015

Ryan Petrich's SmartClose, a popular tweak that takes backgrounded apps and places them immediately into a deep sleep state, has finally been updated for iOS 8. Due to the tweak's usefulness in terms of battery life and system resource preservation, many of you have been clamoring for a SmartClose update ever since the iOS 8 jailbreak was released.

What makes this tweak so beloved and effective? How does it work? Check out the post for all of the details.

Tweaks of the week: FutureLock, MusicScroller, SimpleReach, and more

Sébastien Page ∙ August 30, 2015

Another interesting week for the jailbreak community. Despite the reports of thousands of iCloud account being compromised by some shady jailbreak tweaks installed from some shady repos you've probably never heard of, we've seen some good tweaks being released in Cydia.

In case you don't want to scroll through dozens and dozens of packages, we round up all the new jailbreak tweaks that appeared this week on Cydia.

CCMore places full quick launch apps inside Control Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated June 12, 2018

CCMore is a tweak that lets users integrate the Control Center's quick launch apps directly into the Control Center interface. The quick launch apps—Timer, Calculator, and Camera—already appear as shortcuts at the bottom of Control Center, but CCMore takes it a step further, letting you access these apps within Control Center itself.

PowerColor brings custom color gradients to the iOS battery indicator

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Want to better visualize the current status of your iPhone's battery? PowerColor is a new tweak that lets you enjoy a gradient of colors ranging from green (fully charged) to red (empty). As the power level of your iPhone's battery decreases, the color of the battery indicator will subtly change to represent the appropriate range of remaining charge.

New details emerge on recent iCloud breach of jailbroken iPhones

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Two days ago, we told you about an attack on jailbroken iPhones that compromised the accounts of some 220,000 iCloud users. New details have since emerged about the breach, that confirm what we initially speculated in the post on Tuesday evening.

The vast majority, if not all of the accounts, were of Chinese origin. On Wednesday morning, I personally confirmed this with someone directly in the know about the attack.

To that extent, a website has been created for potential victims of the attack to see if their account was compromised. That website is in Chinese, further emphasizing the origin and the region that was affected by this recent breach.

In all, there are a whopping 105,275 valid iCloud accounts out of the 220,000 compromised. That means that nearly half of those accounts captured contain active username and password combinations.

As speculated, this was indeed the result of a jailbreak tweak, but it was also self-inflicted, meaning users installed both the repo and the tweak responsible for the intrusion.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 122: It was good while it lasted

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Episode 122: The guys discuss the closure of the iOS 8.4 signing window, the iOS 8.4.1 jailbreak, the future of jailbreaking, and tons of new jailbreak tweaks. We also discuss our picks for top tweak of the week.

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Report: 220,000 iCloud accounts breached due to jailbreak tweak backdoor

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

It's a number that's bound to raise some eyebrows: 220,000 iCloud accounts breached in what is being called a backdoor attack made possible by a malicious jailbreak tweak.

This leak, which was brought to our attention by /r/jailbreak, was reported by a Chinese online vulnerability reporting platform called WooYun. It's an information security platform where security researchers report vulnerabilities and vendors give feedback. WooYun is a legit site, and it has reported thousands of security related issues in this month alone.

On a post on its website, WooYun details the nature of this particular attack, stating that 220,000 accounts have been compromised as a result of a malicious jailbreak tweak or plug-in. It also states that WooYun has notified vendors—presumably Apple—and are awaiting processing.

It's sure to make any jailbroken iPhone user take note, but before you get too alarmed, understand that this hack has nothing to do with Apple's security, and that there appears to be special circumstances in the case of this breach.

QuickSwipe lets you swipe to dismiss videos in Safari

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

QuickSwipe is a new tweak that brings swipe to dismiss functionality to videos playing in mobile Safari. The tweak is extremely simple and focused, contains no preferences, and is good to go upon installation.

After respring, begin playing a video in Safari and perform a swipe down gesture to dismiss the video and go back to the browser. If you find it annoying to have to tap the "Done" button to close a full screen video, then QuickSwipe is a tweak that you may enjoy using.