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.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 07: This relationship is over

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Welcome to the seventh episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. We've got a whole lot to talk about today, so this happens to be our longest episode ever. Today we talk about JellyLock vs atom – a battle of the Lock screen launchers. We discuss Abstergo, along with our announcement of the winners of the Abstergo giveaway. We've got more details on Auxo for iPad, Facebook Chat Heads on iOS, more awesome sleeper tweaks, and we chit-chat about 1Password. Join us in this informative and fun journey into the world of jailbreaking.

ZodTTD seeds public beta of new gpSPhone GBA emulator

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 28, 2017

Fans of legacy console video game systems rejoice! The well-known iOS emulator developer ZodTTD is back in action. Zod has been absent from the jailbreak scene for a while, but there's been plenty of talk of him coming back to update N64iOS and other popular ports.

That speculation materialized last night, as the developer announced that he had created a Cydia repo where he would be posting public betas of his updated emulators. And he's already seeded his first beta: gpSPhone v8.0.0, an emulator for Game Boy Advance ROMS...

How to enable Chat Heads and Stickers in the Facebook app

Cody Lee ∙ April 22, 2013

Last week, Facebook released version 6.0 of its app for the iPhone and iPad. The update included two highly anticipated new features, Chat Heads and stickers, which the social network showed off at its 'Home' media event earlier this month.

Unfortunately, the two features are on a staggered rollout that Facebook said should be done "over the next few weeks," so not everyone has them yet. But never fear. As usual, the jailbreak community has come up with an easy way around this...

Exigency lets you dial contacts from the emergency call menu

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 21, 2013

Exigency is a new a jailbreak tweak that allows you to load up your contacts directly from the iPhone's emergency call menu. That means that it's totally possible to initiate a phone call from this menu, even when your phone is locked with a passcode.

Obviously, this isn't the type of tweak to use if your primary concern is security. If convenience is more your thing, then you may want to check out Exigency.

Accentify tints iOS chrome, no WinterBoard required

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

Looking for a quick and easy way to add tint to the stock iOS chrome, but don't feel like bothering with WinterBoard? If so, then an upcoming tweak from @winocm may be of interest to you.

The tweak is called Accentify, and it allows you to select from eight different and highly vibrant tints to accentuate iOS. The tint applies to multiple areas, and its vibrant colors allow for a very distinct, almost candy-like look. Take a look inside for more information.

Abstergo giveaway!

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 21, 2013

To celebrate the release of Abstergo — the notifications managing tweak from Joshua Tucker and Andrew Richardson — we're giving away five copies!

First and foremost, be sure to read our in-depth walkthrough of Abstergo to learn what it does, and how it can help you in day-to-day usage. As we noted in our walkthrough, this tweak has been in development for quite some time, and a lot of man hours have gone into perfecting it.

Secondly, be sure to check inside to find out how you can win your very own copy of Abstergo, which retails for $1.99 on Cydia's BigBoss repo. Check inside for the full list of details...

FlatIcons: a beautiful two dimensional theme for iOS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 18, 2013

From a pure looks standpoint, FlatIcons is one of the better looking themes for iOS. It's not the deepest theme out there as far as the UI area it covers on iOS, but it's definitely up there with some of the best from a purely visual standpoint.

Along with the app icons themselves, FlatIcons includes themes for the stock Weather app, Auxo toggles, and Notification Center. As a bonus to purchasers of the theme, the creator of FlatIcons added an additional alternate theme to the package as well. Have a look inside for our hands-on video walkthrough.

A chiclet keyboard for iOS? It’s in the works

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 18, 2013

I'm usually not a sucker for themes and other elemental changes to stock iOS, but sometimes, a man just can't deny a good thing when he sees it. That's exactly the case with this new chiclet styled keyboard, which is currently in the works.

They keyboard, as you can see, is a thing to behold. It's so simple, yet so elegant, and I want it right now. Unfortunately it's not quite ready for release, but according to the designer, who posts on Reddit under the name RugratsReRuns, the keyboard may be ready as early as tomorrow.

Assign Activator gestures to Siri questions with Ask Assistant

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 18, 2013

Sometimes you just don't feel like talking, even if it's to Siri. Ask Assistant is perfect for those times, because it allows you to invoke Siri without saying a word.

The tweak lets you enter up to five canned Siri queries into its preference panel, and you can then assign each query to a specific Activator gesture. For instance, I setup a query that simply stated "Send a Tweet." I then assigned this question to an Activator gesture — a double tap of the status bar. Now, anytime I want to send a new tweet, all it takes is a double tap of my status bar, and the new tweet sheet will appear.

It doesn't have to be that simple, though. Ask Assistant can perform any query that you can normally perform using your voice. Take a look inside for a few additional details.

And just like that, Chat Heads are a reality on iOS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 17, 2013

As we predicted, Chat Heads are coming to a jailbroken iPhone near you. Stride developer, Adam Bell, is currently hard at work on implementing Facebook's Chat Head feature system-wide on iOS, and he's made some great progress.

First posted on the Verge, Bell's Chat Head integration with iOS looks to be coming along much faster than many anticipated. Take a look at a hands-on video inside.

Auxo coming to iPad next month

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

Folks, it's almost here. Yes, Auxo is coming to the iPad next month. As you know, Auxo is one of my own personal favorite jailbreak tweaks, and for good reason. It completely re-imagines the iOS app switcher, giving users the ability to see full screen previews of running apps.

While I always thought Auxo looked great on the iPhone 5's larger screen, I'd imagine it will look even better on the iPad. The screenshot above pretty much says as much.

Live Battery Indicator now available for free on Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 16, 2013

Live Battery Indicator, a jailbreak tweak that merges the battery bar and the battery percentage into one, is now available for free download on Cydia’s BigBoss repo. I must say that I was quite surprised at the reception that this tweak, a very simple one, received in our preview. A lot of you guys seemed to be keenly interested in its release.

Live Battery Indicator performs pretty much exactly like it did in my preview build of the tweak. Just like the preview version, there are no options or settings to configure, and once it's installed it starts working immediately.

There is one unsuspected surprise that you'll find when installing the official version of Live Battery Indicator, though. Can you guess what it is?