Jailbreak Apps

FakeCarrier App From Cydia Gives You a Verizon iPhone 4 Ahead of Launch

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

For those of you who simply can't wait a week to be free from the chains of AT&T, FakeCarrier will at least give you visual satisfaction while you wait for that February 10th launch date. Found in Cydia in the pre installed Big Boss Repository, FakeCarrier from Eric of the mirror dev team allows you to change the wireless carrier name to whatever you would like.

Now the app itself has been around for a while as well as others like it, such as MakeItMine, but I figured this was a good time to remind everyone of this neat and simple iPhone program...

Prevent Accidentally Updating Your iPhone With RecoveryGuard

Guest Author ∙ January 31, 2011

Have you ever accidentally updated your jailbroken or unlocked iDevice, leaving you without a jailbreak or unlock for weeks or even months? Well, there’s finally a solution to stop accidental updating.

From the creator of MiTime and Pushfix, comes another extremely useful utility! RecoveryGuard is a new tool which prevents accidental upgrade and restore of your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Check inside for details on how it works...

‘CleanStatus’ Sanitizes Your iPhone’s Status Bar

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated July 4, 2011

Let's face it; the more apps and tweaks you install on your iPhone, the more likely it is for your status bar to become cluttered. I've got it particularly bad, it's such a problem that some of the status bar icons on my iPhone's screen were beginning to overlap.

It's almost as if the developer of CleanStatus read my mind, because as soon as I started looking for apps and tweaks to disable or get rid of, here comes CleanStatus...

‘Polite Silencer’ Politely Requests Your iPhone’s Ringer to Shut Its Mouth

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 28, 2011

How many times have you been embarrassed over the years when you've been in a meeting, and your phone starts screaming at the top of its lungs that someone wants to talk to you?

Hey, I've been there; no doubt you've been there too. It gets even worse when you start fumbling with the phone while struggling to find a way to shut it up, making everyone aware that you're the culprit.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could just shake your phone and it would shut its mouth? That's the premise behind Polite Silencer. Check out the full video walkthrough inside...

DeepEnd is a Jailbreak Tweak That Shifts Your iPhone’s Wallpaper Based on Orientation

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 28, 2011

Earlier this week we talked about 3DBoard, which is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that adds a 3D effect to your iPhone's Home screen. DeepEnd works in a similar way, altering your wallpaper's orientation based on movement.

DeepEnd is from a staple in the jailbreak app community, and one of our favorite developers, Ryan Petrich -- the same guy behind ActionMenu.

Want to see how DeepEnd works in action? Check out our video inside as we explore this nifty looking jailbreak tweak...

3DBoard, an Awesome 3D Home Screen For the iPhone That Doesn’t Require Glasses?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 26, 2011

Woah, woah, woah. Wait a minute, that's just not possible. Or is it? That's what I thought when I first saw this video of 3DBoard in motion.

The first thing that stands out to me, is that unlike the Nintendo 3DS, you can see the effects via video. I have to say I'm a bit skeptical; that is until I get this puppy in my hands and test it out for myself. If this jailbreak tweak does happen to be real, though, things just got a lot more interesting.

Could you imagine what games would play like with 3D effects like this? And no glasses? Check the full video demonstration out inside...

“Theme It” Store Released in Cydia, Direct Competition for Cydia’s Own Theme Center

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 26, 2017

Finding good themes for a jailbroken iPhone has never been that easy. Themes are usually posted by designers on forums and portfolio websites, and it can be difficult for the average jailbreaker to discover all of the great themes that are out there.

Cydia recently added the "Theme Center," which aims to help users find the plethora of Winterboard themes for jailbroken iDevices. The Theme Center is a great addition to Cydia, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

"Theme It" is a new jailbreak app that aims to be the "Theme Store you've been waiting for." It does look very promising...

Jailbreak Basics: Why SBSettings is an Absolute Must Have Jailbreak App

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 25, 2011

Over the years, numerous people have asked me about my favorite jailbreak app. Depending on my mood, I might give one answer one week, and a totally different answer the next.

One thing that stays consistent though, is my recommendation of SBSettings. This integral app is one of the reasons why it hurts so much to use a non-jailbroken phone.

Just what is it that makes SBSettings receive unanimous high praise across the board? Check inside for the answer via video...

‘No Clock Status’ is the Perfect Jailbreak Tweak For People Who Loathe Tiny Clocks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 24, 2011

Hot on the heels of 'No Rotation Status' -- A jailbreak tweak that removes the rotation lock icon from your status bar -- comes No Clock Status. Can anyone guess what No Clock Status does?

Flavor Flav might not be amused, but for those of you who are seeking to eek out every pixel of status bar real estate, this could be just what the doctor ordered...

How to Uninstall Unstable Apps When Cydia Won’t Open

Guest Author ∙ Updated March 5, 2018

Sometimes we install apps out of curiosity only to discover that they are unstable on our device. In some cases, it's an app developed for a specific iPhone or iPad model. In other cases, the app is only compatible with certain firmware versions. Other times you may have installed conflicting tweaks.

Whatever the reason may be, here is a fix for a constantly crashing Springboard with no way to open Cydia to uninstall unstable apps. If your iPhone boots to the lock screen, but crashes if you do anything beyond that, this guide will help you to remove problematic packages without Cydia.

XBMC Now Available For the iPhone And Other iOS Devices

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 22, 2011

I can honestly say that I never expected to see XBMC running on my iPhone in a million years. It's still kind of surreal adding the Cydia repo, downloading the packages, and installing the whole shebang.

The good news is that it's definitely XBMC, in fact it looks like the devs applied a shrinking ray to my 50" TV, because the port is dead on from a looks perspective.

Unfortunately, though, that's where the inherent problems start to arise, at least on the iPhone's teeny touch screen...