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New app can detect malware and tell if you’re jailbroken

Cody Lee ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

There's a new app in the App Store called System and Security Info that shows detailed information about your device and running apps from a security standpoint. It can do a lot of things, including monitor memory and disk usage, show running processes, and it even detects malware and other anomalies.

A few other things about the app also caught our eye. One, it's capable of telling if your iPhone and iPad have been jailbroken, and two, it appears that former jailbreak contributor Stefan Esser (also known as i0n1c) is involved in the project. In fact, it was Esser who penned the announcement blog post.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Audicy, LiveRinging, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 8, 2016

It has yet again been a relatively quiet week in Cydia for the jailbreak community, which is growing ever so more impatient with the lack of a jailbreak for the latest iOS version.

Nevertheless, Cydia is still turning over new jailbreak tweak releases from those persistent iOS developers out there. We'll show you everything that was new in Cydia this week, starting with our favorites, and then we will quickly go over the rest.

Audicy lets you import media to your iPhone without iTunes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 7, 2016

Audicy is a great new jailbreak tweak that lets anyone running a jailbroken installation of iOS 7.0 to 9.1 import media from various sources to their stock media apps. These include the Music, Podcasts, and Videos apps that come pre-installed on your iOS device.

In this review, we'll talk about how Audicy works and show you how it'll come in handy for quick, on-the-go media importing without having to tether yourself to a computer to use iTunes.

iOS 9.3 jailbreak status: what we know so far

Cody Lee ∙ May 6, 2016

It’s been several months since Apple killed off the iOS 9.0.x jailbreak, and since then the state of the jailbreak has been very unstable. True, a new version of the Pangu Tool came out in March, for iOS 9.1, but by then most folks had already updated to 9.2 or the 9.3 beta. So as you can imagine, we’ve received a lot of questions regarding the current status of the jailbreak. Here is what we know so far.

LiveRinging brings video ringtones to your jailbroken iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 5, 2016

For deeper customization of the incoming call screen from iOS that goes deeper than just blurring your wallpaper background or showing the contact picture of the person who is calling you, you may want to check out a new jailbreak tweak called LiveRinging.

This tweak replaces the background of the incoming call screen with a video of your choice and gives iOS a feature Android users know and love known as video ringtones.

In this review, we'll show you how LiveRinging works and demonstrate its capabilities.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 149: The unintentional downer

Sébastien Page ∙ May 4, 2016

The guys discuss the apparent drought in the jailbreak community where not much is being released in Cydia these days. Sebastien then shares his lack of interest in using his jailbroken Apple TV. Finally, Cody and Sebastien discuss a handful of tweaks that they deem to be the best of the month. Also, a tip you most definitely already knows about, unlike Sebastien...

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Airplane Enhancer+ takes iPhone battery preservation to the extreme

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 16, 2018

Airplane Mode is a feature built into your iOS devices that makes your devices airplane friendly by disabling all the wireless radios that could be a nuisance to on-board plane equipment, but it can also be used to increase your battery life.

Since the wireless radios are put to rest when your device's Airplane Mode option is enabled, you'll burn through less battery on a single charge with the feature turned on, and this is basically the idea behind a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Airplane Enhancer+.

ASBlur increases iOS 9 App Switcher privacy by blurring app previews

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 3, 2016

You probably use the App Switcher a lot throughout your day-to-day iPhone usage. It's an essential part of multitasking because it lets you easily get back to the apps you've used recently.

On the other hand, it also takes a screenshot of your last activity in the apps you closed recently, so it's a privacy hazard because anyone can peek over your shoulder to see what you've done recently when you're switching between recently-used apps.

ASBlur is a new free jailbreak tweak that helps solve this problem by blurring the contents of your App Switcher app previews.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Phenomenon, IGExperiments, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 1, 2016

It's that time of the week again, and we've compiled a roundup of all the jailbreak tweaks released this week and put them into a convenient list for you to easily digest and consider for your jailbroken device.

We'll split this list up into two sections like we always do, starting with those that we thought were the best of this week's releases. Then, we'll share the rest of them afterwards.

Without further ado, check them out!

Phenomenon: an intuitive tweak that combines the App Switcher with Control Center

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 30, 2016

In terms of utilitarian thinking, the current App Switcher and Control Center interfaces in iOS 9 do their jobs just fine.

It's those with creative minds that continue to look past the individual interfaces and find new ways to combine them together into all-in-one interfaces that continue to power App Switcher replacement jailbreak tweaks in Cydia.

Yet another new Cydia release to do such a thing is a jailbreak tweak called Phenomenon, which we'll be showing you in this review.

Get Instagram’s new flat UI redesign now with this jailbreak tweak

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 28, 2016

Earlier this week, we had shared with you what appears to be a redesign for the Instagram app for iPhone that may soon be rolled out to all users.

The new interface utilizes an iOS 9-esque flatter design with white UI elements and black button highlights.

However, if you're jailbroken, then you don't have to wait to unlock this new interface for yourself right now. There's a new jailbreak tweak in Cydia called IGExperiments that will let you do this, and more.

Control your music from anywhere in iOS with TinyPlayer [jailbreak]

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 28, 2016

Music lovers, whether you're using Apple's stock music app or a third-party music app like Spotify or Pandora, you are probably used to either opening Control Center or the app you're listening from to control your music.

If so, you can benefit from a new free jailbreak tweak called TinyPlayer Lite, which makes controlling your music a little easier.