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App Drawer: an Android-inspired application drawer for jailbroken iPhones

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

App Drawer is a new jailbreak tweak that adds an Android-inspired application drawer to jailbroken iPhones. This is a good tool for those of you who want to view all of your installed iOS applications in one place, not scattered amongst multiple Home screen pages or within folders.

The iPhone-only jailbreak tweak is compatible with iOS 8 and iOS 9, and isn't yet compatible with jailbroken iPads, though support for the iPad is said to be in the cards. Have a look as we break down the features that App Drawer brings to the table.

Tweaks of the week: AppBox, ReDock, and Appendix

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2015

Yet another solid week for the jailbreak community with about two dozen new tweaks released on Cydia, and of course, the update of a crowd favorite, Springtomize 3. We're still waiting for the tweak of the year, but we won't complain. There are still several weeks left!

The best WinterBoard themes for iOS 9

Timothy Reavis ∙ Updated June 13, 2018

Theming has long been a part of the jailbreak community, with designers exercising their creativity by redesigning various elements of iOS. From icons to system glyphs, WinterBoard has the power to transform the aesthetics of the user interface on an iPhone or iPad.

With the release of iOS 9, designers have been updating existing themes and releasing new ones, many of which we’ve looked through to bring you some of the best Winterboard themes for iOS 9 in Cydia. While everyone’s visual preferences are different, here are some of the best-looking themes available, per your author’s tastes.

AppBox 9 brings powerful Lock screen launching options to iOS 9

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

AppBox 9 is a jailbreak tweak that serves as a powerful Lock screen add-on for jailbroken iOS 9 devices. The tweak, which is available now on Cydia for $1.50, allows users to quickly unlock and open straight to an app, activate plugins when specific app icons are long-pressed, and more.

Is this the type of functionality that you've been missing on your jailbroken iPhone running iOS 9? Read on and see for yourself.

Springtomize 3 for iOS 9 is now available on Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 19, 2015

Springtomize 3, a jailbreak tweak that many iOS 9 jailbreakers have been looking forward to for quite some time, has been updated for iOS 9 and is now available for download on Cydia.

Users who have already purchased the tweak in the past will be happy to hear that the iOS 9 compatibility update comes free of charge. New users can expect to pay $2.99 for the privilege of using a tweak that brings an immense amount of customization to iOS.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 134: Same same, but different

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 18, 2015

Episode 134: We discuss Springtomize 3's upcoming iOS 9 release, iPhone rebooting problems, Jeff ditches his jailbreak on his iPhone 6s, Cydia Substrate receives an update, launching apps from folders using 3D Touch, and more...

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Appendix: launch apps from folders using 3D Touch

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 16, 2015

Appendix is a new jailbreak tweak that breathes new life into Home screen folders on iOS. It allows you to launch apps directly from folders using the iPhone 6s' 3D Touch gesture.

Instead of having to open a folder to select an app that you wish to launch, users with Appendix installed, a free jailbreak tweak now available on Cydia, can open apps with a single gesture. It's not the perfect solution for directly launching apps found in folders, but it's pretty interesting nonetheless.

Tweaks of the week: BackupAZ, Eclipse, Lylac, NCCards, and more

Sébastien Page ∙ November 15, 2015

Another week, another steady flow of new tweaks. We're still waiting for that one tweak that could potentially take the crown of best tweak of the year, but in the meantime, we'll remain grateful for what we have.

Slightly off topic, if you haven't yet, you should listen to this week's episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak where I talk to Kevin Bradley (aka nitoTV) about the history of Apple TV jailbreaking.

Lylac jailbreak tweak lets you customize your iPhone’s App Switcher

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 15, 2015

Lylac is a recently released jailbreak tweak that functions as an infusion of Control Center and the iOS App Switcher. Like many tweaks before it, Lylac aims to merge both interfaces together for the sake of convenience.

Along with the merged App Switcher interface, Lylac brings additional menus to the App Switcher for performing resprings, reboots, killing apps, and other similar tasks. The tweak also allows users to change the App Switcher layout, and alter the look of the interface using tint and blur value changes.

Springtomize 3 has been updated for iOS 9 and is launching soon

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated November 19, 2015

The tweak that many of you have been waiting for is almost here. Springtomize 3, the legendary jailbreak tweak originally from Filippo Bigarella, is right around the corner for iOS 9. Earlier today, a copy of the tweak landed in my inbox, and I've been testing it out throughout the day and into this evening.

In case you're not familiar with Springtomize, it's a tweak that essentially allows you to customize a wide variety of SpringBoard attributes. You can change the size of app icons, change the look of the dock, hide icon labels, and adjust animation speeds. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Cydia Substrate updated to version 0.9.6110

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 13, 2015

Saurik has pushed an update to Cydia Substrate, bringing the package to version 0.9.6110. The update contains fixes for corrupt extensions, which some developers apparently use for obfuscation purposes.

Prior versions of Cydia Substrate made attempts to detect whether an extension's installation might cause the process to crash, yet by doing so, it ended up resulting in Cydia Substrate crashing itself. With version 0.9.6110, this should no longer be the case.

Tweaks of the week: LockBeam, Aeternum Hives, and more

Sébastien Page ∙ November 8, 2015

Like every Sunday, we bring the newest jailbreak tweaks directly to you so you don't have to spend time scrolling down Cydia looking for what's new. Everything's here in one convenient list for you to peruse.

This week wasn't very eventful on the jailbreak tweaks front, with a number of releases that definitely won't shake the community. Still, we're grateful for all these developers pushing new tweaks and allowing us to do much more with our iPhones than Apple intends us to.