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How to get rid of low power alerts when your battery dips to 10 or 20 percent

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

The low power alerts that pop up at the most inopportune times when using your iPhone need to die. At least that's according to developer hiroshit, the creator of a new jailbreak tweak dubbed NoLowPowerAlert.

NoLowPowerAlert is an extremely simple tweak with no options to configure. It allows you to completely disable the low power alerts that pop up on your iOS device when your battery hits 20 or 10 percent of remaining power. Have a look at our walkthrough inside to see how it works in action.

TinyGrid: customize folder mini-grid icons in iOS 7

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 10, 2014

TinyGrid+ is a new jailbreak tweak that lets you customize the look of the folder app mini-grid icons in iOS 7. Not only can you customize the mini-grid layout, but you can also adjust the icon size, spacing, and background alpha settings.

It goes without saying that TinyGrid+ is the perfect jailbreak tweak companion for themers and anyone else who wishes to change up the look of folders on the Home screen. We've taken TinyGrid+ for a spin on video, so have a look inside as we walkthrough each of the tweak's features.

FolderBoard: full screen folders for iOS 7

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 10, 2014

FolderBoard is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to have a full screen view for your folders. The tweak, which doesn't add any additional functionality to your app folders, eschews the modest square boxed folder view in favor of a more dominant offering.

While FolderBoard may sound nice on paper, and may even look good while folders are open, it fails in a few key areas. Have a look inside as we break down FolderBoard's shortcomings...

How to add a circular battery indicator to the iPhone’s status bar

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 10, 2014

I've been a big fan of Alkaline—the jailbreak tweak that allows you to theme the battery indicator—since it was first released. Not only does it comes bundled with a couple of great looking battery themes, but it has also lead to the contribution of various other themes from members of the jailbreak community.

The latest Alkaline theme to hit Cydia is called Circular Battery, and as its name suggests, it provides users with a circular battery indicator. If you're looking for an easy and subtle way to change up the look of your iPhone's status bar, then this is it. Check out our video for Circular Battery after the break.

How to enable Guest Mode on iPhone

Joe Rossignol ∙ February 9, 2014

While multiple user account support exists on OS X and certain Android devices, the same cannot be said for iPhone. Enter GuestMode, a new jailbreak tweak by computer science graduate student Ian Burns that offers a fully customizable guest experience like none other.

Allow your kids to play games on your smartphone without accidentally calling someone, or let your friends control your music without lurking through your Facebook or Photos app. Find out how it works…

How to password protect individual apps with iAppLock

Joe Rossignol ∙ February 8, 2014

While setting a passcode on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can go a long way towards improving the security of your device, it is meaningless in situations where it is already unlocked and an invasive family member decides to read through your Messages history or tamper with your ongoing Candy Crush Saga game.

Fortunately, a myriad of jailbreak tweaks have been released over the years that password protect apps on iOS devices. iAppLock stands as one of the first candidates to be updated with support for iOS 7 or later, and it has some useful features. Read ahead for a complete rundown…

Theme Thursday: Anode, Clarity, i7Cons and more

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Welcome to the second edition of our Theme Thursday roundup, which highlights some of the best theme releases each week. While this column is primarily focused on iPhone and iPod touch themes, many of them are also compatible with the iPad. We also often mention some worthwhile alternatives to consider looking into. The themes featured this week are: Anode, Clarity, Colorize7, i7Cons and UltraFlat for iOS 7. Take a look…

Forecast brings the Weather app to the Lock screen

Joe Rossignol ∙ February 6, 2014

I awoke this morning to blizzard conditions and cancelled classes, giving me the fitting opportunity to take a look at an exciting recently updated jailbreak tweak called Forecast for iPhone and iPod touch. I recommend you take a look too, as this is definitely one of the better packages available on Cydia.

Forecast replaces Slide to Unlock on the Lock screen with a widget on the bottom left that displays the current temperature and conditions, in addition to anticipated highs and lows for the day. For example, in the screenshot above, the current temperature is 34 ºF with mostly clear skies on a crisp February night. And that's just the beginning of what this tweak has to offer…

How to open App Store links without leaving the app you’re currently in

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

When you tap on an app link on your iPhone or iPad using Safari or otherwise, you are automatically redirected to the App Store to make a download or learn more details. The transition is rather cumbersome, however, as it is essentially a two-step process that requires you to return to the app you were originally using via the Home screen or multitasking menu.

QuickStore 2 is a brand new jailbreak tweak that aims to solve this minor inconvenience by allowing users to launch the App Store directly from the app they are using at the time. This is achieved through a pop-up window that loads when you tap on an app link anywhere on iOS, including websites like iDownloadBlog. Details inside…

Evasi0n7 jailbreak for iOS 7.0.5 released

Sébastien Page ∙ February 5, 2014

A week after the official release of iOS 7.0.5 to the public, evad3rs have released an update to their evasi0n7 jailbreak tool, bringing it to version 1.0.5.

iOS 7.0.5 was released last week to most users outside of the United States, and didn't bring much to the table. Still, if iOS 7.0.5 is available to you, we suggest you update, then use evasi0n7 1.0.5 to jailbreak your device...

More evasi0n7 exploits patched in iOS 7.1 beta 5

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

Shortly after iOS 7.1 beta 4 was released, we learned that the update patched a key kernel exploit used in the evasi0n7 jailbreak. And today we've received word that beta 5, which was seeded to developers earlier this afternoon, patches 2 other exploits.

Developer and hacker iH8sn0w tweeted out a few moments ago that Apple has fixed the 'chown' vulnerability and 'afc sandbox escape' used by the evad3r's popular jailbreak utility in beta 5. So it looks like iOS 7.1 will indeed be the death of the iOS 7 JB...

How to display free RAM and system information in Control Center

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

In his review of CCLoader, our jailbreak guru Jeff mentioned the fact that developers would be able to tap into the tweak and create their own sections in Control Center. That is the basis behind CCSystemStatus, a new iOS extension by vsnraindev that displays your available storage, IP address, free RAM and other system information about your iOS device in Control Center…