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Jailbreakers beware of iOS 5.1

With today's announcement, we're pretty sure that iOS 5.1 will be right around the corner, with a probable release of the Gold Master sometimes this week.

A few people on Twitter asked me to put up a friendly reminder that jailbreakers should make sure not to update to iOS 5.1 when it comes out, especially iPhone 4S owners...

Saurik explains why Cydia must reload packages every time it’s opened

Have you ever wondered why Cydia has to perform the 'loading packages' step every time you open it up? Well reddit user indochris609 did, and decided to take his question to the reddit jailbreak forum.

Dozens of users responded to the query, including Cydia's creator, Saurik. And as usual, the hacker/developer's explanation of the topic at hand is both interesting and informative...

Pay homage to Steve Jobs with this new Siri mic theme

Since Steve Jobs passed away last year, fans have been coming up with new ways to pay homage to the long-time CEO. Some folks have written tributes, and others turned out at Apple Stores to pay their respects.

But a theme designer, who calls himself monkystyle, took a different approach. He created a mic replacement for Siri so that jailbroken users can both customize the digital assistant, and pay homage to Steve. Introducing Stevi...

iTweak: an upcoming alternative to Cydia

Since the jailbreak community formed sometime in late 2007, we've seen a number of "App Store alternatives." I can think of Icy, Cydia, Rock Your iPhone, and Installer just off the top of my head.

Now it looks like we could soon be adding another option into the mix: iTweak. The new store describes itself as a 'Cydia alternative' where jailbreakers will be available to find all of their favorite tweaks, themes and utilities...

Does Apple care about jailbreaking anymore?

When Apple unveiled iOS 5 last summer, a lot of folks saw it as a direct shot at the jailbreak community. The new software included a number of new features that replaced popular jailbreak tweaks like Notified and Xpandr.

And not only that, but the iOS update included new security measures to make downgrading to previous firmware versions extremely difficult. So you can see why it appeared that Apple was looking to stop jailbreakers in their tracks...

How to get the iOS ’86 theme on your iPhone now

Remember that awesome iOS '86 theme concept we showed you last week? The one that looked like it came straight off an old Mac Plus computer? Well it's now available in Cydia for your downloading pleasure.

Conceptualized by designer Anton Repponen, and created by an author named AR7, iOS '86 gives your new school device, an old school feel. And here's how you can install it on your jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch...

FireCore updates Seas0nPass with firmware stitching

Attention all Apple TV jailbreakers, FireCore has just released a new version of its popular jailbreaking utility known as Seas0nPass. The software is the ATV equivalent of an app like Absinthe.

In the latest update, which brings Seas0nPass to version 0.8.2, FireC0re has added in a new stitching feature which makes downgrading to previous firmware versions possible...

Saurik explains why jailbreaking should remain legal

Back in January we told you that the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) was asking for everyone's help in its fight to keep jailbreaking legal. It suggested leaving a comment on the Copyright Office's comment board to show your support.

The board closed on February 10th, and the Copyright Office recently published everyone's entries. And even though there were only about 700 comments submitted, some big names turned out to defend jailbreaking, including Saurik...

CocoaNuts releases iOS 5 betas for Celeste, YourTube, and Mark Read

Fans of the popular Celeste Bluetooth file-sharing app will be happy to hear that the folks over at CocoaNuts have just released a number of updates for their Cydia packages — Celeste included.

As noted by RedmondPie, CocoaNuts announced via its Twitter account this morning that it has released "beta" updates for Celeste, YourTube, and Mark Read, making them all compatible with iOS 5...

MyAssistant updated with new features, assorted bug fixes

Earlier this month, MyAssistant (aka MySiri) made its way into the Cydia Store. The jailbreak tweak adds a host of new options to your digital assistant, including controls for Settings toggles and Activator events.

Today, co-creator Andrea Oliva announced that MyAssistant 1.1 is now available for download, bringing a number of new features and bug fixes to the tweak. Keep reading for the full change log...

iDB slider theme now available in Cydia

Last week, we showed you how to replace the carrier logo on your iPhone with a custom iDownloadBlog one using Zeppelin. And now we've come across another way for you to show your love for iDB. Introducing the iDownloadBlog Slider Theme.

Created by kokhean, who we can only assume is an avid iDB fan, the iDownloadBlog Slider Theme replaces the default slider image with the iDB logo...

Browse through your email more efficiently with Swipe for Mail

If implemented correctly, swipes and gestures can make all your tasks on the iPhone seem far less tedious. That's why Cydia packages like Activator and App Store apps like Clear are so popular.

Now, folks with jailbroken devices can add swipe-based navigation to their stock Mail app, with Swipe for Mail. The tweak enables you to browse through your inbox by swiping across your screen...