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verticalAppToApp Jailbreak Tweak Changes the Look of Multitasking on the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

When you switch from app to app with the iPhone's nifty multitasking tray, apps fly in on top of each other from left to right with a cool "card swipe" effect. If you'd like a change of pace, a new jailbreak tweak, by Filippo Bigarella, called verticalAppToApp will bring vertical animation to your iPhone's multitasking.

verticalAppToApp is part of a project called TweakWeek. TweakWeek releases a new, free jailbreak tweak every day for 8 weeks from prominent jailbreak developers in the community. verticalAppToApp follows some of Filippo Bigarella's other TweakWeek contributions, like TheftAlarm and SwishUnlock.

Close Push Notifications Straight from the iPhone’s Lockscreen with LockAlert

Alex Heath ∙ June 15, 2011

LockAlert is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to easily close a push notification preview straight on your iPhone's lockscreen. Instead of having to slide to unlock your iPhone, the notification can be dismissed by tapping an "X" that LockAlert adds to the top corner of the preview dialog.

If you aren't using a replacement system of notifications, like MobileNotifier, on your jailbroken iPhone, LockAlert could be the perfect addition to the iOS method of push notifications.

TheftAlarm Jailbreak Tweak Keeps Your iPhone Safe When Charging

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

As the fourth installment, by Filippo Bigarella, for TweakWeek, TheftAlarm takes an interesting approach to keeping your iPhone safe from thievery.

Instead of relying on a service like Find My iPhone from Apple to track down your iPhone once it's stolen, TheftAlarm aims at making sure your iPhone never leaves the building in the first place. When your iPhone is unattached from a sync/charge USB cable, TheftAlarm will blare a warning noise that your device has been unplugged...

List of Jailbreak Apps That Are Now Part of iOS 5

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2023

Well, you knew it was coming. After the ultimate list of new features in iOS 5, and realizing that Apple owes the jailbreak community a bit of thanks, it's time to compare.

What jailbreak tweaks/apps/extensions did Apple "receive inspiration" from in iOS 5? Whether you see these jailbreak apps as influencing Apple or not, it's pretty clear that Apple has had its eye on the Cydia frontier for quite some time.

So, here you go: A list of the jailbreak tweaks that are duplicated as features in iOS 5...

Another iOS 5 Jailbreak Tweak Rolls Out: WeeTwitter Widget – Video Tutorial Inside

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 9, 2016

If you've been holding off on jailbreaking iOS 5, you might be interested to know that a new jailbreak utility is available for the beta software. Like UISettings, this tweak sits in your Notification Center pull down menu.

WeeTwitter is a Twitter widget for the new Notification Center in iOS 5. It displays a segment of your Twitter timeline, as well as other Twitter features like @ messages and Search. How can you get your hands on this cutting edge jailbreak release?

Dialer Shield: Stop Accidental Screen Presses While Talking on Your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ June 13, 2011

It's no secret that jailbreaking has made owning iDevices more enjoyable. If there is something that you don't like about your iPhone or iPad, chances are that the jailbreak community has a utility or app that'll help.

Dialer Shield is certainly a testament to that, as it provides an easy solution to a fairly annoying problem. Have you ever been talking on your iPhone and accidentally pressed End Call or another function with your cheek? Dialer Shield solves this by locking your iPhone screen during phone calls...

How to Jailbreak Your Older iPhone or iPod Touch Using Whited00r

Cody Lee ∙ June 13, 2011

Earlier today we did a post about Whited00r, a custom firmware built for older Apple ARM6 devices. It includes built-in tweaks and gives you the option to remove unwanted features like Spotlight to make your device faster.

Whited00r has been out for a while, but it's kind of flown under the radar. There's still millions of these older devices floating around, so we figured we'd give folks an easy walkthrough on how to install Whited00r on your older iPhone or iPod touch...

Whited00r Firmware Provides Jailbreak and Unlock for Older iDevices

Cody Lee ∙ June 13, 2011

We've gotten some complaints in the past that we don't give older iPhones any lovin'. The truth is, we try to keep up with innovation in the jailbreak community and there just typically isn't much of that going on for devices older than the 3GS. Especially since Apple stopped supporting them.

But for folks with older iDevices that really want to join in on the jailbreaking festivities, check out Whited00r. If you haven't heard about this cool little project, it's essentially a firmware file that has been modified to include multitasking, video recording and oh yeah, it's jailbroken...

iOS 5 Jailbreak Could Be the End of Pirated Apps

Alex Heath ∙ June 13, 2011

Stefan Esser, better known as i0n1c, is a prominent member of the jailbreak community. His untethered exploit was responsible for the jailbreak that lasted from iOS 4 to 4.3.3, and he has been contributing to the Dev Team for quite some time.

i0n1c's untethered jailbreak may have been killed in iOS 5, but he's got a new and very controversial idea for another iOS 5 jailbreak in the future: blocking access to pirated apps.

SwishUnlock Jailbreak Tweak Adds Another Step to Unlocking Your Lockscreen

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

SwishUnlock is a very simple jailbreak tweak, by Filippo Bigarella, that adds another step to your iPhone's "Slide to Unlock" operation. From the iPhone's lockscreen, you typically have to slide from left to right to unlock and enter the homescreen.

Instead of sliding once, SwishUnlock makes you slide twice to unlock. The slider must go from left to right, and then from right to left.

Sn0wbreeze Updated to 2.8b1, Now Supports iOS 5 Jailbreak

Cody Lee ∙ June 13, 2011

Apple announced a major software update for iDevices last week, iOS 5. The new firmware will introduce over 200 new features in iOS, and is expected to seriously impact the jailbreak community.

But jailbreakers haven't skipped a beat since the beta version of iOS 5 rolled out last Monday. Within 24 hours of the release, jailbreak software was updated to support the new firmware. Now you can add Sn0wbreeze to that list of iOS 5 compatible tools...

Dev Team Releases RedSn0w iOS 5 Jailbreak for Windows

Sébastien Page ∙ June 12, 2011

A couple days ago, the Dev Team released the first jailbreak for iOS 5 beta 1, via RedSn0w 0.9.8b1, a tool that was Mac only until today. Dev Team frontman MuscleNerd tweeted moments ago that RedSn0w 0.9.8b1 is now also compatible with Windows.

Like we mentioned when we first reported about this latest version of RedSn0w, jailbreaking iOS 5 is recommended for developers only as many jailbreak apps are "broken" and do not work properly for the time being...