Lockscreen

LockSpring adds a respring button to your Lock screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

LockSpring is a free jailbreak tweak that adds a respring button and toggle to your Lock screen. It's an incredibly simple tweak, and chances are you already have the same functionality in another tweak installed on your iDevice. For that reason, most won't see the value in adding a standalone tweak like LockSpring to their repertoire.

On the other hand, if you're looking for a singular tweak that performs a respring function only with no extra fluff, then LockSpring may be worth taking a look at.

Clockify adds a live clock to your Home screen and more

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

Clockify is a recently released jailbreak tweak that takes the fundamentals of Live Clock, and gives it a modern iOS 5 update. With Clockify you can add a live functioning clock on your Home screen, along with adding world clocks to the Lock screen and Notification Center.

There's a fairly impressive amount of customization to be had with Clockify, as you'll no doubt notice in our hands-on video walkthrough inside...

AnimateLockscreen now available on Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

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AnimateLockscreen, the highly anticipated jailbreak tweak that allows you to add custom boot logo animations to your iPhone's Lock screen, is now available for download on Cydia.

As noted in our previous walkthrough, AnimateLockscreen has almost 1,000 different boot logo animations at its disposal. If you're interested in trying it out for yourself, then head over to Cydia's BigBoss repo where you can download it now for $1.00. After trying it out, be sure to let us know what you think about it in the comment section below.

HTCLock lends an HTC styled interface to the iPhone’s Lock screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

The stock iPhone Lock screen leaves a lot of untapped potential on the table, and for that reason it's no surprise that we see so many jailbreak tweaks that focus on modifying the Lock screen.

HTCLock is the latest tweak to focus on the Lock screen. It allows you to launch apps easily using an HTC-styled interface. Check inside for the full video walkthrough...

This upcoming tweak allows you to add an animated Lock screen to your iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

AnimateLockscreen is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that allows you to add animation to your iPhone's Lock screen. Because it uses boot logo animations to accomplish the effect, it means that there are almost 1,000 different animations that you can enjoy right out of the box.

If you're looking to add some splash to your iPhone's Lock screen, and a static wallpaper just isn't enough, then AnimateLockscreen is the next logical choice. It should be available soon on Cydia's BigBoss repo, but until then, have a look at our video walkthrough...

How to enable Lock screen wallpaper even when your device is charging

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 3, 2012

ChargingBackground is a tweak that lends the ability to view wallpaper on the Lock screen even while your iOS device is charging. For some reason Apple throws up a black background whenever the device is charging, eliminating your wallpaper. ChargingBackground allows you to reclaim your device's background while it's plugged into a power source.

I'm pretty sure this tweak isn't the first on the block to do this, but sadly, the original tweak's name escapes me at the moment. Nonetheless, ChargingBackground is free, and it works. Check out our video demonstration inside...

NoCameraGrabber eliminates Lock screen camera shortcuts

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 2, 2012

I've never been particularly fond of the new Lock screen camera "grabber" feature on iOS 5.1 and above, and frankly, I never find myself using it. In fact, I never used the camera shortcut that appeared with a double press of the Home button on firmware below iOS 5.1. Call me crazy, but I'm just not a big fan of using the camera directly from the Lock screen.

NoCameraGrabber is a jailbreak tweak designed with people like me in mind. It completely removed the camera grabber feature from your iPhone's Lock screen, and it doesn't even bring up the camera button with a double press of the Home button. NoCameraGrabber is a great way to completely eliminate camera shortcut functionality from the Lock screen. Take a look at our video preview for more info...

PaperLock adds yet another mod to your iPhone’s Home screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 31, 2012

PaperLock, like Unfold, and Unlockize before it, adds another "slide to unlock" modification to your iPhone's Lock screen. PaperLock — as its name not so subtly implies — is a tweak that lends a paper-like "page turning" look to your iPhone, similar to what you see when you turn a page in iBooks.

Out of the box, PaperLock comes with three high quality themes: paper, plastic, and bandage. It should be noted that the graphics where designed by renowned iOS theme designer Surenix; hence, when I say high quality, you can believe it. How does it match up with other Lock screen mods? Check inside for the details.

Unlockize brings six high quality animations to your iPhone’s Lock screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 28, 2012

Anton Kudin's "fold to unlock" concept didn't stop short at just inspiring one Cydia developer to turn the concept a reality, it inspired two.

Unlockize is the latest jailbreak tweak to harness key aspects from Kudin's concept, but it doesn't just stop there. Unlike the previously released Unfold, Unlockize features five additional lock screen animations, and they're all very unique. Extra animations do come at a cost, however. Is Unlockize worth its $1.99 asking price?

Beautiful Unfold lock screen tweak now available and it’s free

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 23, 2012

Jeff told you about this awesome lock screen tweak on Sunday and I'm happy to report that the Unfold jailbreak tweak is now available for download. It was born out of Anton Kudin's “fold to unlock” concept for the iPhone which immediately captured attention of the jailbreak community.

Three days later, that concept has been brought to reality thanks to German jailbreak developer Jonas Gessner. What this tweak does is pretty simple yet very effective...

Upcoming jailbreak tweak allows you to fold your Lock screen to unlock your iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 20, 2012

A few days ago, Russian freelance designer, Anton Kudin, created a new "fold to unlock" concept for the iPhone. Needless to say, his concept turned out to be a pretty big hit.

Unsurprisingly, given the history of the jailbreak community's fast turnaround time, Kudin's concept has been turned into a reality.

This afternoon I had the privilege to sit down and test out an unreleased version of Unfold, a new jailbreak tweak from German jailbreak developer Jonas Gessner. Unfold, as you might have guessed, is a usable implementation of the fold to unlock concept.

Want to see Unfold in action? Then step right inside...

‘Forecast’ tweak places a weather widget on your iPhone’s Lock screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 20, 2012

LockInfo was one of the first jailbreak solutions for getting more out of your iPhone's bland and boring Lock screen.

Now the same developer behind LockInfo is borrowing one of that tweak's best features and developing it into a standalone release.

The result is called Forecast, and it provides a cheap and simple method for accessing weather on your Lock screen without needing the full version of LockInfo...