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Lisa brings OLED display-friendly notifications to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 10, 2020

Apple made the right decision when switching from traditional LCD display panels to higher-end OLED display panels in its flagship smartphones, but one can’t help but question why iOS doesn’t take better advantage of the deeper black color tones made possible with OLED display technology.

If you have a jailbroken OLED display-equipped iPhone at your disposal and you’ve been asking yourself the aforementioned question since the day you first picked up the device, then we think you’re likely to enjoy a free jailbreak tweak dubbed Lisa by iOS developers Litten and Esquilli.

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Glow is Elias Limneos’ take on an always-on display for jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 25, 2021

Ever since Apple first started integrating OLED display on its iPhones, starting with the iPhone X in 2017, we’ve witnessed a steady increase in the number of jailbreak tweaks attempting to bring a true always-on display experience to the platform. One of the latest attempts comes by way of respected veteran tweak developer Elias Limneos and has been aptly named Glow.

Like other always-on display tweaks before it, Glow takes full advantage of the OLED display in Apple’s high-end handsets to express true darks for the background. It simultaneously displays pertinent details such as the date, time, and battery level, along an indicator to let you know whether you’ve got any missed notifications. Best of all, it does all of this while consuming as little power as possible.

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Photon brings an ambient display to jailbroken devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 5, 2022
Photon brings an ambient always-on display to iPhone.

If you’ve got a jailbroken iOS device at your disposal and you’re in the market for a really cool new display experience for your iPhone, then you should probably take a few minutes to check out this new jailbreak tweak release called Photon by iOS developer cemck.

Photon appears to be a true ambient display experience for the Lock screen on iOS devices, and it displays pertinent information using a variety of different methods and in combination with existing popular Lock screen-centric tweaks such as Complications, Grupi, Jellyfish, Sylph, Xen HTML, and many others.

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Luca Todesco teases checkra1n hacks on a T2-equipped MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 10, 2020

The checkra1n team is best known for its checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for A9-A11 devices. But those closely following outspoken members of the team on Twitter, namely Luca Todesco (@qwertyoruiopz), likely took note of some particularly interesting teasers Tweeted Tuesday morning and afternoon.

A series of images shared by Todesco himself appear to depict checkra1n-centric hacks being deployed and displayed on a MacBook Pro’s OLED Touch Bar:

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Dots 2 gives OLED-equipped iPhones an awesome new notification indicator

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 18, 2020

Ever since Apple first introduced an OLED display in its smartphone lineup, there’ve been countless jailbreak tweak releases attempting to take full advantage of it. From always-on displays, to revolutionary new notification indicators, there has been no shortage of innovation on this front.

The latest addition to the party is a newly released jailbreak tweak called Dots 2 by iOS developer Shyam Lad, and as depicted in the screenshot examples above, this tweak displays pulsating colorful dots for missed notifications at the top of an always-on pitch black display when the device is locked.

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Tritium gives jailbroken iPhones always-on display functionality

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 17, 2020

Ever since the Apple Watch adopted an always-on display with the debut of the Series 5 model, I’ve wanted something similar for my iPhone. Although Apple offers seemingly no solution for such desires at this point in time, jailbreakers need not wait to enjoy what the features they want on the handsets they own.

Introducing Tritium, a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LaughingQuoll that brings always-on display functionality to pwned handsets.

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OLED space wallpapers optimized for iPhone

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated April 27, 2021

A popular category in our Wallpapers of the Week gallery, OLED space wallpapers make incredible additions to any discerning wallpaper collection. The true black images take full advantage of the iPhone's ability to turn off specific pixels, giving an absolute infinite contrast ratio on the OLED panel. Next to the completely black pixels, popping bright colors showcase the true range of the display. In the collection, download black images with this great contrast ability.

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