Privacy

LendMyPhone 3 brings a full-fledged guest mode to your jailbroken iOS 13 device

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 25, 2020

Unlike Apple’s Mac lineup, the company’s iOS devices don’t offer a native ‘guest mode.’ This is a crying shame for anyone who wants to share their device with someone else while keeping the peace of mind that the other person won’t be peering through any personal data.

Fortunately, jailbreakers have long had the option of installing guest mode-centric jailbreak tweaks, and LendMyPhone 3 by iOS developers Luke Muris and Geometric Software offers one of the slickest guest mode interfaces we’ve seen yet.

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Add an extra layer of security to your jailbroken iOS 12-16 device with BioProtect XS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 10, 2023
BioProtect XS

Some people worry about their privacy more than others, and if you’re one to implement defenses on your smartphone that would be equivalent to that of a virtual Fort Knox, then you’ll probably take a liking to a jailbreak tweak called BioProtect XS by iOS developer Elias Limneos.

BioProtect was perhaps one of the most popular security tweaks ever devised for the jailbroken platform. BioProtect XS is fundamentally an iOS 12-16-compatible version of the ever-so-popular security tweak that most know and love, and it has been fully-optimized to work with both Touch ID and Face ID.

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Prevent specific apps from accessing the internet over Wi-Fi with ConditionalWiFi4

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 28, 2019

Your iPhone lets you prevent apps from accessing the internet over a cellular connection right out of the box, but the same can’t be said about Wi-Fi. On the other hand, those with jailbroken iOS 12 handsets can finally do something about that with the help of a jailbreak tweak called ConditionalWiFi4 by Andrew Wiik.

As you might’ve discerned already from the tweak’s name, ConditionalWiFi4 lets you choose which apps can access the internet over your iOS device’s Wi-Fi connection. Some examples where this might come in handy include:

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IntelligentPass 2 lets you use your iPhone without a passcode in ‘low-risk’ areas

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 27, 2019

Most people use passcodes to protect their handsets from unwanted users for privacy reasons. Although modern handsets incorporate some form of biometric authentication in place of the passcode, whether that’s Face ID or Touch ID, your device still uses a passcode as a backup for when either of those stops working.

But while your passcode can keep your handset’s data safe in high-risk areas, it’s also true that some places (such as your home) pose little or no risk. That’s why iOS developers Luke Muris and Geometric Software released a new jailbreak tweak dubbed IntelligentPass 2.

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