Reachability

New upcoming WidgetCenter tweak brings widgets to Reachability view

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Reachability has been all of the rage for jailbreak app developers as of late, and why not? It's one of the big features for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and it's an obvious area that can be exploited to provided extra functionality. ReachApp—a tweak that's still in beta—is a good example of a tweak that takes good advantage of Reachability, and now another upcoming jailbreak tweak is in the works that will breathe new life into Reachability as well.

WidgetCenter is an upcoming release that allows users to access widgets directly from Reachability view. This dynamically adjusting tweak provides impressive functionality, animations, and loads of future potential expandability. Developer Mitch Treece has provided iDownloadBlog with a first look at his upcoming creation, and of course, we've created a hands-on video to show it off to you.

ReachApp continues to improve on its impressive true multitasking initiative

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

ReachApp continues to impress by bringing a true side-by-side multitasking experience to iOS. Although there's no indication as to when the tweak will leave beta, it's been receiving steady updates over the last few weeks, and continues to improve stability-wise and functionality-wise.

ReachApp is definitely shaping up to be firmly in the running for jailbreak tweak of 2015. Check out some of the details from the last few updates and see why.

BannerBuddy allows notification banners to be lowered with Reachability

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

BannerBuddy is a recently released jailbreak tweak that lets iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users lower banner notifications with Reachability. Normally, banner notifications don't move when Reachability is invoked, but with BannerBuddy, invoking Reachability pushes down any currently displaying banner as well.

‘ColorFill’ makes the Reachability background color match the current app

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Tired of the dark Reachability background color? Looking for something that matches the look and feel of the app you're currently using? You may want to open Cydia and download a new jailbreak tweak called ColorFill. It purposes to color the empty Reachability view space with colors based on the dominant hue of the current screen.

Split screen multitasking tweak ‘ReachApp’ gets an app selector in big update

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

If you're running the ReachApp beta—the jailbreak tweak that brings true split-screen multitasking to iOS—you likely noticed the update that just recently hit Cydia. The update adds a lot of new switches to the tweak's preferences, and fleshes out the description of each switch.

With ReachApp 0.1, you'll find the ability to view the Notification Center in split-screen view, enable a much-requested app selector (yes!) and more. Check out our new video walkthrough, which highlights many of the new features in this highly anticipated update.

How to put the App Switcher in Reachability view

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Switchability is yet the latest jailbreak tweak to incorporate the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus' Reachability view with a jailbreak modification. In this case, Switchability places the App Switcher into Reachability view, hence the name Switchability. I've been testing out the tweak for a while, and what I've found was a great concept, but its execution needs a little work before it's truly ready for primetime.