Review

Aperturize brings bokeh adjustment to Portrait photos on unsupported handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 26, 2019

Amplified by incredible software capabilities, the iPhone has always been an astonishing point-and-shoot camera for on-the-go amateur photographers, but modern iPhones like the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max augment those features with powerful new camera systems that support adjustable bokeh via Portrait photography mode.

Unfortunately, not all dual-lens Apple handsets support adjustable bokeh like the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max; but, iOS developer foxfortmobile has just released a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Aperturize that brings this useful photography feature to what would otherwise be considered “unsupported” handsets.

Jellyfish: a new Lock screen aesthetic inspired by watchOS’ Motion face

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 18, 2019

With each meaningful iteration of iOS, Apple slightly tweaks the aesthetic of the iPhone’s Lock screen, but these changes aren’t significant enough to warrant much praise. That said, if you’re looking for something extraordinary, then you might have more luck with a jailbroken handset.

Enter Jellyfish, a jailbreak tweak by iOS developers Justin Proulx and Ayden Panhuyzen that aims to modernize the look and feel of your handset’s Lock screen interface.

Customize the Cydia app to your liking with Store Features

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 26, 2019

Many forget that the Cydia app itself can be tweaked by way of Saurik’s Cydia Substrate framework, but not iOS developer aJboCydia; he has just released a new free jailbreak tweak called Store Features that lets users customize the Cydia app.

Right out of the box, Store Features empowers users with each of the following features:

Review: Nomad Titanium Band gives your watch a sophisticated look without breaking the bank

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 25, 2019

Nomad's metal strap is made with premium materials, costs less than half as much as Apple's comparable in-house band and gives your Apple Watch a very desirable, sophisticated look.

Bring ‘Dark Mode’ to your newly jailbroken iOS 12 handset with Noctis12

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2019

The popularity of dark mode-centric jailbreak tweaks has only continued to skyrocket over the past several years, and now that unc0ver can jailbreak iOS 12, many avid jailbreakers are looking for ways to implement the perfect dark mode experience on iOS 12.

If you fit the description above, then you’ve come to the right place because iOS developer LaughingQuoll has just released the latest iteration of his popular Noctis jailbreak tweak. The new iOS 12-compatible build has been fittingly-named Noctis12.

BelleVolume: a beautiful volume HUD replacement for jailbroken iOS 11 & 12 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2019

iOS is a well-polished mobile operating system, but one thing Apple continues to ignore time and time again is that atrocious native volume HUD. There’s no shortage of jailbreak tweaks that aim to improve this experience on the iPhone and iPad, but perhaps one of our favorites to date is a new release called BelleVolume by Luke Muris and Geometric Software.

BelleVolume relocates the volume indicator to the middle of the Status Bar, which prevents it from obstructing your view in various everyday scenarios. On notched devices such as the iPhone X, XR, XS, and XS Max, the volume indicator materializes just below the notch; other devices display the volume indicator where the time would normally appear.

Modernize your iPhone’s notifications, banners, & widgets with Notifica

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2019

Freshly-jailbroken on iOS 12 and looking for a way to spice up your handset’s look and feel? If so, then you might take a liking to a brand-new free and open-source jailbreak tweak called Notifica by iOS developer Nepeta.

Notifica lets imaginative minds run wild with a plethora of aesthetic-centric customization options for your iPhone or iPad’s incoming notifications, banners, and widgets. For starters, Notifica empowers you to do virtually any of the following:

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: fastUpRepo, Fiona, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 24, 2019

There’s been a lot of hype in the jailbreak community these past several weeks as we inch ever so close to a full-fledged iOS 12 jailbreak, but those already pwned on iOS 11 might be wondering what kind of jailbreak tweaks they should install.

This roundup will go over all the jailbreak tweaks released this week in Cydia. It will encompass all the tweaks released from Monday, February 18th to Sunday, February 24th in addition to some others. As always, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites first and then outline the rest afterward.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AirWave, EZBatteries, TabBlocker, & more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 17, 2019

A lot has been going on in the jailbreak community as of late, and it's no surprise that developers continue to build jailbreak tweaks that can help you trick out your iPhone or iPad so it stands out from the crowd.

In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, February 11th to Sunday, February 17th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up afterward.

WorkFFS: A tweak made to resolve freezing and crashing issues with certain apps

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 16, 2019

If you've ever been unfortunate enough to encounter unwanted freeze-ups and crashes when launching specific apps, then you aren’t alone. As it would seem, iOS developer Muirey03 was getting tired of experiencing similar problems, thus a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed WorkFFS was conceived.

Citing the developer, WorkFFS fixes an issue where some apps would freeze up on the splash screen at launch and do absolutely nothing for nearly 20 seconds before inevitably crashing. Apps that are purportedly known to exhibit this problematic behavior include:

AppLabelValentineDay decorates your iPhone’s Home screen for Valentine’s Day

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 14, 2019

It’s officially Valentine’s Day, and whether you’re feeling just lovely all by your lonesome or you have a significant other with a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, you can get into the festive spirit by installing new free jailbreak tweak called AppLabelValentineDay by iOS developer CydiaGeek.

Once installed, AppLabelValentineDay replaces your Home screen’s app icon labels with various types of heart-centric Emojis, as shown in the screenshot example above.

Prevent new tab pop-ups in mobile Safari with TabBlocker

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 14, 2019

I browse the web somewhat frequently on my iPhone and iPad, and while I love the mobile web-browsing experience, I don’t much appreciate it when I’m suddenly jolted to a new Safari tab by way of unwanted ads and pop-ups.

As it would seem, I’m not the only one who dislikes this experience, as iOS developer Droom0ne has just launched a new free jailbreak tweak called TabBlocker with the goal of preventing this headache from ever happening.