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Springtomize 2 Teaser Trailer, More Details on Release

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 18, 2011

Anyone that's been following our videos, knows that Springtomize was one of the most popular. Springtomize is the tweak that allows you to customize virtually every aspect of your iOS device, and that's literally no exaggeration.

With the release of iOS 5, developer Filippo Bigarella has gone back to the drawing board and basically rebuilt Springtomize from scratch.

It's coming, and when it does, we'll have a full video walkthrough in tow. In the meantime, check out this teaser trailer for Springtomize 2...

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Kick Newsstand to the Curb With ‘NoNewsIsGoodNews’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 18, 2011

If one of the first thoughts to your mind when Newsstand was revealed at WWDC was: "I'm never going to use that", then this tweak is for you.

NoNewsIsGoodNews is a jailbreak tweak from Ryan Petrich that completely removes the Newsstand folder from iOS 5 installations.

Inside, I go hands on with NoNewsIsGoodNews, and I also showcase the much talked about Newsstand folder glitch...

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WeeRadio: An Internet Radio for iOS 5’s Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 16, 2011

Steaming services like Pandora, Spotify, and Rdio are all the rage these days, but before those we had something called Internet radio.

All you needed was one of the many streaming radio URLs, and you could stream music, talk shows, and virtually everything in-between.

Believe it or not, Internet radio still has a huge following, as evident by WeeRadio — a Notification Center widget for iOS 5, which places your favorite Internet radio stations right at your fingertips...

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AllMail Brings Better Mail Management to iOS 5

Guest Author ∙ October 16, 2011

If you purchased Delete Mail or Mark Read for your iDevice, you may have noticed that neither extension is compatible yet with the new Mail app in iOS 5. The iOS 5 update brings new mail management features to your device, but “Select All” is nowhere to be found.

Many of us with large email inboxes are very wary of manually selection multiple emails to apply Mail actions. Simply put, it is very disappointing that neither Mark Read or DeleteMail have received iOS 5 updates yet.

Thankfully, a new jailbreak tweak has been released to solve your massive message management woes. Most of Cydia's recent activity has been centered on compatibility updates, but some game-changing newcomers have been appearing in the updates. Enter AllMail...

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BBSettings: An SBSettings Killer in the Making?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Unless you've been living under a rock the past few months, you've no doubt caught wind of BBSettings, the so-called "SBSettings killer" for iOS 5's Notification Center.

True enough, it is a very beautiful widget, and its function is certainly promising, but can it take down the reigning king of all jailbreak apps?

Find out the answer to that question and more, as I go hands-on with BBSettings on video...

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AppsCenter: Launch Apps Directly From iOS 5’s Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 13, 2011

It's been a little over 24 hours since iOS 5 was released, and already, the jailbreak devs are putting in work. Case in point: AppsCenter, from jailbreak developer, Filippo Bigarella.

AppsCenter is a jailbreak widget that allows you to launch apps directly from Notification Center. In fact, this can ultimately become your de facto method for launching apps.

Take a look past the break for a video preview of AppsCenter in action...

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How to Enable Jailbreak Widgets in iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 12, 2011

So, you went ahead and took the plunge and jailbroke your iDevice running iOS 5. Now what?

It's time to install some awesome Notification Center jailbreak widgets, that's what! But before you begin your download frenzy, check out this video tutorial that shows you how to enable jailbreak widgets on iOS 5...

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‘Activator’ Update For iOS 5 Brings Native Twitter And Notification Center Actions

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 11, 2011

No less than a few minutes after I posted about TwitterTask, iDB viewers and readers were on it like white on rice.

I hereby stand corrected; TwitterTask isn't the only way to send out native tweets from anywhere on a jailbroken iOS device.

That's because Ryan Petrich's iOS 5 compatibility update to Activator wasn't just some minor change to make sure it worked on the new firmware; no, it includes quite a few new features; Twitter and Notification Center actions being among them...

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TwitterTask: Send Tweets From Anywhere In iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 11, 2011

iOS 5's Twitter integration is nice and everything, but it's not without its shortcomings.

The biggest shortcoming for Twitter integration in iOS, is the inability to send a tweet from anywhere; without an attachment.

As it stands now, you have to perform an action such as sending a picture, in order to send out a tweet in iOS. No longer...

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PowerCenter: A Beautiful Notification Center Widget for iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 11, 2011

Since iOS 5 hits tomorrow, jailbreak developers are starting to update more of their widgets, tweaks and apps to be compatible with Apple's latest and greatest iOS firmware.

Along with that, we here at iDB have begun to take a keen notice of what's available for jailbreakers. Many of the current jailbreak tweaks for iOS 5 are Notification Center widgets, and few are prettier than PowerCenter.

PowerCenter is a tweak that allows you to quickly respring, reboot, or power down your iPhone with a slide of your finger, and it's a beauty. Catch the full video walkthrough after the break...

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