Tweak

Boost the Functionality of Your iPhone Camera With ‘CameraButtons’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 19, 2011

There are many jailbreak tweaks that allow you to map the iPhone's volume buttons to the camera shutter. As far as I'm concerned, though, none of them have as much potential as CameraButtons.

CameraButtons takes the essential functionality of past tweaks, and ramps it up a few notches. Not only can you control your shutter with the iPhone's physical buttons, but you can also map a plethora of other camera-based functions to them as well.

If you're an avid user of the iPhone's stock camera, then you're going to want to check out this video of CameraButtons in action...

‘PageLock’ Puts Your iPhone on Lock Down

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 19, 2011

Lately, a slew of jailbreak tweaks have hit the Cydia store, and PageLock is one the more interesting ones in that bunch. PageLock is just that, interesting, but not necessarily useful, or even desirable for that matter.

The basic premise of PageLock is to lock your iPhone's Home screen to just one page. In essence, that means no swiping from page to page, whatsoever.

That can be kind of cool, especially mixed with other jailbreak tweaks like SpringJumps, but it certainly takes some of the "iPhone" out of the iPhone, if you know what I mean.

Page swiping is one of the iPhone's most essential features; it's on an iconic level. Getting rid of such a feature takes some of the fun out of using the iPhone, as you'll notice in this First Look video...

Get Your James Bond on With ‘Stealth Cam’ For the iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 19, 2011

Have you ever wanted to shoot video or take pictures with your iPhone, while the screen appeared to be off? Me neither, but if you have, then Stealth Cam is the jailbreak tweak for you.

This almost reminds me of those little "spy" toys they used to sell back in the day; you know, things like periscopes, binoculars, etc. But, an iPhone equipped with Stealth Cam is on a whole 'nother level.

Not convinced? Check inside for the video that breaks down Stealth Cam in action...

‘VideoLock’ Keeps Streaming Video While Your iPhone is Locked

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 18, 2011

If an Apple TV happens to be among your possessions, then chances are you're a big proponent of AirPlay -- Apple's highly pushed streaming technology.

AirPlay allows you to stream audio or video from your iPhone directly to your Apple TV device. For example, if you're watching a movie on your iPhone and you get tired of the eyestrain from staring at the 3.5 inch screen, you can instantly stream that video directly to your TV if it's hooked up to an Apple TV.

A big problem with AirPlay in its current form is that the streaming is halted when you lock your iPhone. VideoLock is a jailbreak tweak that sets out to eliminate this pesky problem...

FakeClockUp Makes Your iPhone Seem Faster

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

If you're looking for a way to make your iOS experience seem snappier without any damaging overclocking hacks, then look no further. There's a new package for the jailbroken iPhone called FakeClockUp that does just that.

The tweak will not change any hardware settings, but rather alters the UI animation speeds so that transitions and other animations will occur shorter or longer, whichever you prefer...

How to Add New Sources to Cydia

Alex Heath ∙ January 12, 2011

Cydia, the jailbreak equivalent of Apple's App Store, indexes all jailbreak apps/tweaks/mods so that users can easily find them on the iPhone. To have Cydia on your iPhone, you must first jailbreak. This process frees you from having to only download apps from Apple's App Store. Once you jailbreak, you can install all kinds of cool apps, mods and tweaks on your iPhone through Cydia.

Instead of Apple's curated content, Cydia must rely on "repositories" from jailbreak developers to index jailbreak apps. These "repositories" (or "repos") are basically just storage houses for jailbreak content that developers want to distribute through Cydia. Repositories are sources that Cydia searches for jailbreak apps.

By default, Cydia already pre-installs some popular repositories that host most jailbreak content. However, there is a way in Cydia to add more sources. Not all jailbreak content can be accessed through the default sources that Cydia pre-installs. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to add a new source to expand your jailbreak catalog in Cydia...

‘Instant Mirror’ Turns Your iPhone 4 Into a Self Reflective Viewing Device

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 10, 2011

If it seems like you can never find a mirror when you need one, Instant Mirror solves that predicament by turning your iPhone 4 into, well, an instant mirror. This is a jailbreak tweak that is exclusive to the iPhone 4 and the new iPod Touch 4G, due to the fact that it relies on the hardware's front facing camera.

Obviously, if you have one of these devices, you already have a "mirror", just open up the camera, enable front facing mode, and there you go. The problem with that method, is that it's not exactly instant, while Instant Mirror is a bit more expeditious in its actions...

A Jailbreak App Like This Would Keep the Lines of Communication Open

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 7, 2011

There are some many wonderful jailbreak apps and tweaks that I use on a daily basis, that I truly feel lost when I'm stuck with a stock iPhone.

Being without apps like SBSettings, BiteSMS, and ActionMenu truly makes using the iPhone less of an experience. In fact, I'd much rather be stuck with less Apple features if that means I can stay jailbroken, hence I always wait until there's a jailbreak solution prior to upgrading my firmware.

Oddly enough though, there is one significant jailbreak app that hasn't truly been attempted, and if it has, I surely haven't been aware of it. Why we don't have an app like this, is still anyone's guess, but it's safe to say that it would change the way we communicate via our iPhones...

‘RoundCorners’ Blesses iPhone Owners With a Well Rounded Experience

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 5, 2011

Remember the good ol' days when half of the picture on your TV was cut off due to the rounded corners of those old TV Tube sets? I always despised that, and rejoiced when I scored my first flat-screen TV that eliminated the rounded corner problem.

If your childhood was devoid of such fond memories, fret not my dear friends! Now, with this latest jailbreak tweak entitled RoundCorners, you can live back in the 90's as well...

AdBlocker is an Easy to Use Ad Blocking Solution for Your iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 5, 2011

I've never really considered ad-blocking a feature I needed to have on my iPhone, and after using AdBlocker, I still feel that way. That's not to say that AdBlocker is a bad jailbreak tweak, in fact it is excellent at some of what it does.

My point stems from the fact that ads just aren't that big of an issue on the iPhone. Honestly, when was the last time an advertisement on the iPhone seriously annoyed you?

In fact, the main place where I find ads that annoy me is in Cydia, but ironically enough, AdBlocker doesn't have an option to block ads in Cydia...

‘TV Tube Sleep’ Puts Your iPhone to Sleep Old School Style

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 3, 2011

This has to be one of the coolest jailbreak tweaks I've seen, from a purely eye-pleasing perspective: it puts your iPhone to sleep in the style of an old TV tube.

I've always thought that the iPhone's sleep animation (can I even call it that?) was pretty boring, so any tweak that adds some spice in this area is a welcome addition if you ask me...

‘StartDial’ Makes Sure that Dialing is Your Top Priority

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 3, 2011

I don't know about you, but ever since mobile phones with address books have been popular, I have an awfully hard time remembering anyone's actual phone number, even close friends and family.

I know that's pretty pathetic, but I bet the majority of you are in my boat as well. This makes the concept behind StartDial all the more intriguing. Why would anyone want to make their phone.app always open to the dialer?