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More Details on Cydia for Mac

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

We recently reported that the creator of Cydia, Jay "saurik" Freeman, is close to releasing an official version of Cydia for the Mac. We speculated on if it was really necessary, and if it is important enough to thrive on a desktop ecosystem.

This "Mac Cydia" would seem to be Freeman's direct attempt at the jailbreak, unfiltered version of the new Mac App Store and OS X Lion. Since the news of a Mac Cydia, there have been more details shared from Freeman himself about the goals and features of the OS X version of Cydia...

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Light Bright is One of the Easiest Ways to Adjust Your iPhone Brightness Settings

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated July 18, 2011

By now, there's virtually a million and one ways to adjust the brightness levels on your iPhone, so is there really a need for yet another way to address the issue?

While there may be other alternatives, few are as quick and simple to use as Light Bright. The developers claim it's the easiest way to adjust the brightness on your iPhone, but is purchasing this tweak a bright idea?

Apple seems to have finally realized that brightness controls are something that end users want quick access too, as evident by their inclusion of multitask bar brightness controls in iOS 4.2 for the iPad. Sadly, there just wasn't enough screen real estate on the iPhone to do something similar...

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New Tweak Adds a Spiral of Apps to Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ December 13, 2010

IconSpiral is a new tweak by the developer of Barrel. Just like the name suggests, IconSpiral creates a spiral our of your apps icons on your iPhone home screen. This tweak is still in its beta infancy, so don't expect to get something fully stable.

In order to get this tweak on your iPhone, you will first have to submit your UDID via this page. Make sure you read the warning and understand all the risks. Once you have submitted your UDID, add the following repo to Cydia: http://aaron.ms/repo/ ...

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StayOpened Keeps the App Store From Closing While You Shop

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 9, 2010

Don't you just hate it when you're in a store, and a clerk comes on the P.A. system, and blurts out, "This store will be closing in 15 minutes"?

That's how I feel every time I purchase an app from the App Store. It closes, and I'm not even finished shopping! Wouldn't it be nice, if we could keep the App Store opened  when downloading an app? That's the premise of StayOpened, a new tweak for jailbroken iPhones...

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AskToSend Helps You Avoid Those Embarrassing Messaging Moments

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 8, 2010

How many times have you accidentally sent an email that wasn't finished? Or worse yet, how many times have you sent an email to the wrong recipient? Yeah, our mistakes can yield some pretty embarrassing results if we're not careful.

Wouldn't it be nice if your mail and SMS apps asked you if you wanted to send, before sending? AskToSend is a jailbreak app that teaches your iPhone some lessons in etiquette...

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CustomBadges Allows for Something a Bit More Interesting

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 7, 2010

Those red notification badges aren't the most exciting thing in the world are they? Sure, you might have a new e-mail, or there may be a new update to your favorite app, but they lack flair, they lack excitement!

What if you could change those badges into something more meaningful? Maybe a funny phrase, or your favorite proverb? CustomBadges, a tweak for jailbroken iPhones, allows you to do just that...

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5 Steps To Reduce iPhone Related Stress

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 7, 2010

The iPhone is a wonderful device that has made all of our lives more productive, but could it also lead to undue stress? With the constant barrage of app icons, push notifications, and warning messages, I sure think so.

Take a look inside for our 5 secrets to iPhone bliss and contentment, and see if you agree...

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ListLauncher Makes It Easier To Launch Your Apps From Spotlight

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 6, 2010

I've always been quite partial to Spotlight, I use it all the time to launch apps that I have tucked away in a folder somewhere, and I find that it is an extremely effective way to use my iPhone.

With that in mind, my ears always perk up whenever a tweak makes a claim that it can improve Spotlight, and ListLauncher is one such app. Just how does it work, and does it really make launching apps faster?

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Graviboard Confines Your iPhone to the Rules of Gravity

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 6, 2010

The developer of Graviboard, a jailbreak tweak that brings gravity to your Home screen, claims that it is "guaranteed to amaze your friends..." That's a pretty lofty guarantee to make, especially when it costs a moderate $2.99.

Does the tweak defy gravity, and live up to its billing? We take a look inside...

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Enhance Your Typing Efficiency With 5-Row iOS Keyboard

Alex Heath ∙ December 6, 2010

5-Row Keyboard is a new jailbreak tweak that does just what the name describes: enables a larger, 5-row keyboard in iOS. All of the numeric keys are added to a top row of the iOS keyboard so that you don't have to constantly change the keyboard layout when typing numbers.

This tweak doesn't do much else besides what is obvious... 

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SBRotator Adds Landscape Mode to Your iPhone Home Screen

Alex Heath ∙ December 5, 2010

Most apps in iOS support both portrait and landscape mode. The iPad even supports portrait and landscape on the home screen. Apple has limited the iPhone's home screen to portrait mode only, but there is now a jailbreak tweak for adding landscape rotation to your iPhone's home screen.

SBRotator changes your home screen to match your iPhone's orientation, just like most apps will already do in iOS. If you have been dying to have this capability since you saw the iPad's rotated home screen, you should be very happy with SBRotator...

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