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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:

Sileo beta updated to version 0.7b4 as Sileo Team teases push notification support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 16, 2019

The Sileo Team pushed another minor update to the Sileo beta preview on Saturday with new features and improvements, bringing the Cydia competitor up to version 0.7b4.

An announcement Tweet shared by the Sileo Team this morning incorporates a screenshot of the Sileo app serving push notifications to the user concerning pending package updates:

Quickly check the remaining battery of Bluetooth peripherals with EZBatteries

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 13, 2019

You can configure your iPhone to display its numeric battery percentage in the Status Bar, but the same can’t be said about any Bluetooth peripherals that you might have paired with your device, such as AirPods or Apple Watch.

iOS developers Easy-Z and Karimo299 recognized this as an issue for some people and responded to the situation with the release of a new free jailbreak tweak called EZBatteries.

Update for Sileo beta adds 3D Touch support, fixes app crashing issue

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 12, 2019

On Tuesday, the Sileo Team pushed another minor update to the Sileo beta preview on Tuesday with some new features and enhancements, bringing it up to version 0.7b2.

Citing the Sileo Team’s official announcement on Twitter Tuesday evening, this update adds full support for 3D Touch gestures via the Home screen and in the app, enabling you to access shortcuts and take advantage of peek-and-pop in the app itself:

AirWave brings more media control gestures to your iPhone when AirPods are connected

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 11, 2019

Just a few days ago, we showed you a new jailbreak tweak called Siliqua 2 that empowered users to customize the stock gesture system on any pair of AirPods, but why stop there? A new free release called AirWave by iOS developer Michael Lema can provide you with at least two more customizable gestures whenever a pair of AirPods are actively paired with your handset.

While Siliqua 2 focused primarily on changing the outcome of your AirPods’ native tap gestures, AirWave brings two previously non-existent gestures to your device: 1) double-pressing your iPhone or iPad’s power button when AirPods are connected; and 2) triple-pressing your iPhone or iPad’s power button when AirPods are connected.

Sileo beta preview receives minor update with support for depiction tint colors, cache fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 10, 2019

The Sileo Team announced a minor incremental update to the Sileo public beta on Sunday with repository-related enhancements and fixes, formally bringing the alternative iOS 11-centric package manager up to version 0.5b1.

The Sileo Team announced the update via Twitter Sunday morning, adding that it would clear the cache correctly to prevent unwanted disk space usage and add support for tint colors on jailbreak package depictions:

Siliqua 2 lets you customize your AirPods’ gesture system

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 9, 2019

A set of AirPods can go a long way when you’re listening to music or watching a movie from your iPhone or iPad, but could Apple’s flagship wireless earbuds be improved with user-configurable software? If you answered yes to that question and you have a jailbroken handset, then you’re in for a treat.

Developer LaughingQuoll has just released Siliqua 2, the successor of a popular jailbreak tweak called Siliqua that launched just under two years ago. With Siliqua 2, you can customize your AirPods’ gesture system, which empowers you with additional control over your media playback directly from the peripheral.

Colorize the Twitter app however you like with TwitterDarkMode

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 9, 2019

Twitter’s official app supports a feature called Night Mode that can give the app a dark-colored makeover on demand; but compared to some other apps, this ‘dark mode’-esque feature leaves a lot to be desired.

Fortunately, iOS developer Chloeeisoaky recognized these shortcomings and responded to them with the release of a new free jailbreak tweak called TwitterDarkMode.

Change your iPhone’s display resolution with Upscale

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 8, 2019

You can change the resolution of your computer monitor on demand, so why shouldn’t the same logic apply to the display on your smartphone?

It seems like a ridiculous limitation, and if you were thinking along the same lines, then you might enjoy a free jailbreak tweak called Upscale by iOS developers bd452 and Julio Verne.

MPScale adds a functional distance scale to Apple’s Maps app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 7, 2019

Despite its shaky startup, Apple's Maps app has quickly become a solid competitor with Google’s own mapping platform. But if there’s one way Apple could improve its Maps app, it would be making it easier to discern distance by adding a traditional map scale to the interface.

Fortunately, iOS developer Julio Verne was thinking along similar lines when he created a free jailbreak tweak called MPScale. Just as the name implies, MPScale adds a tiny scale indicator to the Maps app that can help users estimate distances.