UI

Get notifications when your iPhone switches Wi-Fi networks with this tweak

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 6, 2017

As you leave your home to visit over places, you probably bounce from Wi-Fi network to Wi-Fi network to save your cellular data. In some cases, your device automatically connects to known or trusted Wi-Fi networks, whether you want it to or not.

A new jailbreak tweak called NotifyWiFi10 by iOS developer ichitaso is a Wi-Fi notification management platform that alerts you every time your device connects to different Wi-Fi network. It comes with a slew of features for choosing what happens after connecting to certain ones.

The best jailbreak tweaks for the Volume HUD

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 4, 2017

Perhaps one of the worst experiences in iOS out of the box is the volume HUD; it's clunky and appears right in the middle of the screen as you try to get things done.

Since it gets in the way so much, jailbreak developers have been creating alternative solutions for years, and in this roundup, we'll be talking about the best volume HUD-based jailbreak tweaks that work great with the Yalu jailbreak for iOS 10.

Apply new cosmetics to Control Center with CCSmooth10

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 2, 2017

One of the benefits of having a jailbreak is being able to give your iPhone a new look and feel that's different from every other average Joe on the block. A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed CCSmooth10 by CydiaGeek takes aim at the Control Center interface with this concept in mind.

This tweak comes with a host of options that can make Control Center look totally different than it does out of the box. Its effects are purely cosmetic rather than functional, but to say you can get some awesome effects out of the tweak is an understatement.

BetterPhotoCrop keeps the Notification Center grabber from appearing as you crop images

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 2, 2017

I use the image-cropping tools from my iPhone's Photos app on a daily basis, and I've noticed that I accidentally invoke the Notification Center grabber quite a lot while cropping when I attempt to drag down from the top of the image.

BetterPhotoCrop by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson is a new free jailbreak tweak that moves the cropping interface down enough to prevent the Notification Center grabber from being invoked when you drag down from the top of an image to crop it.

AlternateControls 2 brings an Android-style bottom navigation bar to iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 1, 2017

Available on a wide variety of Android handsets is the bottom navigation bar, and with a jailbreak tweak called AlternateControls 2 by iOS developer Ian Burns, you can bring this functionality to your iPhone as well.

Once installed, the button to the far left will act as a back button, letting you move backwards between interfaces you’ve visited previously, while the center button acts as a virtual Home button and the button to the far right acts as an App Switcher shortcut.

QuietWhilePlaying prevents notifications from interrupting your music playback

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 1, 2017

If you have a pet peeve for incoming notifications interrupting your music when you’re trying to sit back and enjoy a song, then installing a new free jailbreak tweak called QuietWhilePlaying (iOS 10) by iOS developer ijapija00 should be next on your to-do list.

This tweak silences the alert sounds and vibrations associated with incoming notifications, no matter which app they're coming from, whenever you’re actively listening to media.

Lysithea X brings iOS 11-esque Lock screen music controls to iOS 10

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 30, 2017

In case you haven’t seen it yet, iOS 11 comes with a redesigned Now Playing Lock screen interface. It’s sleeker and takes up less space so you can manage your music playback and see missed notifications in the same place more easily.

Now, a new jailbreak tweak called Lysithea X by iOS developer ijapija00 brings this iOS 11 Now Playing Lock screen interface to jailbroken iOS 10 devices.

SwitcherControls merges the App Switcher and Control Center interfaces into one

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 30, 2017

If you want a more powerful App Switcher, then perhaps a good place to start is with a new jailbreak tweak called SwitcherControls by iOS developer DGh0st.

Immediately reminiscent of the multi-center feature from a prior jailbreak tweak release known as Auxo 3, SwitcherControls combines both the App Switcher and Control Center interfaces into one, yielding what you see above.

TimeMover Lite lets you customize the position of your Lock screen clock for free

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 29, 2017

The Lock screen clock appears at the top center of the Lock screen on any stock device out of the box, but with a new free jailbreak tweak called TimeMover Lite by iOS developer NeinZedd9, you can re-position it anywhere you'd like.

If the concept sounds familiar, that’s because this is a free version of the TimeMover tweak that we showed you a couple of weeks ago, but it’s still plenty powerful.

This tweak lets you manually designate favorite Emojis

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 27, 2017

The iOS keyboard includes a key dedicated specifically to accessing the host of Emojis you can use to express your mood. Part of this interface includes a section for Emojis you use frequently, and while it can be useful, suggestions aren't always ideal.

With a new jailbreak tweak dubbed FavoriteEmojis by iOS developer Adeem Mawani, you can manually designate your favorite Emojis by choice; these are the ones that will begin populating the “Frequently Used."

Kairos 2 lets you schedule text messages for future dates and times

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 25, 2017

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish I could schedule iMessages or text messages to send at a future date?” Well, now you don’t have to just sit and wish for such functionality anymore.

A jailbreak tweak called Kairos 2 by iOS developer CP Digital Darkroom enables iMessage and SMS scheduling right from the stock Messages app on your jailbroken iPhone or iPad.

ClassicPlayer turns your iPhone into an iPod Classic

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 25, 2017

Those who've been using Apple products for years might be familiar with the days when the iPod Classic reigned supreme as a music player. It was made famous by its click-wheel design, which responded to touch and drag gestures for navigating your music.

A new jailbreak app dubbed ClassicPlayer by iOS developer Guillermo Moran (fr0st) brings this experience to the iPhone for all the nostalgic folks out there who are missing the click-wheel experience from the days of yore.