UI

This tweak puts a white dot in the Status Bar when your LED flashlight is on

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 13, 2021

One of the things I really like about iOS and iPadOS is that a tiny colored dot manifests itself in the Status Bar when your handset’s camera or microphone activates. Not only is it a great way to be reminded that your hardware is being used in the background, but it also promotes privacy by ensuring you’re in the know whenever an app taps into your camera or microphone.

I can’t count on my own two hands the number of times I’ve witnessed someone who forgot their device’s flashlight on and failed to realize it either because they were out in the Sun or because the LED flash was being covered by something. Having said that, a similar Status Bar-centric indicator for the rear-facing LED flash could also benefit users.

Walletigious disables the MagSafe wallet animation on pwned iPhone 12 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 20, 2021

MagSafe is a relatively new feature that ships with the iPhone 12 lineup, and it lets users connect wireless chargers and other accessories such as cases, wallets, and battery packs to their handset with the satisfying click that comes with magnetic attraction.

In many instances, connecting first-party and other licensed MagSafe accessories to a supported iPhone results in an aesthetically pleasing animation. Even Apple’s MagSafe wallets provides an animation of their own that’s distinguished from the one you see when connecting to a MagSafe charger.

Get tiny customizable notification banners on your jailbroken iPhone for free with Liddell

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 27, 2021

The concept of smaller notification banners has been around for the iOS & iPadOS platforms for quite some time now in the form of jailbreak tweaks, but it’s something that Apple hasn’t yet taken up – not even in the latest iOS & iPadOS 14 releases.

Jailbreakers appear to enjoy this feature because it makes notification banners more compact and prevents them from getting in the way of the buttons on the navigation bar. Personally, I love this feature too, and that’s one reason why I’m so excited about a new and free jailbreak tweak release called Liddell by iOS developer Litten.

This tweak removes the Shorts button from the YouTube app’s Tab Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 31, 2023

One of the newer features that YouTube appears to be putting a lot of excessive emphasis on lately are what the video streaming platform likes to call “Shorts.”

Make your notification badges pop with BlurryBadges

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 31, 2022

One thing that hasn’t changed much over the years is the look of the red notification badges that appear over the Home Screen’s app icons whenever they have missed notifications that require attention.

ShyNC can prevent the Notification Center gesture from being a nuisance in full-screen apps & games

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 25, 2021

It can be convenient to swipe down from the top of your iPhone’s display to get a brief glance at any missed notifications you might have via Notification Center, but the gesture itself sometimes conflicts with the in-app gestures of games and certain full-screen apps.

RetroVol brings a highly requested classic TV volume animation to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 24, 2021

There’s certainly no shortage of jailbreak tweaks that modify the look and feel of an iPhone’s volume HUD interface, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the current abundance of options on the market offer the look and feel that each individual jailbreaker might be going for.

Organize jailbreak tweak settings inside of one convenient app with Tweak Settings

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2021

When you’re jailbroken, it can be hard to resist the temptation to install a bunch of jailbreak tweaks that augment your user experience. There’s nothing wrong with that, but you’ll quickly come to the realization that the surge of tweak installations adds superfluous preference panes to the Settings app and makes you do more scrolling to get where you’re trying to go.

This tweak ports iOS 14’s App Library to jailbroken iPads on iPadOS 14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 9, 2021

When Apple released iOS & iPadOS 14 last Fall, one of the first things that stood out to me was that the brand new App Library interface and how it was limited to smaller handsets such as the iPhone and iPod touch. Unfortunately, iPad users would be out of luck if they wanted to try the App Library.

Atlas is a new and minimalist-friendly video player interface for jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 30, 2024

The iPhone’s native video player certainly gets the job done, but if you’re interested in something a bit more minimalistic, then a new jailbreak tweak called Atlas by iOS developer Chr1s might be for you.

This tweak turns your Status Bar purple after enabling Do Not Disturb mode

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 22, 2021

Last month, we showed you a free jailbreak tweak called DNDBadges by iOS developer Ichitaso that turned your Home Screen’s app icon badges purple whenever Do Not Disturb mode was enabled.

Snapify ports Snapchat’s Send button method to Apple’s Messages app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 21, 2021

Heavy Snapchat users will recognize one particular workflow difference between messaging via the Snapchat app and messaging via Apple’s Messages app, be it iMessage or SMS; more specifically, it’s the lack of a Send button in the text field where you compose your message.