Jailbreak Apps

How to get Siri working on older devices the easy way, no proxy required

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen, this is by far the easiest way to get Siri running on your older devices like the iPhone 4, or iPod touch G4, and it requires no proxy server or meticulous setup.

As long as you have a generous friend that's willing to send you a file from their jailbroken iPhone 4S, you can have Siri running on an older device in just a few minutes.

Inside, we'll walk you through how to use AssistantConnect and AssistantConnect4S on video. It's extremely simple, just follow this brief tutorial...

‘PowerSoundDisabler’ disables your iPhone’s charge alerts

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2012

Don't you hate it when it's late at night, and you forget to turn on silent mode before plugging your iPhone in to charge? The audible alert that results seems loud enough to wake up the whole residence!

Sadly there's no native way to totally disable the charging alerts, but don't fret, the jailbreak community has your back.

PowerSoundDisabler is a jailbreak tweak that disables the charging sound and vibration notification whenever you plug your iPhone or other iOS device into a power source.

SpotTweet: Will eventually allow you to tweet from Spotlight search. Hopefully.

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2012

SpotTweet is a promising tweak that has one small problem, it doesn't actually work at the moment (at least it hasn't for me).

SpotTweet is supposed to allow you to send tweets directly from the Spotlight search input box, and everything seems okay until you tap the send button.

Check inside for our analysis of the flawed, but ultimately cool concept...

SiriLoveLyrics: Ask Siri for lyrics to your favorite songs

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 14, 2012

Out of the box, Siri isn't much a music fan. But throw a few jailbreak tweaks here way, and she starts to love music. In fact, this latest tweak apparently makes her love lyrics.

Indeed, SiriLovesLyrics is a jailbreak tweaks for Siri that involves music. It allows you to query Siri for the lyrics of the currently playing song in your Music app, and outputs them in a clean interface so that you can sing along to your favorite songs.

Sara Dictation: Siri-like dictation with multiple language support

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 14, 2012

Sara Dictation is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to have Siri-like dictation on a non-iPhone 4S device. This isn't the first time we've seen a tweak that allows this — siri0us immediately comes to mind — but it is certainly worth trying.

If "Sara" sounds familiar, that's because it is. It's from the same developer that brought you the Siri alternative named Sara, which we covered last week.

Apple fighting non-iPhone 4S devices running Siri?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Is there a new game of cat and mouse brewing? Reports from non-iPhone 4S Siri users indicate that there may be.

Apparently, Apple has altered its requirements for a successful Siri connection, adding a new token to the mix that has caused problems for those who connect to a 3rd party Siri server on non-iPhone 4S devices.

Are you one of them?

How to create and add custom logos to Zeppelin

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 13, 2012

I don't think anyone foresaw how popular Zeppelin would become in the jailbreak community, but there are tons of custom logo packs available, and more being made each day.

What if you wanted to create your own custom logo pack? How would you go about adding the Zeppelin logos to your iDevice manually without going through Cydia?

This tutorial seeks to answer that question, along with providing you with our very own custom iDB carrier logo pack!

How to customize your iPhone’s carrier name

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 13, 2012

Customizing your carrier name is nothing new, but did you know there are tons of ways to go about doing so?

In this video demonstration, we'll highlight four different tweaks that you can use to customize your iPhone's carrier name. You can even use Emoji icons and create custom logos with the proper know how. Check inside for the full rundown...

LockSliderz: Launch up to four apps from your Lockscreen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated March 2, 2012

Want to launch up to four applications directly from your Lock screen? If that sounds like a good idea to you, then you want to take a look at this.

It's called LockSliderz, and it's a jailbreak tweak that does exactly that. Via two slider bars, you can launch up to four apps directly from your iDevice's Lock screen...

Control your device through your Notification Center with NCControl

Cody Lee ∙ February 12, 2012

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish there was a jailbreak tweak that allowed me to control my device through my Notification Center?" Well if you happen to fall into that unique category, your wish has just been granted.

Introducing NCControl by Ron Melkhior. The tweak enables you to access your device while your Notification Center's drop down menu is active...

Access iOS 5’s Notification Center from your Lock Screen with Bulletin

Cody Lee ∙ February 11, 2012

One of my favorite features about IntelliscreenX is the fact that you can access your notification center from your lock screen. I don't use the popular tweak anymore, it was too much for me. And that's really the only element I miss.

Since I dropped Intelliscreenx, I've been looking for a developer to come up with a standalone jailbreak tweak to enable lock screen notification center access. And finally, it's here. Introducing Bulletin...