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PushTone: Change push notification alerts sounds on a per-app basis

PushTone is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to customize audible push notifications on an app to app basis.

That means that you can change something like the standard Tweetbot notification into a duck quack, or any of the other alerts and ringtones available in the ringtone library.

If you've been looking for a convenient method for customizing your alerts down to the app level, then look no further than PushTone...

Ask Jeff Season 02: Episode 01 – Finding the Secret

Do you have a jailbreak related question that you've just been dying to find an answer to? Do you want to discuss all things Apple with the folks at iDB? If so, then be sure to tune into the latest episode of Ask Jeff.

In the first episode of the year, Jeff tackles questions regarding the rumored Apple Television, the iPhone 2G, the best jailbreak tweak for the iPhone, Cydia errors on refreshing, and much, much, much more...

‘iUnlock’ adds custom unlock animations and sound effects to your iDevice

If the first thing you though was: "Hey, that looks like UnlockFX," then you're not alone, I thought the same thing too.

But after a little bit of testing, I've confirmed that there just may be enough differences between UnlockFX and iUnlock to warrant a look.

While its animations aren't as original and inspired as that of UnlockFX, iUnlock does feature a few more bells and whistles to make it worthy of your consideration...

MyAssistant updated with new features, assorted bug fixes

Earlier this month, MyAssistant (aka MySiri) made its way into the Cydia Store. The jailbreak tweak adds a host of new options to your digital assistant, including controls for Settings toggles and Activator events.

Today, co-creator Andrea Oliva announced that MyAssistant 1.1 is now available for download, bringing a number of new features and bug fixes to the tweak. Keep reading for the full change log...

‘Graviboard’ updated with iOS 5 support

Graviboard is one of the most famous jailbreak tweaks of all time, so I was shocked that we had never covered it on video before.

Today, the legendary tweak was updated with iOS 5 support. What better way to celebrate than to give it a thorough video walkthrough?

The top 10 Siri jailbreak tweaks

Now the the iPhone 4S untethered jailbreak has had some time to marinate, there's a nice helping of jailbreak tweaks available that are designed specifically with Siri in mind.

In fact, there are now enough that we can create a legitimate top 10 list covering some of the best Siri jailbreak tweaks to date.

If you have a jailbroken iPhone 4S (or an older device running Spire) then you don't want to miss this...

Top jailbreak videos of the week

Last week featured a variety of video goodness for your enjoyment. We touched on everything from OS X Mountain Lion, to a brand new method for getting Siri running on older devices. If you missed any of our videos in the last week, then we've conveniently picked out five of the very best.

Please be sure to share our iPhone, iPad, and iOS video guides by spreading our posts on Twitter and Facebook.

Here’s another awesome animated Siri theme

Neurocube Siri is yet another 3D animated Siri theme that contains nearly 300 frames of animation.

Not too long ago we covered we covered Neurotech Siri, a theme in similar vain, which was also elegantly animated.

Simply put, if you're looking to add style to the Siri interface, then you can't go wrong with either theme.

FastClear: Clear notifications with a single tap

Does tapping twice to clear Notification Center notifications get on your nerves? Well, if you haven't used one of the many already available tweaks to eliminate the issue, perhaps FastClear is what you need?

FastClear is a simple tweak that makes the "clear" dialogue display on Notification Center instead of the "x". This enables you to clear all of your notifications with a single tap instead of two...

Browse through your email more efficiently with Swipe for Mail

If implemented correctly, swipes and gestures can make all your tasks on the iPhone seem far less tedious. That's why Cydia packages like Activator and App Store apps like Clear are so popular.

Now, folks with jailbroken devices can add swipe-based navigation to their stock Mail app, with Swipe for Mail. The tweak enables you to browse through your inbox by swiping across your screen...

‘QuickSiri’ opens Siri in full screen mode, claims to make Siri faster on older devices

Looking to make Siri more responsive on older devices like the iPhone 4? Then you may want to give this free jailbreak tweak a go.

QuickSiri allows you to outright bypass Siri opening in the small 1/4 window mode in favor of full screen mode. The developer of the tweak claims that this can make Siri more responsive on older devices.

But does it actually work?