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What’s On My iDevice? July 2011 Edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

So I'm a bit late with the July 2011 edition of What's On My iPhone, but better late than never, right?

You'll notice a few changes this go round, primarily with the title of the post. Instead of just showcasing what's on my iPhone, I'm going to show you what's on my iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, etc; even the Apple TV where appropriate.

As a result, I've changed the moniker to What's On My iDevice? Inside you'll find coverage of TwitkaFly 2.0, A legit Spotify replacement for jailbreakers, and a few more goodies for your consumption. Check out the full video inside...

One Man’s Trash – Why No Cydia Tweak is Completely Worthless

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Sound off the alarm. It looks as if a few folks have gotten spoiled. Either that, or they’re beginning to take for granted the benefits that jailbreaking brings to the table; namely, the ability to tweak our iPhone’s in any matter that we please.

For that reason, I try my hardest — although it is admittedly difficult at times — to take an objective stance on any tweak that comes across my desk...

Giveaway: Four SGP iPhone 4 Cases + Neo Hybrid II Case Video Review

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

At iDownloadBlog we like to do things big. That's why we're not spreading this giveaway out four times over just because we have four iPhone 4 cases to give away. Nope, we're giving all four of these bad boys away to one fortunate reader at random.

Okay, so it's not totally random, but it's so easy to enter, it might as well be.

Check inside for a full video review of Stylish people's Good Partner's Neo Hybrid II EX Series iPhone 4 case, along with the full details on what you need to do to claim all four of these cases for yourself...

How to Change Your App Badge Numbers Into Roman Numerals

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

RomanBadge, a recently released tweak on Cydia's Big Boss repo, allows you to add some old school flavor to your iPhone's Home screen.

Though it's highly unlikely you've been searching for a way to change your app badge numbers into those of the first century superpower variety, it is an interesting alternative to the norm.

While admittedly, this tweak won't appeal to everyone, the following video might be enough to convince you to give it a shot...

Is There a Limit to What the Apple Store Will Allow?

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple Stores are pretty famous for being cool with just about anything. From dancing in the store, to even bringing your own pet, Apple usually allows you to do just about anything you want.

Comedian Mark Malkoff decided to put Apple to the test and see if there was a limit to what the Apple Store will allow you to do. In this short video, Mark gets a pizza delivered, has a romantic dinner, gets his iPhone fixed while dressed as Darth Vader, and finally, brings a goat in the store...

‘Apptivator’ is the Perfect Addon to Activator

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

Apptivator...hmm, nice play on words there, if I must say so myself.

Wordplay aside, Apptivator isn't just a cute name; it's a fantastic jailbreak tweak that adds depth to the still-useful, but long in the tooth, Activator.

Activator is the staple jailbreak tweak that allows you to perform actions on your iPhone using a variety of methods from swipes of the status bar, to double taps on the Home button.

It's an infinitely useful tweak that many other tweaks rely on. Apptivator is sort of like a plug-in to Activator -- it allows you to invoke Activator actions simply by double-tapping an app icon of your choice.

Check inside for a video explanation and demonstration of Apptivator...

‘LockLauncher’ Adds App Shortcuts to Your Lockscreen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

One of the much anticipated features of iOS 5 is the ability to launch the camera app directly from your lockscreen.

That featured spawned the popular jailbreak tweak entitled CameraLock -- a tweak that mimicked the functionality featured in iOS 5.

Now, it appears that CameraLock has gone on to inspire its own derivative of sorts, a jailbreak tweak entitled LockLauncher, which enables you to launch apps directly from the lockscreen.

But it's not just the ability to launch apps that makes LockLauncher special; no, it's the ability to launch multiple apps sequentially that really makes this tweak stand out...

‘HUD Controls Plus’ Allows You to Launch Apps Straight From Your Heads Up Display

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Over the years, many a jailbreak tweak has taken advantage of the heads up display that appears when you press one of your iPhone's volume keys; for instance, biteSMS allows you to invoke quick compose for SMS messages by simply tapping the HUD when it appears.

While most tweaks that use the HUD only utilize it for some auxiliary function, HUD Controls Plus focuses solely on the HUD.

With that in mind, it's appropriate to refer to HUD Controls Plus as a supercharger for your iPhone's heads up display...

Add a Free Landscape App Switcher to Your iPhone With ‘Switcherscape’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

If you've ever wanted to open up your app switcher in landscape mode like you can do on the iPad, then your only choice is to jailbreak your iPhone.

Up until now, the jailbreak tweaks that enable the landscape app switcher on the iPhone have all been paid tweaks.

Thank's to @chpwn, there is now a free option to enable the landscape app switcher, and that option is aptly entitled, Switcherscape...

‘SBFloatingIcons’ Places Your iPhone’s App Icons Into a Virtual Blender

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

SBFloatingIcons is a recently released jailbreak tweak that brings a measure of organized confusion to your iPhone's springboard.

In the same vein as tweaks like GraviBoard and others, SBFloatingIcons allows you manipulate all of the app icons on your iPhone's Home screen.

Once installed, you'll be able to add 3D rotation, 2D rotation, and 3D scaling to the icons in both your dock and the home screen. Check inside for a video demonstration of SBFloatingIcons in action...

Apple is Thinking About Buying Hulu, And Here’s Why

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 27, 2017

According to Bloomberg, Apple is considering making a bid on the popular streaming service, Hulu. This acquisition would give Apple Hulu's large subscription base and video streaming service to rival other competitors, like Netflix.

With iCloud and Apple's new emphasis on wireless and available-everywhere content, video streaming seems like the next logical step. Instead of having to invest in its own streaming backend from the ground-up, this Hulu purchase would give Apple a launchpad to start streaming movies and TV shows through iCloud...

Sky TV Streaming App Now in the App Store

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

Sky TV, the UK's largest satellite television provider, has finally seen its new Sky Go app approved by Apple.

Originally slated for release way back on the 6th of July, Sky Go has seen a delay similar to that of the Google+ app, which leads us to wonder if Apple's team of reviewers have been busy accepting apps for the Mac App Store, with OS X Lion finally here.

Available for free on the App Store, Sky Go offers streaming Sky television to iPads, iPod touches and iPhones while out and about, with a maximum of two devices registered at a time...