Xen is a revolutionary new tweak from developer Matt Clark (@_Matchstic) that’s currently in beta for $4.00, and available through his new app called Beta Vendor. It’s a relatively new process for accessing a beta, however, it’s pretty neat and this Reddit post explains how to install Beta Vendor and then Xen.

It should be noted that Xen is the spiritual successor to the tweak Convergance which Matt made after being inspired by some comments by Sentry (@Sentry_NC) about the iOS 7 lock screen. He will still support Convegance for people who’s purchased it on iOS 8 and below, but Xen is the new direction he’s taking.

I personally found the process rather delightful, Beta Vendor is very well designed and seamlessly integrated into Cydia even though it’s a separate app altogether. Once you go through the steps to pay via Paypal you’re directed to the package in Cydia.

You need to install Matts special repo for Xen of course, however it’s all lined out in that Reddit thread linked above. Trust me though, it’s well worth it. Also, if you don’t have a PayPal you can contact Matt and he will work something out with you.

Once you’ve installed Xen to your device you’re greeted with an elegant set up screen that walks you through the process of picking which widgets you’d like to access on your lock screen. You can even add your Notification Center Widgets to a page on your lock screen just like in iOS 10! Continue reading this post ->

Everyone loves to have their iPhone reflect a bit of their personality; whether or not that is a fully jailbroken and customized device or a completely stock look and feel, it still reflects the owner in some way. One of the easier ways to customize your device is the wallpaper and there’s a lot of options out there. You can choose from one of the many that are shipped with your version of iOS or even use your own pictures.

iDeviceWalls is a site made by my good friend Junior of JunesiPhone.com that specializes in collecting beautiful wallpapers for your iOS devices. While the website is good, the iOS app is even better. Available only through Cydia, it allows you to browse the site and then apply a wallpaper directly to your device without saving it in your camera roll. For me this is huge because my camera roll is already bloated with all my screenshots from articles and photos from other sources. Continue reading this post ->

I’ve known about LockPlus for quite some time, however, it didn’t initially draw me in due to the fact that I’m not much of a theme guy when it comes to jailbreaking. I mostly like to add new functionality to my device rather than flashy new looks. When I have dabbled with themes in the past it never turned out very well for me as I could never could get all my icons themed or I’d have small problems with the way it looked.

It was with great trepidation that I installed this tweak. That being said I have no regrets and haven’t looked back yet, even made a few themes myself using his web based creator. The creator itself is a remarkable achievement as it’s a complete WYSIWYG editor. You can literally see what you’re creating as you’re making it, without any coding experience. Continue reading this post ->

Login, a new tweak from developer Brandon Salgado (@ImBrandDev), adds a MacOS style login page to your iPhone with a ton of options. The tweak allows you to customize the blur to your liking, chose your own image to display, and change the buttons among a lot of other things. It’s compatible with most lockscreen tweaks such as Lock+ and Xen, as well as Touch ID. While Login doesn’t necessarily change how you’re going to use unlock your iPhone, but it sure does look damn good. Continue reading this post ->

JailCast, ran by our good friend and contributor Josh Pasholk, recently had on special guest JunesiPhone for episode 13. Best known for his tweak Lock+ and various add-ons to iWidgets, June joined Josh not too long ago to discuss various topics in the world of jailbreak and even answer questions from readers as well.

Despite jailbreak-related articles on PocketFullOfApps being in a lull right now, it’s still something very important to both Josh and I. If you’re missing Josh’s regular jailbreak content here, checking JailCast would be an excellent alternative in the mean time.

Word on the street also says that if you’re interested in getting access to June’s repo full of tweaks and other jailbreak goodies, there’s a 50% off discount code that can be seen here. According to Josh, the picture above is his lockscreen (left) and homescreen (right) using various tweaks from June. Pretty impressive.

Even though I’m not personally heavily invested into jailbreaking much anymore, I found the episode to be quite informative and highly suggest checking it out. There’s also a follow up episode, number 14, also featuring June discussing updates but episode 13 is the actual interview. Like earlier though, jailbreak content here has been lacking so I highly suggest checking out JailCast to get your fulfillment of jailbreak-related content from Josh. Continue reading this post ->