Apple can’t seem to make up their mind with Control Center as it has been through many iterations since its inception in iOS 7. With iOS 10 they added another page for the music controls. This made a lot of sense for a lot of users, the first page is less cluttered and everything is easy to access. Horseshoe, by developer Andy Wiik attempts to bring back a one page Control Center to iOS. Continue reading this post ->
Users have requested a dark mode feature from Apple for years now. We have seen hints of it thanks to iOS 10 within the framework of the messages app and we now have a dark Clock app. There’s also tweaks for this found on Cydia like Eclipse and NightMode, allowing users to somewhat achieve a dark UI.
While these tweaks are great at what they do, there are still elements of the UI left out. Noctis, a new tweak from developer LaughingQuoll themes these in a beautiful way.
Dark mode is only the beginning as you also have the option to set a color of your choice, which is a neat feature that will be of use to themers. For convenience there is also a toggle in the Control Center to turn it on and off. Continue reading this post ->
One of the common modifications a lot of people like to do with a jailbroken iPhone is to change the look and feel of the dock. A person can remove or change the background blur, increase the amount of icons or even completely get rid it. Vinculum, by developer William Vabrinskas, adds a whole new dimension of functionality to the dock by tucking an Android-like app drawer neatly underneath it just a quick swipe away.
Within Vinculum there are a lot of options including hiding the grabber, changing the size of icons, and using a dark background which also changes your dock background. You can also set it to automatically activate search after swiping up, this makes it just like Spotlight and could replace it for some users. As with most jailbreak tweaks, users can customize the experience to suit their needs.
Vinculum was created to fulfill a request on Reddit and was initially going to be known by a different name, but was rejected due to possible copyright infringement.
Josh also runs JailCast, a podcast dedicated to the world of jailbreaking that does regular in-depth episodes. You can back and support Jailcast over Patreon and via PayPal.
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 ->
