Category Archives: iOS 5

May
21
2013
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Badger Tweak Now Available

Posted by at 5:56 pm

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Badger is an arguably game-changing tweak that brings some fairly simple functionality to iOS. Using a configurable activation method, you can bring up the Badger window which shows any app’s notifications. From there, you can swipe to delete notifications, open them, and even quick reply to texts and iMessages.

In short, Badger is a notification center replacement of sorts that allows you to view notifications directly from the SpringBoard. One could argue that this tweak is similar to Velox in functionality, but I have found Badger to be far less buggy and to have a much more streamlined feel. It may not have all the functionality of Velox, but who really needs to add notes from the SpringBoard anyway?

The full Cydia description as well as a video and more information can be found after the break. (more…)

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Mar
01
2013
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BatteryDoctor Pro: The Ultimate NCSettings Replacement

Posted by at 11:57 pm

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While just hours ago it was reported that the development of popular jailbreak tweak NCSettings has been discontinued, there is fortunately an even better alternative already available known as BatteryDoctor Pro by Kingsoft Security. To search for the package on Cydia, however, you must type in BatteryDoctorPro. You will see Chinese characters at the beginning of the tweak name.

Every once in a while, a jailbreak tweak comes along that simply trumps others of its kind. BatteryDoctor Pro fits that criteria, as both an elegantly designed and highly functional iOS extension. BatteryDoctor Pro offers multipurpose functionality, both monitoring and optimizing the battery life of your iPhone or iPod touch and, much like SBSettings or NCSettings, adding system toggles to Notification Center.  (more…)

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Feb
25
2013
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TypeStatus: Messages Indicator in Status Bar

Posted by at 9:54 am

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TypeStatus is a new minimalistic jailbreak tweak that displays a message indicator in the status bar when someone is actively responding to one of your iMessage conversations. With this tweak, you will no longer have to navigate to the Messages app and look for a bubble with an ellipse — three dots — within, as that symbol will show up in your status bar across iOS.

This simple tweak was inspired by jailbreak guru Jeff Benjamin and brought to life by developer Hashbang Productions. TypeStatus is a free download on Cydia under the BigBoss repository, and requires a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 5 or iOS 6. Due to the simple nature of this tweak, there are no options or settings to configure once it has been installed.

Do you think that TypeStatus is worth installing?

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Feb
24
2013
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Quick Tip: How to Bypass Your Broken Home Button Using AssistiveTouch

Posted by at 12:44 pm

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A broken or unresponsive home button on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can be extremely frustrating, especially if the device is no longer within its warranty coverage period. But, what most people fail to realize, is that there is a native iOS solution to this problem that does not require jailbreaking or spending any money. As noted by iFans forum member TempzZ, there is an accessibility option called AssistiveTouch that is bundled within iOS 5 or later. To enable the feature, navigate to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch.

When enabled, AssistiveTouch places a circular object on your home and lock screens that, once tapped, pop open a window with a number of different shortcuts for the home button, screen rotation, volume toggles, multitasking bar, screenshots and more. The circle dims away into the background when it’s not in use, and you might even find it convenient enough to use even if your tactile buttons are still functional on your iOS device.

Do you use AssistiveTouch? Is there an alternative that you use?

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Jan
22
2013
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Hide Those Pesky Default Apps Using the Newsstand Glitch

Posted by at 5:04 pm

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Yesterday, we posted about a SpringBoard glitch that allows you to move any apps that you want into the Newsstand folder. Apparently, this glitch has also brought to light various other methods of achieving jailbreak-like effects on standard Apple firmware. iDownloadBlog has today posted another tutorial showing a simple modification to the Newsstand glitch that will allow you to hide apps completely, rather than just putting them in the Newsstand folder.

Performing this glitch is only a simple modification to the steps that allowed you to put your apps in Newsstand. Instead of tapping and holding the app that you want in Newsstand, you put all the apps you want to hide in a folder (as shown above) and perform the same steps. After the folder containing those apps is in Newssstand, all it takes is a reboot or a respring and those apps will disappear. To bring them back, simply reboot or respring once more.

[iDownloadBlog]

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Jan
06
2013
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How to Create a Custom Logo Without Jailbreaking Using Windows

Posted by at 5:35 pm

Earlier this week, CarrierEditor – a Mac app — was released,  allowing users to change their device’s carrier logos without jailbreaking.  Of course, this meant that your device must have cellular capabilities in order to proceed and that Windows users were out of luck.

However, developer Dany Lisiansky has released CustomCarrierEditor, which supports Windows and provides the same set of features as the Mac version.  Alongside this, the application also has another unique feature which lets you change the carrier’s text instead of using a logo.

To get started, you can follow this simple tutorial or simply request a logo from the iFans forum members.  The full instructions follows after the break.

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Jan
02
2013
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Ryan Petrich Reveals Hidden Topography Setting In Google Maps

Posted by at 2:41 pm

Cydia IconAs we all know, the native Google Maps application was recently released following its departure in the iOS 6 update. Today, iDownloadBlog is reporting that the app includes a hidden feature — topography.

Early feedback shows the app may be superior to the Android version, even though both versions of the app offer the same basic set of features.  While the Android version offers more features such as Wikipedia  integration and other Google services, the iOS version offers a more clean and intuitive experience.

Both may be useful apps, but the more recent iOS version seems to have one feature that has yet to be publicly announced. (more…)

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Dec
23
2012
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iH8sn0w Updates ‘f0recast’ Tool, Adding New Features

Posted by at 5:25 pm

News on jailbreaking has been somewhat dormant lately, as Apple continues to seed multiple versions of iOS 6. Legendary iOS hackers MuscleNerd, pod2g, planetbeing and others have potentially found a jailbreak exploit as of October, although they still refer to it as a failbreak at this point because of its various flaws.

However, while these famous iOS hackers work very hard to get a jailbreak out for the public, hacker and developer iH8sn0w has gone ahead and updated his ‘f0recast’ tool, which detects if a particular device can be jailbroken or unlocked. The program is essentially a jailbreak status tool for those that are waiting patiently to exploit their devices.  (more…)

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Dec
19
2012
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Cydia Tweak: ‘Download To Newsstand’ Organizes Your App Downloads

Posted by at 6:15 am

A feature that Apple has neglected to pay much attention to on the iOS platform is the concept of app download management, something that Android has always had since its earliest versions. On an Android smartphone, users can simply download an app and it will notify them within the notification system upon downloading.

On iPhone, the user goes to the App Store, downloads an app and it automatically goes to the device’s home screen where the app resumes its download — no notification of any kind. However, developer Greensnow — as part of his Greensnow Xmas Challenge — has provided a simple tweak named Download To Newsstand that manages to put together a simple location where app downloads go. Newsstand.

Download to Newsstand places your app downloads into Newsstand.

For this purpose, Download To Newsstand is an “ideal way of managing your apps” where instead of the app being in the SpringBoard, it will “download and install in the Newsstand folder.” In addition to automatically having applications being in the Newsstand folder, it gives the application a nice visual flat icon that makes it seem as if it was an actual magazine or newspaper that belongs in that folder. Once the application manages to finish downloading and installing, the app will then be transferred out of Newsstand and into your home screen, where you can then sort the app however you prefer.

While not perfect, this tweak does manage to provide a great concept of adding a visual notification to your device of all your apps downloading.  You can find Download To Newsstand on Cydia for free on the ModMyi repo.

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Dec
18
2012
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Cydia Tweak: MapsOpener Sets Google Maps As Default

Posted by at 7:07 am

Since the release of Apple’s own mapping solution found on iOS 6, the app has received generally unfavorable reviews. Most critics have described Apple Maps as inaccurate and lacking in features compared to Google Maps. But after Apple ditched Google Maps as the native mapping app for iOS after around five years, users had little choice for the past several months.

However, it was said that Google was working on a brand new mapping application for iOS that would soon be released into the App Store. Google has since fulfilled that promise, as users saw the return of Google Maps as a third-party app. Response to the app has been phenomenal, with over 10,000,000 downloads already. But, unfortunately, the app is not completely native on iOS devices.

Predictably, iOS 6 still redirects users to Apple’s own map application, even though Google’s fresh — and arguably better — intake of maps is now available. Thankfully, that’s where a new jailbreak tweak called MapsOpener from developer HASHBANG Productions comes in, setting the new map application as the default app on your iPhone or iPod touch.

 

MapsOpener is a “simple tweak [that] makes Google Maps links open in the new App Store app rather than the built in iOS app on iOS 5 and earlier.”  It seems to permanently make Google’s new app the default application across the whole iOS ecosystem. For example, entering or clicking this link in Safari will direct you to Apple Maps on iOS 6, but with the tweak installed, the link will then direct you to Google’s new app. One thing to note about this tweak is that lifehacker “had mixed results getting MapsOpener to open the location in Google Maps,” but with few updates, that should be resolved. MapsOpener is a free jailbreak tweak found on the BigBoss repository in Cydia.

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