Ever since the iOS 6 untethered jailbreak was released three months ago, the jailbreaking community has released arguably the greatest tweaks and themes we’ve seen to date. Cydia now has several great offerings that make jailbreaking your iOS device all that more enticing, and we’ve got a roundup of some of the best jailbreak tweaks for iPod touch 5th gen ahead. As you would expect, these tweaks are cross-compatible with the iPhone 5. (more…)
Along with FullScroll and Grabby, Ryan Petrich’s Do Not Disturb enhancing tweak Luna is now available on Cydia. In short, the tweak’s main feature is to allow its users to enable Do Not Disturb by making a swipe-down gesture from the lockscreen or Notification Center. For the full run down, check out Joe’s post from Friday.
Sadly, Petrich decided to make the tweak $2 like many of his other offerings. That said, if any tweak developer deserves a couple of bucks, it’s him. Head over to the BigBoss repo on Cydia to grab it.
Velox, arguably one of the best jailbreak tweaks, is now available on Cydia for $1.99. This gallery shows what the tweak looks like on iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1. Post your own screenshots in the comments section.
The hotly-anticipated jailbreak tweak Velox is now available on Cydia, in the BigBoss repository, for $1.99. Velox adds context menus to native apps and certain third-party apps, greatly expanding the functionality of the home screen. Make sure to read our hands-on look at the tweak for further details.
The jailbreaking community has already discovered a few bugs here and there, but the developers of the tweak promise that updates will be made to resolve these issues. Nevertheless, this tweak is one of the best we’ve ever seen. If you grab a copy of Velox, let us know how it performs for you.
Animation of upcoming jailbreak tweak Luna (Image Source: iDownloadBlog.com)
Well-known jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich, the curator of Activator and several other popular tweaks, has collaborated with graphic designer Sentry on an upcoming jailbreak tweak called Luna.
The tweak will enhance the functionality of the Do Not Disturb mode on iOS devices, by allowing users to enable the feature by making a simple swipe-down gesture from the lock screen or Notification Center.
Luna will also change the way that notifications are displayed when Do Not Disturb is enabled. To get a better idea of how the tweak will work, watch the two concept videos ahead. The tweak should appear on Cydia in the near future, and we’ll let you know when it drops. (more…)
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Apple on Thursday released iOS 6.1.4 as a minor update for iPhone 5. No other iOS devices are believed to be eligible for this build, and the update was not preceded by any sort of beta testing by developers. An “updated audio profile for speakerphone” is the only item listed on the changelog. The update weighs in at 18.2 MB and is available on iTunes or over-the-air by tapping Settings > General > Software Update.
As always, anyone with a jailbroken iPhone should stay away from this update until further notice. Apple patched the iOS 6 untethered jailbreak as of iOS 6.1.3 and later, and iOS 6.1.4 is no exception. Anyone that wishes to jailbreak their iPhone in the future should also refrain from this update, until word is provided from prominent iOS hackers in MuscleNerd and so forth.
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After several months of anticipation, Jaku for iPad has been soft launched on Cydia. This new WinterBoard theme, the work of Canadian graphic designer William Szilveszter, is inspired by the extremely popular original Jaku theme for iPhone. With a pixel-perfect icon set and other meticulously-crafted iOS elements, including the dock and notification badges, Jaku for iPad customizes nearly every aspect of the user interface.
“With the release of the new Jaku for the Retina iPad, I wanted to touch base with everyone that is flying it on their iPad,” said Szilveszter. “Firstly, thanks for the immense support. I know a ton of you have been waiting for this day and have stuck with me for over a year (flying the original Jaku for the Retina iPhone). You guys made all this possible.”
It’s important to note, however, that Jaku for iPad isn’t nearly as fleshed out as its iPhone counterpart yet. The theme doesn’t skin the lock screen, and there are custom icons missing for a number of popular apps. Nevertheless, Szilveszter is fully committed to his product — as he was with Jaku for iPhone — and will be working hard to release updates with additional icons. If you have a particular icon that you would like to request, please post its Bundle ID and icon file name in the comments section. (more…)
It’s been over six months since the last Apple event, but the long wait might have been worth it. Based on multiple reports that have circulated over the past several months, Apple has been busy working on a radically overhauled version of its iOS software for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
It is widely believed that iOS 7 is in store for a “very, very flat” user interface, sans any of the skeuomorphic elements — real wood in Newsstand, stitched leather in Find My Friends, and so forth — that former iOS head Scott Forstall favored.
Apple design chief Jonathan Ive is in charge of UI now, and that should be viewed as a tremendously positive thing. Ive, who was formerly tasked exclusively with hardware design, has played a pivotal role in the look and feel of the iPhone, iPad, iPod and other Apple products for more than a decade. That should translate well to the software side. (more…)
Rumors are Slowing, But That Doesn’t Mean Apple Is
Well, if you were paying attention, you might have noticed that I left out one highly successful Apple product of the 2000s, a device that wasn’t part of the rumor trinity: the iPod. The iPod came out in October of 2001 and was something of a surprise to everybody. Rumors of an Apple digital music player had only sprung up about a week before it was unveiled. Before any of those storied Apple rumors above came to fruition, we got a product that wasn’t rumored at all. And, I don’t know if you noticed, but the iPod turned out pretty OK.
MacWorld did a great roundup of the Apple rumors from the last 10 years. While they note that the iPhone, the iPad, and the Apple set-top box were the three most-rumored devices, they remind us that the iPod was basically a complete surprise. Right now the Apple rumor mill has slowing, but the author of this article wants to remind us that that’s okay. Whether Apple’s next big thing is an “iWatch” or otherwise, they’re undoubtedly working on something. And Tim Cook says he’s ready to introduce an “exciting new product category” going into 2014.
Countless rumors have been flying today that Apple is frantically trying to pull together its iOS 7 at the last moment and that said software update may be facing “delays.” Others, including 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman have said otherwise. iOS 7 will not be delayed. Apple is simply having to pull engineers from other departments to get it done. Connected Apple pundit Jim Dalrymple has this afternoon confirmed this information with the iconic “Yep.” (more…)