Category Archives: Jailbreak

Apr
22
2013
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ZodTTD Releasing Beta of gpSPhone 8 Emulator Today

Posted by at 8:45 am
A mockup design of the gpSPhone 8.0 emulator for iOS. (Credit: Vitaliy Denisevich).

A mockup design of the gpSPhone 8.0 emulator for iOS. (Credit: Vitaliy Denisevich).

ZodTTD, the curator of several iOS emulators for legacy consoles such as PlayStation and Gameboy Advance, has been working feverishly on his latest gpSPhone 8 emulator for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In a tweet from just moments ago, the developer states that he will create a public Cydia repository to host his beta software, which will include a first preview of gpSPhone 8 for testing by the public. Several weeks ago, ZodTTD turned to the iFans forums looking for beta testers and received an outstanding response from the community.

“Tomorrow, on April 22nd I’ll be releasing a beta of gpSPhone v8,” ZodTTD told iFans. “It’s ready to get packaged for the public repo. I’ll set up a repo anyone can add to Cydia for my betas. So tomorrow check for a new thread here [at iFans] with the repo URL and reply with any feedback. Hopefully through feedback my iOS emulators really start to shine again. I’ll also be on Twitter managing responses and announcing news.” Be sure to follow along in the forum thread and on Twitter for further updates.

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Apr
21
2013
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Icysn0w And Other iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreaks Are Fake

Posted by at 8:00 pm

ios-6-jailbreakFor those that are new to the jailbreak scene, this is an important reminder that not all jailbreaking tools that you’ll come across on the web are legitimate. Unfortunately, there are a number of fake jailbreak tools out there. We see this time and time again, and it hurts the integrity of the jailbreak community.

We like to refer to them as “failbreaks,” jailbreak tools that are intended to be solely a hoax or, worse, can be potentially harmful to your computer. Failbreaks have been around for several years, and probably won’t go away anytime soon, so it’s important to avoid being misled.  (more…)

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Apr
18
2013
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Auxo for iPad Coming in May

Posted by at 12:39 pm

Auxo iPad

Auxo, a popular jailbreak tweak that revitalizes the iOS app switcher, will be launching on the iPad next month. The development team behind the tweak has even setup a splash page to increase anticipation for the upcoming tweak, and promises to provide more previews in the coming weeks.

While there are ample benefits of jailbreaking your iOS device, there is no perhaps none better than Auxo right now. The tweak takes a new approach to the way multitasking works on iPhone, iPod touch and inevitably iPad, with card-sized previews of each app, improved music controls, and quick toggles.

Auxo for iPad should be available on Cydia for download next month. The tweak will support landscape mode on the iPad, contrary to being portrait-only on the iPhone. It’s also important to note that the iPhone version of Auxo costs $1.99, so the iPad version will likely have a price tag too.

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Apr
18
2013
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Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak Will Enable Facebook Chat Heads Across iOS

Posted by at 11:35 am

iPhone Facebook Home Chat Heads

Facebook wishes that it could deliver the full Home experience on iPhone, but tough Apple restrictions will likely prevent that from ever happening. In the meantime, the social network has updated its Facebook app to at least bring its new Chat Heads to iPhone; however, the feature is limited to use within the Facebook app only. That’s where 21-year-old developer Adam Bell comes in, with a new jailbreak tweak that expands the Chat Heads functionality across the iOS platform.

The experience is the same as it would be on Android smartphones, allowing you to tap, drag, and fling Chat Heads on top of your Safari web browser, home screen, weather app, or wherever else you might be on your iPhone. While the port isn’t absolutely perfect, as it does some suffer from some minor freezing, it is hardly a resource hog and doesn’t negatively affect battery life. Also, there is no SMS or iMessage integration yet. Look for the tweak to pop up on Cydia and GitHub in the coming days.

[The Verge]

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Apr
16
2013
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MessageSwiper Lets you Quickly Switch Between Text Conversations

Posted by at 1:25 pm

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When you’re checking your email using the default Mail app, you have the convenience of tapping the arrows in the top right corner of the screen to quickly switch between the emails in your inbox. What if you could do something similar in Messages.app? That’s what MessageSwiper does, but it attempts to do so in a slightly more elegant fashion. (more…)

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Apr
15
2013
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Sentry’s Take on Cydia

Posted by at 12:58 pm

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Have you ever wondered what Cydia would look like if it got a UI overhaul?  Like with many other potential iOS facelifts, Sentry is here to answer that question for us. The interface is very reminiscent of the App Store, with tabs that include “Details,” “Images,” and “Reviews.” Also notable is what I presume is a Cydia-side review system.  (more…)

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Apr
14
2013
14
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Flex: The Most Powerful Tweak

Posted by at 9:40 am

Flex: The Most Powerful Tweak

2013-04-14 11_34_45-Flex_ The Most Powerful Tweak _ iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch forums _ iFans

Flex works by creating “patches” to apps. First off, it gets the headers from a library that you want (such as ChatKit or UIKit). It allows you to choose the return value of the functions. So, for example, if the return type is a “BOOL” then you can either choose FALSE or TRUE for it. It then uses MobileSubstrate to patch it in the running processes.

Flex is a powerful tweak that lets you create and share patches for iOS apps. Community Development Team member tw23 has taken the trouble of explaining what this tweak does and how to use it. Head over to the forums and give his guide a glance, you may find that this tweak may just be worth purchasing!

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Apr
10
2013
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Evad3rs to Hold a Press Conference Tomorrow, Watch the Live Stream Here

Posted by at 6:31 pm

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Tomorrow at the fourth annual Hack in the Box Security Conference in Amsterdam, the evad3rs jailbreak team will meet with the press to discuss its iOS 6 untethered jailbreak. News of the event was issued via a press release from HITB itself.

Members of the @Evad3rs will hold a press conference at the fourth annual Hack In The Box Security Conference on the 11th of April at the Okura Hotel, Amsterdam. The press conference will focus on their renowned evasi0n jailbreak and will also be streamed live. (more…)

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Apr
10
2013
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Upcoming Cydia Tweak ‘LyricFlow’ Brings iTunes 11 Cover Flow Experience to iPhone

Posted by at 8:32 am

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Everyone is familiar by now with the Cover Flow feature that appears when you flip your iPhone or iPod touch into landscape mode within the Music app. But, Apple has largely neglected to update this part of iOS since the earliest days of the software. That has inspired iFans forum member Eric Castro to create a brand new jailbreak tweak called LyricFlow, an iTunes 11-inspired Cover Flow replacement with song lyrics.

“[The tweak is] highly focused on aesthetics, visual effects, and simplicity,” Castro claims. “Interface color scheme matches album artwork as seen in iTunes 11. By the way: effects and transitions are WAY smoother in the real app. But this was the best quality and FPS I could get using Display Recorder.”

Castro is currently working on finishing development of this tweak, at which point it should be submitted to Cydia for download by the public. When it does become available, you’ll find out about it right here at iFans. In the meantime, be sure to leave Castro feedback in the comments section. Do you think LyricFlow is a useful tweak?

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