I get asked this question a lot by fellow iPhone enthusiasts: “Do you jailbreak your phone?” I know as soon as this question is asked, a healthy debate is about to ensue. Recently this article was written on Cult of Mac. The author has eloquently stated his case as to why he is in favour...
Cydia, the popular iOS jailbreak applications and tweaks store developed by Jay Freeman a.k.a @Saurik, hasn’t received much of a redesign since its inception and with Apple introducing the all new App Store in iOS 6, it might be a good time to ask Saurik for a Cydia makeover. A recent publication by AppAdvice does exactly that,...
Musclenerd, of The iPhone Dev Team, announced on Twitter that they have released an update to the popular jailbreak software, Redsn0w. This version improves downgrading your baseband from the iPad baseband, 06.15.00, and adds a new DFU IPSW feature. Here's the notes from The iPhone Dev Team's blog: Happy 4th of July! Today’s release of...
Making our iOS experience more streamlined and more efficient is something a lot of us strive for. The "quick reply" method for replying to texts, messages, and tweets is a great way improve your iOS usage, as it lets you reply to your messages without leaving your current task. We recently saw Quick Reply for WhatsApp...
Some iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users will keep their WiFi turned off until it's needed, either to save battery, avoid annoying pop ups letting you know when you're near a hot spot, or some other reason. Then when they do need WiFi on, they have to manually go into the Settings app and...
Since Google Chrome for iOS was released, more and more iDevice users have been letting Safari collect dust as they use the new browser. Although Chrome has quite a full feature set, it is missing some of the Cydia tweaks that you can get for Safari. iDB is reporting that there is a new tweak...
With the release of Google Chrome for iOS yesterday, comes another choice of browser for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Having an alternative browser to Mobile Safari is desired by many iOS users. Google Chrome for iOS Is a great alternative. Many use Chrome on there Macs, as an alternative to the desktop version...
The jailbreak community is always coming up with great new ways to use our iPhones, iPod Toucches, and iPads. If you jailbreak your iDevice, you may be familiar the SMS app, biteSMS. This app can replace the default iMessage app to bring much more functionality. One of the great features of biteSMS is the "Quick...
Apple has released beta 2 of iOS 6 to developers. With access to these beta versions of the firmware, developers have the chance to get their apps ready for the official release of iOS 6 this fall. Jailbreak developers need the same access to get their apps and tweaks ready, but they need the firmware...
We have seen a few iOS 6 features ported over to iOS 5, via some Cydia tweaks and themes, and today we have another. Scott Forstall introduced iOS 6 at WWDC 2012 and one of the many new features coming is the Twitter and Facebook widgets in the notification center. This is a quick...
Occasionally, there are times when you do not want your iPhone to shut down. If your iPhone is stolen or lost, you can track it down with find my iPhone, but not if the thief turns it off. This is also important if you have a tethered jailbreak. You definitely don't want your iPhone turning...
When iOS 6 was introduced earlier this month at WWDC 2012, we got a preview of what's to come. There are a few UI changes coming, that are simple, but distinctive from iOS 5. If you jailbreak your iDevice, you can get the look and some of the features of iOS 6 right now, with...
