Cydia Tweaks

A new utility called iOSOpenDev is going to introduce an open source platform for iOS developers containing Xcode templates for creating new Cydia tweaks with little programming knowledge. The iOSOpenDev project will allow users to build common types of jailbreak tweaks, including Activator listeners, command line tools, dynamic libraries, Notification Center widgets, SBSettings toggles, and Mobile Substrate tweaks....

Zephyr, an awesome Cydia tweak from iOS developer Chpwn which brings gesture based multitasking to iPhone and iPod touch allowing users to swipe between applications using left or right swipes and seamlessly move between applications, has just been updated to version 1.1. The latest update brings improved stability and bug fixes as well as a couple of...

A new tweak has been recently pushed to Cydia called Vexillum which allows users to customize the background and font colors of the notification banner in iOS 5. The tweak is pretty simply and does what it says by adding new options within the Settings.app. Once you download and install the tweak, Vexillum tab appears in the...

A new Cydia tweak called TelOnNotification has just made it possible for iOS 5 users to dial any phone number directly from the notification center. The tweak basically provides a quick access to the Phone application by displaying the keypad inside the pulldown notification center menu. The tweak installs as a notification center widget and can be easily toggled on...

A cool jailbreak tweak called xMessages has recently gone live in the Cydia store which lets your add contact photos as thumbnails to the stock Messages app. Along with displaying contact photos, the tweak also shows message time stamps letting you keep track of sent and received messages easily. Much like the Cyntacts tweak for Contacts,...

iOS developer Ori Kadoshi has pushed a new Siri-related tweak to the Cydia store called Custom Siri Background. As the name suggests, the tweak simply lets you change Siri’s background wallpaper. You can choose any custom image or use a photo taken with your iPhone camera directly from the camera roll. Custom Siri Background is reported...

Ever since iPhone 4S jailbreak came out, all sorts of Siri related Cydia tweaks have started pouring in, the latest one being Sireet. This simple tweak, developed by @Tyler_nettleton, allows users to dictate and send tweets using Siri. All you need to do is download / install it from Cydia and have your Twitter ID configured in...

A brand new tweak called Belfry from famous iOS developer Ryan Petrich has just hit the Cydia store which enables jailbroken iPad / iPad 2 owners to install the 6 stock iPhone apps that were never added to the iPad. These native iPhone apps include Weather, Clock, Calculator, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Compass. The only downside is that...

Jailbreaking your iPhone 4S couldn't be any more fun than this. With SiriToggles, a totally free Cydia tweak, you can tell your personal voice assistant aka Siri to carry out tasks like launching apps and switching various system toggles. Once the tweak is installed on your jailbroken handset, you can ask Siri to enable/disable Bluetooth / Wifi ,...

For the past couple of days, we have been posting Cydia tweaks to help you customize the same old boring look of iOS 5.x on your freshly jailbroken iPhone 4S or iPad 2. Now, its time to theme your default iOS keyboard and make it look totally awesome. Called the Color Keyboard / Color Keyboard HD...

By now, you must have jailbroken your iPhone 4S (..unless you've been living under a rock or something for God knows how long) and must be enjoying your handset more than ever, customizing it with all sorts of Cydia tweaks and themes. Yesterday, we told you how to dramatically improve the overall look of your...

Every iPhone 4S owner is excited about yesterday's untethered iOS 5.0 / 5.0.1 jailbreak release for A5 devices in the shapes of GreenPois0n Absinthe (Chronic Dev Team) and Absinthe CLI (iPhone-Dev Team) which opens a whole new world of iOS tweaks and customizations. When I jailbroke my own iPhone 4S, one of the first tweaks that I installed...