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...
If you jailbreak your iDevice, you may have heard about an awesome app from Ryan Petrich called Display Recorder that allows you to record video of your iPhone's display. It has been in the Cydia store for years now and is a very useful tool. Now is seems developer Bugun Software has taken this idea,...
iOS 6 was just unveiled yesterday, and we already have iOS 6 themes hitting Cydia. The UI of iOS 6 doesn't differ too much from the current iOS, but one of the aspects that has changed, is the dialler, in the Phone app. Today, you can get this new dialer with this new Winterboard theme....
BitTorrent downloading has been around for a long time, and is an easy way to share files between your peers. Even though this technology is great, it comes with negative connotations, as it is often related to piracy, and illegal downloads and uploads. Installous also comes with negativity in the jailbreak community, as it can be...
Security has always been a huge issue in iOS. Anytime you want to purchase something in iTunes or the App Store, or even download something for free, you have to put in your Apple ID password. When installing updates from multiple accounts, you have to do this multiple times. Personally, I wish there was...
Anyone who jailbreaks their iDevice is probably familiar with iFile. It is a full featured file browser for iOS. It allows you to view any file on your device, with full cut/copy/paste options for these files. With it's web server capabilities, it is perfect for installing new themes or deb files, or for another...
Pod2g, seen in the middle of the jailbreak dream team photo above, has been the go to guy for the last two untethered jailbreaks. These came in the form of Absinthe, and Absinthe 2.0. With some help from The Chronic Dev Team and The iPhone Dev Team, pod2g has made a name for himself in...
Game emulators have been in high demand on iOS devices, ever since the first jailbreak, years ago. In recent years, Zodttd has been at the forefront of bringing games emulators to consoles and mobile devices. There have been some legal questions regarding these emulators, but Zodttd says he is not breaking any laws. He...
A brand new customization tweak called Unlockize has just hit the Cydia store that lets you pick cool unlock animations for your jailbroken iOS device (via Modmyi). Developed by John Coates, Unlockize allows you to change the default crossfade unlock animation using a simple preferences pane in the Settings.app. There are 6 different animations to choose from. You also have the...
As of the time of this post, the above jailbreak dream team is now on site at the HITB SecConf, prepping their presentation, and are about to take the stage. A lot of iOS users, waiting for the new jailbreak, would consider these guys the next Avengers. :P From left to right, we have: @pimskeks, @iOPK, @pod2g, @p0sixninja , and @planetbeing....
This tweak has had a quick evolution from concept to release. It wasn't long ago that we were talking about this cool new concept from designer Anton Kudin. Then we heard that iOS developer, Jonas Gessner, was working on bringing the concept to life. Today, the new tweak has been released in Cydia, and...
If you're familiar with jailbreaking, you know what a hassle and how time consuming it is to get all your Cydia apps back onto your device after you've had to restore it. From trying to remember all the apps you've installed or dealing with all the resprings and reboots, it can be frustrating. Thankfully there...