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Top iOS 12 Cydia Tweaks

Find and download the best iOS 12 Cydia tweaks and customize to your heart’s content. By doing so, you can work more efficiently, organize better, add ...

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Top Jailbreak Myths, Debunked!

For many iOS users, jailbreaking is still considered taboo. In fact, there has been a lot of misconceptions and myths surrounding jailbreaking an iOS device over the years. To answer some of your questions and debunk those myths, we are going to talk about some of them in this article. Jailbreaking Voids Your Warranty Let me start by saying that ... Read More

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How to Fix Cydia not showing after iOS 8 Jailbreak

If you didn’t know by now the iOS 8 jailbreak is out and is amazing. If you haven’t already follow this guide here to jailbreak your iOS 8.x device. Quick Question: Should I jailbreak iOS 8 now? I’ve just jailbroken my iPhone 6 Plus on iOS 8.1 and installed a few essential cydia tweaks such as f.lux, StatusHUD 2 and NoSlowAnimations – and let me tell you, this makes ... Read More

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Backup iPhone in 5 easy steps

An Easy Guide To Backup iPhone Data and Access it on New Devices The first step before downloading cydia ios 7, is to backup your device. This guide will help you do it pain free. It is important to give your iPhone frequent backups so that all your personal data remains secure. Having good backup iPhone data so that in case ... Read More

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Activator: Simply the best jailbreak app

There are hundreds of Cydia tweaks that anyone with a jailbroken device can use in order to make their lives better and have the opportunity to interact with their device at a far more superior level. One of the most important, and must have Cydia applications is known by the name of Activator. Not only can it be used as a standalone app, ... Read More

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Genie: The best Cydia app for your lockscreen

Apple is well known for being able to create a variety of great handheld devices and they can all be jailbroken, which is well… great news! However, many Cydia tweaks available at the moment are overly complicated and feature way too many settings and choices for a jailbreak ‘noob’. Genie represents a newly released app, capable of changing things up. Well, Genie does exactly what a ... Read More

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Save installed Cydia Packages with Aptbackup

One of the biggest hassles of any jailbroken device is having to re-install cydia apps or packages manually after an upgrade. Aptbackup has made that all easier. This cydia app makes a backup list of all your installed cydia apps or packages automatically for you. After installing Aptbackup open it and tap backup. Be sure to sync your phone with ... Read More

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Control the functions of the sleep button with Power Tap

Cydia apps are great as they have the potential of brining a lot more functionality to any type of iDevice. Today, we’ll cover a Cydia app known by the name of Power Tap. While it doesn’t have a wide array of features, it is however a stable platform that has a single purpose which is to allow users to perform actions such ... Read More

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FileBrowser, a great alternative to iFile

After many years, I still remember my first jailbreak experience with the iPod Touch 2G. The two first Cydia apps that I installed were Winterboard along with iFile which would allow me to change up a couple of settings on my device. Well, the old and infamous iFile has a bit of more competition right now, after the release of FileBrowser, a ... Read More

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Get many great Snapchat features with GhostPrefs

Chances are that you’ve already heard about, or even used Snapchat before. Today, we’ll take a look at an interesting Cydia app known by the name of GhostPrefs. Due to the fact that its name doesn’t really manage to give away a lot about the app itself, we’ll have to go into an in-depth review. However, if you’re still not aware about Snapchat, then ... Read More

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Improve multitasking on your iOS device with AppHeads

Ever since it was first introduced, the Apple multitasking system had a couple of flaws which made it somewhat unlikable by people from all around the world. While it is neat and sleek, there are definitely a couple of improvements that Apple could’ve made. However, until that happens, a great Cydia tweak known by the name of AppHeads will take multitasking to ... Read More

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Optimize apps on your iPhone with ForceGoodFit

The coveted iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus became available more than a month ago, and the modern iOS 8 has been around for even longer. However, updating apps on these phones can take a while for the developers to complete, and this has been the case with all of the iPhones and iOS systems as they were released. If ... Read More

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Over 1.3 million apps have been posted on the App Store

Apple’s iPhone 6 event just started around 20 minutes ago, and we’ve seen some exciting news including two different sized iPhones known by the names of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. We’ve now seen Apple mention that since the App Store was created, over 1.3 million apps have been created in total. Well, I’m personally very curious to find out how ... Read More

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Reach all corners of your iPhone 6 with MyReachability

Chances are that you’ve already heard about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and maybe even tried using the devices. If this is the case, then you may think that it is hard to reach certain regions of the screen if you’re using any of these phones with one hand, especially if you have small hands. This is why the folks ... Read More

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Save time when entering your email address with TapTheAT

Let’s face it. We all hate the fact that there are times when we need to spend precious time typing in our email addresses on our phones. Regardless of whether it is done to log onto a service, or create an account the overall process can be considered quite annoying. This is what the folks behind TapTheAt have thought about as well ... Read More

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Smooth Animations Now Available to iOS with Pyx

If you want to change the way your animations provided by App Switcher look on your iOS 8 device, then you will be happy to hear about the Pyx Cydia app app. At just $0.99, this is a fantastic Cydia tweak that adds six or so animations to your App Switcher. While it doesn’t look fantastic, thanks to the smart ... Read More

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Speed up the volume control animation with HUDSpeed

Is it just me or does it simply seem like the volume HUD is a very annoying feature that all the iOS devices currently have? Well, after some research, I came across this great Cydia tweak known by the name of HUDSpeed and I can honestly say that it is one of the most useful out there, especially for people who simply can’t stand ... Read More

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Talk to your phone with Acute

Siri is great, but there are still things that can be done in order to better integrate it into the OS, but also to make it work better with other apps that your iPhone may have. Well, while it may not pick up sound as good as Siri, a Cydia app that has true potential is known by the name of Acute. This ... Read More

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Use Notate to switch off the automatic landscape mode

The iPhone 6 Plus has a number of advantages compared to the regular iPhone 6. The main one, however, is that the screen automatically rotates to landscape when you use your SpringBoard. Additionally, devices that use tweaks like Upscale or LittleBrother can also use auto rotation. However, not everybody likes this feature and it seems like many actually find it ... Read More

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The Winner of the iPhone 5s is..

Thanks for the all those who took part in our iPhone 5s giveaway, it was very difficult to picking a winner because it felt like all of you deserved one! Now without further ado, let’s announce the winner… The winner of our iPhone 5s giveaway is Dennis Guarvy. Here is a link to his entry. Dennis will be contacted via DM very soon with all ... Read More

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App Store Redirects Disrupting Cydia User Experience

Cydia is a wonderful platform where developers and iOS users can exchange new tweaks – or even sell them – and do wonders with iOS. However, Cydia is not without its own faults. The repositories that host iOS and jailbreak tweaks are now flooded with app store redirects. Recently, it has been more and more annoying. App store redirects aren’t ... Read More

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Better One-Handed Use with Upcoming Tweak

Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh or MohammadAG is planning to release an upcoming jailbreak tweak that will change the way you use your iPhone entirely. Shrinkability, the name of the upcoming jailbreak tweak, take cues from Samsung’s one-handed mode and will add similar features to iOS. Interested? What the jailbreak does is allow a gesture and shrink the displayed screen to one corner ... Read More

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Cydia Impactor: Steps to Unjailbreak Your iPhones, iPads or iPod Touch

Is there any way to remove your jailbreak without actually updating iOS? The recently released Cydia Impactor unjailbreaks your iPhone with little effort – it is only a matter of five steps. In this handy short tutorial, we’ll show you how to go back to your plain stock iOS and remove the jailbreak without actually updating your current iOS version. Please note: this app ... Read More

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Get the best out of your camera with CameraTweak

One thing that Apple should really spend some more time working on is the both the camera hardware used on their devices, but also the software accompanying it. For those who would like to get some more functionality out of their iOS cameras, CameraTweak is a great jailbreak tweak that has the scope of adding a large number of features ... Read More

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More Jailbreak Tweaks for Pairing Android Wear with iOS

Android Wear is showing good signs of progress. There are more options to choose from, each offering improved functionalities, better design and an updated version of the Android Wear. There are also more apps that support Android Wear these days, especially since Google is really pushing its wearable platform forward. It is only natural that developers in the jailbreak community ... Read More

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Springtomize 3 Latest Update

I think it is safe to say that Springtomize 3 is one of the most popular jailbreak tweaks out there today. The tweak offers a lot of functionalities that will allow you to customize almost every part of the iOS user interface. Today, a new update has been introduced. The update added several new useful features you will certainly love. Springtomize 3 ... Read More

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Style up your iOS with Tintch

Are you sick of the dull look that iOS 8 can get after you’ve been using it for a prolonged period of time or you would simply like to try out a different look while most of the visual aspects of the software remain the same? Tintch represents a brand new Cydia tweak that allows users to colorize all of the switches, ... Read More

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Switch Twitter Handle & Real Name with Rochade

There are a lot of jailbreak tweaks designed to do one specific task. This next tweak we are about to discuss in this article is exactly like that. Meet Rochade, a jailbreak tweak so simple its beautiful. Rochade’s main task is very simple: it switches the Twitter handles and real name. What’s interesting about Rochade is the fact that it works with ... Read More

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SwitcherDND: An iPhone Tweak for When You Don’t Want to Be Disturbed

If you still think iPhone is not customizable, you obviously haven’t seen the repositories on Cydia lately. There are hundreds of new tweaks available, each designed to make your experience of using an iPhone – or other iOS devices – much more pleasant. SwitcherDND is one of those tweaks; it is one I would personally recommend too. In simple words, SwitcherDND is ... Read More

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The massive Apple Watch iOS tweak, Aeternum gets an update

If you remember, we’ve recently covered one of the most promising Cydia apps, also known by the name of Aeternum which basically has the role of putting in the Apple Watch UI o your iPhone. Well, the famous app which has received quite a lot of positive reviews by people from all around the world has recently gotten a massive update, thus ... Read More

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Unified Notifications on Your Lock Screen with LockInfo

The honest truth is that finding the perfect notifications tweak over on your iOS device can be considered quite a difficult experience from all the points of view, mostly due to the fact that there are hundreds of choices. LockInfo is no new jailbreak tweak at all. In fact, the latest iteration, LockInfo8, is the successor of a very popular ... Read More

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Classic iOS Shutter Annimation with ClassicShutterAnnimation

When Apple updated its Camera app following the release of iOS 7, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of shutter animation. Yes, the camera does feel faster and snappier, but sometimes that shutter animation makes the whole experience, well, better. I guess I’m not the only one who feels this way, because now there’s a jailbreak tweak to bring that ... Read More

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Get Siri Suggestions in Spotlight

Siri Suggestions is an interesting feature introduced in iOS 9. It adds suggestions to the Spotlight interface that appears when you swipe left on the Home screen. Siri Suggestions is a feature that brings suggested contacts, apps and shortcuts along with news and topics as well as places that you might be interested in nearby. Although this feature is a handy ... Read More

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Hacker Teases iOS 9.2 Jailbreak (Again)

The last time a public jailbreak tool was released, it was for iOS 9.0-9.0.2. Since the Pangu 9 Jailbreak for iOS 9 was introduced, we haven’t seen a new tool being made available. The demand for iOS 9.2 and 9.3 jailbreak is as high as ever, and we might not be too far from seeing a public release after all. Qwertyoruiop recently ... Read More

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