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Battery life was always an issue with high end mobile devices. That is to be expected; some 20 years ago, cell phones could only make calls and send and receive messages. However, the advent of smartphones changed all that. Now, they’re essentially small PCs that we use for everything: for photos, movies, notes, everyday correspondence. Cell phones of old could ... Read More
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The time has come already. Apple has announced iOS 8 and the plans they have for their next version of the iOS software. Watching the keynote there are some minor changes, but nothing earth shattering. If you are interested have a look at https://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/. Now the questions have started. What does this mean for the iOS 8 jailbreak? It will be interesting ... Read More
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We’ll start this day off with a warning for all current iOS users out there who have the possibility of running iOS 8 on their devices. After Apple has announced the first update to their newest piece of software, the iOS 8.0.1, users from all around the world have been reporting bugs, so before anything else, make sure to stay away from the ... Read More
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If you didn’t know already, the iOS 8 GM (Gold Master) version is out for all apple developers with the public release due any day now. If you don’t mind losing your jailbreak go on ahead to GeekSays.com to learn how to download iOS 8 GM and install it on your iPhone/iPad! Has anyone followed the above download iOS 8 GM and tried it out as ... Read More
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Well it looks like good news is on the way, the latest tweet from the PanguTeam, the chinese hacking team responsible for jailbreaking iOS 7.1.1, are now one step closer closer with the iOS 8 jailbreak. The tweet reads: “iOS 8 Jailbreak is now one step closer”. However for some unknown reason the tweet was deleted minutes later. Just after typing a quick reply message and ... Read More
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Just a couple of hours have passed since official release of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch, but it seems like these two devices weren’t the only stars of the show. Apple has also updated iOS 8 and added a couple of more features that can be considered really useful for anyone with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. The new ... Read More
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If you remember, iOS 8 was originally announced at Apple’s Developers Conference on June 2 which is quite a large number of months ago. Today, on September 17th, the iOS is officially available to iPhone users from all around the world. The new operating system is claimed to be one of the most advanced ever created by Apple which is simply great ... Read More
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To be honest, I’ve always loved cydia apps that have something to do with security. With the iOS 8 jailbreak right around the corner, more and more great Cydia apps appear on a daily basis. Asphaleia, regardless of its weird name is one of them! With the iPhone 5S, Apple also introduced Touch ID, a smart fingerprint sensor that can be used in ... Read More
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One of our favorite cydia apps has been updated for the iOS 7 jailbreak. VideoPane is an amazing work of art when it comes to using the iOS 7 jailbreak to its full potential. If you have ever wanted to watch a video in another app or screen, this is for you. It is basically a PiP cydia app that works ... Read More
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One of the main purposes behind Jailbreaking is the fact that users get more accessibility to some of the device’s functions which in turn work together towards making the overall experience of a certain user considerably better. With the iOS 8 jailbreak right around the corner, you may want to find out more about some of the latest Cydia apps. Today, we’ll be ... Read More
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Normally, when you press the forward or the backward button in the Music app, the song starts to go forward and backward at a slow rate and the playback speed starts to increase gradually over time. SpeedChanger is a brand new jailbreak tweak that allows you to configure the playback speed. The tweak adds a new button next to the playback button ... Read More
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One of the new features in the stock Messages app on the iPhone 6 Plus is that it now displays the picture of each of the contacts in the conversation list. The image of each contact appears right next to their conversation allowing you to easily differentiate between different contacts. ConvoPics is a brand new jailbreak tweak that ports this feature ... Read More
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We are all aware of the fact that the no. 1 reason that people jailbreak their iDevices is to get access to new customization features that can play an important role when it comes down to giving your iDevice a personal feel, regardless of the iOS version that you are currently running or waiting to get the iOS 8 jailbreak. Messages Customizer ... Read More
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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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One of the major features of iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus is that it comes with a new feature called Reachability that makes it easier for you to reach the top half of your screen by lowering it to the bottom half when you activate it. ForceReach is a jailbreak tweak by PoomSmart that adds additional new features to Reachability. ... Read More
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A very interesting feature that both Android phones, but even Nokia phones running their own software have and had had in the past is related to the idea of adding call favourites on the lock screen or home screen of your device. CallShortcut represents a great Cydia app that will allow you to do just that on iOS 7 and most probably on the iOS ... Read More
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Yet another great Cydia tweak that people from all around the world can enjoy is known by the name of Notific8. This smart Cydia app has the purpose of making the iOS 7 Notification Centre look like the one featured with iOS 8 in order to make iOS devices from all around the world look sleeker while also making their owners happier. If you ... Read More
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Hundreds have tried to create a great Cydia app that can be used to look through a device and make modifications, but many have failed. However, one of the best ‘finder-like’ apps which also works on the iOS 8 jailbreak is known by the name of iFile. iFile, the reputable management app for iPhones, has received several recent updates in order to make it ... Read More
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iOS 8.0.2 by Apple is finally out in the open and it deals with bugs that iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users had when installing iOS 8.0.1. In addition, it also addresses a couple of bugs and introduces a number of updates. The update can be obtained for iPad 2 and never versions, iPhone 4S and newer versions, as well ... Read More
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The Pangu team recently released the jailbreak for iOS 8 and 8.1 devices, which was quite unexpected to be released so soon. Although it doesn’t install Cydia, you can install it manually on your device by following the guide here. However, if you haven’t jailbroken your iOS 8 device yet, you can do so by following our step-by-step guide below. Keep in mind ... Read More
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Earlier, we showed you how you can jailbreak your iOS 8 device on a Windows computer. Since Pangu is compatible with Windows only, it means that you can’t jailbreak your device using a Mac. But, don’t worry as we have found a solution to jailbreak your iOS 8 device on Mac. Keep in mind that the jailbreak currently provides SSH access only ... Read More
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Has it occurred to you that you wanted to send someone a message with something interesting on your screen, but you had to take a full screenshot and the crop it out? Well, this has happened to many people from all around the world, which is also the reason why CroppingScreen was created. It pretty much represents a must-have Cydia app for ... Read More
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One of the main features of iOS 8 is that it allows you to say “Hey Siri” to your device while it’s connecting to a power outlet and in return have Siri launched automatically. This means that you no longer need to hold the Home button to launch Siri. However, the only way to take advantage of this feature is to ... Read More
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iOS 8.1 has finally come to an end as Apple has stopped signing the firmware. This means that if you’re running a version above iOS 8.1, you no longer have the chance to downgrade back to the older firmware. Till a few weeks ago, iOS 8.1 was the only jailbreakable version as the Pangu jailbreak supported devices running iOS 8.0 ... Read More
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There are a number of jailbreak tweaks that offer better battery indicator for iOS users. Alkaline is a good example of such tweak. However, although Alkaline and several other existing tweaks work great with older iOS devices, they are very glitchy on an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Have you ever felt like the battery indicator over on your ... Read More
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I’m personally a great fan of all lock screen tweaks available over on the iOS 8 jailbreak, which was also one of the main reasons why I decided to try out LockGlyph, which advertised itself as a great Cydia tweak, capable of improving the way that Touch ID looks. Howevr, LockGlyph was not very well-received when it was first released. The ... Read More
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Music lovers everywhere have been waiting for a jailbreak tweak like Impulse. Thanks to Noeliel, users can now control their music even when their phones are locked. With a simple gesture on the screen, the phone doesn’t need to be unlocked, yet you can control your music just as if it were. With more than five different movements, you can ... Read More
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One of the quick ways of controlling a currently playing music from anywhere within iOS is from Control Center. Everest is a brand new jailbreak tweak that allows you to take control of the music playing on your device directly from a banner that appears at the top of your screen. With Everest, whenever you start playing a song, you can invoke the ... Read More
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Another useful jailbreak tweak has come along in the form of Slide2Kill8 Pro, enabling users to kill apps in various ways. The switcher actions will let you kill the apps using the switcher cards, and the icon actions are used for killing apps with the app icons. A well-loved feature is that you can customise the actions, so you can ... Read More
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One of the major new features of iOS 8 is that it now displays word predictions above the keyboard allowing you to choose any as you type. However, some users wish that the keyboard displayed more word predictions rather than three. This is why a new jailbreak tweak known as MorePredict emerged on Cydia recently to fix this problem. Developed by PoomSmart, the Cydia ... Read More
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One of the useful features of the Mail app is that it allows you to pull down the mails list to refresh it and load new mails. Such a feature is inherent in other third-party apps as well including Whatsapp. SafariRefresh is one of those Cydia tweaks that ports the pull to refresh feature to the stock Safari app. Normally, ... Read More
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One of the annoying mistakes that all of us must have made is sending a message accidentally to the wrong person or saying something you wish you never said. This is why a new jailbreak tweak known as SendDelay debuted on Cydia recently to prevent you from making such a mistake ever again. SendDelay is one of the useful Cydia ... Read More
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One of the many reasons that users jailbreak their iOS 8 device is to have the freedom to customize it the way they want. One of the iOS 8 elements that users mostly look forward to customizing is the unlock slider on the Lock screen. STUCalendar is a new iOS 8 jailbreak tweak that provides you the ability to customize ... Read More
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Apple released the iOS 8.1.1 firmware a few weeks ago that patches the exploits used in the Pangu jailbreak, thereby making iOS 8.1.1 un-jailbreakable. In an unexpected move today, the Taig team released the untether jailbreak tool for iOS 8.1.1 and iOS 8.2 beta. The Taig team has never developed any jailbreak software in the past and they were the ... Read More
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A very important feature that iOS 8 currently lacks refers to the ability of users to make and take calls even if they are currently in another application on their device. Regardless of the fact that many complaints have been made towards Apple in the hope that such a feature will be implemented, it seems like Apple didn’t pick it ... Read More
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One of the main issues of iOS 8.1 is the WiFi problem which many users have been reporting. Although iOS 8.1.1 fixes this issue, it is not jailbreakable at the moment and the latest firmware that can be jailbroken is iOS 8.1. WiFried is a new Cydia tweak that promises to fix the WiFi performance issue on iOS 8 and ... Read More
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Are you sick and tired of the basic home screen layout that iOS users from all around the world are stuck with by default? While many turn to Android in order to help solve this problem, where users are free to customize the layout of their home screen, it turns out that there is also an interesting solution that Apple ... Read More
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It seems like alarm related Cydia tweaks have been quite popular in the last couple of days. Today, we’ll take a look at another great Cydia tweak that is meant to ensure that you have a quick way to disable or enable all of your current alarms, known by the name of Allarm. Chances are that you have found yourself in the ... Read More
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Apple has recently closed the signing window for iOS 8.1.2. This means you can no longer download or upgrade to that version of iOS. If you want to go to 8.1.2 and jailbreak your device, it is no longer possible. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t jailbreak your device for testing purposes. The iOS 8.2 Beta is still signed by ... Read More
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Earlier this morning, a new beta version of the iOS 8.4 was made available to developers. The iOS 8.4 Beta 3 can now be downloaded over the air by those of you who are running the Beta 2 version of this iteration. Using an official build number of 12H4098c, the new Beta 3 version of iOS 8.4 is also available ... Read More
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AirDrop is definitely an awesome feature that Apple customers from all around the world may be using on a daily basis. However, as easy as it may seem to operate and as good of a concept that it turns out to be, AirDrop has one major issue: the inability to send over files of all sizes. Fortunately, this issue is ... Read More
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