TwitLock is a Cydget that allows you to tweet from your lock screen. Once installed, you can activate it via the stock Settings application under the Cydget.

After you have activated the Cydget, you will need to go to your lock screen. The first time you view TwitLock on your lock screen you are prompted to sign into your twitter account. After you have successfully signed in you are able to post a tweet right from your lock screen.

Currently the app is pretty basic… it only supports tweeting however, the developer says he will continue to add features.

Like most Cydgets this one also has some lag while trying to sign in and while typing a tweet but, the actually tweet is sent very quickly and with basically no lag. You can get TwitLock via the BigBoss source.

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SpringLocker, an application that allows you to turn off the ability to move the icons on your SpringBoard, was updated a few days ago. Today, I figured out what the update does. In the previous version of the application, the SBSetting toggle did not work. Well, it seems that the update has fixed this problem. You are now able to toggle SpringLocker on/off via SBSettings. You can get SpringLocker via the BigBoss source.

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Here is a pack of Christmas wallpapers that was released today in Cydia. This pack is a pretty random set of Christmas wallpapers with no specific style. Some are good… some are lame. The screenshots are below.

I know, some of you are thinking it’s a little early for Christmas stuff but for those of you who are already in the Christmas spirit… check them out.

Remember, when you install this wallpaper pack, the wallpapers are added to your stock Settings application under Wallpapers. You can get Christmas Walls via the BigBoss source.

Note: If you would like to manually delete some of the wallpapers once you install the pack, you can ssh into the Library/Wallpapers folder on your iPhone or iPod Touch and delete them from there.

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Yesterday, Categories, an application that allows you to organize the applications on your SpringBoard into folders, received a few updates. The update to version 2.27 was the major one which basically includes an internal rewrite of the app making the app perform much quicker. Updates 2.27.1 and 2.27.2 were basically bug fixes. See the complete change log below.

After updating, I definitely notice an improvement in the app’s functionality. It is MUCH quicker and just feels less bulky. So far, I have not had one crash… which is great! Normally, Categories will crash a few times on me. I also love that when adding an application to a folder, the apps are now in correct Alphabetical order! It makes adding applications so much faster and easier!

Overall, a great update… you will want to be sure to update to update this one. You can get Categories via the BigBoss source.

Change Log:
Version 2.27.2
- Fixed issue on update that caused some users to see no folders after update from 2.26. (Sorry, while this should solve the issue, it wont undo what was done for you that already experiences it meaning you have to set folders up again if this happened to you).

Version 2.27.1
- Fixed issue where editing name or icon only edited first folder in the list.
- Reworked the package, itself, so that it won’t install with CategoriesSB version less than 1.1. This caused some updates to lose contents of the folders because they update Categories but not CategoriesSB.

Version 2.27
- Complete Internal rewrite with help from ashikase
- Reworked how apps are added to be based off bundle ID rather than folder names. Should solve issues like taptap2 and taptap3 not being able to be in a folder together.
- Improved UI (added transitions and such)

You can check out BigBoss’s article about the update HERE.

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Yesterday, CategoriesSB was released in Cydia. CategoriesSB is an application that integrates Categories into the SpringBoard. This is done by loading the folders you create using Categories directly on the SpringBoard instead of loading them as a separate app. What this basically does is allows the folders that you create with Categories to load much faster. This also allows for things like badge support since the folder is directly on the SpringBoard.

You will still need to use the actual Categories application to create, edit, delete and rearrange the applications in the folders you create. You can get CategoriesSB via the BigBoss source.

BigBoss added some info about CategoriesSB on his website:

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Ashikase has written a Springboard add-on for Categories app. What this does is takes categories an moves the folders directly into springboard. The result is that everything loads very quickly, instantly more like. Also, the icons are rounded and badges are supported. Another interesting feature he has added is that if you make a category folder called “Recent” and leave it empty, it will track your last loaded applications. Pretty neat!

This extension to categories was not written by me. Ashikase has written other apps such as backgrounder. He is selling it for 99c in cydia store. If you are interested check it out. If you don’t want to fork out 99 cents, then you can still use categories as it is.

And yes, Categories is still in development and will remain free, but I have been distracted with other stuff recently. But there are plans to integrate some native support for this new extension in the GUI of categories app as well as a long list of things I’ve had planned since 1.1.x time frame…

Check out the full article HERE.

Orbit, by Steven Troughton-Smith, will soon be updated to version 1.1. The update will include home button support for the app. Troughton-Smith says he is going to be testing the new feature for a week or so to work out any bugs and then will release the update in Cydia. Below is a video preview of the feature. You can get Orbit via the BigBoss source.

Note: The video does not have any audio.

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SMS Helper, a mod that counts the number of characters as you type a text messages, was recently updated to version 0.3, 0.3-1 and 0.3-2. The major update was 0.3 which adds a text counter and setting options.

The text counter is a new feature that counts the number of text message you have sent. The counter is based on the “standard” text length of 160 characters. Since the iPhone can send messages longer that 160 characters, the app will count any text over 160 characters as two text messages (or three, or four…). To view the text counter, just tap on the header in the stock Messages application. The counter can be manually reset from there as well. SMS and MMS are counted separately.

The settings for the app are located in the stock Settings application. The settings include two options; the ability to choose what day of the month you would like the text counter to be automatically reset and the ability to turn the animations on/off. One of the animations is the fun flip affect you get when the send button switches to the character counter or vice versa. If you turn the animation off, the character counter/send button will just switch in instead of flipping over.

The developer notes, “The counter might not be accurate, it keeps track only when the MS hook is installed and running. Also there might be unforeseen problems in the counting, so use it as an estimate and not an accurate reporting.”

You can get SMS Helper via the BigBoss source.

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SpotSMS, a mod allows the stock Spotlight Search to search within your SMS (and MMS) messages, was update to version 0.4. The update adds the predicted Settings options.

Once updated, you can go into your stock Settings application and you will see a SpotSMS option. Below is a list of the Setting options. You can get SpotSMS via the BigBoss source.

Setting Options:
- Ability to enable/disable SpotSMS
- Search in Contact name, Message text or both.
- Search by sent, received or both.
- Configurable start search (2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th character).
- Order by date (descending/ascending).

Coming soon: Internationalization messages, make a call, reply

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Recent/CallLog Delete, an application that allows you to delete individual calls from your call history, has been updated to version 1.1. The major feature of the update is that it now fully supports the 3.1 firmware. The update also adds an information button, giving you basic info about the app, when in Edit mode in the call history. Check out the screenshots below for full change log. You can get Recent/CallLog Delete vai the BigBoss source.

SpotSMS, a mod allows the stock Spotlight Search to search within your SMS (and MMS) messages, received an update not too long ago however, the newest update to version 0.3, really polishes the mod. Below are a few of the new features and a full change log.

Now when you search in the stock Spotlight search, all the SMS results display the contact’s title correctly. In the previous version, it was displaying some of the Contact’s correctly and other times it was still displaying the phone number.

Each of the SMS results now display a little arrow indicating if it was an incoming or outgoing SMS as well as the date the text was sent/received.

When you select one of the SMS results, you are now able to copy to text from the message. It also displays the time, date and who the message was received from/sent to.

The only issue I noticed with the update is that when you select a SMS result, the Close button is slightly covered. It still works it is just a little hidden. Overall, I like the update… the results definitely look a lot more polished now.

0.3 Change Log:
- Copy/Paste enabled
- Sent/Received image flags and date were added on result search.
- The contact name process recognition was improved
- More info about the message were added to detail popup view (sent/Received type, contact names and date-hour).

Coming Soon:
Settings, Internationalization messages, make a call, reply…

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