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FolderCloser – Automatically Close Folder on App Launch

May 8, 2013 By Douglas Leave a Comment

One thing that has always annoyed me is when I have apps in folders and the folder is still open after I close the app. Most of the time I don’t want to go back to that folder after I’m done using the app. So, this app simply closes the folder automatically as the app opens. This app goes great with an app called HomePage that scrolls your home screen back to the first page as an app opens so when you close the app you see the first page of your apps. Both apps are free and a great way to customize your device! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cydia, FolderCloser, Free, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod touch

FaceDetectionDuringVideo

May 8, 2013 By Douglas Leave a Comment

Face Detection is a feature of the iPhone that adapts the focus & exposure automatically when a face is present in the shot. This feature is only active when taking a picture but this hack allows it to work actively when shooting video. This is really nice as the environment can change quickly during a video and typically you want the video focused on faces if they are part of the shot. This hack is available in Cydia for free. [Read more...]

Filed Under: camera, Cydia, FaceDetectionDuringVideo, Free, hack, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod touch

Nexa & Prime – 2 Clean Fonts for BytaFont

February 14, 2013 By Douglas 1 Comment

BytaFont is a great way to make a huge change to the look of your iPhone. You can change the fonts of your Dialer, Calculator, Keyboard, Lockscreen Clock, Notes and the entire system. BytaFont needs to update to get every font working in iOS 6.1 so if you see a couple places where the font hasn’t changed, hopefully there will be an update soon. Here are a couple that I’ve been using latley since I’ve jailbroken my iPhone 5. [Read more...]

Filed Under: BytaFont, Cydia, font, Free, mod

AppCap – Add Day, Time, Frequency and WiFi Restrictions to Apps

February 14, 2013 By Brooke Leave a Comment

AppCap is a hack that allows you to set parameters on the day, time, amount of time and the number of times you can launch an application. When I heard about this hack, I knew I would have to check it out. We have four boys and our oldest, who is six, is extremely iPhone savvy… like father, like son. He does really well following the guidelines we put on his phone and it has a password that we have to enter before he is able to use it but an extra precaution couldn’t hurt right. Or, not going to lie, I might use this app to keep myself off Facebook!! [Read more...]

Filed Under: AppCap, Cydia, hack

NCSettings – System Toggles for Notification Center

February 11, 2013 By Brooke 1 Comment

I discovered this hack on accident… kind of. NCSettings is a toggle hack and I already have SBSettings installed (another toggle hack). I wasn’t really looking to replace it, however I was looking for an easier way to toggle my mute on/off. Why you ask… because my mute switch is broken. Sad day. I blame it on children. The need to turn the mute switch on and off a million times a day apparently was not tested thoroughly. Apple really should have tested the mute switch on mothers of young children. ANYWAY… my mute switch is broken and I was getting seriously sick of moving my Accessibility AssistiveTouch button around constantly so that I could tap on things. And then Evasi0n was released and there were tears of joy (ok, there were not really tears of joy but I was happy). [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cydia, hack, NCSettings

Friday Favs – This Week’s Favorite Hacks and Mods

February 8, 2013 By Brooke Leave a Comment

Hi! Welcome to Friday Favs… this is where I will talk about some of my favorite mods and hacks from the week. Since the Evasi0n jailbreak was just released on Monday, this post is going to be primarily made up of the must-have mods and hacks I install as soon as I jailbreak my iDevice (in this case my iPhone). [Read more...]

Filed Under: BytaFont, ColorClock, Cydia, hack, Infinifolders, mod, PhotoProtect, SBSettings

ColorClock – Change Color of Time and Date on Lockscreen

February 7, 2013 By Brooke 1 Comment

ColorClock is a unique mod that allows you to change the color of both the time and the date on your lockscreen. I will say that this mod might not be for everyone. It is based on the RGB color codes and doesn’t have a crazy UI or anything… it’s pretty simple. Once you have installed ColorClock via Cydia, you will find the controls in your stock Settings application. Below is a screenshot of what the controls look like. Basically, you are creating a color based on RGB decimal color codes. The sliders go in order Red, Green, Blue. [Read more...]

Filed Under: ColorClock, Cydia, Free, Lockscreen, mod

Message Bubble Colors – Change Chat Bubble Colors

February 6, 2013 By Brooke Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to mod the chat bubbles in your Messages app, Message Bubble Colors is a mod worth checking out! It is a nicely designed, simple modification with a decent amount of color options. Once you have installed Message Bubble Colors in Cydia, you can go into WinterBoard to activate the color options. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cydia, Message Bubble Colors, Messages, mod

AppCent – Show Percentage During App Install

February 6, 2013 By Douglas Leave a Comment

This is a simple app that just changes the “loading…” text under an icon to the percentage number during installation. This app adds no icon and can be turned on and off in the Settings app. [Read more...]

Filed Under: AppCent, Cydia, Free, hack

SBSettings in Notification Center

February 6, 2013 By Brooke 1 Comment

One of the first applications I install after jailbreaking my iPhone is SBSettings, an application that allows you to quickly toggle settings on your device. It allows me to do some of my favorite hacks (see screenshots below) and it also allows me to quickly adjust my brightness, toggle my WiFi and Respring my device… things I do fairly often. Plus, I’m an old school jailbreaker and it has sentimental value. :) [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cydia, hack, Notification Center, SBSettings Tagged With: Notification Center, SBSettings

BrowserChooser – Set Default Browser to Chrome

July 9, 2012 By Douglas 4 Comments

Google has finally released Chrome, their own browser for the iPhone and iPad. It works pretty well and is a great alternative to Safari. One thing that browsers other than Safari cannot do is open files from other apps. For example, if you’re in the Mail app and someone sends you a link, tapping on it will take you to Safari. If you wanted to opened it in Chrome you would have to copy the link, open Chrome and paste it there. Same goes for any other app that has links. [Read more...]

Filed Under: BrowserChooser, Cydia, hack, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch

GrabberApp – Open Any App with LockScreen Camera Icon

May 14, 2012 By Douglas Leave a Comment

The new Camera icon located on the LockScreen of firmware 5.1 is a quick and easy way to access the stock camera app. This is great for when you need to take a picture or video and you don’t have time to unlock your iPhone, enter a password, & tap the camera icon. GrabberApp is a new hack that allows you to customize this icon to open any app. Facebook may be a good choice if you are an addict but other options that might make more sense are include other camera apps, task lists, navigation, mail, etc. Available for free in Cydia. [Read more...]

Filed Under: camera, Cydia, Free, GrabberApp, iPhone, iPod touch, Photography Tagged With: Free

Calendar for NotificationCenter

April 14, 2012 By Douglas 1 Comment

I love hacks like SBSettings that allow me to put the current date in my statusbar all the time. But, if you’re looking for a little more info, check out this hack. It adds a full calendar into your Notification Center. There are no settings for the hack but to turn it on and off. You can swipe left and right on the calendar to see other months. This app is free and can be downloaded in the Cydia App. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calendar for NotificationCenter, Cydia, hack, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Notification Center

AppUpdateNotifier – Push Notifications for App Store Updates

April 13, 2012 By Douglas 2 Comments

This is an application that should have originally came with the App Store. This application sends you a push notification every time one of your installed apps has an update. You can configure the app under your Settings app to check hourly, daily, weekly or monthly for new updates. There’s also an ignore list so you can disable notifications for certain application updates. I use the ignore list for Apple apps that recently updated for iOS 5.1 that I do not want to update because I’m still on 5.0.1. This application is $1.49 in the Cydia Store. [Read more...]

Filed Under: App Store App, AppUpdateNotifier, Cydia, hack

MusicBanners – Music Tracks in Notification Center

February 17, 2012 By Douglas Leave a Comment

MusicBanners is a nice addition to the stock iOS Notification Center. This hack notifies you when a new music track is playing. It will show up in all the normal places regular notifications appear such as the banner at the top, the lock screen or the pull down notification center. The hack also works with Pandora and possibly other music apps but it’s originally made for the iOS Music app (formerly the iPod app) but when you open the notification it will always open the music app. Hopefully a future update can fix this but it’s still a great hack. This app is free in the Cydia Store. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cydia, Free, hack, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, music, MusicBanners