The Best Jailbreak Apps and Tweaks for iOS 7
Now that iOS 7 is jailbroken and the drama has settled down,
it's time to actually start playing around with some jailbreak apps.
Here are some of our favorites currently available in Cydia for iOS 7.
Jailbreaking
has changed a lot over the years, and the main reasons to jailbreak
these days are to customize the look of iOS, fix annoyances, and add
some clever new features. It's certainly not as exciting as it once was,
but there's still plenty to do. If you're new to jailbreaking, check
out our guide to Cydia to learn how to search for and install apps and tweaks. Otherwise, let's get to downloading.
Activator
Activator's the easiest way to customize button and multitouch functionality
on iOS, and the most recent version even allows you to create triggers
for the TouchID button on the iPhone 5s. Basically, Activator makes it
so you can set up custom gestures or button presses to do whatever you
want. For example, you could make the volume buttons launch an app, or
make your pinky finger send you back to the home screen. Activator is
the backbone for a number of other jailbreak apps and tweaks making it a
required install for just about anything that uses custom gestures.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for Activator to download and install it for free.
BatterySafe
BatterySafe
is one of the more clever new iOS 7 jailbreak apps. When your iPhone
gets low on battery power, BatterySafe automatically turns off
power-hungry features like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It doesn't have a ton of
customization options yet, but it's still a simple way to automate your
device's settings to help save on battery life.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for BatterySafe to download and install it for free.
BioLockdown
BioLockdown
allows you to use your iPhone 5s TouchID sensor to lock apps, restrict
settings, and more. With it enabled, a fingerprint is required to enable
settings or launch apps. We've talked about a
similar app before,
but BioLockDown is cheaper at $2 and has a few more options to
customize how it works. If you're looking for a tweak that'll launch
certain apps with certain fingers, the upcoming Touchy is worth keeping
your eye on and should be released within a week or so.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for BioLockDown to download and install it for $1.99.
BiteSMS
The
iOS 7 version of BiteSMS is still in beta, but it's working well enough
for you to use every day. BiteSMS supercharges your messaging, allowing
you to easily reply to incoming texts from anywhere in iOS, mark
messages to read later, and plenty more. It's super powerful and has
enough features that many people jailbreak just to use it.
BytaFont 2
If
you want to change the font on your iOS device, BytaFont 2 is the
easiest way to do it. After you install it, you can change the font in
apps, on the lock screen, and more. The fonts themselves are still
getting updated for iOS 7 support, but the app is up and working so you
can get to
customizing your iOS device however you see fit.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for BytaFont 2 to download and install it for free.
CCControls
As
you might expect, the first thing jailbreak app developers went for was
the new Control Center in iOS 7. A bunch of different tweaks and apps
already exist to customize Control Center, but our favorite is
CCControls. It has a ton of options: you can change which preference
toggles appear in Control Center, what they look like, theme the look of
Control Center, and more. It's also very easy to use so you don't have
to spend a ton of time setting it up.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for CCControls to download and install it for free.
CCHide
If
you'd rather delete things from Control Center, CCHide is the best way
to do it. Just as you'd expect, CCHide allows you to remove different
settings from Control Center, remove entire sections, and basically
shrink down Control Center to just the options you want. It's simple,
but does the job it sets out to do. One note though: don't use CCHide
with CCControls, it'll cause your device to crash.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for CCHide to download and install it for free.
iCleaner Pro
iCleaner
is a simple way to scan your iOS device for unnecessary files and clear
up storage space on your iOS device. You can quickly delete all kinds
of things that waste space, like message attachments, Safari cache,
application cache, and more. It's not officially available for iOS 7
yet, but you can check out the beta right now. Since it is in beta,
you'll use it at your own risk, so be careful what you do with it and
don't delete anything you need.
iFile
iFile
is a file browser and management app that gives you access to every
file on your jailbroken iOS device. With it, you can copy, paste, and
move files around, edit text files, import files onto your iOS device,
upload them, and more. Basically, iFile is Finder for your iPhone, and
it's good to have it around when you need it.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for iFile to download and install it. You'll get a free 7-day trial to check it out, and it's $4.99 after that.
SwitchSpring
The
new app switcher in iOS 7 makes it so it's difficult to bulk quit apps.
If you want to quit all your apps at once, Switch Spring ties that
action to swiping up on your home screen when you're in the app
switcher. When you do that, you're given the option to quit apps or
restart the device. If you're not into the new app switcher's obnoxious
way of closing apps, SwitchSpring is a must have.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for SwitchSpring to download and install it for free.
TetherMe
TetherMe
allows you to turn your iPhone into a personal hotspot so you can share
your cell phone's internet connection with a computer or other device.
Once it's installed, you'll be able to enable tethering regardless of
whether you pay for the feature through your carrier.
Want this jailbreak app? Search Cydia for TetherMe to download and install it for $4.99.
The Best Minor Tweaks and Extras
- Assistant Unrestrictor:
Every once in a while, Siri's servers go down and when that happens,
the assistant stops working. Assistant Unrestrictor routes Siri over to
Voice Control when it's unavailable, so you can at least do a few minor
things like change the music track, play albums, or make a phone call.
- Bloard: Prefer the sleek dark keyboard in iOS 7 over the white one? Bloard enables it all the time.
- CyDelete7:
CyDelete makes it so you can delete Cydia apps just like you delete App
Store apps. Just tap and hold on an app, wait for it to jiggle, and
delete away.
- Fav:
Fav lets you pick one application that can be immediately accessible
from the home screen with a right swipe (where Spotlight used to be).
- F.lux: F.lux automatically changes your screen brightness and temperature to make it easier to read and to helps reduce eyestrain.
- MapsAllCountries: MapsAllCounties enables turn-by-turn directions in the Maps app in countries where it's not officially supported.
- Messages Customiser:
Don't like the boring blue (or green) colors in the Messages app?
Messages Customiser allows you to change the colors to just about
whatever you want.
- Nitrous:
Chrome is slower than Safari on iOS because of some Apple-imposed
restrictions. Nitrous removes those restrictions and makes Chrome just
as fast.
- NoNewMark: NoNewMark gets rid of the blue dot that appears on updated and new apps.
- NoSlowAnimations: As the name suggests, NoSlowAnimations seriously speeds up animations in iOS 7.
- Open In App for Photos:
Open In App for Photos gives you the option to immediately share photos
from the Photos app to any app that supports image import (like
Dropbox, QuickOffice, Skitch, etc).
- SwipeSelection: SwipeSelection makes editing text on the iPad and iPhone way better.
Instead of forcing you to hunt and peck to find a line of text,
SwipeSelection allows you to use gestures to get around and it's a lot
easier to use.
- Swipey:
Swipey is an app launcher that works from your lock screen. All you
need to do is swipe left and your favorite apps appear for launching.
- TapTodaysCalendar:
Ever tried to tap the date in Notification Center thinking that it'd
take you to the calendar app? For some bizarre reason, it doesn't work,
but TapTodaysCalendar makes it so it does.
We couldn't cover every single jailbreak app and tweak we love, and some, like
SBSettings, haven't been updated for iOS 7 yet. Check out
last year's roundup for a bunch more awesome jailbreak apps that aren't quite ready for iOS 7 yet.
Enjoy..!!
Thankyou!!
Arjun Vekariya
