While much of the emphasis has been placed on the arrival of popular
jailbreak tweaks such as
BiteSMS and
Zeppelin, a number of lesser-known iOS extensions have also been released or updated for
iOS 7
in recent days. Before you get too excited, remember that these tweaks
are incompatible with the iPhone 5s, iPad Air and second-generation iPad
mini until a
MobileSubstrate update arrives. But if you are still rocking an older iOS device, read ahead for a quick look at five tweaks to explore this weekend…
Emphasize
While it has not officially been updated with iOS 7 support,
Emphasize still allows you to customize the color of app labels, toggle
switches and many other UI elements. Once installed, navigate to the
Emphasize menu in Settings and you can select from a long list of color
schemes: graphite, butter, orange, chocolate, chameleon, sky blue, plum,
scarlet red, viridian, olive, steel, sienna, watercolor and hot pink.
This tweak works flawlessly on my iPhone 5 running iOS 7.0.4, although
your personal mileage may vary. Emphasize, the work of iOS developer
Ryan Petrich, is available on
Cydia under his
rpetri.ch/repo repository.
Bigify
The purpose of this jailbreak tweak is simple — it allows you to hide
icon labels. The tweak includes other options for the rotation angle,
transparency and scaling of the dock and icons, but developers John
Corbett and Joel Einbinder are still working on an iOS 7 update for
those features. According to Einbinder, the new build should be released
in just a few days. Bigify is a free package on Cydia from the default
BigBoss repository.
TabLess
iPhone and iPod touch users looking to simplify their device setup
should find good use in TabLess, a new jailbreak tweak for iOS 7 that
removes the two pull tabs from the Lock screen. Control Center and
Notification Center are still accessible by swiping the top or bottom of
the screen, just without those obtrusive grabbers in the way. If you
like to theme your device, this tweak is especially useful. TabLess can
be installed for free on Cydia in the default ModMyi repository.
NCAllOnly
Notification Center on iOS 7 has three tabs: all, today, and missed.
As you would expect by it name, NCAllOnly is a basic jailbreak tweak
that removes the “today” and “missed” tabs entirely, leaving you with
just the “all” screen as it used to be on iOS 6. Simple, but useful.
This is another tweak that probably caters towards themers, and can be
installed for free on Cydia on the BigBoss repository.
iCleaner Pro
Jailbreaking your device can take up a lot of space, and that is
where iCleaner Pro comes in handy. Recently optimized for iOS 7, this
jailbreak tweak scans the iOS filesystem to find and remove unnecessary
files, such as large app caches from Safari, log files, temporary files,
and Cydia package remnants.
iCleaner Pro 7.1 was released as a beta for iOS 7, and the developers
are currently looking for feedback on the new version. You can install
iCleaner Pro 7.1 on Cydia by adding the repository
exile90software.com/cydia/beta/ to your sources. As with any tweak, backing up your device to iTunes or iCloud is highly recommended.
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