There sure have been some spicy jailbreak tweak releases lately, and that’s one reason why we’re all fired up about showing you the latest and greatest ways to modify your pwned iPhone or iPad.
In this roundup, we’ll show you all the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, May 11th to Sunday, May 17th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
BetterQueuing – FREE
The Apple Music app is one of the best ways to enjoy music on your iPhone, but it seems to be lacking features in the music queuing department, and that’s the reason that a new and free jailbreak tweak called BetterQueuing came to be.
With it, you can use Haptic Touch gestures in the Music app to interact with your playlists. Play Next, Stop Here, and Queue Songs are just some of the new options that it brings to the table inside this menu.
You can learn more about BetterQueuing and how it works and where you can get it in our full review.
MessageUnread – FREE
MessageUnread is a simple but necessary tweak that lets users mark message threads in their Messages app as unread when they’ve accidentally been read.
The tweak is easy to invoke by simply swiping to the right on any conversation in thread view.
You can learn more about MessageUnread in our full review.
NowPlayingIcon – FREE
NowPlayingIcon is a simple new and free jailbreak tweak that replaces the standard app icon of your Now Playing app with the album artwork of whatever you’re playing.
It’s a nice touch to remind you of what’s playing, even when you’re just glancing at the Home screen.
You can learn more about NowPlayingIcon and where you can get it in our full review.
You Up? – FREE
It’s really easy to doze off again when your iPhone fires its alarm, and that’s why a new and free jailbreak tweak called You Up? is so essential.
As shown in the screenshots, You Up? forces you to solve math problems before you can dismiss your alarm. It’s a great way to make sure there’s some cognitive processing happening in your brain in the morning before you mindlessly slam the snooze button.
You can learn more about You Up? and how it works in our full review.
Other releases this week
AppStore BundleID: Lets you view an app’s bundle ID from the App Store (free via Packix repository)
BlurSwitch: Blur toggle switches systemwide (free via Twickd repository)
Blurwall: Blurs your iPhone’s wallpaper (free via Twickd repository)
Calendate: Replaces the Calendar app’s name with the current month (free via ArtikusHG repository – review)
CameraPlus: Brings features from the iPhone 11 Pro to other iPhones ($0.99 via Packix repository)
Chapters: Lets users individually name their Home Screen pages (free via OpenPack repository – review)
Chronus 2: A minimalist widget for iOS (free via tylerD3V repository)
ColorMyHome: Lets you change the Home Bar color on the Lock screen (free via Packix repository – review)
Color Spotify: Lets you colorize the Spotify app’s interface (free via BigBoss repository)
Danaus: A joke tweak that causes Butterfly Keyboard-style typing mistakes on your iPhone (free via samgisaninja’s repository)
Fast-LS: Fast lock for device to save battery life (free via Packix repository)
Filza Compiler: Enables package compiling in the Filza app ($1.00 via Twickd repository)
FixLSDate: Adds “st,” “nd,” “rd,” and “th” to the date on the Lock screen (free via b1op repository – review)
ForwardNotifier: Forward your iPhone’s notifications to other devices, including PCs (free via Greg0109 repository)
GamingNotification: Lets you add game-specific frames to your iPhone’s notification system ($1.00 via Packix repository – review)
HapticMyRespring: Haptic feedback for resprings (free via BigBoss repository)
iPhone 11 Camera UI: Brings the iPhone 11’s Camera interface to other iPhones (free via Twickd repository)
iSnake: Lets you play the popular Snake game on your Home screen (free via ReverseThatApp’s beta repository)
Juice Community Style Pack 1: A style pack for the Juice tweak (free via SparkDev’s repository)
LetMeScrub: Makes the Lock screen’s music scrubber a more acceptable size and allows colorization (free via Packix repository – review)
MusicModule: Adds a music module to the Reachability interface via Carbonite (free via Twickd repository – review)
NoRedditFireEffect: Hides the annoying fire effect from Reddit comments that receive the Ignite award (free via Packix repository – review)
NoStoreBanner: Hides and removes the open-in-app banners in Safari (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
PinchToCloseFolder: Lets you close folders with a pinch gesture (free via OpenPack repository)
PhoneCaller3: Helps you find out who’s calling before you answer)
PWBtn: Makes it quick and convenient to perform actions such as locking, respringing, rebooting, and more ($1.99 via Twickd repository)
Saver Battery: Brings battery-saving features to the iPhone ($0.99 via Packix and Twickd repositories)
SmoothSafaURL: Makes the URL bar in Safari more uniform (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
StayDown: Prevents the Reachability interface from being dismissed when you tap (free via BigBoss repository)
StickyNote: Brings macOS-inspired sticky notes to jailbroken installations of iOS (free via Twickd repository – review)
Ui Camera11: Lets you have the iPhone 11 camera interface on other iPhone devices (free via BigBoss repository)
WeatherModule: A Weather-centric add-on for the Carbonite tweak ($0.99 via Twickd repository – review)
Zenumbra: Shows how many packages you’ve installed from each repo in the Zebra package manager (free via FoxfortMobile’s repository – review)
That just about wraps things up for this week’s jailbreak tweak roundup, but stay tuned to iDB throughout the week to remain updated regarding novel releases as they materialize.
If you’re looking for more tweaks, then consider adding third-party Cydia repositories to your device to expand your scope and check out last week’s jailbreak tweak roundup in case you missed anything special. We also have several dedicated roundups to help you find cool ways to tweak your jailbroken iOS device below:
- The best jailbreak tweaks to use with iOS 12
- Thirteen features iOS 13 and iPadOS ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community
Those interested in jailbreaking might also find the following tutorials helpful:
- How to jailbreak any A7-A11 device with checkra1n
- How to jailbreak iOS 11.0-12.4.1 with unc0ver
- How to jailbreak iOS 12.0-12.4 with Chimera
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below.
