It’s been a busy week for the jailbreak community as Chimera and unc0ver have each picked up support for @NedWilliamson’s new Sock Puppet exploit, permitting those with up to iOS 12.3 beta installed to jailbreak their handsets. That said, those folks must be itching for ideas as to what to install on their newly-pwned handsets. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered.
This roundup encompasses all the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, July 15th to Sunday, July 21st. As always, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first and then wrap things up by outlining the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
ExactTimePhone – FREE
I can’t even count how many times I’ve tried to reference my Phone app’s call history log to determine when a previous phone call took place, only to be disappointed by the lackluster timestamp supplied by Apple out of the box.
ExactTimePhone solves this problem once and for all by displaying the exact time of an incoming or outgoing phone call underneath the day or date, as shown above.
You can learn more about how ExactTimePhone works and why it’s a serious upgrade for iOS in our full review. Also see ExactTimeMessages for the same functionality in the Messages app.
Honey – $2.99
With Honey, you can experience a professionally-polished Apple Watch-esque Home screen experience on your jailbroken iPhone or iPad.
Honey lets you hide or show the default application Dock, apply a custom wallpaper blur of your choice, and much more, and it looks incredible.
You can learn more about Honey and how it works in our full review.
Rainbow – $0.99
Rainbow is a new jailbreak tweak that lets you customize your handset’s systemwide tint color to be anything you want.
You can learn more about how you can use Rainbow to augment your iPhone or iPad’s aesthetics in our full review.
Other releases this week
AskToDeleteMail: Confirms with the user if they’re sure they want to delete emails from the Mail app (free via BigBoss repository)
EasyBrightness: Lets you configure a preferred default brightness for your handset’s display (free via gilesgc’s repository – review)
ExactTimeMessages: Puts a more precise timestamp in the messages history of your Messages app (free via Packix repository – review)
Grider: Lets you display a grid anywhere on your screen to help with games such as GolfClash ($1.00 via Packix repository)
MathTeacher: A significantly better native Calculator app for iOS (free via BigBoss reposotory – review)
PowerMenuX: Provides a redesigned power down menu for jailbroken iPhones and iPads ($1.50 via Packix repository – review)
RedDots: Makes the Home Screen dots red (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
SoundLock: Lets you customize your handset’s locking sound (free via BigBoss repository – review)
twttr: An advanced Twitter app colorization platform (free via Packix 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 might’ve missed anything. We also have several dedicated roundups to help you find ways to tweak your jailbroken iOS 11 and/or 12 device below:
- The best jailbreak tweaks to use with iOS 11
- Thirteen features iOS 13 and iPadOS ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community
Those interested in jailbreaking iOS 11 and 12 might also find the following tutorials helpful:
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below.
