QuickGestures brings Android-style gestures to iPhone’s Contacts and Phone app

QuickGestures brings Android-style gestures to iPhone’s Contacts and Phone app

QuickGestures is a new jailbreak tweak that brings Android-style gestures to the Contact lists in the Phone and Contacts app.

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Peekly+: All-new settings app for the awesome 2-page WinterBoard theme now available on Cydia

Peekly+: All-new settings app for the awesome 2-page WinterBoard theme now available on Cydia

Couple of weeks back, we told you about Peekly 1.4, a major update for the awesome 2-page Winterboard theme that not only revamps the lock screen but also gives you quick access or “Peek” at the Weather and Calendar from the lock screen.

The update was also supposed to come with a new Settings app called Peekly+ that allowed users to configure the settings for the lock screen theme rather than having to edit the js file.

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Smartwatch+ brings weather, calendar, iPhone battery status and tons more functionality to Pebble smartwatch

Smartwatch+ brings weather, calendar, iPhone battery status and tons more functionality to Pebble smartwatch

When Pebble smartwatch hit Kickstarter, I was extremely excited and immediately backed the project. However, when it arrived couple of months, I was a little underwhelmed as it did not offer a lot of functionality.

However, tweaks like BTNotificationEnabler and RunKeeper app that added support for the Pebble smartwatch last week are slowly unlocking the potential of the smartwatch.

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JellyLock: An excellent lock screen launcher for your iPhone

JellyLock: An excellent lock screen launcher for your iPhone

Android’s looks have significantly improved over its last few versions, bringing it on par with, and in some cases even exceeding, iOS. I’ve really liked the lock screen on stock Android Jelly Bean.

So I was glad to see JellyLock, a new jailbreak tweak that brings the same experience to the iPhone.

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Axis: A new jailbreak tweak that lets you quickly launch apps from the lock screen

Axis: A new jailbreak tweak that lets you quickly launch apps from the lock screen

Back in January, Sentry, interface designer of Auxo fame had given us a glimpse of a jailbreak tweak that allows you to extend the functionality of the Lock screen camera grabber (Camera shortcut).

Ryan Petrich, developer of popular jailbreak tweaks such as ProSwitcherDeepEndColor Profiles Rotation Inhibitor etc. had released a jailbreak tweak called Grabby inspired by the concept.

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MiniPlayer: A slick custom widget for music controls inspired by iTunes 11 mini player

MiniPlayer: A slick custom widget for music controls inspired by iTunes 11 mini player

Earlier in the year, UI designer Sentry of the Auxo fame, gave us a sneak preview of an upcoming jailbreak tweak for music playback controls inspired by the iTunes 11 mini player.

The good news is that developer @MPow & designer @Surenix have just released an update for the PowerMusic MiniPlayer, with an all-new design inspired by Sentry’s concept.

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Velox gets new activation method, bug fixes, add-ons and our video review [Updated]

Velox gets new activation method, bug fixes, add-ons and our video review [Updated]

Over the weekend, ApexTweaks released Velox, which was one of the most eagerly awaited jailbreak tweaks for the iPhone.

ApexTweaks has now released an update for Velox, which brings a new activation method and also fixes various crashes reported by users.

Updated:

Added the changelog for Velox 1.0.2 and the Addial add-on for Velox.

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Peekly 1.4 update brings new features and an all-new settings app for the awesome 2-page WinterBoard theme

Peekly 1.4 update brings new features and an all-new settings app for the awesome 2-page WinterBoard theme

As expected, Peekly 1.4 has just been released on Cydia.

The 2 page Winterboard theme not only revamps the lock screen but also gives you quick access or “Peek” at the Weather and Calendar from the lock screen.

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Piano Passcode lets you unlock your iPhone by playing a tune

Piano Passcode lets you unlock your iPhone by playing a tune

If you’re bored of entering the numeric or alphanumeric passcode to unlock your iPhone, then there have been some cool tweaks such as Stride and AndroidLock XT that let you unlock your iPhone with gestures.

There is a new tweak in town, and it’s called Piano Passcode, which as the name suggests allows you to unlock your iPhone only if you play the right tune.

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LS Climacons: A minimal lock screen theme for your iPhone

LS Climacons: A minimal lock screen theme for your iPhone

iPhone’s lock screen seem to be all the rage as of late in the jailbreaking world. Whether it be a lock screen theme like Peekly, or a lock screen tweak like Atom, jailbreak developers seem to be coming up with unique ways to redesign it.

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