iOS does not allow you to change the default browser, which has been one of the reasons why third-party browsers are not widely used. But if you’ve jailbroken your iOS device, then it is possible to change the default browser.
An aptly named jailbreak tweak called Browser Changer allows you to change your iPhone’s default browser from mobile Safari to a third-party browser.
Last week we shared a really cool concept by Austin Kudin that replaced the slide to unlock gesture.
As we had hoped, the beautiful concept got the attention of the jailbreak community almost immediately. German iOS jailbreak developer Jonas Gessner has just released a new jailbreak tweak called Unfold that brings the ‘Fold to Unfold’ concept to life.
Reveal is a cool new jailbreak tweak that should be available in Cydia shortly.
The jailbreak tweak enhances the iOS Notification feature, by allowing users to scroll through text in the banner notification or the notification on the Lock screen.
While it is important to enter a passcode on your iPhone, it can get a little annoying especially when you’re at home, where you really don’t want to be prompted to enter the passcode, especially if you’ve selected the longer alphanumeric passcode.
Swipe Safari is a new jailbreak tweak that adds new gestures to mobile Safari to enhance the user experience while browsing.
The jailbreak tweak allows users to swipe to previous or next page, pull to refresh the page and even switch tabs using gestures.
One of Siri’s most useful feature is its ability to give you information and the best options based on your location. Unfortunately, the Siri’s local search feature is currently available only to US users.
We’ve some good news for international users. iPhone 4S users outside US no longer need to wait for Apple to add local search support for Siri – iPhone 4s’ personal assistant feature.
Dashboard X – the eagerly awaited jailbreak tweak that brings widgets to iPhone’s home screen is finally available in Cydia.
Dashboard X allows you to add the widgets (including custom widgets) to your iPhone or iPad’s Home screen.
While Apple introduced widgets (one of the most requested features) for iOS Notification Center in iOS 5, it was still very limited (just the stock and weather widgets) and restricted to iOS Notification center.
iOS hackers grabbed the opportunity and have released quite a few cool custom widgets for iOS Notification center. iOS hacker and developer - Ori Kadosh is planning to release a new jailbreak tweak called Dashboard X that address the other limitation.
While the need to close apps running in the background has been hotly debated, there are quite a few jailbreak tweaks like WeeCloseApps that allow you to kill apps running in the background to free up memory.
Auto App Killer is a new jailbreak tweak that as the name suggests kills apps running in the background to free up RAM.
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We’ve some good news for jailbreakers who liked the iPad text editing concept video created by Daniel Hooper.
As we predicted, iOS hacker Kyle Howells has stepped up and developed a jailbreak tweak that makes Daniel’s iPad text editing concept a reality.
