Jailbreak Only: PictureMe - Add A Timer & Rapid Shooting To The Camera App
by Joe White
May 23, 2011
If you're annoyed Apple hasn't yet added a timer and rapid shooting to the Camera app, worry not - because the jailbreak community has a solution. A recently released tweak called PictureMe ($1.99) allows jailbreak fans to add both features to their Camera app with ease.
Simply head over to Cydia, and search for the package ("PictureMe"). After downloading the tweak, a new icon will appear in the native Camera app, allowing users to activate a timer feature and rapid shooting (as you can see in the above image).
However, as noted by Cult of Mac, the tweak isn't perfect. Besides its price (rather higher than what you'd expect to pay, considering PictureMe really is a "tweak" as opposed to a fully fledged "jailbreak app"), there are also a few bugs:
For starters, tapping on the white up-arrow again should get rid of the settings, but it’s still overlayed on top of the live camera feed. A more annoying bug is with the rapid shot feature. For instance, choosing to take 4 pictures will end up taking 7, and choosing 5 pictures will end up taking 9.These issues are definitely something potential customers should be aware of. We'll be keeping an eye on PictureMe, and hopefully the tweak will receive an all-important update soon. Until then, be aware that if you do download this app, it's not quite perfect - yet. PictureMe is currently available to download for $1.99 in the Cydia Store.