Jailbreak Only: SpringPrefs - System Stats Displayed In Notification Center
by Joe White
June 14, 2011
Since the launch of iOS 5 (beta 1), jailbreak developers have been working hard developing widgets for Notification Center. Recently, a new widget appeared in Cydia that allows users to view "system stats" in Notification Center, and it's called SpringPrefs.
As you can see in the above screenshot, the SpringPrefs widget displays information on free RAM, Wi-Fi, data IP, uptime, load average and firmware. As you might expect, the widget updates automatically to reflect the state of the iOS device.
This definitely looks like a handy widget, and something many iPhone owners will definitely appreciate. You can download SpringPrefs in Cydia (just search for "SpringPrefs"). Obviously, your iOS device will need to be jailbroken - a tethered solution can be provided by redsn0w.
Other interesting widgets include UISettings and MusicCenter, both of which expand the use of Notification Center.
How do you feel about third-party developed widgets - can you see them being useful, or just an overkill? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
[via Redmond Pie]