It can be a bit of a nightmare reading text in Safari for iPhone, simply because the font size is usually minuscule (meaning a lot of pinching-and-zooming is required). Fortunately, one new jailbreak tweak called "Magnifier for Safari" makes resizing website fonts for the iPhone simple and easy.
The talented jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich has recently released a new tweak. It’s called “VoiceKeys,” and once installed, it allows users to dictate text to their iPhone.
A new jailbreak tweak called "PlayAwake" has just been released, which allows iPhone owners to set a song in their iPod app as an alarm tone. The package is currently available to download in Cydia for $1.99 (via the BigBoss Repository).
Are you new to the Jailbreak community, or looking to get into it? If so, then check out today's show. We are featuring the first three Jailbreak apps you should download on today's AppAdvice EXTRA.
A jailbreak tweak called "LockGestures" has recently been released, which allows iPhone owners to interact with their handset via gestures from the Lock screen. The tweak is currently available to download in the Cydia Store for one dollar.
A new jailbreak tweak allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to easily restore previously open tabs in Safari for iOS. The tweak, RestoreTab for Safari, is currently available to purchase in Cydia for $0.99.
A new jailbreak tweak adds a speedometer icon to Apple’s own Maps app. The Speed for Maps tweak was recently added to Cydia, according to news first reported by 9 To 5 Mac.
Here's a free jailbreak tweak that might actually convince you to jailbreak an iPhone handset. It's called WiFiSMS, and once installed, this free package allows users to send SMS messages and interact with their SMS database from a desktop computer. Isn't this the kind of thing you've been dreaming of for years?
A new jailbreak package to come to our attention is HomeScreenMusic, a tweak that allows users to control the playback of music on an iPhone using Home screen icons.
If you're a Google Voice user, consider downloading GVIntegrated. This new jailbreak tweak integrates Google Voice within the iOS, allowing users to make calls via the service from the built-in Phone app.
If you're forever entering and re-entering an iTunes password in the App Store iOS application, consider downloading PasswordPilot. This recently released jailbreak application saves a user's iTunes password, encrypts it, and then automatically enters the password when a digital purchase is made in the App Store.
If you haven't heard of WhatsApp Messenger, this handy iPhone app allows users to message other smart phone owners for free. It's a great application, and one I've been using for a while. Indeed, the only limitation is that there's no WhatsApp iPad app, which is a shame. Fortunately, one jailbreak developer has managed to port the iPhone app over, and will be releasing WhatsPad (the iPad version of WhatsApp) in the Cydia Store soon.
Here's another neat jailbreak tweak, developed as part of TweakWeek: AnimateBattery (free) animates the battery icon displayed on your iPhone's Lock screen when the handset is charging.
Yesterday, the folks over at iPhone Download Blog posted on a jailbreak app that really caught my attention. It's called FakeLocation and, as you might have guessed, the application allows iPhone owners to trick other apps into thinking they're somewhere they aren't.
If you find the built-in Messages app a little boring, be sure to check out SMSEnhancer: A new jailbreak tweak that adds profile pictures and timestamps to the SMS messages you receive on a jailbroken iPhone handset. Currently, the tweak is available in Cydia for $0.99.
CameraLock is a new jailbreak tweak by Filippo Bigarella, which adds a Camera button to the Lock screen. While a similar feature is present in iOS 5, jailbroken iPhone owners can now activate the feature on their handsets for free.
DeepEnd is a free jailbreak tweak developed by Ryan Petrich, which adds a glasses-free 3-D effect to your iPhone’s display by harnessing the power of the device’s built-in gyroscope.
HomeScreen Settings is a new jailbreak tweak, which allows users to add individual options from the Settings app to their iPhone's Home screen. Currently, the tweak is available to download in the Cydia Store for $1.99.
The popular jailbreak developer, @chpwn, has recently released a brand-new tweak: AppSlide. This handy tweak allows applications to "slide" in front of others, and slide away again with a touch of the Home button (or any other Activator-defined action).
QuickGoogle is a new jailbreak tweak that allows users to easily search Google from anywhere on their iPhone. As you can see in the above screenshot, a pop-up Google Search box appears on-screen whenever a pre-set Activator action is performed.
Former TweakWeek developer Filippo Bigarella has recently released FlashLock - a tweak that allows users to activate the iPhone's flash light from the Lock screen.
The second week of "TweakWeek" has now come to a close, with a total of seven jailbreak tweaks having been developed and released by Filippo Bigarella each and every day of the past week (June 8-14). In this article, we're giving a recap of everything Bigarella developed and released during week two of TweakWeek.