It’s been a big week for the jailbreak community. Not only was the Electra jailbreakupdated for the first time since the Summer months, but the first public beta of theSileopackage managerwas also released, which aims to compete directly with Cydia.
Regardless of whether you preferCydiaor Sileo for your jailbroken handset, you’re probably wondering how you’re able to make the best of your pwned iOS 11 device. Fortunately, this roundup will discuss all thejailbreak tweaksreleased from Monday, December 24thto Sunday, December 30th.
As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases this week and then outline the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
HUE2 – $0.99
If you have thePhilips Huelighting system in your home and wish it could intelligently change colors every time your Now Playingmusictrack changed, then you might like a new jailbreak tweak calledHUE2.
With HUE2, the color of your Philips Hue light bulbs changes to match the dominant color of the album artwork of any music you have playing. The tweak automatically adjusts the tone as the track changes from one to the next.
You canlearn more about HUE2 and where to get itin our full review.
Night Maps – $0.99
There are a lot ofDark Mode-centric jailbreak tweaks out there, but hardly any of them support the mapview interfaces found in variousmapand navigation apps on the iOS platform.
EnterNight Maps, a jailbreak tweak created especially for mapviews in the apps you use every day. This tweak supports mapviews from a variety of map providers, including Apple,Google, Nokia, and many others.
You canlearn more about Night Mapsand how it integrates with other Dark Mode jailbreak tweaks in our full review.
Other releases this week
cyanSileo:Makes the Sileo app’s Title Bar larger and colorizes the Navigation Bar to be cyan (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
HUE2Cleaner:Used to clean the HUE2 jailbreak tweak when it’s not working correctly (free via Packix repository)
LSBlackTimeDateView:Makes the time and date on theLock screenblack instead of white (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
LSBlueTimeDateView:Makes the time and date on the Lock screen blue instead of white (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
TopicProminent:Forcesnotificationsin iOS 9 to display the sub-title in addition to their regular titles (free via BigBoss repository)
That wraps things up for this week’s jailbreak tweak roundup, but remember to stay tuned to iDB throughout the week to stay updated on new releases as they materialize.
If you’re looking for more tweaks, then consideradding third-party Cydia repositories to your deviceto expand your scope andcheck out last week’s jailbreak tweak roundupin case you might’ve missed anything. We also have several dedicated roundups to help you find ways to tweak yourjailbrokeniOS 11device below:
Those interested in jailbreaking iOS 11 might also find the following tutorials helpful:
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below.
