All these apps and tweaks are available to you only if you jailbreak your device. It is a pleasure to have these awesome tweaks on your device. And these apps makes you understand why you should jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. These are the things you are losing if you don't jailbreak. Here I present the list of best jailbreak apps and tweaks for your iDevice.
Action Menu and Action Menu Plus Pack : Developed by very known Jailbreak app developer, Ryan Petrich, Action Menu allows you to integrate a variety of actions in your device. These actions are integrated in every apps on your device like Contacts, Mail, Message etc. Action Menu actions includes Dial- which allows your to select and dial a number, History - which maintains clipboard history, Lookup - which looks up the text to known online services such as Google, Wikipedia and Google Translate, Tweet - which allows yo to tweet the selection etc. Action Menu itself is a free app but the Plus pack, which includes more actions, is needed to be purchased.
Activator : Activator is an app which makes easier to perform different tasks, no matter whether you are on Lock Screen, Home Screen or inside an application. These tasks are easily customizable. You can set what task to perform when a pre-defined action is performed. For example, you can set to bring iPod controls on screen when you double tap the status bar on lock screen or open the camera when you double press the Home button while you are using an application.
Activator is a mush have app for your iDevice and is available for free in Cydia.
AndroidLock XT : Ever used an Android phone? Some people put a lock on screen, in which you have to draw a defined pattern in order to unlock the screen. This a good feature and if you want to have it on your iPhone or iPod Tocuh, you can install AndroidLock XT from Cydia. Then you can set a pattern and every time someone tries to unlock the screen, they will have to draw the pattern. And you can even have different themes like squares instead of the rounds. You can even have a pac man theme! Great isn't it?
Barrel : When you swipe the Home screen, the icons just go left and right - in the direction you swipe the screen. But what if you could ad a little flavor in the way icons move on screen? Well, Barrel is there for you. After installing Barrel from Cydia, you can select a mode in which icons will move on screen. There are many modes available to choose from. These modes includes - inside or outside cube, Page Slide Up Page Slide Down, Curl and Roll Away (my favorite), Page Fade etc etc. Get Barrel today and add some fun to the Home screen.
BiteSMS : The default SMS app in iOS is dull and boring. There are no additional features - just messaging. With BiteSMS, you can have additional features in messages. You can schedule one or more message, so you don't have to stay wake up in order to with your friend happy birthday at 12:00 AM,you can add smileys, you can set delay sending, you can have contact pics in messages, you can Quick Compose a message without opening the message app, no matter if you are on lock screen, home screen or in application etc. There are lot more features available in BiteSMS and you will forget your default message app after installing BiteSMS.
Call Delete : Ever wished you could delete one or more calls from the call list? By default, the call log only allows you to clear the whole list, but what if you want to just remove a call or two and keep all other calls untouched. Well, there's an app for that. Call Delete is what it is called. By installing Call Delete, you can swipe a call in the call log, and delete it from the list. You can delete multiple calls from the call log too. So if you were looking for an app which would allow you to do the same, get Call Delete from Cydia.
CallLock : CallLock is a tweak that allows you to lock your iPhone while in call. But you would ask why you need this app, if it automatically locks itself when yuu move your iPhone near your ear. Well, there are people whose proximity censors don't work (mine doesn't), so their iPhone will not lock itself during calls. So this is when CallLock comes to your help. You can set CallLock duration after which your iPhone will automatically lock itself during call. No more accidental touches during calls, thatnks to CallLock.
Celeste Bluetooth File Sharing : Every iPhone or iPod touch owner thinks once in a while that it would be good if Apple allowed Blutooth file sharing. But Apple believes in its stupid policy and does not allow bluetooth file sharing. It is a big drawback, and I have seen people rejecting iPhones and buying other phone, after knowing iPhone can not send and receive files using bluetooth.
But jailbreaking your iphone will solve this problem. Just install Celeste Bluetooth File Sharing on your iphone or iPod Touch and enjoy file sharing via bluetooth. Yes, Celeste allows file sharing via bluetooth. You can send and receive songs, pictures and other files using Celeste. Celeste integrates itself so well in iOS that you would think bluetooth was there by default. If you are one of those who want to taste the flavor of bluetooth file sharing on their iPhones and iPod Touches, install Celeste and have fun.
Watch Celeste in Action :
Color Keyboard : Add some colors to the default - white keyboard of your iphone and iPod Touch. Install Color Keyboard, and you can give colors to your keyboard. You can even download other keyboard colors that suits your mood. Give Color Keyboard a try, you will surely love it.
Copic/Cyntact : These are two different tweaks made by two different developers. But they do almost same thing. With Cyntact you can see contact pics in Cotacts app. And with Copic, you can see pictures everywhere contacts are seen - like in Contact app, messages etc. So if you like to have contact pics to be shown where they are supposed to be shown, install Copic or Cyntact.
DreamBoard : The very advanced theme platform available in Cydia. DreamBoard allows you to change the whole screen layout of your iPhone and iPod Touch. There are number of themes available for DreamBoard that will change the look of your screen layout from top to bottom. All themes are customizable as per user's needs. Just try DreamBoard, you will surely love it. And it is free too!
FolderEnhancer : When Apple introduced folders in iOS, it was believed that you will no longer have to swipe so much in order to go to an app. You will just put app icons in folders. But, Apple is Apple for a reason. They put restrictions in folders too. You could ass just a number of icons in a folder, 16 maybe. Well I don't remember because I use FolderEnhancer. FolderEnhancer allows you to have unlimited icons in a folder. It make folders the way they should be. I mean who woudl like to have folders like Games !, Games 2, Games 3? I would like all games in one folder - Games. That's all. And this is what FolderEnhancer allows you to do. Put as many icons in a folder as you want. You can even create folders in folders. For example I could create a folder names Action inside the Games folder and put all Action games inside that folder. Cool, isn't it? So go grab FolderEnhancer today.
Watch FolderEnhancer in Action:
Gridlock : Are you tired of the default home screen layout of your iPhone and iPod touch? Wish you could put icons and folders anywhere you wanted? Wish you did not have to stick to the simple icon after icon layout? Well, with Gridlock, you could just do that. Now put all your icons and folders anywhere you like. You can put one icon and leave space after it before the second icon comes. You could create the layout of initial of your name like I do - P. Just break the lock of restrictions and breath some fresh air of freedom. Install Gridlock and have custom homescreen layout.
iBlacklist : Ever wanted to ignore calls from someone damn boring? Wish you could ignore messages from someone who sends like hundreds useless, meaningless messages everyday? Ever wanted to ignore thsose spam messages which says you have won a million buck as your mobile number has been selected n a lottery? You could do that if you had iBlacklist. With iBlacklist, you can create lists from where you can select whose calls and messages to ignore. Once you add a number or contact name to that list, you will never hear from that person anymore. You can set to send someone's call directly to Voice Mail, or you could set to receive and hang up that call. There are a number of options available in iBlacklist for both calls and messages. Install iBlacklist and enjoy your privacy,
LockInfo : LockInfo is one hell of a tweak. If allows you to have any information displayed directly on the Lock screen. It can display weather information, calendar events, new emails, messages or missed calls' list, recent notifications from any app - all this right on your lock screen. You can read an email directly from lock screen without opening the mail app, call a number whose call you missed, see the whole calendar etc etc, thanks to LockInfo. You need to install the add-ons in order to have that on your lock screen, but the add ons are free, while the LockInfo app itself is a paid app.
QuickDo : Same as the Activator app, QuickDo also allows you to perform different tasks when performed any pre-defined action. It also allows you to have app icons on lock screen from where you open an application right from the lock screen, without unlocking your iPhone or iPod touch. QuickDo displays a bar which acts as a trigger for actions. You can perform actions via the QuickDo bar or the status bar (if set).
Safari Download Manager : Safari Download Manager allows you to manage downloads just as you would do it on your computer's browser. It also adds supports for know file-types. You can even pause and resume downloads (if supported by the host). All downloads go into a pre-defined folder from where you can access them.
SBSettings : Did you ever realize it is very annoying to perform a very easy task like turning on 3G or Wi Fi etc. You have to unlock your iPhone, go to settings, find the setting, and then perform the task. It is really annoying and time consuming. What if you could perform these tasks right from lock screen or from an app, without leaving it? With SBSettings, you can just do that. You can create a trigger using Activator or QuickDo, by which, the SBSettings opens up no matter if you are on lockscreen, home screen or using an application. When the SBSettings panel opens up, you can perform tasks like turning On/Off 3G, Wi Fi, Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Location etc. You can download additional add-ons to as per your need.SBSettings make your life easy. Install if, it a must have and, it is free.
VoiceActivator : Do you wish you could give voice commands you your iPhone? Well you can do that using the default voice control added to your iPhone, but you can get your default voice control app to open up an application, can you? With VoiceActivator, you can give voice commands your iPhone. VoiceActivator uses iPhone's inbuilt voice control and enhances it to take voice commands. You can tell your iphone to open up camera or message or any other app for that matter. All you need to do is to add a voice command, and set the action to perform. For example, you can set a voice command like "Open SMS Please" and set it to open the message application for you. For this, VoiceActivator uses Activator to perform defined actions.
More interestingly, you can even get your iPhone to talk with you. Yes, talk with you. You can add a voice command, and set the actions as to speak text. Now set what to speak. And when you will give this voice command, your iphone with speak the defines text. Interesting isn't it?
Watch VoiceActivator in Action :
WinterBoard : And the last app in the list is going to be WinterBoard. From the creator of Cydia, know as the father of jailbreaks - Jay Freeman (saurik), WinterBoard is one of the best jailbreak apps available on Cydia. With WinterBoard, you can have themes on your iphone and iPod Touch. Get rid of "just wallpaper" for your lock screen amd home screen because WinterBoard can help you get hundreds of amazing themes for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Just download WinterBoard, ant theme you like, and set it in WinterBoard app, and voila, everything on screen has changes. The icons, the colors, the wallpapers, the sounds, everything! WinterBoard is the best customization platform available in Cydia. It is damn easy to use and, it is free.
So this is it. It was my list of the very best jailbreak apps and tweaks, available on Cydia. If you think I have missed an app, and it should be in this list, tell me in the comment. And which apps are your favorite? Le me and everyone else know.
