The jailbreak community has been quiet out of anticipation as we await the completion of jailbreak tools likeElectrafor iOS 11.0-11.1.2, but some developers continue to pushiOS 10-compatible tweaks that hold many of us over for now.
In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the newjailbreak tweaksthat popped up in Cydia this week. As always, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites first, and then we’ll cap things off by outlining the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
BioLockout– FREE
Most modern iPhones and iPads come with some sort of biometric authentication like Face ID or Touch ID, but there might be times when you want to turn biometric authentication off temporarily.
BioLockoutis a new free jailbreak tweak that lets you do that with an Activator action. From the moment you invoke it, you’re asked to enter a passcode instead. Notably, you won’t be able to unlock with biometric authentication until the passcode gets entered correctly at least once.
Depending on the situation, this can help prevent someone from accessing your personal information against your will.
You can learn more about BioLockoutin our full review.
NotTodaySatan – FREE
In case you haven’t already heard, there’s a significant new bug in town that impacts most iOS devices running iOS 11.2.5 or earlier. When someone so much as sends you a specific Telugu character via email or text message,it can crash your device and throw it into a boot loop.
Apple plans to fix this in a future software update for iOS devices, but that isn’t an ideal solution for anyone with a jailbreak.NotTodaySatanis a simple tweak that helps prevent these crashes on jailbroken devices. In other words, an update is no longer necessary to stay safe.
The tweak accomplishes this by replacing the troublesome Telugu character system-wide with something different. In doing so, iOS never renders the troublesome character, and hence your device won’t crash when someone with ill intentions sends it to you.
You canread our full review about NotTodaySatanto learn more about the tweak and why you should install it.
Other releases this week
NoWALimitsRevoke:Removes the delete/revoke limit in the WhatsApp Messenger app for all messages (free via CydiaGeek’s repository)
SpotifyAllowSettings:Unhides some additional options in the Spotify Music app (free via BigBoss repository)
Most of these tweaks were made with iOS 10 or earlier in mind. Many developers are prepping their tweaks for iOS 11 considering thatElectra RC1 will include a patched version of Cydia. Furthermore, Saurikis working onan official update forCydiaandMobile SubstrateforiOS 11.
If you’re looking for more tweaks to try, then consideradding third-party Cydia repositories to your deviceto expand your scope andcheck out last week’s jailbreak tweak roundupjust in case you missed anything special. We also have a plethora of dedicated roundups that can help you find new tweaks for tweaking yourjailbrokeniOS 10device below:
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below!
