Since the beginning, apps and tweaks download with cydia have been a chore to uninstall. Uninstalling a package is a
seven-step operation at best: Start Cydia, Manage, Packages, (locate
package), Modify, Remove, Confirm.
Compared to uninstalling Appstore apps where you hold down the application for a couple of seconds and press the X in the corner it is a bit cumbersome.
Cydelete is the answer to that problem, allowing users to use the same method for deleting apps from cydia as from the the appstore. Cydelete will display all apps wiggling with an X however it can only delete applications that are directly managed by cydia and cannot delete cydia itself for safety reasons.
3D Board is another astethic app from cydia that gives a 3d effect to your apps by using the front facing camera to track your face and in turn move the background, thus giving the 3D effect. this works well when it is bright but suffers a bit when used in dimmer situations. The effect itself is subtle but noticible and can look exceptional with a nice background installed.
The pitch and depth can all be adjusted however having all the settings to there highest is not ideal and the effect will flicker as the sensitivity is brought up. For the best effects all settings should be kept to the middle as this means the transitions will be smooth.
SBRotator is a jailbreak tweak that allows ipad like landscape view on the iphone and ipod touch. It is compatible with lots of other apps on cydia for layout and for this reason allows you to fully customise how your phone looks. This is a slick app that should be apart of every jailbroken iDevices purchases, the video above shows everything you need to know about the tweak.
Apple devices have come along way since the first iPhone was released, there has been huge changes in the IOS, the hardware and the design of the products. However the Slide to unlock page has changed little to none since its first inception. A new tweak however has emerged that gives the user a choice of 3 themed ways of using what was the slide to unlock lock screen.
The first way is to flick from one side of the screen to another, like you were changing page on a kindle fire.
The second way replaces the slider with a band aid that has to be peeled off.
The third way is similar to the second except it is a plastic tab that is peeled away.
The first theme is by far the best and is well animated however this tweak does not seem to work well with CleverPin installed and can lead to the phone getting stuck at a black screen after locking with no way of fixing it except waiting for the phone to crash.
Paperlock is a slick tweak thats well worth looking into.
Not too long ago when you purchased an app off the appstore apple graced you with 15 minutes where you did not have to enter your passcode if you were buying other apps, however with apple tightening up their security it has now become a requirement every time you purchase an app.
Security is nessiccary and welcome, however if you do go on an app spending spree it can be quite annoying having to enter your password everytime. It is for this reason PasswordPilot was developed. PasswordPilot is a simple app thats sole functionality is to fill the password field with your password. Once downloaded the user must navigate to the settings app and then to PasswordPilot where the user enters their password. Once the password is entered it is stored and when you purchase an app from the appstore, the password will be stored in the field.
As usefull as this is, it does mean that your password will always be there so if your phone was stolen then the thief would be free to purchase any app they want. I would reccommend this app as it is a clever example of what developers in the community can do.
Cydia offers many tweaks and apps, so many that generally creativity can sometimes seem to lack as one developer basically copies aspects of another popular tweak and adds a little extra functionality. This is fine but can stiffle the creativity out there if developes are just trying to one up an app that already covers a certain functionality and covers it well. It is for this reason that Deck is a breath of fresh air, I must say that Deck is one of the best presented tweaks I have seen lately and looks so good it actually looks like it is part of the IOS itself. All deck does is allow shortcut items to be added to a gesture activated side panel. Favourite apps or ones that are most used are likely to be added here where with a simple gesture Deck is actived a slickly slided in the sidebar.
Aswell as the shortcuts for apps, a simple swipe down on the deck will give the user access to the more common features in the settings app such as bluetooth and wifi. Deck is possibly the best presented tweak i have seen and i would not be surprised to see some similar functionality in IOS 6 when it drops.
Barrel is an essential tweak for anybody wishing to have that wow factor when personalising their IOS device, its a simple app that animates your app pages transitions from one to the other. Although a very simple app, the quality of the animations will make your phone stand out from the boring stock IOS approach.
There are numerous different transitions from having the apps carousel in to the suble and my personal favourite 3d cube effect.
Although this app serves no purpose except to look good it is still one of the better apps in the cydia store and one of the better maintained ones.
