Notifications play an integral role in how we use our iPhones, and that’s primarily because smartphones are communication instruments. But the neat thing about having a jailbroken iPhone is that you can manipulate how your iPhone notifies you about stuff with jailbreak tweaks that change notification aesthetics or behavior.
In today’s roundup, we’ll be discussing jailbreak tweaks you can use to enhance the notification experience on your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device.
Best notification jailbreak tweaks for iOS 15 and 16
Tinge
I’ve always sort of liked the idea of colorizing the Home Screen’s app icon notification badges automatically based on the dominant color of the app icon in question, so it’s fortunate that such jailbreak tweaks actually exist.
The Tinge jailbreak tweak by iOS developer P2KDev does exactly this, and it does it in such an elegant way as to draw the eyes in on notifications. I say this because after years of red dots on my Home Screen, I find the appearance somewhat eye-jarring out of the box.
If you’re interested in a similar Home Screen app icon badge colorization scheme, then you can head over to our full review on Tinge to learn more about it. You can use Tinge on all the latest jailbreaks, including those on iOS 15 and 16.
SmartNotifications iOS16
What if you could set individual rules for incoming notification so that you’d only be notified when notifications meet certain criteria that you’d consider important; wouldn’t that sound good? We thought so.
SmartNotifications iOS16 is a jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Elias Sfier that lets users apply a broad spectrum of rules to incoming notifications so that only those that meet the rules will be displayed to the end user.
This tweak is a wonderful way to filter out otherwise spammy notifications or to limit notifications to only those people you care about most.
You can learn more about SmartNotifications iOS16 and why you might want to consider this add-on for your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device in our full review post.
TrueFocus
Sometimes you crave a truly distraction-free iPhone experience, and while Focus and Do Not Disturb modes can bring you closer to this, these modes still leave you with a lump sum of missed notification badges on the Home Screen that can tempt you to slack off.
With the TrueFocus jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Dave Van Wijk, you can ensure that your device experience is truly notification-free for a determined amount of time without any notification badges or missed notifications piling up in the background.
Need to get something done? This is the tweak for you. It can even limit access to certain apps during this time, so you don’t feel pressured to open those non-productive social media apps.
You can learn more about TrueFocus and what it can do for you in our full review post.
NiceAperture
The NiceAperture jailbreak tweak by iOS developer NiceiOs can make your incoming notifications more integral with your Dynamic Island, if your device has one.
It does this by changing the appearance of your notification banners so that they appear to originate from and disappear into the Dynamic Island user interface on your device.
This tweak can be used on both jailbroken and Bootstrapped devices and is fully compatible with iOS 16 devices.
You can learn more about NiceAperture in our full review post.
BadgeSync
One of the glaring inconveniences of the notification system on the iPhone is that when you dismiss a notification banner, the notification badge remains on the Home Screen’s app icon. This requires you to take a second step to dismiss the notification, which is more attention than I feel like giving to a notification that I’ve already felt the need to dismiss once already.
The BadgeSync jailbreak tweak by iOS developer newwares123 addresses this problem head-on by dismissing any corresponding notification badges from the Home Screen’s app icon when you dismiss a notification banner for that app.
This no-nonsense jailbreak tweak shouldn’t even be a jailbreak tweak; it should be a native feature. But alas, the jailbreak community is the solution to this annoyance that I’ve always had with the iOS experience, and BadgeSync works great for this.
You can learn more about BadgeSync and why you might want it on your jailbroken iOS 16 device in our full review post.
Bloom
When you find that the stock notification system on your iPhone just isn’t as flashy or exciting as some of the notification systems on your Android friends’ smartphones, you can always turn to the jailbreak community for a solution.
The Bloom jailbreak tweak by iOS developer yandevelop gives you a more interesting notification experience that animates your display in different ways when you receive notifications rather than simply waking the display and putting the banner on your screen as iOS already does.
You can learn about all the unique animation effects and what they look like in our full review post.
Velvet 2
Don’t you wish that you could make your notification banners look a lot nicer than they already do? If so, then it’s hard to go wrong with the Velvet 2 jailbreak tweak by iOS developer NoisyFlake.
With Velvet 2, you can give your notification banners custom colors, outlines, text tinting, or appearance changes that upgrade the Dopamine drop you get when receiving a new notification.
There are a lot of ways you can change your notification banners with the Velvet 2 jailbreak tweak, but you don’t need to be creative to take advantage of it. That’s because Velvet 2 makes customization super easy, and after picking some options you like, you can see exactly what those changes are going to look like.
You can learn more about Velvet 2 and how it can enhance the notifications on your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device in our full review post.
CCDND
Being able to silence notifications on the fly is a powerful tool, especially when you’re busy and don’t have the time to fiddle with settings.
The CCDND jailbreak tweak by iOS developer 0xkuj brings a simple, no-nonsense Do Not Disturb toggle to the Control Center interface without all the layers associated with Focus modes and everything in between.
Best of all, this add-on works with jailbroken iOS 15 and 16 devices.
You can find out where to get this handy gem in our full review post.
Chhotabanner
One of the things I’ve long hated while playing full-screen mobile games like Call of Duty Mobile is when I get a string of text message notifications or notifications from other apps that slide over my gaming interface and block essential buttons or obstruct my gaming view.
While I could just turn on Do Not Disturb mode and solve that problem, the fact remains that I could then miss important notifications. So for that reason, I find iOS developer DrakeDrac’s chhotabanner jailbreak tweak to be a good compromise.
What chhotabanner does is it makes incoming notification banners transparent and as non-intrusive as possible. That way, when you’re gaming for example, you will get to read the contents of the notification without your field of view being obstructed in a game and without buttons being covered.
You can learn more about this awesome iOS 15 and 16-comaptible jailbreak tweak in our full review post.
Vē
Have you ever found yourself searching through your apps to find the contents of a notification you previously opened or dismissed? Perhaps your luck wasn’t quite as good as you thought…
A jailbreak tweak called Vē by iOS developer vyolit wants to help you with this misfortune by providing you with a log of previous notifications. With it, you can find the notifications you’ve previously received, along with details about that notification, such as what app it came from, any relevant attachments, the date and time of that notification, and more.
This all-inclusive jailbreak tweak hides conveniently in the Settings app for you to check whenever it’s convenient for you, and the interface looks so Apple-esque that you’ll forget it wasn’t made by Apple. Oh, and did we mention it works with jailbroken iOS 15 and 16 devices?
You can learn more about Vē and where you can get it from in our full review post.
Glance
Don’t you just prefer it when things remain minimal instead of cluttered? Perhaps you even have an iPhone with an OLED display and enjoy taking advantage of the pitch blacks that it offers?
If either of these sound like you, then the Glance jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Janis is a great way to enjoy incoming notifications on your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device.
With it, your screen remains turned off normally until a notification comes across your screen. When it does, the notification appears as an app icon in the middle of your screen, closely followed by the notification’s title and content text. The tweak is also highly configurable, so you can make it look the way you want.
You can learn more about Glance in our full review post.
Tako
If you’ve always liked the Priority Hub-style notification interface for the iPhone’s Lock Screen, then the Tako jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Xyaman is for you.
With Tako, you can enjoy notifications grouped by app, all neatly organized on your Lock Screen into app icons just below the Lock Screen’s time and date. Each of those app icons then displays the number of missed notifications in a badge.
You can also tap on any of the app icons to see the notifications pertaining specifically to that app, as a means of filtering through the other apps. So, this tweak is really next level for those jailbreaking iOS 15 and 16.
You can learn more about Tako in our full review post.
NotificationsGroupCount
A somewhat newer jailbreak tweak called NotificationsGroupCount by iOS developer 0xkuj takes a more OEM-style approach to organizing your missed notifications on the Lock Screen.
Inspired by the notification experience in iOS 18.1, NotificationsGroupCount groups notification banners from individual apps on the Lock Screen and then displays a badge over the notification banner stack that depicts how many of those notifications are from the respective app.
Best of all, much like Tako, you can open a stack of notifications on a per-app basis instead of all your notifications from every app being webbed together.
You can learn more about NotificationsGroupCount in our full review post.
Pokébox Reborn
Want Pokémon-themed notifications on your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device? If so, then the Pokébox Reborn jailbreak tweak by iOS developer pkgFiles is right up your alley.
Based on the design of the classic Pokémon games from early Nintendo handhelds, the Pokébox Reborn jailbreak tweak gives you more contrast and interesting fonts. They look more like the battle prompts from a Nintendo Gameboy Pokémon game than anything from iOS, but that’s the charm.
You can learn more about Pokébox Reborn and where you can get it from in our full review post.
Easy Notifications
When you get a banner notification on the Lock Screen, there are two options you can choose from when swiping left on the banner: Options and Clear.
The Easy Notifications jailbreak tweak by iOS developer iCraze simplifies the buttons you see when swiping on a notification banner by removing the Options button and making the Clear button larger, which makes it easier to dismiss the missed notification in question.
You can learn more about Easy Notifications in our full review post.
SilentNotifs
iOS developer dayanch96 was right on target when they released the SilentNotifs jailbreak tweak, because it really does a good job of improving the notification experience on jailbroken iOS 15 and 16 devices.
In a nutshell, this add-on simply prevents push notifications from playing sounds that interrupt your Now Playing media playback, including music and videos. In essence, this keeps your listening experience from being spoiled by loud, obnoxious, and potentially repetitive notification sounds.
You can learn everything you need to know about SilentNotifs in our full review post.
Conclusion
Notifications are a highly subjective topic. Some people like loud and proud notifications that grab their attention, while others prefer low profile notifications that don’t completely squander the task at hand.
Whatever your preference might be, we hope that this roundup helped you find some amazing jailbreak tweaks for your pwned iOS 15 or 16 device. If we missed anything that you use on a regular basis, then feel free to let us know in the comments section down below.