BiteSMS

‘Messages’ lets you compose and reply to messages from anywhere in iOS

Cody Lee ∙ April 7, 2013

Sometimes I feel like I'm one of the only people in the world that doesn't use biteSMS. Don't get me wrong, I really like some of the tweak's features, like quick reply and compose. But in my experience, it's not very stable and tends to clash with the stock Messages app.

That being said, you can understand my excitement when I saw 'Messages' pop up in my Cydia stream today. The new jailbreak tweak, by Ma Jun (the creator of Bulletin), offers up biteSMS-like quick compose and reply features, without all of the extra biteSMS fluff...

How to get the new LastPic tweak to work with biteSMS

Cody Lee ∙ April 4, 2013

Last month, Filippo Bigarella released a handy little tweak called LastPic. For those who missed it, LastPic lets you quickly add the last photo you took to an iMessage conversation, similar to the Tweetbot function.

Unfortunately, the tweak is only compatible with the iMessage app. But luckily we've discovered a simple hack that allows you to use it with the popular jailbreak app biteSMS. And yes, we've got a tutorial for you...

Quick Reply for Viber now available in Cydia

Mike Schnier ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Are you a fan of the BiteSMS jailbreak tweak, but prefer using services other than iMessage or SMS to send texts to your friends? Back in June, Delicious Inc. released Quick Reply for WhatsApp; which essentially brought BiteSMS's quick reply pane to WhatsApp's notifications. Today, on the heels of the release of the evasi0n jailbreak, the developers behind BiteSMS bring a similar tweak to Viber in iOS 5 and iOS 6.

Viber is another cross platform messaging app that allows users to make free calls, as well as send texts and photos. The original app works between iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Nokia, and Bada. It's a free alternative platform that is compatible with every major smartphone on the market. Viber is growing in popularity, so it's ripe for a jailbreak tweak of its own...

BiteSMS update hits Cydia with new features (and new temporary price tag)

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

I have a love/hate relationship with BiteSMS. On the on hand, it's my most used application and I can't seem to find a decent replacement that offers as many features, but on the other hand, it's the only application that sometimes often causes my iPhone to crash.

I've tried to replace it many times but I always come back to it simply because its feature list has been unmatched so far. Today, BiteSMS gets that much better with version 6.3 now available in Cydia...

biteSMS updated with new theme options and bug fixes

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 25, 2017

Those of you who have been around the jailbreak community for a while should be extremely familiar with biteSMS. The Messages app replacement has been around since the early days of iPhone hacking.

The app was updated today, bringing it to version 6.3.10 (or beta 10). The update features some new theming options, as well as several improvements and bug fixes. Full change log after the break...

BiteSMS-maker releases new WhatsApp quick reply tweak

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

Jailbreakers who use the popular WhatsApp messenger will be happy to hear that Delicious, the folks behind biteSMS, have just released a handy new tweak for the client.

Quick Reply for WhatsApp hit Cydia today. And as you may have guessed, it enables you to quickly reply to incoming WhatsApp messages from anywhere in iOS...

biteSMS 6.0 Featuring iOS 5 Compatibility Officially Released

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 18, 2011

It's finally here. After what seemed like an infinite beta test, biteSMS 6.0 has hit Cydia for public download.

With it comes all of the features you've come to know and love, plus a few surprises and UI enhancements. Best of all, it's a free download if you've purchased an older version of biteSMS. Check out our video coverage inside...

biteSMS Adds New Quick Compose Feature in Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 15, 2011

The latest version of biteSMS is shaping up to be something special. The team has worked hard for months, issuing beta after beta to get version 6 of our favorite jailbreak messaging client just right for iOS 5.

We already covered some of biteSMS' upcoming new features before, but this time around we're focusing exclusively on one feature in particular — quick compose from Notification Center.

IntelliScreenX has it, and now the biteSMS team has it as well. Check inside for a full video walkthrough of the new quick compose elements of biteSMS...

How to Install the biteSMS Beta on iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 8, 2011

It's no secret that I consider biteSMS to be an absolute iPhone staple; it's among the first apps that I install after jailbreaking my iPhone.

For those of you who, like me, decide to jailbreak your iOS 5 installation, you'll find that the public version of biteSMS crashes upon launch.

Fortunately, the biteSMS team has produced a beta version of their popular SMS app that works great on iOS 5. Check inside for the full details on how to score it for yourself...

Ask Jeff: Episode 08 – Preparing For The Next iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 30, 2011

How do you plan on preparing for the next iPhone? Whether it's the iPhone 5, or the iPhone 4S, a lot of folks have different gameplans when it comes to acquiring the next iPhone.

What will you do with your current iPhone? Will you downgrade the firmware, jailbreak and unlock it, and try to pull in a premium? Or will you do like me, and keep your old iPhone and use it as a testing device?

These, and many, many more questions are answered in this week's episode of Ask Jeff...

BiteSMS Beta for iOS 5 Now Available

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated March 9, 2016

BiteSMS is without a doubt my favorite jailbreak app. I use it several times a day to write and read text messages. Up until now, you couldn't run BiteSMS on a jailbroken iPhone running iOS 5 beta. But due to the overwhelming demand, the BiteSMS team has decided to release an iOS-compatible version of the app.

Because it is in its early beta development, you can expect BiteSMS to have quite a few bugs. However, the die hard BiteSMS fan that you are will most likely see past those issues and focus on the exciting new features...

SMSPlus: Stock Messages App Enhancer [Video Preview]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 18, 2011

Today, we were able to get our hands on an early build of SMSPlus, a jailbreak tweak that significantly enhances the stock messages app.

The big thing about SMSPlus is that it's not a separate app like biteSMS or others, but it's tightly integrated into the stock messages app, and made to look as stock as possible.

There's pull to sort functionality, quick reply, quick compose, text to speech, and a bevy of other things to uncover. Check inside for the full video preview...