iOS 5

ColorBanner: Customize the Color of Notification Center Banners

It finally feels like we're beginning to get into the swing of things as far as jailbreak content goes. We're starting to see a flood of content dedicated to iOS 5, the iPhone 4S, and to a lesser extent, the iPad.

One of the latest iOS 5 tweaks to hit the scene is ColorBanner, a tweak that allows you to customize the background color and font color of your Notification Center Banners...

Top Jailbreak Videos of the Week

Last week we saw the release of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak, in what was the biggest week for jailbreak news in quite some time. To celebrate, this week's top jailbreak videos contain an extra heaping-helping of video goodness for you to consume.

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Flowtation: A Stylized Take on Notification Center

Looking to add a bit more style to Notification Center? If so, then you've come to the right place.

Flowtation is a recently released jailbreak tweak that does just that, adds visual style to the way Notification Center behaves when revealed.

Instead of Notification Center overlapping the current content on your screen, it physically pushes the content out of the way when displayed.

It's not the easiest concept to explain with words, but that's what video is for...

Absinthe for Mac Updated to Fix VPN and White Icon Errors

Those of you who have been having trouble jailbreaking your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with the Absinthe app will be happy to hear that the Chronic Dev Team has just released an update for the Mac version of the utility.

The update, which brings Absinthe to version 0.2, is in response to a couple of reported issues with the app, including devices not rebooting after activating its VPN setting, and mysterious white icons...

Dev Team Releases CLI Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2

As promised, the infamous Dev Team has just released its CLI jailbreak which is compatible with both the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. It's still for Mac users only, but it does provide an alternative to the Absinthe app.

We must warn you though that this isn't your typical jailbreak software. CLI stands for Command Line Interface, meaning using it isn't as easy as clicking the "jailbreak" button. It's definitely not for the feint of heart...

Absinthe Updated to 0.1.2-2 to Fix Overload Issues

As most of you know by now, the A5 jailbreak was finally released this morning via Chronic Dev Team's Absinthe app. While we haven't had any issues ourselves with the software, some folks have been experiencing problems.

The reason for that is that the dedicated website, which is used in the jailbreaking process, is constantly crashing under the millions of users trying to jailbreak. So the Chronic Dev Team has released an update to fix that...

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak Released

It's here! The iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 was just released after months of anticipation, and months of hard work by pod2g and the rest of the leaders in the jailbreak community.

A huge thanks is owed to the dream team of hackers including pod2g, p0sixninja, MuscleNerd, planetbeing, Saurik, and no-doubt countless others.

Take a look inside for more details surrounding this groundbreaking moment...

Dev Team Releases Important A5 Jailbreak Details

We know. We're as eager for the A5 jailbreak to drop as you guys are. Probably more. But even though we've been saying it for weeks now, we think we're extremely close to a public release.

And The Dev Team confirms that in its new blog post entitled "Corona A5 jailbreak nearly ready to pop!" The post provides some important information regarding the highly-anticipated exploit...

‘Update Hider for iOS 5’ Silences Annoying App Store Updates

In general, App Store updates are a good thing; it shows that the developers are continuing to support their apps, squashing bugs, etc.

But if you have tons of App Store apps like I do, the constant updates can be more of an annoyance. What to do?

If your device is jailbroken and running iOS 5, check out Update Hider for iOS 5.

Use Whited00r to Install iOS 5 on Your iPhone 3G

Last Summer, Apple unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5. The update contained more than 200 new features including iMessage, iCloud, and a revamped Notification Center.

Apple released the software last October for the iPhone 3GS, and all newer devices. So what do you do if you own a first or second generation iPhone or iPod touch and want to install iOS 5? Enter Whited00r...

iPhone 4S Users Planning on Unlocking Should Remain on iOS 5.0

Although multiple warnings have suggested that iPhone 4S users update to iOS 5.0.1 before it's too late, a new report from iClarified claims that these users should actually remain on iOS 5.0 to ensure the greatest possibility of unlocking their device in the future, should they ever need to unlock.

The news came from MuscleNerd who confirmed that an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S running iOS 5 will be released soon after the iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak...

iOS Code Reveals Future Facebook Integration?

iOS 5 was released last fall with deep Twitter integration throughout the entire operating system. Many speculated that Apple would also add Facebook integration, but the day never came. You may also remember rumors of an Apple and Facebook partnership back before iOS 4 debuted.

This could be changing however, as iMore discovered iOS code referencing Facebook...