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![How To Check Your iPhone’s Data Usage From The iOS 5 Notification Center [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Slide1-640x480.jpg "Slide1")
A really nifty jailbreak widget for iOS 5’s Notification Center is now available in Cydia. WeeTrackData lets you quickly check your iPhone’s data usage from Notification Center, and you can set a monthly limit to make sure you don’t exceed your allowance.
While most Notification Center widgets seem to be rather trivial functionality-wise, WeeTrackData is one of the first jailbreak widgets with some real practicality.
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![How To Quickly Check Your Twitter Timeline With Siri [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/TweetLine.jpg "TweetLine")
We’ve already shown you jailbreak tweaks like AssistantExtensions that let you tweet using your voice and Siri, and now there’s a way to easily read your Twitter timeline with Apple’s digital assistant. Using a simple keyword, you can have Siri show your recent tweets from within its linen window.
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![How To Keep Apps Like Path From Accessing Your Contacts Data [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screen-shot-2012-02-08-at-12.47.49-PM.jpg)
We told you yesterday that Path was secretly uploading your iPhone’s entire address book to its servers. Users of the inclusive social network voiced concern, and many decided to remove the app entirely until Path addresses the issue in an upcoming update.
It’s common practice for third-party apps to access and even store your contacts elsewhere. The problem with Path is that there was no indication that this activity was taking place. Path’s CEO stated that the app would make the activity opt-in when the next update is pushed out.
Thanks to a brand new jailbreak tweak, you’ll never have to worry about an app silently stealing your personal contacts data again.
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![How To Change The Color Of Your iOS 5 Notification Center Banners [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screen-shot-2012-02-07-at-11.45.38-PM.jpg)
Are you itching to change the color of the push notification banners on your jailbroken iOS device? Is Apple’s look not quite cutting it?
A simple Cydia tweak allows you to easily customize the color of your iOS 5 Notification Center banners.
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![Springtomize 2 Is The Ultimate Customization Tool For Your iPad [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-2-640x480.jpg)
Jailbreak developer Filippo Bigarella has brought his incredible jailbreak app, Springtomize 2, to the iPad. iPhone jailbreakers have already been using Springtomize 2 on iOS 5, and now iPad owners can get in on the action.
In case you didn’t know, Springtomize 2 offers incredibly thorough customization of iOS. You can change animations, add more apps to your dock and Home screen, customize your lockscreen, resize icons, tweak Notification Center, and more. If you want to tinker with the look and feel of your jailbroken iPad, look no further than Springtomize 2.
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![Supercharge Siri On Your iPhone 4S With MyAssistant [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screen-Shot-2012-02-02-at-5.59.52-PM.jpg)
We’ve seen plenty of jailbreak tweaks for enhancing Siri, but a new one called MyAssistant offers more features than any of its predecessors. Developed by Andrea Oliva and Saltb0x, MyAssistant is available for $0.99 in Cydia. You will need a jailbroken iPhone 4S or Siri-hacked iOS device to run MyAssistant.
With this new tweak you can tell your iPhone to reboot, lock, take a picture, get lyrics for a song, give you its battery percentage, and more. You can also customize the look of the Siri UI and create custom conversations with Apple’s digital assistant.
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An update for the Corona untethered jailbreak tool has been released for all A5-based devices.
If you’re having trouble with iBooks on your newly-jailbroken iPhone 4S, you’re not alone. As with most jailbreaks, Apple’s eBook app can tend to act up and sometimes not work at all when opened on a liberated iOS device. Thanks to the most recent Corona update in Cydia, iPhone 4S jailbreakers should be able to use iBooks on the iPhone 4S. The update also addresses general stability issues for users on iOS 5.0 and is recommend for iPad 2 owners as well.
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Now that you’ve successfully jailbroken your iPhone 4S running iOS 5, what do you install? Whether you’re new to Cydia or a jailbreak veteran, we’ve gathered a list of the best jailbreak apps available for Apple’s latest smartphone.
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![Sireet Lets You Tweet From Siri On Your iPhone 4S [Jailbreak]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Sireet.jpg)
A new jailbreak tweak by the name of Sireet has surfaced in Cydia. Developed by Tyler Nettleton, Sireet lets jailbroken iPhone 4S users tweet natively with Siri.
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The Chronic Dev Yeam’s Absinthe jailbreak tool for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S owners has been updated to version 0.3. This latest update brings Linux support and minor cosmetic changes. A small bug fix for Windows users has also been included.
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![Read "Why You’ll Probably Never Own A Mac With An ARM Processor [Feature]"](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/macbookairarm-300x250.jpg "Read \"Why You’ll Probably Never Own A Mac With An ARM Processor [Feature]\"")
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