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Things to Do with a Broken Phone (Video)

I hate Sony. OK, that’s a bit harsh. I’m just disappointed in them, I suppose. The reason being that my Xperia Z stopped accepting my SIM card for some reason and when I sent it in for warranty, they sent it back telling me it wasn’t covered. I then called

How to Stop the Low Battery Alert in iOS 7 (Video)

The friendly reminder that pops up at 20, 15, 10 and 5% battery levels is helpful, but there have been several instances when it brusquely interrupts a Netflix streaming session. I understand it’s in our best interest to plug in our devices to charge, but is it urgent enough to

How to Add a Rising Bar Clock to your Lock Screen in iOS 7 (Video)

Your iPhone is cool, but there are times when it feels as if you’re some sort of iLemming as almost everyone’s iPhone looks and feels the same. To deviate from the iHerd, download iOS7 Rising Bars Cydget to get a rising bar clock on your lock screen. It might seem

How to Change the Color of the Icon Badges in iOS 7 (Video)

If you have enough of them, the red icon badges can clutter your home screen. Sure, you can turn them off, but they’re also useful, so there must be some sort of compromise. Indeed, you’ll find this compromise with the ColorBadges jailbreak tweak which will change the icon badge’s color

How to Get a Circular Battery Symbol in iOS 7 (Video)

The battery symbol that shows how much power we have left is the same in almost every device, Apple or not. So why not change it up a bit? CircularBattery is a great little tweak that turns your battery symbol into a solid circle which gradually disappears in a clockwise

How to Make your Keyboard Color Blue in iOS 7 (Video)

It’s free, so why not? And the blue color actually looks like “iOS 7 Blue,” so it looks great, too. Considering the name of this tweak is BlueBoard, blue is the only color available. You can change the background color behind the keys to a dark grey which also looks

How to See ETA for Installing Apps in iOS 7 (Video)

Ever wondered how quickly your device downloads an app from the App Store? SmartviperE75 did, and he developed a tweak that lets you monitor the progress and details of a downloading app. For $0.99, you can double tap a downloading app’s icon in the home screen, and a little popup

How to Easily Switch Between Languages in iOS 7 (Video)

The number of people who speak multiple languages is , and if you’re one of those people, you might also text and write emails in multiple languages, which you can enable for your keyboard in iOS7. However, it’s a little bit of a process to add and remove languages in

NextGenUI Walkthough: Change the Entire UI of iOS 7 (Video)

While this jailbreak tweak might not be the most functional, it is pretty darn impressive. Someone created a theme, called NextGenUI, that changes the entire iOS user interface and replaces it with this “futuristic” new homescreen. Essentially, it gives you a layer of background that you can see a part

How to Make the Current Time your Pass Code in iOS 7 (Video)

Unless this tweak gets extremely popular with mass media coverage, very few people will expect it. It’s a great way to keep your phone secure, and prevents prying eyes to figure out your pass code. However, it does rely a little on the fact that people won’t figure out that

How to Make Chrome the Default Browser in iOS 7 (Video)

Sometimes, what Apple tells us to use on iPhones and iPads is not what we want to use. I’m referring directly to the fact that we can’t set Chrome as the default web browser on iOS 7, which forces us to open links in Safari. This is a problem if