5 Interesting iOS 7 Apps for the Jailbroken iPad

jbipadThere are so many apps available in the Cydia store that it is tough trying to pick out the best ones to use. We have done a little bit of homework and found some that are ideal for the iPad jailbreak. These are quite interesting apps, some that you may not have come across before so, without further ado, let’s take a look:

LandscapeCalc – Free – BigBoss Repo

Do you find that you use your calculator a lot?  Isn’t it irritating to have to keep flicking back and forth between normal and scientific mode? If this is how you feel, you should definitely jailbreak iPad and download this app.

LandscapeCalc locks the calculator into scientific mode so you do not have to keep switching back and forth, based on the orientation of the iPad. So, even if you turn the iPad around, it will stay put.

Message Swiper – Free – BigBoss

Message Swiper is one of the coolest iPad jailbreak apps in Cydia, especially if you make good use of the messages app.  Instead of having to keep going in and out of your inbox to change messages, Message Swiper allows you to go through them with a swipe gesture – pretty much the same as you do with your photos in the Camera roll.

Live Battery Indicator – Free

Fancy changing the battery indicator on your iPad? Install the iPad jailbreak and download Live Battery Indicator.  It is not a particularly useful app but it does look pretty cool to have a different battery indicator.

You cannot get this on any of the default repos in Cydia so you need to add in a new one first. If you have not yet done this on your iPad, it is a pretty easy procedure:

  • Open Cydia
  • Tap on Manage
  • Tap on Sources
  • Tap on  Edit
  • Tap on Add
  • Type in this URL – http://repo.fortysixandtwo.com
  • Tap on Add Source
  • Let Cydia install the new repository and then you can search for and install Live battery Indicator on your jailbroken iPad.

Bannersize – Free – BigBoss Repo

Bannersize is an excellent app for the iPad jailbreak and is very useful.  It allows you to change the size of the notification banner. You can change the width or the height and even change where it appears. This is useful for those who find the banner takes up too much space. And, one other cool addition – make your iPad speak the notification to you!

FrontHDR

There are loads of iPad jailbreak apps for the rear camera including a number of HDR ones. Unfortunately, on an iPad that has not been jailbroken, there is no capacity for HDR. This jailbreak app makes it possible for your FaceTime camera to capture images in HDR and you can store them in the same way as you store other images, on your Camera roll. It is a simple jailbreak app, with no configuration required.

There you have it, 5 of the more unusual iPad jailbreak apps in Cydia at the moment.  We are constantly checking for new apps and other interesting information that surfaces for when you jailbreak iPad so keep us in your favorites and stay up to date.

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