Apple is set to release iOS and iPadOS 16 this fall, with iOS 16 likely coming weeks ahead of iPadOS 16. These updates will bring a lot of exciting new features to Apple’s mobile lineup, but if you’re on iPadOS 14, then you might you don’t have to wait to use them.
In today’s review, 4pmTech will showcase what we think is one of the best jailbreak tweaks for bringing iOS and iPadOS 16 features to jailbroken iOS and iPadOS 14 devices. like others existed long before the original software update announcement earlier this summer.
So, without further ado, let’s jump straight into the fun and show you how you can get more iOS and iPadOS 16 like features on a jailbroken iOS and iPadOS 14 device:
Best Jailbreak Settings to Bring iOS 16 Features to Locked iOS 14 Devices
Helix – FREE
Helix is a jailbreak tweak that brings the iOS 16 lock screen aesthetic to locked iOS 14 devices. This includes awesome new fonts, additional widgets, and advanced layout customization that users will finally get on stock devices starting with iOS 16.
Once installed, users will find that their lock screen is almost as customizable as a real iOS 16 device, despite being jailbroken and running an older firmware version.
Those who want to know more about Helix should read more about it and where to get it in our full review.
PLBattery – FREE
By now, everyone knows that iOS 16 is finally giving notched iPhone users the ability to display a numeric battery percentage in the status bar, something that non-notched phones have been using since the iPhone X first debuted.
If you’re not planning to upgrade to iOS 16 this fall because jailbreak is more important to you, then we totally understand that, and the PLBattery jailbreak tweak can provide a similar experience on locked iOS 14 devices.
You can learn more about PLBattery and how it works in our full review.
Hidden Lock14 – FREE
A feature that should have been in all versions of iOS since the introduction of the hidden album in the Photos app is the ability to secure it with authentication. Fortunately, Apple offers us this security measure with iOS 16.
HiddenLock14 is a free jailbreak tweak that provides the same feature for jailbroken iOS 14 devices by forcing jailbreak crackers to authenticate themselves before entering the Hidden album. The advantage, of course, is that not everyone can get into your hidden photos.
You can learn more about HiddenLock14 and how it works in our full review.
Echo – FREE
Echo is a jailbreak tweak that adds an iOS 16-style Now Playing widget interface to jailbroken iOS 14 devices.
This handy Now Playing widget provides both a collapsed and expanded view and also offers a high level of colorization configuration so you can achieve the perfect aesthetic for yourself.
You can learn more about Echo and how it works in our full review.
Live Events – $2.99
Live Activity is a jailbreak tweak that brings the spirit of iOS 16’s informative activity-based widgets to the lock screen, allowing you to see live information from your favorite sources.
While the APIs for many of the iOS 16 live activity interfaces are not available to iOS 14 users, this tweak offers interfaces for things like alarms, timers, music, calendars, reminders, and stopwatches, among others.
You can find out all about love activities and what you can do with them in our full review.
Network List – FREE
With the iOS 16 software update, users can finally view previously entered Wi-Fi passwords from the comfort of their own device. But this is something you can also do if you have a jailbreak.
With the NetworkList jailbreak setup, you can look back at previously connected Wi-Fi networks and see what passwords were used to log into them. This will make it easier to sign in to other devices if you forgot (or didn’t know) what was previously entered.
You can learn more about NetworkList and how it works in our full review.
TappyKeyboard – FREE
Haptic feedback has finally become an option since iOS 16, which means you’ll feel a slight vibration when you press the keys on your keyboard.
The TappyKeyboard jailbreak tweak provides the same haptic feedback to locked iOS 14 devices, allowing you to feel the same vibrations without updating the firmware and losing a valuable jailbreak.
You can learn more about TappyKeyboard and how it works in our full review.
Exiwall – $2.49.
Another great new iOS 16 lock screen feature is how it adds depth to wallpapers by lifting the photo object up and over the date and time display on the lock screen.
The same effect can be achieved on jailbroken phones with the Exiwall jailbreak tweak, which even supports hardware that Apple doesn’t support in iOS 16.
You can learn more about Exiwall and what you can do with it in our full review.
DockSearch – FREE
Starting with iOS 16, you’ll be able to do more with the Home Screen Dock, namely, you can initiate device searches to find the files or data you might be looking for.
With DockSearch, you can get a similar user experience on the home screen of your jailbroken iOS 14 device, giving you a bit more sync with the latest software update.
You can find out everything you need to know about DockSearch, including where you can get it, in our full review.
Conclusion
This list is nearly complete for today, but as we continue to look at new releases of the jailbreak tweak, we are sure that this list will only expand in the future with additional options.