Even though iOS is a beautifully refined mobile operating system, that doesn’t stop jailbreakers from making their own changes to the user interface, hiding unwanted elements.
Plenty of jailbreak tweaks have the ability to hide unwanted elements from the iOS UI, and in today’s roundup, we’ll show you which ones we think are some of the best for jailbroken iOS 14 devices.
Best iOS 14 jailbreak tweaks to hide information
Leave – FREE
One of my favorite jailbreak tweaks for hiding unwanted UI elements is Begone, a tweak that allows the end user to selectively hide notification icons from individual app icons on the iPhone home screen.
This setting is especially useful for the Settings app when your iPhone decides to alert you when there’s a software update you don’t want to install and there’s no native mechanism to hide that icon. Other than that, Begone can also be used with other app icons for other purposes, depending on your needs.
You can learn more about Begone and how it works in our full review.
HideSurplus – FREE
With the HideSurplus jailbreak setting, users can hide unnecessary items from the home screen of their device.
This is especially useful for getting rid of things like app icon labels, dock background, “No old notifications”text from Notification Center, and more.
You can find out about all the different things you can hide with HideSurplus in our detailed review.
clear without playing – FREE
When you don’t have anything playing, a small text appears in the Now Playing widget of the Control Center that says “Not playing.”Some users don’t mind this, but others find it ugly in a glyph based UI.
The Clear Not Playing Jailbreak tweak simply hides this unwanted text in the Control Center UI, making the Now Playing widget look like any other widget.
You can learn more about how not to play and how it works in our full review.
ForceBar – FREE
There may be certain applications that don’t play well with the status bar. This usually happens in full-screen games rather than traditional apps, but ironically, not all of these incompatible apps take steps to hide the status bar from the interface.
You can use a free jailbreak tweak called ForceBar to force hide (or show) the status bar for individual apps on your device. The tweak comes with an extensive settings panel where you can customize the status bar in one way or another.
You can learn more about ForceBar and how it works in our full review.
Pip Reborn – FREE
If hiding the status bar in individual apps isn’t your forte, you might find Peep Reborn a little more useful.
This jailbreak tweak can hide or show the status bar on demand with a single tap, even if you’re viewing it from the home screen or anywhere else that’s not the app’s user interface.
You can learn more about Peep Reborn and how it works in our full review.
Hide VoIP Offers – FREE
Apple in recent iOS updates has made it so that VoIP calling suggestions show up in iOS contacts in addition to regular phone number-based calling suggestions, but not all iPhone users like or want VoIP services deeply woven into their phone calling experience.
Hide VoIP Suggestions is a free jailbreak tweak that hides VoIP call suggestions from your contacts, meaning you’ll only see phone number-based call suggestions, not suggestions from third-party calling apps.
You can find out everything you need to know about Hide VoIP Suggestions and how it works in our full review.
Houdini – FREE
Some users feel that there is too much going on on the lock screen, and if that’s your general opinion, then you might like a jailbreak tweak called Houdini that can hide almost anything you want in the lock screen UI.
If you’re trying to hide the quick action buttons for the flashlight and/or camera, or you’re just trying to remove the Face ID lock glyph or date and time display, this tweak will help you.
You can learn more about Houdini and what you can do with it in our full review.
Conclusion
While most people use their jailbreaks to add functionality to their phones, honest people use them to hide unwanted UI elements that look messy.
Do you have a favorite tweak for hiding iOS UI elements? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below.