Jailbreak news of the week: best wallpaper jailbreak tweaks, tvOS 18 beta profile, & tweak releases

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Keeping up with our weekly tradition of recapping all the latest news in the iPhone & iPad jailbreak community, we’re back again this Sunday morning to share with you everything that we covered throughout the past work week to ensure you haven’t missed any important details that could pertain to you.

In this piece, we’ll showcase the latest content spanning the week of Monday, January 27^th to Sunday, February 2^nd, 2025. We’ll begin by sharing some news tidbits that we think are important not to miss, and afterward we’ll outline some important jailbreak tweak releases and updates that developers have put on the table for all jailbreakers to enjoy.

Without further ado, let’s jump right in!

Important stuff from this week

Best wallpaper jailbreak tweaks

Have you ever wondered what jailbreak tweaks you might be able to install on your jailbroken iOS 15 or 16 device so that you can enhance the wallpaper capabilities of your device? Well, wonder no more.

In our detailed roundup post, we discuss some of the best jailbreak tweaks tailored for this particular purpose so that you can make your Home Screen and Lock Screen wallpaper more interesting to look at.

tvOS 18 beta software profile tutorial

If you’re jailbroken on any version of iOS or iPadOS and you’re interested in blocking firmware updates, then it’s important to know that the tvOS 17 beta software profile expires on January 31st and you will need to install the tvOS 18 beta software profile instead.

In our step-by-step tutorial, we outline how you can do this so that your device won’t nag you to update your software and to prevent your device from automatically updating in the background as has occurred in many horror stories we’ve read in the past.

EnableDSReturn

With the EnableDSReturn jailbreak tweak, you can change the Send key on the keyboard in the DeepSeek app into a Return key, making it easier to format text and organize your ideas before sending a text prompt to the AI chat assistant.

You can learn more about EnableDSReturn in our full review post.

SquarePiP

The SquarePiP jailbreak tweak forces Picture-in-Picture video players on iPhones and iPads to have squared corners instead of rounded ones.

While this is merely an aesthetic change, it also ensures that you get to see every pixel of the video you’re playing instead of having a mask hide the corners.

You can learn more about SquarePiP in our full review post.

LPMNoWakeWhenCharge

LPMNoWakeWhenCharge is a new rules-based jailbreak tweak that prevents your iPhone’s display from turning on when you receive notifications while at least two things are true: 1) your device is charging; and 2) your device’s Low Power Mode setting is turned on.

The idea here is to prevent the power-hungry display from delaying the charging performance of your iPhone in a pinch.

You can learn more about LPMNoWakeWhenCharge in our full review post.

GetDown

If you’ve ever wanted to lock your iPhone by placing it face down on a table somewhere, then you’d best check out the GetDown jailbreak tweak.

You can learn more about it and where you can get it from in our full review post.

Everything else from this week

AIM PRO v1.1.1 released: Add Hold or Double Tap option to display customization menu on Lock Screen, changing colors with the color picker on the Lock Screen is now much smoother, fix bugs on RootHide ($1.49 via Havoc repository – review post)

Arise v1.2.3 released: Support for rootless jailbreaks, now confirmed working on iOS 13 and 14, the preference panel receives more small refinements ($0.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

BackgroundSoundsCC: A Control Center toggle for background sounds (free via P2KDev’s repository)

CCBorder: Removes the module background and adds a border to Control Center modules (free via P2KDev’s repository)

CopyVault v1.8.2 released: Refine some code ($6.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

NoHUDDismissTimer: Disable the volume HUD auto dismiss timer and tap action (free via BigBoss repository)

Return YouTube Dislike v1.13.3 released: Fix a possible crash on very old YouTube versions (free via Chariz repository – review post)

SafariX v1.9.6+7 released: Add option to block new tabs opening from certain domains, add JS injection delay (0-5 seconds) default is 2, fix regression with opening new tabs ($1.50 via YouRepo repository – review post)

Shijima (Shimeji for iOS) v1.2.3 released: Shimeji inside src.zip archives will no longer be imported. This change prevents duplicate Shimeji from being imported ($4.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

SpeakerFirst: Activates speaker on tap in the Phone app (free via P2KDev’s repository)

SquidExtender v3.5.7 released: Fix a problem where the tweak wouldn’t work in SpringBoard in version 3.5.6 ($6.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

SugarCane 12/14/15/16 v1.2.4.4 released: Percentage volume will now show up in expanded mode (free via P2KDev’s repository)

TapticBoard v1.2 released: Add iOS 16 support (free via P2KDev’s repository)

YouChooseQuality v1.0.6 released: Move the tweak description in the Settings to under the “Enabled” option so that the text isn’t truncated, shortened each scenario label in settings so that devices of a small form factor can see the full text (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YouPiP v1.12.4 released: Background playback is no longer forcibly enabled for YouPiP and you should ensure it is enabled in the original YouTube app settings, add missing hooks for Legacy PiP for recent YouTube versions (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YouSpeed v1.2.1 released: Fix vi localization not working, add th localization, add more video speeds to choose from configured from YTVideoOverlay settings, fix video speed button not updating when changing the video speed on older YouTube app versions (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YouTube X v1.7.7 released: Add background playback setting under Offline (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YTABConfig v1.7.8 released: Remove kidsClient* and musicOfflineClient* A/B flags as they are unrelated to the YouTube app (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YTMABConfig v1.0.3 released: Remove “Shorts” settings because they are irrelevant for YouTube Music, add id & th localizations (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YTUHD v1.5.9 released: Make “Use VP9” option enabled by default, remove message about UHD resolutions not working with YouPiP from Settings (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YTUnShorts: Remove Shorts from YouTube app’s feed (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YTVideoErrorAlert: Alerts you with exact details when a YouTube video error occurs (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

YTVideoOverlay v2.2.0 released: Fix button order not visually changing in the settings, translate the remaining languages using AI, add support for extra boolean settings from the tweak side (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

We’ve officially reached the end of what’s new from this past week in the iPhone & iPad jailbreak community, but you can rest assured that we’re already picking up the pen and jotting down things to cover in next week’s jailbreak news of the week feature.

Miss last week’s roundup? Block OTA updates with tvOS 18 beta profile, new tweak demos, & more…

Here are some additional jailbreak tweak roundups that can help you decide what you should install next:

And for anyone who hasn’t jailbroken their device yet, or tried other fun hacks, we’ve got some tutorials to help you out below:

Do you have a favorite jailbreak tweak release or news post from this past week? If so, then we’d be happy to hear all about it in the comments section down below.