Why Cydia Tweak: JellyLock7 Is An Android Inspired Lock Screen

If you’re getting tired of iOS 7′s lock screen, there’s a new tweakavailable that brings style and functionality to your device. JellyLock7 is an updated version of a tweak with a similar namethat was released last year.
At its core, JellyLock7 adds up to five app shortcuts to the iOS 7 lock screen. The best part is, you’re not required to utilize all five of the available app shortcut slots. If you’d only like to have three apps on the lock screen, JellyLock7 will automatically adjust its layout.
This tweak is very polished and offers quite a few options to change the its appearance. Below you’ll find a screenshot of the appearance options available in JellyLock7′s settings. Once you’ve adjusted any of the settings, you’ll be required to respring the device.
JellyLock7′s appearance settings.
JellyLock7 is also compatible with Touch ID found on iPhone 5s and works great with a passcode enabled. In addition to passcode and Touch ID support, you have the ability to allow JellyLock7 to skip a passcode requirement for all apps available on the lock screen. If enabled, JellyLock7 will allow the selected app to pop up without requiring a passcode, but once the home button is pressed, the app will exit to the lock screen.
Overall, JellyLock7 is a very impressive tweak. It’s simple, stylish, functional, and is available for free in the BigBoss repository. That’s right, completely free. JellyLock7 is compatible with all devices running iOS 7 or higher. Check out the screenshots below for a closer look.

There are a lot of great iOS 7 Cydia tweaks that you can install on your iPhone and iPad. Many of them are free, but the really good tweaks will often cost you a couple of dollars — sometimes even more.
However, there a few tweaks that are well worth paying for, and even the free tweaks will sometimes ask for donations to the developer, in which case I often donate a couple of dollars if Ireallylike the tweak. For those jailbreak apps and tweaks that cost a bit of cash up front, we wanted to highlight some of those tweaks and discuss why they’re worth paying for.
Of course, there are a literally hundreds of jailbreak tweaks that are worth paying for, but we’ll be highlighting some of our favorites. Some of them we’ve already coveredand others are new tweaks that have just recently been launched.
Nitrous ($0.99)
Web browsing in Safari on an iOS device is really fast compared to using a third-party option like Chrome, simply because Apple blocks third-party apps from using its Nitro Javascript Engine. However, it doesn’t have to be like that.
Nitrous is a really nice jailbreak tweak that gives third-party apps access to the Nitro Javascript Engine. Any app that accesses the internet and uses a webkit browser (Chrome, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) can take advantage of Nitrous, and in some cases, this can result in over three-times the performance boost than without Nitrous.
BioLockdown ($1.99)
Previously, we mentioned a new jailbreak tweak called BioProtect, which allows you to fingerprint-protect certain apps, so that you can only access them by scanning your finger using the Touch ID home button, but a new jailbreak tweak called BioLockdown is cheaper and offers more features and settings to play around with than BioProtect.
Not only can you lock apps with a fingerprint, but you can also restrict certain settings and only enable them with the scan of your finger. For instance, if you don’t want others disabling WiFi when they get a hold of your phone, you can set a fingerprint lock on that toggle to prevent others from disabling the WiFi.
BioLockDown is cheaper than BioProtect at $1.99, whereas BioProtect is priced at $2.99, so you get more for your money with BioLockdown.
Controllers for All ($1.99)
It’s no secret that that current crop of official MFi iOS 7 gaming controllers aren’t all that great, and they’re overpriced for what you get, especially when Xbox and PlayStation controllers are much cheaper. However, Controllers for All allows you to use a PlayStation 3 DualShock 3 or a PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller with your iOS device and have it be recognized as a MFi controller, so that you’ll be able to play all of the MFi-compatible games with it.
You’ll first need to pair your DualShock 3 controller to your computer before you can pair it to your iOS device, but it’s relatively a painless process that’s worth it in the end, especially when you can use physical, tactile buttons instead of less-than-stellar touch controls.