Jailbreaking

The jailbreak tweak LockGlyph combines two Touch ID features into one to increase eye appeal on the lock screen. Once installed, LockGlyph adds the Apple Pay animation and sound effect to Touch ID authentication when unlocking iOS 8.

Simply tap the home button on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and a stylized fingerprint icon appears followed by a check mark upon a successful scan. Voila, the device is unlocked in style with graphics and sound resembling Apple Pay authentication.

Safari now automatically provides shortcut icons to the most frequently visited websites in iOS 8. Accessing these shortcuts requires opening a new browser tab. Some users may not want to utilize this feature, or don't want Safari keeping track. There are two ways to remove frequently visited sites.

On a stock iOS 8 device (not jailbroken) the frequently visited sites can be manually removed. This involves navigating to Settings -> Safari -> Clear History and Website Data -> Clear History and Data. In addition to the frequently visited sites, all history and browsing data will be wiped. This step must be repeated, as frequently visited sites will reappear as Safari is used.

CallBar has been officially updated for iOS 8, bringing call management and multitasking to the latest Apple devices. The tweak was just recently updated for iOS 7 with a refined interface design. CallBar works with voice calling as well as FaceTime and FaceTime Audio calls.

A long press on the status bar is all it takes to bring up the CallBar. Calls can be initiated or managed while in progress, all without ever quitting or switching away from the current app being used. CallBar is directly integrated into the Notification Center.

For those with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus hardware, Reachability is Apple's way to make one-handed use of these larger devices possible. Leave it to the jailbreak community to improve upon such a feature. MyReachability combines Reachability with the built-in accelerometer to make the feature more useful.

The tweak is an interesting way to make any app completely usable with one hand. Once installed, invoking Reachability by tapping the Touch ID button is enhanced with the accelerometer. Tilting the iPhone will change the app screen area that is revealed, meaning more parts of an app can be utilized with one hand.

Checking battery usage in iOS 8 provides basic statistics on what apps have been consuming the most juice. Under Settings -> General -> Usage -> Battery Usage top power-consuming apps in the past week or past 24 hours are listed. While this can be helpful, there are many battery details hidden from view.

The jailbreak tweak DetailedBatteryUsage unlocks these secret power statistics, adding a plethora of information to the Battery Usage area. Once installed, a battery level graph as well as background usage stats are revealed.