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It may be sad news for those who are currently enjoying the iOS 6 jailbreak known as evasi0n. History shows that Apple always comes around with a response to the bugs exploited by the latest jailbreak, and this time is no exception. According to evad3rs team member planetbeing, Apple has already patched at least one of the bugs used by evasi0n in the first developer beta of iOS 6.1.3, making the jailbreak inoperable.

His comments appeared in Forbes, where he explained that not all hope is lost. The evad3rs have a stash of several other exploits they could use to put together a 6.1.3 jailbreak, however everything depends on how many bugs Apple fixes with the new firmware. In the meantime, those who have already jailbroken up to iOS 6.1.2 can continue to use Cydia as long as they don't upgrade.

Add animations to the list of customizable iOS features thanks to the evasi0n jailbreak. Animer is a tweak that provides a variety of different options for everyday events that occur on your iOS device. Accessible from the settings, Animer provides Notification Banners, Alerts, and the Multitasking Switcher with customizable behavior.

For example, when it comes to banners, Animer lets you decide from which direction you want the banner to come from and provides fade and zoom animation options. Everything can be tested right in the settings and the animation speed is also customizable with a slider.

If you're the kind of iPhone owner who likes as much technical information as possible, or you're just looking to improve your cellular signal, there's an app for that. Signal 2 is now available for jailbroken iOS 6 devices from developer planetbeing. The app offers maps of the closest cell towers and those that are actively communicating with your iPhone.

Detailed information is displayed from the cellular baseband, including signal strength, signal quality and the frequencies each cell tower is using to broadcast. Neighboring towers are also detailed, and the mapping can help you figure out where to move if your current signal is weak.

Now the iPhone can be your personal assistant, responding to messages automatically. This time we're not talking about Siri - it's AutoResponder 2 for iOS 6. This jailbreak tweak allows you to set an auto response to any incoming SMS text message or iMessage. To celebrate its launch, the tweak is currently on sale for half price on Cydia.

AutoResponder has a configurable whitelist that can ensure that specific contacts always get a personalized message. Everyone else will automatically receive the auto response message you choose to send while AutoResponder is enabled.

Let's face it, some jailbreak tweaks are purely cosmetic. Whether you like to change things around because it looks cleaner, feels cooler or it's simply different, there are plenty of home screen mods to go around. One tweak makes a basic change to the look of folder icons on your jailbroken iOS device. Normally iOS folders show a 3x3 grid of app icon thumbnails when there are 9 or more apps inside.

The tweak 2x2 Folder Icons does exactly what it sounds like it does. Every folder on your iOS device that has more than four apps inside will display a 2x2 grid of icon thumbnails. This results in a clean, fresh look on the iOS home screen, with plenty of space around the edges of folders.