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The iOS 6 / 6.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 5 and other devices is well and truly here, and thanks to its userland nature; jailbreaking your iOS device on the aforementioned firmware is a walk in the park.
If you’re jailbroken on you iPhone 5 or any other iOS device for that matter, and wondering which tweaks you should try first, then fear not, we’ve compiled a list of the best, hand-picked, must-have tweaks for your iOS device which you should try right now.

• Auxo – A refreshing, altogether better take on the current iOS multitasking situation. It offers a preview of your app’s current state, and while this is useful in itself, it also looks a great stretch better than the stock offering.
• Octopus Keyboard – This tweak brings the BlackBerry 10 keyboard to jailbroken iOS devices. You’ve seen the previews and the demo videos of BB10 in action, and if the keyboard takes your fancy, this tweak is one for you to consider.
• Stride – Stride offers an alternative, action-based system for unlocking your device. If you find the passcode or password unlocking system to be a little dull and mundane, Stride’s method of allowing you to draw a specific pattern will certainly spice things up.
• PhotoFilters – As the name implies, this tweak allows you to apply filters to your photos natively. Since Instagram, photo filtering has become immensely popular, and if you wish to dabble at device level, check out the PhotoFilters tweak.
• Dashboard X – One of the biggest gripes with iOS is its lack of widgets, but with the Dashboard X tweak, you can have widgets right on your home screen. There are bunch pre-loaded into the app, and they can easily be resized and moved around your home screen.
• IntelliScreenX – This tweak vastly extends your device’s Notification Center, providing essentially everything you could ever need from within iOS’s pull-down menu. Features include improved Mail support, Extended Calendar, Twitter / Facebook, RSS Reader, and Quick Reply, among many others.
• Messages+ – Made by the same developer as IntelliScreenX, Messages+ offers a well-rounded, altogether more feature-rich messaging app. Its champion feature is the Quick Reply, which lets you respond to a message from within any app, and if you purchase IntelliScreenX, this one’s absolutely free!
• BiteSMS – This is far and away my favorite tweak of all time. For those uninitiated, it’s an extended version of the stock Messages apps, and includes a whole host of wonderful features including timed messages, quick compose, passcode lock, and custom themes.
• Bulletin – Brings the Notification Center to the lock screen. I’m unsure as to why Apple doesn’t offer this option as standard, but if you want to check all of your notifications without opening up your device, this tweak is for you.
• NowNow – This tweak swaps voice-recognition sidekick Siri with Google Voice Search. Ideal for pre-Siri devices, NowNow does require you to be running the latest version of the Google Search app, but once that’s installed, NowNow is free over at the BigBoss repository.
• iFile – This one allows you to browse your device’s file system. If you plan on installing quite a few tweaks, it’s a necessity, and even if you’re not, it’s useful to have as an explorer.
• Springtomize 2 – This tweak is arguably the only app you’ll ever need in order to customize your device. Whichever element you’re looking to modify, be it your status bar, icons, text, whatever, you can do so with Springtomize 2.
• Zephyr – As well as allowing the multitasking bar to be revealed by a swipe from the bottom upwards, Zephyr allows one to slide between the active display of open apps, akin to the four-finger gesture on iPad.
• SBSettings – SBSettings is, many would say, the most useful tweak on the Cydia store. If you have jailbroken before, you’ll already be more than aware of its capabilities, but for the uninitiated; SBSettings provides an easily accessible menu of all your device’s key functions in any one place. Once activated, one can toggle Wi-Fi, 3G, Data, Location Services, Brightness, Airplane mode, and other features on / off with a simple tap, as well respring / reboot / lock / safe mode or power off with absolute ease. Oh Apple, please make this a native feature!
• Switchy – Switchy is yet another app switcher / multitask bar tweak, and as well as housing the ability to clear all apps with one tap (useful if, like me, you’ve a tendency to leave many open at any given moment), but it allows for two rows of icons, making things twice as easy to manage.
• Activator – Activator allows you to assign various activation methods to perform certain behaviors. These be based on a variety of gestures, such as swipe, tap, shake or sequential pressing of physical buttons.
• AirBlue Sharing – Apple doesn’t like you sharing content between iOS or non-iOS devices, but if connected to the same network, AirBlue Sharing will use the Wi-Fi connection for the transfer of files. There is also Bluetooth sharing, but it’s much slower.
• WinterBoard – Created by Saurik, this is the original theming app for iOS. WinterBoard differs somewhat from Springtomize in that it focuses on the overall look of the lock screen and home screen. If you don’t feel like theming yourself, there are trillions of pre-made themes available online and through Cydia, so there’s bound to be a look to suit you. Oh and if you decide to install WinterBoard, make sure you try Ayecon theme, it is by far the best theme available for jailbroken devices.
• App Locker – Pretty self-explanatory, App Locker allows you to lock your apps with a password. This is especially useful if you don’t want to unlock your device every time you use it, but want to keep certain apps closed from prying eyes.
• Zeppelin – This allows you to change your carrier logo / text to an icon of your desire. You can even get the Redmond Pie logo if you so desire!
• f.lux – f.lux is a truly unique app which brings a warmer, ‘sunset’ overlay to your device’s screen. It’s certainly one that has to be experienced to be appreciated, and you can also set it to activate only at night, which is useful since it’s easier on your eyes.
• OverBoard – OverBoard allows you to view pages of home screens at a glance. If you’ve a million apps and find it hard to manage them, OverBoard may just be your ticket.

iPad only:

• Emblem – Emblem brings OS X-style notifications to the iPad. Due it its size, we’re seeing many elements of the Apple tablet exchanging hands with the Cupertino’s desktop software, and in the case of Emblem, the trend is justified. If you want to give your iPad a bit more of an OS X feel, Emblem works exactly as advertised.
• Quasar – The iPad is touted as a post-PC device, but its lack of support for running apps in separate Windows is something many users would like to see altered. Quasar is the first window manager for iPad, and when you tap an app icon, the interface of said app opens in a window, as opposed to full screen.

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We all love a good and decent looking weather app on our phones here at Redmond Pie, and for that very reason we’ve decided to compile a list of our favorite ones which you can download and try on your iPhone right now.
At this point, the iOS App Store has enough weather apps to keep us all busy for the next few years. But, finding the right app which can replace Apple’s native offering on the iPhone is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. And we’re here to help!

Here’s a list of apps which we believe are a must-have on your iPhone:
Haze

Haze is a brilliant looking weather app for iOS. Apart from looking good, it does the job really well. It allows you to flick through three different screens by the use of swipe gestures, and every screen displays a different set of information. The first one displays information related to sunrise and sunset times, the second (and the center one) displays the temperature and the last one pertains to displaying humidity and other info. It also has built-in themes, hence the developer has made sure that the app doesn’t go stale after excess usage. For a price of $2.99, it might sound a little steep, but for what it offers, it’s 2 bucks well spent. Download this app from here.
Solar : Weather

Solar is one of my favorite apps, not just because it’s a clean looking app, but because it feels lightweight and looks great on that beautiful Retina display of the iPhone 5. It lets you swipe through different weather locations and displays the whole forecast in one screen. But that’s not all, swiping down from any screen brings up the forecast for the next three days, and swiping up gives you an hourly forecast. For a price of $1.99, it’s a great app to own and compliments the iPhone 5 really well. Download this app from here.
Weather Neue

If you want an app which is based around the notion of simplicity, then Weather Neue is the way to go. It simply detects your location and throws at you all the necessary numbers which you want to see pertaining to weather. It comes with a bunch of themes to suit your needs, and best of all; it comes with our favorite price tag; free.
Weathercube

Yet another simple app and is based heavily around gestures. It allows you to slip through different screens and settings using swipe and pinch gestures, and also comes with social sharing features. We have to say it; if you’re looking for an app which makes you feel like a wizard, this might just be it. For a price of just one dollar, it’s worth giving a shot. Download it from here.
Yahoo! Weather

A brand new addition to the iOS App Store, Yahoo! Weather for iOS is a slick looking app from all proportions. Not just because it offers a complete set of features, also because it offers a wide variety of weather info using a simple upward swipe gesture. For a price of absolutely free, it’s worth giving a shot. And trust me, this is one app which has really gotten me hooked!
Take Weather

If you like your weather app with a flair of social networking in it, then Take Weather is your best bet. Apart from displaying weather information, it allows the user to upload photos of locations which are then shared and can be seen by other users in the area. It’s a very neat concept and we dig it! It’s absolutely free to try and we recommend taking it for a spin.
These are our favorite apps. What are yours? Drop your recommendations in the comments section below.
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