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a Jailbreak could significantly improve iOS 7 usability
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F.lux was never available on Android, as far as I know. The developers wrote a long blog post about the complications of porting over F.lux to a rooted version of Android. You may be thinking of Lux instead, which overlays a reddish filter over the display, rather than integrating directly like F.lux does. (It's been some time since I was reading about them, but the conclusion was that F.lux worked definitely better -- and differently -- than Lux.)
Biggest benefit of F.lux is visible not during daylight or sunlight, but when you're in bed with your iPhone or iPad and some warm ambient light shining down on it. With F.lux, the display is warm and matches the ambient light. Without F.lux, the display is a jarring white-blue that can mess up the way you sleep.
The blue-white makes the display look perfectly white in daylight, but when it comes to a "warm" lighting environment...
That being said, if you've used unjailbroken devices with the default screen all of your life, then you've probably gotten used to the harshness as "normal" and the immediate "yellow" effect of F.lux is jarring.
You know, come to think of it I think you're right. I wonder if I was running it on a jailbroken iPhone in the past? I forget.
1, there's indeed no direct f.lux port.
2, however, f.lux-alikes on Android work just fine - even without rooting. I've been using "EasyEyez" and / or "Good Sleep" (both free) on my stock, non-rooted N7 2013 and they've been GREAT. I assume they'd work similarly well on any other Android device.
You're running iOS 7 on the 4? Seriously?
There's your problem. You've got a case of lack-of-common-sense-itis.
When I had my 4 on iOS 6.x.x, fake clock up was useful.
The JB tweak I miss is Showcase. Knowing if I was typing with upper or lower case made the typing that easier.
There's your problem. You've got a case of lack-of-common-sense-itis.
When I had my 4 on iOS 6.x.x, fake clock up was useful.
The JB tweak I miss is Showcase. Knowing if I was typing with upper or lower case made the typing that easier.
I never sift through the Cydia store, so please stop this behaviour right now.
If I need a specific tweak for a specific problem, I use Google to find the exact tweak that would provide the solution I need.For all else, I use the jailbreak tag on iDownloadBlog. They cover every single tweak that's genuinely decent. It's like MacRumors news but for all the high-quality jailbreak tweaks. Perfect for keeping up to date with what you can do on a jailbroken iPhone.
The jailbreak sub-reddit on Reddit is also excellent. If you ask someone a question there, you'll invariably receive solutions and suggestions for the best tweaks.
I love certain things about ios 7 (control center, with the exception of airdrop is exactly what i wanted/needed) but i really do miss my jailbreak. I had so many tweaks that made things more useable and/or eye catching that I really liked, I can't wait for a jailbreak.
To be honest, every computer/electronic system has bugs, etc. Jailbreaking may add a bug or two here and there, but also adds a lot of functions, so it's a trade off of sorts. I have found the benefits, far exceed any of the drawbacks so far. That may change, but only time will tell.
To be honest, every computer/electronic system has bugs, etc. Jailbreaking may add a bug or two here and there, but also adds a lot of functions, so it's a trade off of sorts. I have found the benefits, far exceed any of the drawbacks so far. That may change, but only time will tell.
I never sift through the Cydia store, so please stop this behaviour right now.
I personally use the "let's try on an A4-based device first" approach. I always thoroughly check the "what's new" section of the Updates tab of Cydia and install all the new, interesting tweaks on my (numerous - I also develop and teach (in) iOS so I have tons of iDevices) A4 devices, particularly with ones not having any decent review. (Those are easy to restore / downgrade if necessary.)
Before that (when I kept installing new updates / brand new stuff on impossible-to-re-jailbreak A5+ devices), I sometimes had some really panicking situations; for example, the RetinaPad 1.3 update, which, back on 9/March/2012 made my iPad 2 a large-screen iPod. (Full report on the bug HERE.)
Yup, Nevertheless, they, sometimes, miss some really cool and important tweaks; for example, for Photo Stream users, iControlPhoto. That is, it's, in addition to following iDownloadBlog, still worth keeping an eye for example on this forum - I routinely post reviews (including that of iControlPhoto - see https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1576016/ ) here.