Minimalists tend to appreciate having as little clutter as possible, and that personality often rubs off on the user’s personal iPhone or iPad.
Fortunately,jailbreak tweakslikeHoudiniby iOS developeratar13can help appease those personalities by providing a method for temporarily hiding unwanted clutter with just a tap.
As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Houdini declutters iPhone and iPadLock Screensby hiding certain interface elements from view. Some of those elements include the date and time, the Quick Action buttons, and the unlock text near the bottom.
After installing Houdini for the first time, the Lock Screen will appear devoid of anything but theFace IDglyph (if applicable) and the Quick Action buttons. Double-tapping anywhere on the Lock Screen reveals the missing elements and you’re able to then double-tap again to re-hide them.
Since no two minimalists are alike, you might also be excited to learn that Houdini is fully configurable. You can choose which Lock Screen elements to hide from view and even customize the gesture to show and hide them. We show you all the options Houdini provides below:
Here, you can:
Digging deeper, we’ll show you what you can do with Houdini’s tap and tap-and-hold gesture configurations:
The tap preference pane reveals options for the following:
Tap-and-hold
The tap-and-hold preference pane lets you configure the following options:
Reasons to hide the unnecessary elements from your Lock Screen until you’re ready to look at them vary from one person to the next.
Whether you want a simpler Lock Screen aesthetic that leaves all the interface elements easily summonable with a simple gesture, then Houdini has you covered. Even if you’re not a minimalist, the tweak offers those who want to appreciate their Lock Screen wallpapers a better view of what matters to them.
Houdini isavailable as a free download from the Packix repositoryvia your preferred package manager app and supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 & 14 devices.
In what manner will you take advantage of Houdini’s capabilities? We’re excited to learn about our readers’ intentions in the comments section down below.
