Apple’s new iOS 14 update is jam-packed with enticing new features that offer a strong argument for upgrading from a jailbroken iOS 13 device. But as veteran jailbreakers will say, it’s generally better to stick with the jailbroken device, even if the firmware isn’t the ‘latest and greatest.’
A newly releasedjailbreak tweakcalledVelarisby iOS developerBen Giannisprovides an stout example of why that’s the case. As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Velaris upgrades the iPhone’s Home Screen interface by incorporating alarm, calendar, and weather information in an aesthetically-pleasing manner — in fact, it looks so good that some might even prefer it over iOS 14’s new Home Screen widgets.
Velaris is intelligently integrated at the top of the Home Screen to capture your attention without getting in the way of interacting with app icons, regardless of your setup. Velaris’ comprising elements are also compatible with3D Touchand Haptic Touch gestures, which offer useful actions such as launching the accompanying app or opening links, among other things.
Velaris comes standard with good looks and smooth animations that look and feel like a native part of the iOS experience. At first glance, we were particularly surprised at how Apple-esque the tweak felt.
Once installed, Velaris adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app where users can configure a variety of options:
Here, you can:
When configuring the greeting style, there are a few different settings you toy around with. Those include:
As for configuring custom positioning, Velaris offers these options to the end user:
The developer provides a handy Respring button at the top right of the primary preference pane for saving changes, and we’d strongly recommend using it when making adjustments to Velaris’ preferences to ensure that they take full effect on your device.
Those interested in giving Velaris a try canpurchase the tweak for $1.99 from the Havoc repositoryvia their favorite package manager. The tweak is advertised to work onjailbrokendevices running iOS 12.0 and later.
Do you plan to give Velaris a try? Let us know in the comments section below.
