With the release of iOS 5 last year, it was pretty clear that Apple had gotten plenty of inspiration from the jailbreak scene, notably byimplementing 20+ jailbreak tweaksin its latest mobile operating system.
We were expecting Apple to do the same thing again this year, and in anticipation, we even came out with our ownlist of jailbreak tweaks we wanted to see in iOS 6.
If it isn’t as obvious as last year, it’s still evident that iOS has already killed a fewjailbreak tweaks. We go over the list of those tweaks that were made obsolete by iOS 6…
StayOpened
Now that you candownload several apps from the App Storewithout having to launch the App Store app again and again after each download, there is no more need forStayOpened.
Pull to Refresh for Mail
Developed a couple years ago,Pull to Refresh for Mailis a goner too now that Apple has implemented Pull to Refresh in its Mail application.
AssistantExtension
Bybaking Sports into Siri, tweaks likeAssistantExtensionand especiallySiriSportsare nowhere near as useful.
International Location for Siri
Because it is nowcompatible with a dozen languages, and more importantly because it is fully supported in many new countries, the jailbreak tweakInternational Location for Siriis not going to be needed anymore.
Fusion/FacebookThis
WithFacebook’s deep integration into iOS 6, tweaks likeFusionandFacebookThisare somewhat useless.
3G Unrestrictor
If you didn’t feel to pay $3.99 for3G Unrestrictor, you’ll be happy to know that iOS 6 will finally let you doFaceTime calls over cellular network. Although it’s fair to note that this feature will only be available for the iPhone 4S and the new iPad, as per ouriOS 6 compatibility guide.
When it first came out,PhotoMailwas a nice little tweak that would allow you to attach pictures and videos directly from the Mail app. This feature is now directly baked into iOS 6.
Fullscreen for Safari
SureFullscreen Mode for Safaridoes much more than what its name suggests, but it’s still a victim of iOS 6 to some extent, now thatSafari lets you switch to full screen mode– only in landscape modethough.
QuickTweet
QuickTweetlets you send tweets fromNotification Center. It’s uselessnow.
BannerDisable
BannerDisablewas doomed from the start as it was created after we started hearing rumor that Apple would implement the “Do Not Disturb” feature in iOS 6.
As much as I love and support the jailbreak community, I’m glad Apple is implementing those features in iOS. What about you?
Can you think of more tweaks made useless by iOS 6?
[Thanks @EvilPenguin_ for his input]
