If you are looking for ways to improve your iPhone 6 experience, then you have come to the right place. In this article you will find out which settings on your phone are enabled or disabled by default and which of them should actually be disabled or enabled and also some cool iPhone 6 tweaks.
Pangu has already released the jailbreak for both iOS 8 and iOS 8.1 so the internet has started to get filled with countless of new tweaks and apps. In order to be sure that what you are installing is right for your phone, here are some of the best updates, iPhone tweaks or apps on Cydia that you must use on your device with jailbreak.
Regardless if you have just received a new iPhone 6 or you have had it for a while now, there are several features and settings on your phone that might slow it down and several iPhone 6 tweaks that you might use to speed the device up. Some of the most important features and settings are in regards to security. Given the fact that most of us have heard about the NSA and about the fact that your activity online is being carefully watched, you need to know at least a part of your iPhone’s features to increase your online privacy.
In order to be sure that what you have on your iPhone is right for you, check out this list of features included in your iPhone’s menu.
Geo Located Photos
Exactly as the title implies, your photos’ location is recorded and saved inside the EXIF data of your picture. Even though this feature may seem harmless, especially if you only share your photos with family and friends, if you share some of your favorite pics online, people may end up figuring out where you live.
Although this is not a huge deal for some, it may be for others so in order to disable this feature you need to go to Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> Camera and select Never.
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Parallax Effect
Parallax Effect allows you to see a 3D effect on your iPhone or iPad’s screen, and it is actually pretty cool at first. However, after using it a couple of times, it seizes to amaze you and the only thing you are left with is lower battery life. Given the fact that one of the most important problem that smartphones, in general, have today is that their batteries run out fairly quickly (where are the old Nokias that you used to charge once a week?), you should consider disabling all the setting that are not actually useful.
To disable Parallax Effect go to Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Reduce Motion and tap on the toggle witch.
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Diagnostics and Usage Data
This feature sends everything you do or use on your iPhone, back to Apple. Although the information is sent anonymously and Apple claims to use the info to improve the iOS experience, nobody wants all their activity tracked. To turn off this feature go to Settings -> Privacy -> Diagnostics & Usage and choose Don’t Send.
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Background App Refresh
The most annoying thing this feature does is the fact that it drains battery life for pretty much nothing. iOS 8 is set up to automatically refresh the apps that are running in the background even if you are not actively using them through a setting called Background App Refresh.
In order to save a bit of your battery and make your experience with the iPhone6 better, disable the Background App refresh by navigating to Settings -> General -> Background App Refresh and slide the toggle switch to turn the feature off.
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Ad Tracking
As you may be aware, ads can sometimes track everything you do, especially when it comes to location and/ or preferences. However, Apple has included a feature in iPhone 6’s menu that allows you to limit the Ad tracking on your phone. In order to enable this feature you need to navigate to Settings -> Privacy -> Advertising and turn on Limit Ad Tracking.
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LTE Voice & Data
For those of you who have an iPhone 6 with Verizon, you need to enable LTE Voice and Data to be able to chat with someone on your phone while simultaneously browsing the internet. To enable this feature, go to Settings -> Cellular -> Enable LTE.
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Do Not Track
Safari on iPhone 6’s iOS 8 allows users to turn on the Do Not Track feature, so that you can browse everything you want or like without ads tracking your activity. As I mentioned before, it is very annoying to know that all you do online is recorded and saved so that add companies can use that data to create personalized adds just for you.
I mean, although this can sometimes prove useful, too many ads are extremely irritating so if you don’t like seeing them all over your browser, turn on the Do Not Track setting in Safari. To do so, open Settings -> Safari -> Privacy & Security and turn on Do Not Track.
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As for some of the best Cydia iOS 8 devices and iPhone 6 tweaks, here is a list that we managed to put together with the help of users and other websites.
Many of these tweaks are free, but we have also included some paid tweaks as well. The prices are next to nothing for most of them and they are worth purchasing. The iPhone 6 tweaks can be either new or just updated versions of older tweaks.
10 Awesome Tweak Apps for iPhone 6
1. UntetheredHeySiri – Free
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“Hey, Siri” can be used to summon Siri without pressing the home button, but you cannot use it unless your device is plugged in. UntetheredHeySiri allows you to use the special feature without your device being plugged in.
2. OSLite 8 – Free
OSLite 8 is a very good tweak because it manages your folders and keeps your phone’s directory clean. The tweak deletes temporary installed files like application name/temp or your caches. However, the tool will not delete any important files.
3. AlienBlue++ – Free
With AlienBlue++ you are able to create a meme, download images and videos or copy GIF to clipboard in the old AlienBlue app, so it might be considered a plugin.
4. ForceGoodFit – Free
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The ForceGoodFit tweak forces the icons of your apps to fit your iPhone 6’s screen proportionately and adds a delicate touch to your phone’s interface. Some of the older app icons that are not configured yet for the iPhone 6 will look a bit out of balance on your phone’s screen. With ForceGoodFit, you will not have that problem anymore.
5. ColorY0urBoard8 – $1.99
Are you tired of the same old keyboard on your iPhone 6? Well, with ColorY0urBoard8 you can actually switch between colors and make your keyboard look different every time you use it.
6. LockSmoother – Free
Going further with the same idea, if you are tired of the design of your Lock screen button, you can change it by using the LockSmoother tweak.
7. iCleaner – Free
iCleaner is a free tweak that removes all the unnecessary files on your device. However, same as OSLite 8, it will not delete any important files or documents on your iPhone, without requesting your permission.
8. SaveGram – Free
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If you are an Instagram user, you will be happy to know that this tweak lets you save your images or videos directly into the Instagram news feed. Since the only way you could save images or videos on Instgram was by sceenshot and then crop method, SaveGram makes things easier.
9. Alkaline – Free
Alkaline is yet another tweak that allows you to customize the way the interface of your iPhone 6 looks like. With this small cool tweak you can change the appearance of the icons on your statusbar and you can choose from a variety of themes.
10. Barrel – $2.99
The last tweak presented in this top is Barrel – a tweak which allows you to choose from several transition or animation effect, your favorite one.
iPhone 6 was released by Apple on the 12th of September and it “isn’t simply bigger – it’s better in every way”. Even though the size of the new iPhone has increased significantly, it also became a lot thinner. The device however, works beautifully and it is definitely worth to upgrade your old iPhone to it or consider buying one if you have never owned an Apple device before.
The bigger screen provides a better and new experience to its users, with 1334×750 Resolution, a Retina HD display and brilliant colors. More power is provided through the new A8 chip and the M8 coprocessor promises to be very efficient.
iOS 8 was the biggest iOS release yet and it is the “most advanced operating system” provided by Apple.
After presenting you all this data and some of the most important things you need to know about your iPhone 6, it is now up to you to see whichever suits you and your needs best.
iPhone 6 is a lovely device that you will definitely enjoy no matter what the settings, apps or tweaks you have installed on it.
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