iOS has had the same boring numeric passcode interface for what seems like an eternity, but other operating systems like Android let users ‘draw’ patterns to unlock their device instead.
Although most people are usingTouch IDto unlock their Apple devices today, jailbreakers can now use a new freejailbreak tweakdubbedMusubiby iOS developerc0ldra1nto bring an Android-inspired pattern passcode interface to iPhones and iPads.
Unfortunately, the tweak doesn’t support iOS 10 devices as of this writing, as it was made with iOS 9 in mind. It’s a bit behind on the times, and this might be a huge caveat for most of you, but for anyone who kept their iOS 9 jailbreak instead of upgradingwhen the Yalu jailbreak for iOS 10 dropped, it might be worth checking out.
As shown above, you get the typical nine-dot grid that you would use to draw shapes to unlock your device on an Android handset. By dragging your finger from dot to dot, it creates the form of a shape that can be utilized as a ‘passcode’ for authenticating your identity.
You’ve probably seen these sorts of tweaks before, albeit for older versions of iOS, so there’s no point in going into too much detail, but it’s worth noting what sets Musubi apart.
The tweak adds a preferences pane to the settings app where you may configure its appearance:
Here, you can:
Being able to set up these colors independently of one another means you may set the tweak up to look how you want it to, which is great if you’re a themer trying to stay within certain color boundaries.
Apart from the aesthetic aspect, however, the functionality is just like most otherAndroidpattern-style passcode tweaks. If you’ve liked using them before, then you’ll probably enjoy using Musubi as well.
If you’re interested in trying Musubi, you can download it for free from Cydia’s BigBoss repository. Again, it’s not meant foriOS 10devices and can’t be installed on them; it only works onjailbrokeniOS 9 devices.
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