Apple made the right decision when switching from traditional LCD display panels to higher-endOLEDdisplay panels in its flagship smartphones, but one can’t help but question why iOS doesn’t take better advantage of the deeper black color tones made possible with OLED display technology.
If you have a jailbroken OLED display-equipped iPhone at your disposal and you’ve been asking yourself the aforementioned question since the day you first picked up the device, then we think you’re likely to enjoy a freejailbreak tweakdubbedLisaby iOS developersLittenandEsquilli.
As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Litten makes the Lock Screen a lot more OLED display-friendly in terms of incoming notification banners and the Now Playing widget that appears any time you begin listening to your favorite songs. The blacked out pixels contribute not only to battery savings in the long run, but also to a sleeker user interface.
The backbone of the Lisa tweakwas originally created by iOS developer Esquillifor iOS 11 and 12, but was never updated with support for iOS 13 after Esquilli lost the motivation to continue updating the tweak. That’s something Litten wanted to change, which is the primary reason behind why we’re seeing this release at this time. That said, it’s not an entirely new tweak.
Credits and dues aside, those who install Lisa will find a dedicated preference pane in the Settings app post installation:
Here, you can:
Digging a little deeper, this is what you can expect to find in the Customization pane:
In the Animations preference pane, users can:
In the Haptic feedback preference pane, users can:
Whether or not you prefer the OLED display-friendly notifications and Now Playing widget depends strongly on the type of device you use and whether it sports an OLED display. It should be noted, however, that the tweak works on non-OLED-equipped handsets as well, but doesn’t look as incredible as it would on a handset capable of displaying true blacks with other colors.
Those interested in giving Lisa a try candownload it for free from the Litten repositoryvia their favorite package manager. The tweak supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 devices and isopen source on the developer’s GitHub page.
If you aren’t already using Litten’s repository, then you can add it to your package manager of choice with the following URL:
Do you plan to try out the new Lisa tweak, or are you happy with how notifications come on a stock handset? Let us know your position in the comments section below.
