In 2014, a jailbreak tweak calledPriority Hubmade waves when it brought Blackberry 10-inspired Lock Screen notification grouping to pwned iPhones. The concept was so popular that releases likeAtmosandAxonsought to do the same on newer versions of iOS several years later.
Now that iOS 14 is the latest jailbreakable firmware, it’s unsurprising to see another developer coming out with a modern-day Priority Hub.Xyamanjust this week launched a brand-newtweakdubbedTakothat does exactly that.
Right out of the box, Tako sorts notifications by app on theLock Screento make what would otherwise appear to be a jumbled mess appear more organized. Furthermore, Tako supports swipe gestures for clearing notifications.
In addition to being iOS 14-compatible, Tako provides a slew of options so that users can customize their user experience to suit their needs. Those options can be found in the Settings app post-installation:
Things you can do here include:
Digging deeper, we’ll show you what you can do in the Customization and Grouped view preference panes below:
Customization
In the Customization preference pane, users will be able to:
Grouped View
In the Grouped View preference pane, which the developer notes as still in beta at the time of this writing, users can:
Given that Tako is a remake of a high-demand tweak forjailbrokeninstallations of iOS 14 and highly configurable, you’d probably expect to pay some money for it, but that isn’t the case at all. In fact, Tako isavailable for free from Xyaman’s personal repositoryvia any package manager you choose to use.
If you’re not already using Xyaman’s personal repository, then you’re able to add it to your package manager of choice via the following URL:
Do you plan to upgrade the notification experience on your jailbroken iPhone with the new Tako tweak? We’re excited to learn why or why not in the comments section down below.
