Jailbreaking

There's no shortage of quick reply jailbreak tweaks out there to help make messaging more efficient. The latest addition to the list, Interactive Message Notifications, takes its cues from the upcoming release of iOS 8. For those looking to sample quick reply directly from notification banners, this tweak is simplicity.

Once installed, a swipe down on the incoming message notification is all it takes to reply. The text input box appears right in the banner, along with the Send button for a quick response.

Aslock is a jailbreak tweak that adds new gestures to the lock screen. Normally a swipe down opens the Spotlight search, but with Aslock installed this procedure gets a boost. Two new shortcuts can be performed.

While Spotlight access can be preserved with the right settings, Aslock makes locking the iOS 7 device and opening the app switcher possible without touching a physical button. The process starts by simply swiping down on the home screen like normal.

Mac users can now join in on iOS 7.1.x jailbreak fun. Pangu 1.1 has been released, adding a Mac OS X version along with several improvements. The update removes references to PPSync and the Chinese pirate app store, and adds English to the user interface.

Pangu is compatible with all iPhones going back to the iPhone 4, all iPads except for the original model, and the iPod touch 5G running iOS 7.1 or iOS 7.1.1. OS X users can jailbreak iOS devices untethered using the Mac version of Pangu 1.1 in just a few minutes. Here are complete instructions on jailbreaking iOS 7.1.1 on a Mac:

Pangu received an update to version 1.1, bringing an English interface and other improvements to the jailbreaking tool. In addition to the new Windows software, a version of Pangu 1.1 for Mac OS X was also released.

Jailbreaking iOS 7.1.x untethered is now a simplified process thanks to Pangu. The update also removes references to PPSync and the pirated app store that were initially included in Pangu 1.0. Pangu is compatible with iPhones going back to the iPhone 4, all iPads except for the original model, and the iPod touch 5G. Here are instructions on how to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x with Pangu 1.1 on Windows: