I’ve used a lot ofjailbreak tweaksin my day, but some of my all-time favorites were those that brought the classicAndroid-style matrix/pattern Lock screen interface to the iOS platform.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these classic tweaks optimized for each of Apple’s latest handsets and mobile operating systems, but one that does is a release calledLockDroidby iOS developerJulio Verne.
Upon trying LockDroid for myself, I was pleasantly surprised by its fluidity and the extensive list of configurable options that the developer provides from the dedicated preference pane in the Settings app:
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In addition to the extensive theming options that seem to be present at first glance, we were excited to see the option to increase the size of the matrix grid from 3×3 to 4×4 or 5×5. These increased complexities make it more challenging for someone to guess your matrix-centric passcode, providing a higher sense ofsecuritythan many other jailbreak tweaks of this nature.
Notably, the have the passcode must be enabled on your iPhone or iPad to take advantage of LockDroid. If it’s disabled, then LockDroid can’t keep your device secure. You will be prompted to enter the passcode once manually after installing LockDroid such that it can be overwritten with a matrix pattern.
Sure, some devices take advantage ofFace IDor Touch ID for authentication instead of passcodes these days, but you’ll still be prompted to enter your passcode at one time or another; so why not use LockDroid instead of numerics?
Given my soft spot for this type of tweak, you may probably guess that LockDroid comes with my personal recommendation. If you’re interested in trying it out for yourself, then you candownload it for free from Julio Verne’s beta repositoryin any package manager app of your choosing.
The tweak works with alljailbrokeniOS 7-14 devices andis open source via the developer’s GitHub repository.
If you’re not already using Julio Verne’s personal repository, then you’re able to add it to your package manager app of choice by using the URL provided below:
Have you tried LockDroid yet? If so, what did you think of it? Let us know in the comments section below.
