The iPhone’sApp Switcherhas always been somewhat blasé, lacking features and UI capabilities that we didn’t even know we wanted or needed until the jailbreak community started making us keenly aware of them.
The latest of such revelations comes in the form of ajailbreak tweakcalledQuasarby iOS developerMTAC.
As you’re about to see in the flurry of screenshot examples, Quasar enhances the native App Switcher on any jailbroken iPhone running iOS 14 with useful tidbits of information in places that are ordinarily inundated with blank space.
Information tidbits provided by Quasar via the App Switcher appear at the top and bottom of the interface and come in the form of:
In addition to the aforementioned details, the upgraded Quasar App Switcher integrates utilitarian features that you won’t find in the native App Switcher, including:
After you install Quasar, you’re going to find a dedicated preference pane in the Settings app where you may configure the tweak to your liking:
Here, you’re going to be able to:
We’ll dig deeper into the aforementioned options so that you have a better idea of what to expect below:
In the options concerning the top views, you can tinker with the following options:
In the options concerning the bottom views, you can tinker with the following options:
The page order preference pane looks a bit like this:
Here, you can toggle individual bottom view items on or off on demand and/or drag them into any order you want by tapping and dragging on the grabbers to the right of the toggle switches.
And lastly, you can configure the individual bottom view items via their dedicated preferences panes. Please note that not all of them currently have options to configure:
Here, you will be able to:
As you can see, there’s a lot going on within Quasar’s options, which makes it highly configurable. In addition to being a jaw-droppingly sexy new App Switcher user interface, Quasar offers functionality that one could only wish Apple would take some notes on. After all, no one wants a bland experience on an iPhone.
Those interested in giving Quasar a try canpurchase it from the Havoc repository for $3.99, however the developer offers a generous discount if you already own Lynx, charging just $1.00 if you do. The tweak supportsjailbrokeniOS 14 devices.
Do you plan to enhance your App Switcher with the new Quasar jailbreak tweak? Be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.
