Looking for an exotic way to control your iPod?
Sometimes we need more options for our devices. Even when there are
simple ways to do things we look for more simple way to do them. That's
where a new tweak in Cydia comes in by
PathKiller29
that puts iPod control icons on your home screen. There are volume
buttons on the side of your device and iPod controls in the App Switcher
and Lock Screen, but what PathKiller29 has done is given you another
way to control your iPod music. The idea stemmed from certain themes
which can sometimes obstruct the way that we use our lock screen
controls.
The icons placed on your home screen hold all of the major iPod
controls; Fast Forward, Rewind, Next, Previous, Raise Volume, Lower
Volume, Play, and Pause. The icons are capable of being themed (there
are three theme options in the settings including the blue one shown in
the picture above), and if you're not fond of adding a ton more icons to
your SpringBoard, you can put them all in a folder named iPod or
something that you will use. In case you were wondering about what kinds
of settings that this tweak has, below is a screenshot of the settings:
Aside from the controls, you can set up an Activator action that you can
invoke to display information about the song that you are playing. It
will show basic information like artist, album, and name - things of
that nature. You can turn this feature on or off depending on your
personal needs and it is in beta right now so we recommend being careful
in how you use it - there are obviously going to be bugs in it. If you
don't want to use an Activator action, you can use the InfoHold option
which will give you the track information when you hold down on one of
the icons instead. This feature can also been turned on or off depending
on your personal preferences. Here is what the popup looks like:
SpringPod holds one main goal and that is to make music controls easy
and be able to see information about songs anywhere on your iDevice. The
idea behind it seems simple enough - and the controls follow along with
the simplicity. I think that this tweak would be good for a power-user
or a themer. This tweak adds seven new icons on your home screen when
installed. The tweak doesn't appear to have any major problems from a
first glance, so I'm going to have to say that if you're interested in
something like this, then go for it! It won't disable you from using any
of your other iPod controls found in other parts of iOS either. I think
it could do with some more vibrant themes. It works completely with iOS
4 and iOS 5.
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