Get the iOS 7 Parallax Effect on iOS 6 with a Jailbreak Tweak

Get the iOS 7 Parallax Effect on iOS 6 with a Jailbreak Tweak is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.

A nifty feature in iOS 7 is the parallax effect, which makes the home screen appear in 3D, as the background moves in relation to the position that your phone is in. A lot of folks like it, but as we’ve discovered, a lot of users don’t like it. However, if you’re one of those users who likes the parallax effect but aren’t updated to iOS 7, there’s a jailbreak tweak that brings the effect to iOS 6.

The tweak is called DeepEnd, which we’ve briefly mentioned in the past. It’s obsolete to iOS 7 users, but iOS 6 users can still take advantage of the tweak and bring the parallax effect to their own home screens.

As mentioned, this is a jailbreak tweak, so your iOS 6 device will need to be jailbroken before you can install the tweak. If you’re not jailbroken, but would like to be, we have a guide for you that will take you through the process.

You also must have an iPhone 4 or newer (and iPod touch 4G and newer), since the tweak uses the gyroscope to bring you the parallax effect. Granted, the iPhone 4 supports iOS 7, but we know there are some folks out there who still want to stick with iOS 6 for numerous reasons. Either way, users with an iPhone 3GS and older need not apply.

DeepEnd isn’t available in the default list of Cydia sources, so you’ll have to add a new repo to Cydia in order to get the tweak (http://rpetri.ch/repo). To do that, open up Cydia and tap on the Manage tab. Then navigate to Sources > Edit > Add and type in that repo web address. Once added, you’ll be able to search for “DeepEnd” and install it without a problem.

Once installed, you’ll be able to change the zoom, pitch and roll of the effect using sliders for precise adjustment in order to get it exactly how you want — a feature that the native parallax effect in iOS 7 doesn’t offer.

3DBoard is another jailbreak tweak that can add the parallax effect to iOS 6 devices, but it costs a few dollars and it doesn’t have as many settings as DeepEnd, although it does have a single switch that allows you to toggle the effect on or off, whereas DeepEnd requires you to turn down all three sliders in order to disable the feature.

Get the iOS 7 Parallax Effect on iOS 6 with a Jailbreak Tweak is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.