It was only a couple of days ago that the fold-to-unlock iOS concept from Anton Kudin was released and it has now prompted Jonas Gessner to spring into action and produce a working variant of this idea. Unfold for iPhone now brings the fold to unlock concept to reality and it is available to download now.
The name of the Unfold package came about after a little public interaction on Twitter and lock all of Gessner�s Cydia based work, this tweak is the high quality we have come to expect. So what does the Unfold Tweak actually do and why will you need it? First of all, this package integrates into the lock screen of any jailbroken device and it then amends the animations that occur when the device is unlocked by its user.
iOS allows users to swipe their fingers along the unlock bar to gain access to their device. When you install Unfold the swipe gesture is still required but the text is replaced with �fold to unlock and when the gesture is detected by the OS, the lock screen image is captured and folded out of view a bit like an accordion.
In recent months there have been a number of similar folding effects being implemented and this accordion type animation looks great on the retina display of the iPhone 4 and 4S. The Unfold tweak really does look great on the lock screen and the only advice that we have to offer is that you have a bright wallpaper to really show off the shadow effects that this tweak produces.
The Unfold tweak is also compatible with other popular jailbreak packages such as IntelliScreenX, LockInfo, Camera Grabber and more. Any loc screen notifications are honoured and the passcode restrictions are respected so if you have additional security in place on your device then you will be asked for this. Unfold is available from the BigBoss repository free of charge. You are required to have a jailbroken device and iOS 5 or above. The Unfold tweak is not currently compatible with the iPad.
