Tweaks Updated Aug 20, 2023

FingerLock is a customizable Lock Screen button tweak

FingerLock

There is a unique way to personalize your iPhone's Lock Screen with FingerLock by MTAC8. This tweak offers a fun and customizable way to enhance the Lock Screen experience and make it stand out from others by adding a customizable unlock button. The most recent release of FingerLock brings rootless support, including Dopamine.

Add FingerLock Repo to your package manager:

What is FingerLock?

FingerLock tweak, for jailbroken devices, offers an option to personalize the unlock button displayed on the Lock Screen. Its recent update introduces support for a range of iOS versions, spanning from iOS 14 to iOS 16. This wide compatibility encompasses the latest jailbreaks, including Palera1n and XinaA15. Furthermore, FingerLock extends its usability to the Dopamine jailbreak, showcasing its versatility within the jailbreaking community.

Once the installation of the FingerLock tweak is finalized, a new preference pane is added to the Settings app. Within this pane, you have the ability to toggle the tweak on or off effortlessly. Moreover, you are empowered to fine-tune a multitude of available options according to your distinct preferences, encompassing even the positioning of the unlock button itself.

FingerLock, a Lock Screen tweak developed by @MTAC8, comes with a default fingerprint theme, but you can easily import your own images to customize the unlock button. The design and functionality of the tweak have been expertly executed by its developer.

Two iPhone screens showing the FingerLock preference pane and the tweak  fingerprint-shaped button on Lock Screen.

This tweak adds an attractive fingerprint-shaped software button to the Lock Screen. This button can be tapped to unlock the device instead of using the Home button or swiping up on the Home Bar. The best feature of this tweak is its fully customizable nature, allowing you to customize the button on iOS 14 – iOS 16.2 according to your preferences.

FingerLock is a versatile tweak that not only allows users to customize the theme of the unlock button, but also offers various other options. These include the ability to change the tint color of the button to override the chosen image color, hide unlock messages, hide Lock Screen page indicators, and change the default position of the unlock button on the Lock Screen.

The built-in button positioning quick editor allows you to change it horizontal and vertical offset, define image inset in a range of 0 to 30, and select a button theme for quick preview.

The customizable Lock Screen button tweak for iOS works on all modern jailbreaks released for iOS 14.0 up to iOS 16.2. On top of that you can run the tweak on the latest Palera1n Jailbreak for iOS 15 – iOS 16.2 released for A9-A11 iDevices, and XinaA15 for iOS 15 – 15.1.1 on A12-A15.

Two iPhone screens of FingerLock tweak.

Add Repository

FingerLock is a free package that can be obtained through the Havoc Repository. To install the customizable Lock Screen button on your iDevice running iOS 14 to iOS 16, simply add the FingerLock Repo to your package manager. Version 3.0 does not offer backward compatibility.

To install FingerLock tweak on your jailbroken iOS device, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Sileo app from the Home Screen.
  2. Tap on the Sources tab, then select Edit.
  3. Add the following repository URL:
    ​​​​​​​https://havoc.app
  4. Install FingerLock package from the new repository.
  5. To apply all changes, respiring your iPhone.
  6. Once installed, the tweak can be enabled from the Settings app.

For added convenience, you can quickly add the repository to your preferred package managers (Cydia, Sileo, Installer, Zebra) by using the convenient quick links provided at the top of this page. With just one tap, you can easily add the repo and download FingerLock.

What's new

  • Updated FingerLock to version 3.0.2.
  • Added rootless support.
  • Fixed theme list glitching when removing or adding theme.
  • Rewritten to provide support for iOS 14, iOS 15, and iOS 16.
  • Support for iPad and landscape screens.
  • Ability to import/export themes.
  • Support for rootless jailbreaks like XinaA15.

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