Atom opens your iPhone to one of six apps of your choosing

Apr 22, 2013 13:17 GMT  ·  By

Atom, an upcoming Cydia tweak that lets you unlock your iPhone to six different apps just by dragging a slider over to their icons, deserves more than just our attention.

It deserves Apple’s attention as well. Set to become available on the BigBoss repository in the Cydia Store this week, Atom puts a lock icon right smack in the middle of your screen and lets you slide it over to one of six apps that you want to launch. Click on the image above to expand it.

It’s as simple as it is brilliant, and while it’s not the first jailbreak tweak of its kind, it’s certainly the best so far.

Which means Apple should really consider buying this idea from whoever coded it (Absinthe Jailbreak doesn’t mention the developer) and bring a bit of joy to the iOS install base this summer. iOS 7 begs for it.