Launch Favourite Applications From iOS 7 Notification Center With AppTray Cydia Tweak

Apple has greatly improved the iOS’ Notification Center and introduced a redesigned one in iOS 7. It is much better in terms of aesthetics and is much more organized, at least for me.

To make the iOS 7 Notification Center even better and more useful comes a new tweak developed by DarkMalloc. Called AppTray, the tweak allows users to add their favourite applications to the Notification Center, giving more convenience when it comes to launching applications. This way users will not have to struggle through the home screen pages to find the application they want to launch.

All they would have to do is pull down the Notification Center and launch the app. The tweak is not for free and one will have to pay $1.49 to get it. It is hosted on the BigBoss repository.

How To Use AppTray On iOS 7

After you have purchased the package from Cydia, install it and respring your device. Now unlock your device, launch Settings and navigate to AppTray’s settings page.

Enable the tweak using the Enable toggle. You can also enable the Open to Apptray option which will show the apptray first every time you pull down the notification center.

Now, the most important step is to open the ‘Applications’ section and enable the toggles for your favourite applications one by one. Select only those apps which you frequently use and you will be good to go.

Once you have selected the required applications, pull down the Notification Center and you would see a new “Apptray” tab at the extreme right. Tap on it and all the applications which you selected earlier will be present here (refer to the first image).

The tweak adds a lot of convenience for users who have countless applications on their home screen and find it difficult to locate them every time they scroll through the pages. Price wise it is not expensive and well worth the money.