Proximitus will notify you when you leave a Bluetooth device behind

If you’re similar me, thus you’ve got a lot of Bluetooth devices connected to your iPhone at whatever given fourth dimension including some of the most pertinent, similar the Apple Watch as well as AirPods. But if y'all aren’t thinking straight, it tin give the axe live on slow to exit your Apple Watch on the nightstand charger or to exit your AirPods on your desk when leaving your household amongst your iPhone.

iOS developer LaughingQuoll knows the struggle, as well as that’s why he’s working on the unloose of a brand-new jailbreak tweak called Proximitus.

Just equally the context as well as the tweak’s shout imply, Proximitus aims to notify y'all whenever y'all exit the proximity of Bluetooth LE (low energy) devices, similar your Apple Watch or AirPods. As y'all tin give the axe run across inwards the screenshot event above, Proximitus displays a notification banner on your Lock screen when y'all exit something behind.

As y'all exit the proximity of your Bluetooth devices, the
low-energy connexion they part amongst your handset gets interrupted. Proximitus
specifically looks for when this happens as well as triggers a banner notification
when your iPhone gets far plenty away from a Bluetooth device to disconnect
from it.

In improver to letting y'all know when your Bluetooth devices exit the make of your iPhone, LaughingQuoll notes that Proximitus tin give the axe also alarm y'all when 1 of your Bluetooth devices begins running depression on battery. This tin give the axe live on useful if y'all don’t utilization your AirPods or other Bluetooth devices really often, equally lithium-ion batteries tend to drain from sitting idle for extended periods.

Proximitus adds a preference pane to the Settings app where y'all tin give the axe configure the tweak to your needs:

Here, y'all can:

• Toggle the tweak on or off on demand
• Enable or disable proximity alerts
• Enable or disable connexion alerts
• Enable or disable disconnection alerts
• Enable or disable depression ability alerts
• Choose how oft your device scans for your Bluetooth accessories
• Configure a custom device distance threshold earlier triggering alerts
• Disable scanning if your handset is unlocked

The developer provides a respring push at the bottom of the preference pane that y'all should utilization to salvage your options later making them.

Albeit non shown, Proximitus also features a Control Center toggle that volition allow users to plow features on or off on demand. This could live on useful depending on your battery life province of affairs or if y'all do/don’t postulate certainly Bluetooth tracking functionality at whatever given time.

With this functionality built into your iPhone, there’s little
or no run a endangerment that you’ll e'er exit your Apple Watch, AirPods, or other
Bluetooth LE devices behind again. That said, we’re incredibly excited about
Proximitus.

At the fourth dimension of this writing, the Proximitus populace beta is available inwards Cydia’s Packix repository to LaughingQuoll’s Patreon members. Once out of beta, the tweak volition live on available to the full general populace for the laid upwards cost of $1.49. Proximitus plant on all jailbroken iOS eleven as well as 12 devices.

Are y'all excited close Proximitus as well as how it mightiness augment
your jailbroken iPhone experience? Let us know inwards the comments department below.

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