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open is a tweak launched within WWJC during a presentation given by the hacker surenix, and in the video clip above you have a presentation of its functionality. As you probably already realized, the tweak gives us the possibility to quickly write messages or to reply to those received from any iOS menu, all extremely fast. The tweak allows us to interact with the notification banners received anywhere in iOS, and through it we can quickly send messages to anyone.
auki is designed to enhance the way we compose messages without cluttering Notification Center with extra buttons/tappable fields and to access it from all Notification Center tabs. With deep thoughts, we found the best way to activate quick compose—swipe down gesture. With quick compose, users have the ability to quickly search for single or multiple contacts (for group messaging) and the ability to upload media with your messages.
Apart from these two functions, open also contains an option for generating a blacklist that blocks messages sent by other people, contains a system that automatically detects SMS or messages received through iMessage, allows personalized activation of its functionality, allows sending any type of multimedia files, contains support for landscape mode, contains support for group messages, displays images of contacts and many, many others.
Before auki, we would get pulled out of an app into Messages app to answer a message. By the time we finish replying to that message, we would forget what we were doing. Now with auki, users have the ability to quickly tap the newly added "Reply" button to quickly reply. With the help of smart SMS/iMessage detection, you will not get charged for standard SMS rates from outside your country. From the quick reply view, you get to see your contact picture, what email or number he/she sent the message from, upload media with your quick reply and away you go.
open is a tweak great, and if you are interested in it, you will find it at the price of $4 in the repo BigBoss al Cydia.
auki is the best way to experience quick reply on your iPhone and iPod touch with meticulous design choices with what really matters most to the user. auki doesn't stop at just quick reply, it also delivers above and beyond key features like:
- Quick compose
- Quick reply
- silent mode
- Stealth mode
- Smart iMessage/SMS detection
- Custom Activations
- Video, Image/GIF support
- Landscape mode
- Group messages
- Message carry over
- Contact pictures
- Native look/integration
