GlovePod – Hack to Control Music Playback on iPhone With Volume and Sleep Button

iPhone iPod Control Shortcut As you may know, there is a shortcut to access the iPod control without unlocking the lock screen. You can simply double click the home button and iPhone shows up a simplified version of iPod control, so that you can pause or skip songs. [For detailed of iPod shortcut, check out the tutorial here]

The iPod shortcut is really great but you still need to control music playback via the touch screen. GlovePod, a tweak available from cydia, offers even better control for music playback on iPhone. By installing the hack on jailbroken iPhone, it allows you to pause or skip songs through the volume and sleep buttons.

After double-tapping the home button to invoke the iPod control, you can now press the volume buttons to change songs. The hack turns volume up/down buttons into forward/backward buttons respectively. To pause the music, press the sleep button and hold for a couple of second. You can press and hold the sleep button (again for one to two seconds) to resume the playback.

Usually, your gloves (except this one) do not work with iPhone’s multitouch screen. That’s why the hack is named as “GlovePod”. It intends to let you control music playback on iPhone while you’re wearing gloves in winter.

GlovePod is now available on Cydia for free. Simply search for “GlovePod” in cydia to install it. The hack will be effective after rebooting your iPhone.

What do you think about GlovePod? As always, leave us comment and share your experience about the hack.

Tip: Do you know you can use the iPhone headset to control music playback? Check out the earlier article “Get to Know the iPhone Headset Shortcuts” for details.

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