What PhotosCore changes
- Hides the Photos bottom bar, centers fullscreen photos, sorts albums by name, and opens albums at the bottom.
- Applies a dark appearance only inside Apple Photos without changing other apps.
- Offers native thumbnails, a 1–9 column preset, and custom thumbnail layouts with configurable levels, columns, and spacing.
- Lets you show, hide, and reorder items in Search.
- Controls whether People and Places appear in Albums.
- Provides customization for Sidebar destinations and groups on iPad.
See PhotosCore in action
These are real feature images from the credited package or developer listing, not generated phone mockups.
Compatibility and requirements
The release is listed for the iphoneos-arm64 architecture and depends on MobileSubstrate, PreferenceLoader, and firmware version 15.0 or newer. Confirm that your jailbreak uses the required architecture and check dependency availability for your setup before proceeding. The supplied facts do not establish compatibility beyond the listed requirements.
Installation checklist
- Read the linked source page and the release information for PhotosCore 1.1.0 before proceeding.
- Confirm that your device and jailbreak use the listed iphoneos-arm64 architecture.
- Check that MobileSubstrate, PreferenceLoader, and the required firmware dependency are available and suitable for your jailbreak environment. Do not assume dependencies will be resolved or installed automatically.
- Review the listed firmware requirement of version 15.0 or newer before installation.
- Use a trusted package-management workflow connected to the linked source page, following the prompts shown by your setup.
- After installation, open the PhotosCore preferences if they are provided by your environment and change one setting at a time.
- Open Apple Photos and review the affected viewing, navigation, album, Search, or sidebar areas. If a setting causes an issue, return to the preferences and disable that setting or remove the tweak using your normal jailbreak-management process.
What to know before installing
- PhotosCore is described as injecting only into the Apple Photos process identified as MobileSlideShow.
- The package is listed for the iphoneos-arm64 architecture; confirm your jailbreak architecture before installation.
- The dependency list includes MobileSubstrate, PreferenceLoader, and firmware version 15.0 or newer. Verify dependency availability for your environment.
- Make configuration changes gradually so you can identify which PhotosCore option affects Photos if you encounter an unexpected result.
Frequently asked questions
What is PhotosCore 1.1.0?
PhotosCore 1.1.0 is a jailbreak tweak that lists customization options for Apple Photos, including viewing, navigation, album, thumbnail, Search, and iPad sidebar controls.
What firmware requirement is listed?
The supplied package facts list firmware version 15.0 or newer as a dependency and describe that minimum as iOS 15.0.
Does PhotosCore change the appearance of every app?
No. The supplied description says its dark-appearance feature applies only inside Apple Photos and does not change other apps.
What architecture and dependencies are listed?
The release is listed for iphoneos-arm64 and names MobileSubstrate, PreferenceLoader, and firmware version 15.0 or newer as dependencies.
Does it include iPad-specific controls?
Yes. The feature list includes customization for Sidebar destinations and groups on iPad.
Package identifier: com.zjer.photoscore · Published 2026-08-26 · Source details checked against the linked package listing.