iMessage has always been bogged down to sending only messages or photo and video files. iOS developers Ryan Petrich and Nikos Lykousas have been collaborating to create a new jailbreak tweak duo, dubbed SendAny and ReceiveAny. These two jailbreak tweaks work together to make it so you can send or receive any file through the Messages application using iMessage. It is compatible with Messages for Mac as well as the iOS version. ReceiveAny is free, however SendAny will set you back $1.99 – both are currently available in the BigBoss repository.
The tweak replaces the camera button in the Messages application with a paperclip when you begin an iMessage. The paperclip, when tapped, will yield a new option that allows you to attach a file:
Tapping the Attach File button brings up the iPhone's directory so you can select any file you want to send:
In the example above, I navigated to my Camera Roll from the iPhone’s file system and picked a video I recorded. You can select anything – a .plist, .m4a, .deb; anything. After you’ve picked the file, you can choose between sending the file as is (big) or you can compress it to make it smaller and easier to send. Once you pick, it will process and appear in your iMessage pane.
Of course, being a tweak developed in part by Ryan Petrich, it wouldn’t be complete without Action Menu support. You can go into any application with file support such as Apple’s Music application, hold down on a song, and tap the send button that appears. When you do this, you’ll be prompted with the option to either open the file in iFile, upload the file to Dropbox, or lastly – send the file via iMessage (great for sending one of your songs to another one of your iDevices or Macs):
The other tweak, ReceiveAny, allows you to open or view files that you receive. You can send them to all kinds of applications capable of importing or exporting files, such as:
- Dropbox
- iFile
- MyFile
- Stanza
- Evernote
- ...Much more
At this point in time, SendAny is being worked on to receive some major updates regarding the user interface and its very own importing features. Since ReceiveAny is not yet capable of importing files natively into the iDevice after being received, they will not become available in applications like the Music application when you receive them, however as aforementioned, you can use third party applications to store files.
If you are the kind of person who likes to backup your .deb files, you can use these two tweaks in combination with Messages on your Mac to iMessage yourself all the .deb files you backup after a restore to quickly install everything without waiting for Cydia to load each time. iFile, if you have forgotten, includes a built-in installer for .deb files. You will have to respring manually after installing anything through iFile.
The interface may be a little difficult for new users at first, being that it requires you to navigate through your file system and if you’re not familiar with it, you can get lost easily. It isn’t without its fair share of bugs, however future updates are expected to hammer out any problems very quickly. These tweaks are not for text messaging, just iMessage.
Name: SendAny
Price: $2.99
Version: 1.0.1-1
Requirements: iOS 5
Repo: BigBoss
Developer(s): Ryan Petrich and Nikos Lykousas
Editor's Rating: 4/5
Name: ReceiveAny
Price: FREE
Version: 1.0.1
Requirements: iOS 5
Repo: BigBoss
Developer(s): Ryan Petrich and Nikos Lykousas
Editor's Rating: 4/5
Sources: Ryan Petrich and Nikos Lykousas
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