Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.
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Deals
- AirServer: AirPlay movies, music, games, and more from your iPhone to your Mac
- Good deal: 50% off Innori 22400mAh portable battery pack
- Get the complete Arduino Starter Kit & 3-Course Bundle for 85% off
Accessories
- Spigen Apple Watch Stand: an elegant and affordable charging solution
- The SyncStand is a sleek and stylish charging dock for your iPhone 6
Apple Watch
Apple & related news
- Apple promotes Jony Ive to Chief Design Officer, Tim Cook sends memo to troops
- The strange Messages bug that crashes your iPhone
- Apple publishes temporary fix for Messages issue, says software update coming soon
- iPhone Messages bug crashes iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, WhatsApp, Twitter and Snapchat
- Jeff Williams: the car is the ultimate mobile device
- Apple confirms native apps with direct access to Apple Watch sensors arriving this fall
- Apple Watch, health and other topics from Jeff Williams talk at Recode Conference
- iOS 9 tidbits: Force Touch support, updated keyboard designs, iMessage enhancements & more
- New report details Siri API, Apple’s Google Now, ‘Browse Around Me’ in Maps and more iOS 9 stuff
- Android M: Six headlining features from Google’s upcoming mobile OS update
- Google announces new ‘Photos’ cloud service with free unlimited storage
- Review: HTC One M9 from an iPhone user’s perspective
Jailbreaking
- IneffectivePower and Unicode Suppressor will protect jailbroken devices from the “effective power” Messages bug
- This tweak lets you customize your third-party notification sounds
- SwishSwitcher plays a sound when you kill an app from the App Switcher
- ‘Gauss’ spices up the Music app with impressive blur effects
- iPicar: hide specific Messages conversations when unlocking your iPhone
- RippleBoard: add ripple effects to the iOS Home screen
- Aeuria LS is a beautiful Lock screen tweak for iOS
- IllLookLater: prevent iPhone screen wake when receiving notifications
- Color Convos: assign colors to Messages app conversations
- Tweaks of last week: ADKeys, Alternatum, and more
Apps
- Spark, a gorgeous iPhone and Apple Watch email app
- App Watch: game on
- Apps of the Week
- App Recap for May 26
- App Recap for May 27
- App Recap for May 28
- Pixelmator for iPhone now available
How to
- How to manage reminders on Apple Watch
- How to use Digital Touch to send sketches, taps, and heartbeats on Apple Watch
- How to AirPlay music from your Apple Watch
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