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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Apple & related news
- Apple announces WWDC 2017 returning to San Jose, kicking off June 5
- Watch the first trailer for Apple’s upcoming reality show about apps and their makers
- Apple’s Carpool Karaoke spinoff is coming in April, watch the second clip now
- Apple Music gaining new TV & Movies section
- KGI: iPhone 8 will squeeze a Plus-sized battery into a smaller form factor
- Apple has joined Wireless Power Consortium, giving credence to rumors of wireless charging in iPhone 8
- KGI: iPhone 8 to feature 5.8-inch OLED display with virtual buttons
- Bloomberg: 4K-capable Apple TV being tested for release as soon as this year
- iPhone 8 to boost Retina resolution to 2436×1125 at 521 PPI
- JPMorgan predicts iPhone 8 would replace fingerprint scanning with facial recognition
- How iPhone 8’s rumored biometric facial scanning could supplant Touch ID
- New Apple ads continue positioning iPad Pro as being better than a computer
- iPhone 8 concept imagines rumored “function area” replacing Touch ID and Home button
- Watch Apple’s latest ads promoting Portrait mode on iPhone 7 Plus
Jailbreaking
- TranslucentMessages makes the iOS 10 Messages app translucent with stunning blur effects
- AppSync beta released with iOS 10 support
- Unify consolidates your iOS notifications for a cleaner look
- AppCon lets you change your Home screen icons with images from your Photo Library
- This tweak prevents people who text you like this from blowing up your phone with notifications
- Telt X keeps people you show photos to from swiping through the rest of your Photo Library
- HapticScroll gives you haptic feedback when you scroll beyond iOS’ scrolling limits
- ColorMeBaddge can be used to colorize your Home screen’s notification badges
- This tweak prevents Spotify radio stations from playing songs you’ve Liked in the past
- Photo Tools is an all-in-one customization tweak for the Photos app
- AntiSocial enables the ‘Leave this Conversation’ button even in three-way iMessage groups
- MusicMark saves your place in the Music app when you respring or force-quit the app
- RecentCalls+ brings a slew of improvements to the Recents list in the Phone app
- Add a splash of color to your Status Bar icons with Aerial
- Cydia gets drastic performance improvements in latest updates
- 3DLight brings opacity to your widgets and 3D Touch menus
- Choose when Low Power Mode automatically toggles on or off with Low Power Modder
- Calendar for Lockscreen 2 ensures you never forget an upcoming Calendar event again on iOS 10
- Camera Tools is an all-inclusive customization tweak for your iPhone’s Camera app
- Jailbroken on iOS 10 and miss the Apple logo respring screen? This tweak brings it back
- MessageFilter: blacklist and whitelist words for specific conversations
- PassButtonStyle allows you customize your passcode buttons look
- Mitsuha adds a wave animation to the Now Playing screen in the iOS 9 Music app
- This tweak will let you force cellular network connections when launching certain apps
- AccessWithinApps prevents launch of Control and Notification Centers in specific apps
- NoClose prevents you from accidentally force-quitting apps that are currently playing media
Apps
- The best weather apps for iPad
- Crawlies, Cleanfox, TwIM and other apps to check out this weekend
- Facebook shares details about its video-focused Apple TV app, which is coming soon
Tips
- How to disable audio in News Feed videos on Facebook for iPhone
- How to use safe search mode on Twitter.com
- How to make your Mac’s mouse pointer bigger
- How to save YouTube videos for offline viewing
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