iPad

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KillYourApps takes a pragmatic approach to force-closing sensitive or tracking apps from your App Switcher

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The App Switcher on an ordinary iPhone or iPad contains all the user’s recently-used apps. They’re in a state of suspension until re-opened, allowing the system to more efficiently load and prepare the app for the end user. But have you ever picked up your phone a day later and still saw a mess of apps in your App Switcher that you wish wasn’t there?

How to decrypt iPhone & iPad apps

Decrypting iPhone and iPad apps.

When you download an app from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad, it comes in an encrypted format. This encryption is designed to prevent apps from being shared from one person to another, effectively stopping unauthorized installs. In addition to this, however, encrypted apps also present problems for software tinkerers.

RootHide is a beta project that hides your rootless jailbreak from apps

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One of the problems that plagues iPhone and iPad jailbreaks is that App Store apps can implement what’s known as jailbreak detection and then refuse to open or work properly until you unjailbreak your device. For this reason, jailbreak detection bypasses are a hot commodity among jailbreakers, but they tend to be hit or miss, depending on who you ask.