Year: 2012

How to get Siri working on older devices the easy way, no proxy required

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen, this is by far the easiest way to get Siri running on your older devices like the iPhone 4, or iPod touch G4, and it requires no proxy server or meticulous setup.

As long as you have a generous friend that's willing to send you a file from their jailbroken iPhone 4S, you can have Siri running on an older device in just a few minutes.

Inside, we'll walk you through how to use AssistantConnect and AssistantConnect4S on video. It's extremely simple, just follow this brief tutorial...

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Apple says apps will now need explicit user permission to access contacts

Cody Lee ∙ February 15, 2012

Ever since the news broke that Path, a popular social network and iOS app, was uploading users' contact lists without asking for their permission, everyone has been waiting to see how Apple would respond.

After all, it is Apple's App Store team that is approving these apps that cull private user data without authorization. And today, the Cupertino company finally broke its week-long silence on the subject...

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Jailbreak apps leak less private user data than App Store apps

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

The recent Path scandal has once again put user privacy at the forefront of mobile news. The social network was caught secretly uploading entire address books from its users' cell phones without their authorization.

This has prompted further research into other App Store apps, and yes even jailbreak ones, to see how many other developers are guilty of these actions. And what folks are finding is, jailbreak apps actually leak much less private data than Apple-approved ones...

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Chinese Customs tells Proview that banning Chinese iPad exports would be difficult

Oliver Haslam ∙ February 15, 2012

Apple's latest legal hiccup, this time with display maker Proview, looked set to escalate into all-out war when the plaintiff suggested a ban on the importing and exporting of iPads in China. The latest on the situation may serve to calm fears in Cupertino however, with the news that such a move may not be easy to execute according to Reuters.

A full ban on the iPad would obviously prove disastrous for Apple, with the device being manufactured in China. A ban on exporting the tablet would effectively shut iPad sales down across the globe.

Thankfully for us, though not so much for Proview, Chinese customs authorities are erring on the side of caution, suggesting that a ban may be too difficult to enforce due to Apple's huge popularity...

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‘PowerSoundDisabler’ disables your iPhone’s charge alerts

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2012

Don't you hate it when it's late at night, and you forget to turn on silent mode before plugging your iPhone in to charge? The audible alert that results seems loud enough to wake up the whole residence!

Sadly there's no native way to totally disable the charging alerts, but don't fret, the jailbreak community has your back.

PowerSoundDisabler is a jailbreak tweak that disables the charging sound and vibration notification whenever you plug your iPhone or other iOS device into a power source.

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Apple tells Amazon China to pull the iPad off its online store

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated October 25, 2016

Apple has seemingly told Amazon China to pull the iPad from sale in the country, according to a report from MIC Gadget.

The news comes as Apple is in the midst of a trademark battle in the region, with display maker Proview claiming to own said trademark for use inside China. Interestingly, Proview also claims to have had no knowledge of Apple's latest move, stating that the company had not requested Apple remove the iPad from sale in Beijing, which is where Amazon is located.

Unsurprisingly, Apple is currently refusing to comment on the situation...

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Why Apple won’t give the iPhone or iPad an LTE radio. Yet.

Oliver Haslam ∙ February 15, 2012

Right, I'm going to come right out and say this before I go any further: I'm going to get a lot of stick for this, and the rest of the iDB team thinks that I've lost my mind, but I'm going to write this anyway. I don't think the iPad or iPhone is going to get an LTE radio. At least, not yet.

Now I know this flies in the face of what we are being told by just about everyone, including a very recent article by the Wall Street Journal. The general consensus is that Apple will indeed bring an iPad 3 to market during the coming weeks, and that said iPad 3 will be the first Apple device to come packed with an LTE radio for hooking up to super-fast 4G networks.

I, however, think you're all wrong. Here's why...

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Rumor Roundup: what we think we know about the iPad 3 so far

Cody Lee ∙ February 15, 2012

To say that folks are anticipating Apple to unveil a new version of its popular tablet sometime in the near future is an understatement. The company has launched a new iPad during the first quarter in each of the last two years — folks are expecting it.

We've heard a lot of chatter over the last few months regarding what the new iPad will look like and what new features it will contain. We've heard so much gossip, in fact, that it's been hard to keep track of it all. And that's why we've put together this rumor roundup....

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Apple granted 19 new patents covering switches, Airplane Mode and more

Oliver Haslam ∙ February 15, 2012

Apple is known for throwing as many patents onto the wall as possible with the aim of getting at least a few to stick. That has never been more true than since the arrival of the iOS platform with iPads and iPhones seeing more than their fair share of patent applications.

Now the US Patent and Trademark Office has laid out nineteen new patents which have been granted to Apple, and while some are Mac related, others have a distinctly iOS bent to them.

One such patent covers something that we all take for granted - the Airplane Mode feature that is built into all iOS devices, and is a God-send if you happen to use an old FM-transmitter with an iPhone...

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RedSn0w updated with stability improvements and other bug fixes

Cody Lee ∙ February 15, 2012

Folks that have been experiencing problems jailbreaking their A4 devices using RedSn0w will be happy to know that the Dev Team has just rolled out an update for the popular utility.

The new software, which is now at version 0.9.10b5c, includes a number of stability improvements and bug fixes. The Dev Team posted the update to its blog last night along with the following message...

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