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
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits iTunes as HD download
- Daily Deals: Bluetooth speakers, headphones and more
Accessories
Apple & related news
- Apple releases iOS 9.3.1 to fix web links crashing bug
- Believe it or not, Apple just turned 40!
- DOJ unlocks San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, withdraws case against Apple
- Taylor Swift wipes out on the treadmill in latest commercial for Apple Music
- Teardown of iPhone SE finds hardware is a collage of 5s, 6, and 6s parts
- iPhone manufacturer Foxconn buys Apple supplier Sharp in a $3.5 billion deal
Jailbreaking
- 6 great jailbreak tweaks for the Messages app
- How to install nitoTV on Apple TV 4
- A quick overview of nitoTV for Apple TV 4
- Palert brings tvOS-inspired notification alerts to iOS
- ‘IfFound 3’ makes it easier for good Samaritans to return your lost iOS device
- miniTime is a tweak that makes the Lock screen clock smaller
Apps
- Apps to check out this weekend
- Mittomo, Nintendo’s first app designed for iOS devices, hits US App Store
- Creative video app CHOMP goes free as Apple’s App of the Week
- How to reorganize your favorite Instagram filters and hide the ones you don’t need
- How to use bold, italics and strikethrough styling in your WhatsApp conversations
- Fantastical for Mac gains native Exchange support, printing, iCloud shared calendar alerts & more
- This Mac app tracks how often you slack off
- How to share Instagram videos to Vine
- FreeChat for WhatsApp brings a free native desktop app for WhatsApp to Mac
Tips
- How to prevent kids from sharing photos and videos to specific apps on iPhone and iPad
- How to prevent apps from being deleted on iPhone and iPad
- How to lock down maximum headphone volume on iPhone and iPad
- How to limit ad tracking on your Apple devices
- How to record phone calls on iPhone, no jailbreak or additional apps required
- How to clear recent calls in FaceTime for Mac
- How to turn an email into a reminder on Mac
- How to stop your iPad and other devices from ringing when you get a call on your iPhone
- Here are some things to check if your Mac is running slowly
- Disabled Apple ID? Here is what to do about it
- Common restore errors in iTunes and how to resolve them
- Top 3D Touch shortcuts in Apple’s Podcasts app
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