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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Accessories
- Review: Native Union docks for iPhone and Apple Watch
- STM Haven laptop bag review: high functionality packed into a minimal design
- iQunix makes an affordable, high-quality stand for MacBook
- Twelve South’s BookBook vintage-style case now available for iPad Pro
Apple & related news
- Apple releases OS X 10.11.5, watchOS 2.2.1 and tvOS 9.2.1
- Apple releases iOS 9.3.2 with bug fixes and other improvements
- iOS 9.3.2 reportedly bricking some 9.7-inch iPad Pro models with ‘Error 56’
- Apple is ‘looking’ into reports of iOS 9.3.2 bricking some 9.7-inch iPad Pros
- Apple pulls iOS 9.3.2 update following 9.7″ iPad Pro bricking complaints
- Apple releases iTunes 12.4 with minor design changes
- Apple reveals refreshed retail design in new Union Square store
- Chinese government hopes Apple can provide “secure user experience”
- Tim Cook lays out his vision for India
- Apple announces Maps development office in India, creating up to 4,000 jobs
- Apple working to form ‘strategic partnerships’ with Indian carriers ahead of 4G expansion
- Apple’s iOS app design and development accelerator coming to India in early 2017
- Apple just loves China these days
- Apple Pay – that great feature I never use
- The right band for the occasion
- Apple engineers visited a user to figure out why iTunes deleted his music
- Apple supplier says iPhone with glass casing coming in 2017
- You could soon be able to unlock your Mac using Touch ID on your iPhone
- Siri for Mac icon leaks ahead of WWDC
- Apple’s new Touch ID rule requires you to enter passcode more often than before
- Will iPhone 7 camera support laser auto-focus?
- Apple hires two wireless charging engineers from controversial startup uBeam
- Introducing Assistant, Google’s conversational AI helper
- Check out Home, Google’s Amazon Echo killer
- New Google apps at I/O 2016: ‘Allo’ for messaging and ‘Duo’ for video calling
Jailbreaking
- Jailbreakers: here is how to stop your iPhone from rebooting at night
- Duo of tweaks enables round profile pictures in Facebook & Twitter apps
- ThemeStore tweak lets you customize various aspects of the App Store
- Kairos lets you schedule text messages to be sent later [jailbreak]
Apps
- Give your photos a vintage look with Tonality
- Apps to check out
- Physics puzzler Pull My Tongue goes free as Apple’s App of the Week
- Alfred 3 for Mac is here with cool new features to boost your productivity
- Mekorama review—guide a tiny robot through mechanical dioramas
- The Roll helps you organize and find your best shots
- Apple just shot down an app that could detect iPhone malware
Tips
- Installing themes on your iPhone without a jailbreak
- How to use your iPhone as a keyboard for your Mac or PC
- Making your iPhone and iPad charge faster
- What to do when iTunes can’t locate your music files
- iTunes tip: see Apple Music songs in your library that are no longer available for streaming
- Measure your Internet download speed with Netflix’s new minimal tool
- Clearing your Apple Music search history from iTunes on Mac
- How to stop your iPhone from counting your steps and tracking fitness activity
- This secret Safari shortcut quickly loads your last search results
- ‘Hey Siri’ not working? Try these steps
- App Store not loading? Try this
- How to disable Safari Suggestions
- How and why to report spammy iMessages to Apple
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