The coronavirus epidemic is far from over, but Apple’s development process continues unabated: the new Magic Keyboard and iPhone SE, the most powerful low-cost iPhone, have arrived. Like every week, we also have new tutorials to help you learn something new. And finally, don’t forget to check out cool new accessory roundups, plus new apps, games and jailbreak tweaks, fresh walls to adorn your devices and a few cool money-saving deals.
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- “Let’s Talk iOS” podcast
- Wallpapers
- Deals and discounts
- News and rumors
- Tips, tricks and tutorials
- Apps, games and updates
- Jailbreak tweaks
Our weekly recap follows right ahead.
Weekly recap: April 20—27, 2020
Welcome to a new installment of our Editor’s Desk weekly column in which we round up everything new published on iDownloadBlog.com between April 20-27, 2020.
Let’s Talk iOS: As sober as a judge
Episode #340 of iDownloadBlog’s “Let’s Talk iOS” podcast focuses on the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro that has begun shipping Friday. The guys also spend some time talking about the new iPhone SE, its price, features and whether it’s any good, analyze reports calling for two versions of the Apple’s rumored over-the-ear headphones and discuss other Apple rumors.
Be sure to follow your hosts @Sebastien and @melvco and don’t forget to send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you’d like your question answered at the end of next week’s podcast.
Wallpapers: Abstract geometric iPhone pack
This week’s collection brings more abstract geometric wallpaper packs for your iPhone. These walls are always popular so do check out some hot ones we’ve curated for you.
Deals and discounts
News and rumors
Check out new stories that we covered this week:
Apple and other news to keep tabs on
- Apple Watch designers share development details
- Apple drops iOS 13.4.1 for 2020 iPhone SE
- Sony launches 2020 TVs with AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
- ‘Works with Apple Health’ badge for developers launched
- Walmart selling Vudu streaming service to Fandango
- Apple announces Services expansion to more markets
- Apple Maps Look Around brings coverage to Chicago
- Apple’s Mother’s Day gift guide is live
- Apple Pay now works with German’s Volksbank Raiffeisenbank
- Verizon and Nimble to sell eco-friendly accessories
- Researchers discover iOS Mail app vulnerabilities
- Apple claims Mail flaws haven’t been used against users
- Apple contact tracing APIs launching April 28
- How smart devices can use acoustics to build situational awareness
- Apple joins TikTok
- New iOS text bomb has been discovered
- Apple bring more flexible with remote employees
- UBS to adopt Apple Pay in coming weeks
- AT&T CEO stepping down
- Full-length iPhone SE ad now available
- Video: iPhone SE vs. iPhone 8 teardown
- Apple, Google improve COVID-19 contact tracing privacy
Apple rumor-mill
- Apple working on its own game controller
- Schematics: smaller iPhone 12 notch design
- Next AirPods won’t arrive before 2021
- Next AirPods won’t have active noise cancellation
- AirPods 3 will have familiar looks
- mini-LED iPad Air 4 with Touch ID due in 2020
- ARM transition could start withe revived 12″ MacBook
- First ARM-ed Macs with 8-core 5nm chips due in 2021
- First 5G iPad with mini-LED delayed into 2021
- 23″ iMac is coming this year
- mmWave 5G iPhone facing production issues
- Pac-12 may bring live sports to Apple TV+
- Apple could launch iPhone SE Plus in late 2021
- iPadOS 14 may bring Xcode to iPad
- Final Cut and Logic Pro being ported to iPad Pro
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
- 12.9″ Magic Keyboard is heavier than iPad Pro
- Magic Keyboard passthrough charge speed
- ‘Float’ ad for Magic Keybaord + iPad Pro
- Magic Keyboard: Our first impression
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Hollywood entertainment
- HBO Max launches May 27 for $15 per month
- Netflix add 16M new subscribers in March quarter
- ‘American Idol’ continues filming thanks to iPhone
- Trailer: ‘Fraggle Rock: Rock On!’ on Apple TV+
- Inside look: How Apple TV+ “Home” docuseries is made
- Comedy show ‘The Shrink Next Door” coming to Apple TV+
- New on Apple TV+: “Beastie Boys Story” and “Defending Jacob”
Tips and tutorials
Learn something new with our tutorials, tips and tricks.
- Alexa:
- iOS:
- iPadOS:
- macOS:
Apps, games and updates
Check out new apps, games and updates to unwind:
Software news
- Apple Music: Now available on Samsung Smart TVs
- Facebook:
- Spotify: Fundraising links on musician profiles
- WhatsApp: Why they retreated on ads
New updates
- Darkroom (iOS): Now with video-editing tools
- eBay (iOS): “Sign in With Apple” implemented
- Pixelmator (iOS): New Files browser & image size presets
- Spark (iOS, macOS): Dynamic Type support, TO/CC/BCC in templates
New app roundups
Accessories
These accessory news and reviews might interest you:
- Porsche: New CarPlay radios for classic models
- ROUNDUP: Top sleeves for MacBook Air and Pro
- SPOTLIGHT: Twelve South HiRise 2 Deluxe charging stand
By the way, your favorite blog this week launched a new weekly column. We’re calling it Accessory Spotlight and the idea here is to highlight an existing accessory for your Apple devices that we’ve found to be incredibly useful, a fantastic value or both.
Jailbreak tweaks
Important jailbreak news to stay in the loop:
- Sileo Team open-sources its package manager
- Sileo 1.7.5 beta 1 adds repo exporting & more
- Script brings Chimera bootstrap to checkra1n devices
Cool new jailbreak tweaks for your pwned devices:
- April: Lock screen customization
- CaptureTheFlag: Patch for new iOS text bomb
- Edicus: Create Dynamic and Live wallpapers
- LPMAutoLockTime: Lock timer for Low Power Mode
- MailMend: Patch for new Mail vulnerabilities
- Meteorite: Live weather in iOS status bar
- No2Theft3: Location, camera anti-theft features
- StopCrashingPIs: More stable jailbroken iOS 13 installations
- WeatherGround: Cool weather display experience
- Wonderbar: Breathe new life into iOS status bar
- ROUNDUP: Jailbreak tweaks of the week
Your favorites?
Your favorite picks from the roundup?
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