If you have been living under a rock for the past week or so, you’ve missed some pretty big changes happening in the podcasting world — and renewed interest in jailbreaking, owing to the recently released iOS 13.5 jailbreak. To ensure you’re in the loop at all times, be sure to read this iDB column bringing you a recap of everything published on the site in the past week.
Weekly recap: May 25—June 1, 2020
Welcome to a new installment of iDownloadBlog’s Editor’s Desk weekly column in which we round up everything that was published on iDownloadBlog.com from May 25 through 31.
Let’s Talk iOS: This is the world we live in
In episode #345 of the “Let’s Talk iOS” podcast, Cody and Seb discuss the changes happening in the podcasting world. They also go over the iOS 13.5 jailbreak that was recently released, what it means, how it works and whether jailbreaking is still appealing or not in 2020.
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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: Multicolor wave collection
This week’s collection showcases a dark, colorful collection of images that will test the contrast of your iPhone screen in an appealing way, which is an original creation by digital artist @Arthur1992aS. Your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch displays will pop amongst the contrasting color scheme in this multicolor wave iPhone wallpaper pack.
iTunes movie deals still alive
As we reported, Apple is this week hosting a major movie collection sale on the iTunes Store.
Discounted bundles start at just under $10 and you’re definitely recommended to check them out. Notable highlights include full franchises like the 4-movie “Scream” collection, as well as top-notch double features like “Argo” + “The Town”. We’ve rounded up the best bundles under $15 and under $20 so be sure to take advantage of these deals while they’re still alive.
Tech news and rumors to keep tabs on
Check out new stories and rumors we covered this week:
News
- Spotify removing 10,000 song limit
- Pro Display XDR earns a Displays of the Year award
- Apple reopening nearly 100 US stores
- macOS Catalina 10.15.5 now available
- Build-to-order Macs now available in India
- Leaked images show iPod touch prototype with rear cam
- Apple buys machine learning startup Inductiv
- You can no longer ignore major macOS updates
- Refurbished iPhone XR launches in US
- Tile writes complaints to EU about Apple
- Lawsuit against Apple and M. Night Shyamalan dismissed
- Concept: iOS 14 Home screen widgets
Rumors
- Health-tracking AirPods coming in 1-2 years
- macOS Messages may become a Catalyst app
- iPhone 12 may stick with Lightning
- Samsung to provide 80% of OLEDs for iPhone 12
- iPhone 13 may rock 4 rear cameras and LiDAR 4.0
Apple TV+ and Hollywood
- Apple TV+ promoting child-friendly shows
- Apple TV+ orders reboot of “Fraggle Rock”
- HBO Max launches, here are the details
- Apple TV+ bringing Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Gal Gadot to star in Hedy Lamarr series for Apple TV+
- Apple TV+ launches “Central Park”, “Defending Jacob” season finale
Tips and tutorials to learn something new
Learn something new with our tutorials, tips and tricks:
iWork tutorials
- Adding shadows and reflections to objects
- Resizing, rotating and flipping objects
- Styling tables in Numbers
- Adding workspace around Keynote slides
- Skipping Keynote slide
- Creating books with Pages
- Restoring previous versions of documents
Other tutorials
- Recording calls with Skype
- Controlling System Preferences with Siri
- Adjusting password settings in Apple Books
- Taking iPad screenshots with Apple Pencil
- Taking iPad Pro to the next level with a truly pro setup
- Opening Safari webpages in another macOS browser
- Fonts included with macOS Catalina
- Jailbreaking iOS 13.5 with unc0ver
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Apps, games and updates to unwind
Check out new apps and games, updates and related news:
Software news
- Apple: App updates being re-released
- Apple: Family Sharing app bug now fixed
- Square Enix: FF Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition due August 27
- Zynn: This TikTok clone pays you to watch videos
Latest apps
- Facebook: CatchUp app for voice-only group calls
- Google: YouTube Kids hits Apple TV
- Microsoft: Xbox Family Settings launches
Latest games
- Nickelodeon: SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit hits Apple Arcade
Major updates
- Heart Analyzer: Dark Mode support, new analytics, metrics & more
- Hulu: Watch Party feature staggered rollout
- Tidal: Dolby Atmos support for sounders, TVs and speakers
- Quibi: AirPlay integration live, Chromecast support in June
iDB’s app roundups
- Apps of the week: Classical, LSTCN, Graspp and more
Accessories for your Apple gear
Accessory reviews and news that might interest you:
- Apple: Redesigned Leather Loop bands leak
- Apple: 4 new colors for Powerbeats Pro due June 9
- Belkin: New wireless charging accessories unveiled
- ROUNDUP: Top cases for 2020 iPhone SE
- ACCESSORY SPOTLIGHT: Blue Yeti USB mic
Jailbreak tweaks for pwned devices
We published these nice listicles and news:
- ROUNDUP: 10 reasons to jailbreak in 2020
- ROUNDUP: The best jailbreak tweaks for iOS 13
- ROUNDUP: Top jailbreak tweaks show on video
- ROUNDUP: Dayn, Hub and other jailbreak tweaks of the week
- Apple: iOS 13.5 downgrades no longer possible
- Unc0ver: Support for latest tvOS version due soon
- Uncover: How to jailbreak iOS 13.5
- Unc0ver: V5.1.0 b1 brings support for latest tvOS
- Unc0ver: tvOS jailbreak enters second beta
- Unc0ver: Boot loops fixed in third beta
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We told you about these jailbreak tweaks this week:
- AirPods Case Low Battery: Get notified when that happens
- BatteryRamp: Charge your iPhone more quickly
- CCBalance: Audio balance slider in Control Center
- Dynamik: Auto-fetch wallpapers from subreddits
- EmojiPicker: macOS-like emoji picker on iPad
- HomePlus Pro: Dynamically modify Home Screen layout
- Hub: Useful modules for pwned devices
- Photon: Really cool ambient display tweak
- Playing: Get notified when Now Playing track changes
- Powercuff: Extends iPhone battery life
- Replay: Repeat/shuffle in Now Playing
- SongShare: Generate multi-platform music sharing links
- SwitchConfirm: Stop URLs redirecting you to other apps
- VolumeBrightness: Adjust brightness via volume buttons
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