With the upcoming WWDC 2020 almost upon us — and heading online-only with a live-streamed keynote, virtual developers sessions and so forth — little wonder your regular news programming is a bit disrupted. But if you couldn’t care less about WWDC, know that our coverage in the past week also included fancy new jailbreak tweaks and apps you may be interested in, as well as fresh new tutorials that help you make the most from your Apple devices. So without further ado, do check out what’s been making rounds in the past seven days while we’re counting down the remaining hours until the WWDC 2020 keynote.
Welcome to another installment of our Editor’s Desk weekly column in which we round up everything that was published on iDownloadBlog.com from June 15 through 21, 2020.
“Let’s Talk iOS” podcast: WWDC20 fantasy draft
In episode #348 of iDownloadBlog’s “Let’s Talk iOS” podcast, Cody and Sebastien take their draft picks ahead of — you guessed right — tomorrow’s upcoming WWDC 2020 keynote
Take your own picks and play along with them!
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: WWDC collection in light and dark
This week’s collection features WWDC 2020-themed wallpapers inspired by the media and developer invitations, as well as the sticker packs and lapel pins that are frequently traded among the attending developers.
These cool wallpapers were designed to bring the excitement of the Apple developer community to the Home screen and Lock screen backgrounds of your iPhone and iPad.
Deals
The following deals may still be alive:
Be sure to follow our Deals of the Day section for curated daily deals.
News and rumors to keep tabs on
Check out the week’s top stories:
Latest news
- Apple Card financing for Mac, iPad and more launches
- New 16″ MacBook Pro GPU and SSD upgrades available
- iPhone 12 renders depict Navy Blue color, flat edges
- Foldable iPhone may have two separate displays
- App Store helped drive $500+ billion in 2019 commerce
- Doogee’s $199 phone has 3 cameras and 10,000mAh battery
- Apple reopening 70+ stores in US, Canada
- Some MacBook Air & Pro owners experiencing USB 2 issues
- Slo-mo video: Apple Watch ejecting water
- 11 US Apple stores re-closing over COVID-19 concerns
Apple rumors
- Suspected iPhone 12 molds show off flat edges
- Only flagship iPhone 12 Pro Max may sport LiDAR
- AirTags trackers may use Apple’s new R1 chip
- Listen to AirTags UI sounds
- iOS 14 to bring redesigned Podcasts app
- Bloomberg: Apple’s two-device AR/VR strategy
- Apple may have solved AirPower issues
Well, you guys wanted a better picture of “C68”… 😏
Remember how I said that the main problem was that current prototypes didn’t support Apple Watch?
Yeah.
Well.They got the Watch working… 👀 pic.twitter.com/LvBeNAAtt3
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) June 18, 2020
Apple OS betas
WWDC 2020
- Apple issues WWDC20 invites: “Full stream ahead”
- WWDC 2020 Swift student challenge winners announced
- Apple’s perks for Swift Student Challenge winners
- Set YouTube reminder for WWDC livestream
- Apple Camp 2020 goes online only
Hollywood entertainment
- Espionage thriller “Tehran” coming to Apple TV+
- Apple TV+ getting animated feature film “Wolfwalkers”
- Apple TV+ documentary “Dads” now available
- “The Banker” is free to watch on Apple TV+
Tips and tutorials to learn something new
Learn something new with our fresh tutorials:
- Customizing Keynote presenter display
- Changing your Apple Maps home address
- Filling iWork shapes with colors, gradients or images
- Adding words to your Mac’s dictionary
- Allowing untrusted iOS shortcuts
- Combining and break up iWork shapes
- Disabling iPad trackpad inertia
- Create picture collages in Google Photos
- Deleting iPhone call history
- Editing iOS Reminders accounts
- Getting URL to webpage text in macOS Chrome
- Installing Catalina’s hidden fonts
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Apps, games and updates to unwind
Check out these fine apps, games and updates:
Featured apps
- Twitch: Mac app launches in open beta
App roundups
Featured games
- Fortnite: Chapter 2: Season 3 launches
Notable updates
- Apple Events: Now part of TV app
- Adobe CC: June updates pushed live
- djay Pro: Now with AI-powered Neural Mix
- Apple Developer 8.2.1: Revamped UI and macOS version
- App Store Connect: Mobile-friendly design
- Fantastical 3.1: New stay-at-home features
- Google Meet: Now folded into iOS Gmail
- Pixelmator Photo 1.3: Productivity improvements
Software news
- Apple: New email app Hey rejected
- Apple: App Store rules won’t be changing soon
- Apple: Why Catalina dropped support for old video formats
- Apple Music: Made For You playlists get new artwork
- Epic Games: App Store fees complaints
- Twitter: Voice tweeting being tested
Accessories for your Apple gear
Browse our accessory reviews and related news:
- Sonos: Move speaker in Lunar White launches
- ROUNDUP: Top 3-in-1 USB cables
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Jailbreak tweaks for pwned devices
We’ve curated these new jailbreak tweaks for you:
- Attention: Blurs display before it falls asleep
- BetterAlarm: New alarm and timer interface
- Chusma: Get alerted when you’re tracked via Find My
- DragSpring: Respring by dragging in Settings
- Glow: Minimalist always-on display experience
- Handcuff: Snaps selfies when stolen devices turn on
- HomePill: Decrease Home indicator size
- HSWidgets: Home screen widgets and black spaces
- LocationFaker: Spoof your location
- MyWall: Custom backgrounds throughout iOS
- MusicBeQuiet: Auto-pause music when volume is 0%
- Owl: Adds high-demand features to Twitter
- Titan: iPadOS-like PiP mode on iPhone
- WhatsTheDate: Smarter time display on Lock screen
- ROUNDUP: Top jailbreak tweaks this week
Your favorites?
Your favorite picks from the roundup?
Let us know in the commenting section down below!