Anthony Bouchard joined the iDownloadBlog.com team in 2016 after originally covering Apple and iPhone jailbreak news at ModMyi.com. As an experienced editor, he brings more than 15 years’ worth of jailbreaking knowledge to our in-depth guides, opinion pieces, and news articles. His passion for device customization and user choice sparks his strong push to empower readers with the tools they need to explore and enjoy the freedom that comes with jailbreaking. Anthony blogs about not only jailbreaking, but also Apple software & accessories, drones & photography, and Nintendo gaming systems. Anthony honed his advanced technical knowledge over the years with hands-on projects ranging from gaming PC builds to engine repair mechanics. His never-ending hunger for knowledge is why you’ll always find him tinkering – tearing things apart and putting them back together to understand what makes them tick.
Back in October of 2022, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Violet that allowed you to customize your pwned iPhone’s Siri interface such that it would have a custom background, and it even provided a more aesthetically-pleasing welcome screen every time you would pick up and use your device. More desirably, Violet replaced the traditional Siri presence with one of your liking, which could have been a person or character to behave as your personal assistant.
If you’re interested in more ways to take advantage of your iPhone’s ring/silent switch, then a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Ding by iOS developer Nebula is very likely to captivate your interest.
While Apple will indeed be killing off the iPhone X and older starting with iOS 17 despite initial rumors suggesting the contrary, the good news is that certain checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable devices including older iPads and Apple TVs can run iPadOS 17 and tvOS 17.
Misplacing your iPhone can be one of the most frustrating experiences ever, and unless you have another device at your disposal to check Find My iPhone, you’d ordinarily be on your own in finding your lost handset.
In April, there were conflicting reports concerning whether the upcoming iOS 17 software update would drop support for the aging iPhone X, 8, and 8 Plus or not. Following the WWDC 2023 keynote, Apple confirmed the company’s decision to ditch those devices in a press release.
Apple on Monday announced a highly anticipated 15-inch MacBook Air with Apple silicon inside at WWDC 2023, which the company proudly touts as one of the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptops. It joins the 13-inch model, offering just a bit more screen real estate for those who demand a bit more.
In addition to a fabulous new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip, Apple unveiled the next-generation Mac Studio at WWDC 2023 with two brand-new powerhouse chips inside.
With Apple’s 2023 refresh of the Mac Pro, announced on Monday at WWDC 2023, the Cupertino-based company has officially transitioned completely away from Intel with the brains of its computers.
One of my favorite anti-theft jailbreak tweaks of all time, No2Theft by iOS developer Elias Sfeir, has been updated this week to take advantage of the rootless dynamic of some of the latest jailbreaks on iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16, such as Dopamine and palera1n.
For folks who like having more color at their fingertips when interacting with their iPhone’s user interface, the popular SwitchShades jailbreak tweak by iOS developer AnthoPak has been updated this week to support rootless iOS 15 and 16 jailbreaks such as Dopamine and palera1n.
We make it our priority to cover jailbreak news as it happens throughout the week, but if you’re stuck at work or in class throughout the week, then you’re more likely to miss those real-time postings. That’s why we make roundups just like this one.
June is officially here, and to kick off the first weekend of the month, we’ve gathered some of the best deals on Nintendo Switch games and equipment that you won’t want to miss.
