One of the latest jailbreaks available as of right now is palera1n, a semi-tethered checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak that was just recently re-written in the C programming language for improved speed and reliability. But did you perhaps catch wind of something called palen1x?
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Point-and-shoot cameras like those found on the reverse side of our everyday smartphones have become so advanced that many now question if there’s still any need for large and clunky camera bodies.
IPA Ranger is a GUI for the ipatool utility that lets you download .ipa files from the App Store
Back in January, we showed you a nifty command line-based tool for macOS, Windows, and Linux called ipatool that allowed users to obtain the raw .ipa files of any apps their Apple ID owned via the App Store.
Developer shows off working tweak injection method for Fugu15 jailbreak
Linus Henze’s Fugu15 jailbreak for arm64e devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 was first announced and demonstrated last October, but it was primarily intended for developers since there wasn’t any tweak injection to make it user friendly.
Jailbreak news of the week: XinaA15 jailbreak gets new UI, iOS 16 downgrades are toast on A12+, & more…
Keeping track of all the latest things to surface in the jailbreak community these days is tough work, and it’s even harder when you’ve got a busy life to contend with. That’s why iDB comes at you every Sunday morning with roundups just like this one to help you find out what’s happening in the iPhone hacking community lately.
SecondHand lets TrollStore users add seconds to the Status Bar time and the date to the breadcrumb links
TrollStore is a great way to enjoy hacks and UI enhancements on both jailbroken and non-jailbroken iOS 14.0-15.4.1 (and some 15.5 and 15.6 beta builds), and a new and free TrollStore-compatible add-on called SecondHand by iOS developer LeminLimez certainly grabbed our attention.
Get these Nintendo Switch games and accessories at wallet-friendly prices
It’s always kind of nice when you can buy something for a fraction of the price that it normally is, and if you’re a Nintendo Switch gamer who feels exactly how we do about that, then you’ve come to the right place.
XinaA15 jailbreak updated to v1.1.7.2 beta with more bug fixes & improvements
An updated beta version of the XinaA15 jailbreak tool for A12-A15 chip-equipped handsets running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 was made available with a small list of bug fixes and improvements.
How to transfer Nintendo Switch internal data to microSD card
Find out how to transfer data between the internal storage of your Nintendo Switch and a microSD memory card.
FutureRestore developer discusses state of iOS 16 firmware downgrades, and it doesn’t look good
Firmware downgrades are something that jailbreakers have used over the years to thwart Apple’s attempts to stop jailbreaking. Even when Apple stopped signing firmware, jailbreakers found a way around that by saying .shsh blobs and using them to restore to unsigned firmware. But more recently, changes made on Apple’s end appear to have made even this process less than usable.
ETHN releases rootless edition of popular StepUp volume button sensitivity jailbreak tweak
If you’re using a rootless iOS 15 or iOS 16 jailbreak, then you might want to turn your attention to the likes of a new and free jailbreak tweak called StepUp-Rootless by iOS developer ETHN.
Popular BigSurCenter tweak that transforms Control Center’s aesthetics on pwned devices adds iOS 16 support
If you want a cleaner looking Control Center interface on your iPhone or iPad, then it’s hard to look anywhere else than the popular BigSurCenter jailbreak tweak by iOS developer nicho1asdev.