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.
TikTok users who use the app’s Live Streaming feature have no doubt noticed the Follow button in the interface; but what’s worse than merely noticing the Follow button is accidentally tapping on it and giving the impression that you want to follow someone that you don’t in real time.
With a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called dim it by iOS developer ElioFegh, you can apply a customizable dim effect to your pwned handset’s Home Screen and/or Lock Screen to make it more appeasing to your eyes.
The palera1n team used this New Year holiday to announce exciting intentions for the forthcoming 2023 year with respect to palera1n, the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for A9-A11 chip-equipped handsets running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.x.
The jailbreak community has been turning up the heat lately with respect to news and tweak releases, and a lot of that had to do with the palera1n and XinaA15 jailbreaks that can be used to pwn certain subsets of devices running iOS or iPadOS 15 through 16.
If you’re one to enjoy fun or quirky sounds when interacting with your iPhone in one way or another, then chances are you’ll appreciate a free jailbreak tweak called BoopBoopBoop by iOS developer Hoangdus.
If you’re such a fast-paced person that the fluid Home Screen-centric animations of iOS feel a bit like molasses, then a new and free jailbreak tweak called Speedster by iOS developer Hoangdus can probably help you feel more at ease.
If you’re looking for a great way to enhance your jailbroken iPhone’s Now Playing music experience, then we invite you to feast your eyes on the free NowPlayingIconXVI jailbreak tweak by iOS developer ETHN.
In an interesting turn of events Thursday afternoon, it appears that Odyssey Team lead developer CoolStar appears to have officially handed the keys of the Sileo package manager to longtime Sileo Team member Amy While (@elihwyma).
The MacDirtyCow bug for iOS 15.x-16.1.2 has proven to be a rather interesting one. Without jailbreaking your device, you can exploit this bug to do things such as customize system fonts and change the Lock Screen’s Face ID glyph animation. But it seems like the realm of possibilities doesn’t stop there.
Those donning a jailbroken iPhone who might be interested in adding a splash of color to their handset’s Status Bar will likely want to try a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called ColorBar15 by iOS developer DTCalabro.
The iOS 16.1.2 update brought with it a redesigned battery level indicator for notched handsets that displays a more accurate icon fill to match the numeric percentage. Sadly, users of non-notched handsets aren’t quite as fortunate.