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.
Depending on the type of iPhone you use, YouTube videos with a 2:1 aspect ratio may bleed slightly into the notch, causing an unsightly aesthetic to the video consumption experience. Upset with this, a Redditor took to /r/jailbreak to find a solution, and they surely found one.
Home Screen folders on modern installations of iOS or iPadOS take up the entire display, and to many (myself included), this just seems like an atrocious waste of space.
If you were among one of the first to pre-order the new Apple Watch Ultra after Apple finished presenting it at this month’s event, then you’d be lucky to have a delivery day of this Friday, September 23rd. Many who pre-ordered Apple’s latest and greatest wearable are seeing delays in getting their order shipped, but one absurdly lucky individual seems to have received their Apple Watch Ultra today… two days ahead of schedule.
If you’ve been following along with the progress on the Odyssey Team’s upcoming Cheyote jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 recently, then you’d know that one of the major setbacks that’s delaying the launch is preparing jailbreak tweaks to support iOS & iPadOS 15 via the rootless dynamic and with libhooker as the primary means of tweak injection.
ZAGG, the company largely responsible for manufacturing the InvisibleShield brand of screen protectors for smartphones and tablets, announced on Wednesday an optional warranty plan called the XTR2 & ZAGG Screen Protector Guarantee that would protect customers of the iPhone 14 family of smartphones in the unlikely event that their iPhone’s display shatters while donning the company’s new Glass XTR2 line of screen protectors.
A new comment posted Wednesday morning in the Sileo & Odyssey Team Discord channel by Odyssey Team lead developer CoolStar entertained the idea of initially releasing a limited version of the Cheyote jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 ahead of the final version.
One of the primary reasons why we have cell phones, including the likes of the powerful pocket computers we call smartphones, is to be able to place and receive phone calls even when we’re away from home. While the iPhone has one of the best phone call user experiences in the smartphone market today, many jailbreak tweaks can improve upon it.
Do you ever wonder exactly how much time you spend texting your friends, or perhaps even the number of messages you’ve exchanged? There’s a certain ‘stats for nerds’ appeal to this concept that I find interesting, and if you’re in a similar boat, then you might take interest in a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed SMSStats 3 by iOS developer ExTBH.
Apple has officially closed the signing window for iOS & iPadOS 15.6.1 on Monday after just last week dropping a multi-pronged software update comprised of both iOS & iPadOS 15.7 and the debut iOS 16.0 for the iPhone & iPod touch (iPadOS 16.0 is currently delayed for a while longer).
The wait continues for a user-friendly iOS & iPadOS 15 jailbreak designed for the general public, but the many projects currently under development raise hope for something to materialize in the future. Of course, when we say “user-friendly,” we mean things that aren’t intended only for developers…
A newly released utility called Pogo by iOS developer elihwyma is sure to turn a few heads this weekend, but what exactly is it, and should you rush into the line to install it?
Many new iPhone owners are enjoying all the latest features of iOS 16 paired with the Dynamic Island and all the latest features of Apple’s iPhone 14 & 14 Pro lineups. But jailbreakers know to stay far away…