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.
On Friday, we showed our readers the brand-new TrollStore perma-signing utility by iOS developer opa334 for jailbroken iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.8.1 devices and non-jailbroken iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 devices. Since the initial release, TrollStore has received a bevy of small, albeit important updates that you won’t want to miss if you’ve started using it.
As we move into September, Apple is preparing to announce the iPhone 14 lineup and release iOS 16 to the general public. Even so, the jailbreak community presses onward as we continue to wait for an iOS & iPadOS 15 jailbreak to be released.
A common annoyance when you’re trying to play Game Center-compatible games is that you might be plagued by unwanted Game Center banner notifications. These can be incredibly irritating, especially when you’re playing a full-screen game and the banner covers a button in the game’s interface.
At the end of July, we talked about a new iOS 9 jailbreak for legacy devices called Blizzard by GeoSn0w, and while the developer’s primary focus at the time wasn’t on iOS & iPadOS 15, that now seems to be changing.
Making good use of bugs discovered in Apple’s iPhone and iPad mobile operating systems, iOS developer opa334 on Friday released a new utility for sideloading and permanently signing any .ipa file(s) that the user wants. They’re calling the aforementioned utility TrollStore.
As jailbreakers, one thing we always try to do is find something fun and quirky that makes our handset stand out from the stock crowd, and that’s precisely what you can come to expect from a new, free jailbreak tweak release called PinAnim by iOS developer SourceLocation.
There are a myriad of different things that people like to do from the moment they get their hands on a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, and among those, colorizing the user interface to give it some personality is among one of the most popular.
If you’re interested in yet another small mod for your jailbroken handset’s Home Screen that will enhance the aesthetic of your app icons, then you might come to appreciate a new and free jailbreak tweak release called dock label by iOS developer ElioFegh.
With a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed DateFormatter by iOS developer Saud Alshaman, jailbreakers can effortlessly change the format of the date indicator that appears just underneath the time on the Lock Screen.
iOS developer ElioFegh is out with a brand new jailbreak tweak this weekend called Voloc, which permits jailbreakers to colorize their handset’s volume HUD interface in any way they see fit.
iDB makes an effort every weekend to round up the latest jailbreak tweak releases and news content because we want our readers to be up to date on the latest developments, especially with the Odyssey Team’s impending iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1-supported Cheyote jailbreak nearing completion.
Ever since Apple announced and demoed the upcoming iOS 16 mobile operating system, many jailbreakers have awaited jailbreak tweaks that would port the new features to older pwned firmware. Today, we’re excited to show you a new release called Live Activities by iOS developer 0xkuj.