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.
While the bulk of jailbreakers today, even prospective ones, are either using or waiting for modern jailbreak tools, it might be of interest to at least some in this community that there’s a new jailbreak in town called p0laris by @__spv for devices running iOS 9.
It’s not uncommon for iPhone users to be jealous of iPad users, and that’s because Apple appears to have put a lot more power user-friendly feature into the iPadOS user interface than they did the iOS user interface.
Just this past weekend, iDownloadBlog shared news about the new Hyperixa repository, which is the official successor of the now-retired TitanD3v repository. Former TitanD3v developer SouthernGirlWhoCode now uses the Hyperixa name when releasing new jailbreak tweaks.
The Shortcuts app is especially useful when you want to make certain behaviors easier, or even automate them. Unfortunately, Apple exercises a level of control over this feature that some users might find intolerable.
iPhone and iPad users have gotten more and more in tune with the native Shortcuts app since it can be incredibly useful for running advanced actions with a tap.
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Many jailbreakers will remember a time in November of last year when the TitanD3v team decided to leave the jailbreak community and re-release all of its paid jailbreak tweaks as free.
Jailbreaking has certainly changed over the years. Older jailbreak tweak developers have left the scene to pursue bigger and better things in the professional world, while newer jailbreak tweak developers have filled that vacuum time and time again; effectively passing the torch down, so to speak.
When it comes to discovering the best jailbreak tweaks for your iPhone or iPad, iDownloadBlog has your back. We’re always compiling lists of what we believe are the best ones for specialized facets of the iOS & iPadOS mobile operating systems.
The practice of sideloading apps on the iPhone and iPad has exploded in popularity over the years thanks to convenient sideloading platforms such as AltStore and Sideloady. Unfortunately, most people are using free Apple developer accounts to do this, which limits the number of apps these users can sideload and operate to just three at a time.
AltStore is a popular utility for sideloading apps on iPhones and iPads, and whether you depend on it to use your favorite semi-untethered jailbreak tool or merely to install apps that aren’t approved for the App Store, chances are you could benefit from making a Siri-compatible shortcut for refreshing all your sideloaded apps on demand.
Progress is being made on an iOS & iPadOS 15 jailbreak, but it may be a while before one launches as the development process is a delicate procedure that requires attention to detail and vigorous testing.