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.
Apple on Monday released its first developer beta of iOS & iPadOS 18.3, meaning that developers have begun testing what will eventually evolve into a major software update for all normal iPhone and iPad users around the world.
It’s been a hot minute since the year 2012, which is when Apple announced the seventh-generation iPod Nano. In fact, despite the fact that the iPod was one of Apple’s most successful products, the company doesn’t even sell iPods anymore.
Starting with iOS 18.1 and later, Emojis appear larger in the iOS keyboard, making them easier to tap (and easier to see for those with less than stellar eyesight).
One of the things that I’ve always found useful when watching videos on YouTube, especially when the subject rambles on about things that don’t matter to me before getting to the interesting part, is the ability to adjust the video playback speed.
Every single week, the iDB team works tirelessly to bring its readers the iPhone & iPad jailbreak-oriented news they deserve. But we know people get busy throughout the week, which is why we make an easy-to-digest roundup every Sunday.
In an attempt to make sideloading apps a more positive experience for the end user, iOS developers Exid and Dyllie have created an online application library called Syde from which sideloaders can discover apps and quickly sideload them using whatever utility they might have available for their device.
Just yesterday, we reported on the latest update to the Nugget SparseRestore-based iPhone customization utility for macOS and Windows, noting that it introduced not only several new features, but also bug fixes and improvements.
Nintendo Switch owners, like anybody else, know that the holidays are rapidly approaching. Fortunately, there still may be time to score on deals before the time comes to give gifts or to take advantage of last-minute sales.
We’ve seen a lot of different kinds of software that harness the SparseRestore exploit to perform unique hacks on non-jailbroken devices running iOS 17 and even certain versions of iOS 18. Among one of the most popular is Nugget, an app for macOS and Windows by iOS developer LeminLimez.
As a jailbreak tweak tester, it’s not uncommon for me to experience what many jailbreakers would describe as a respring loop after installing a buggy or conflicting add-on. While it can be a major inconvenience, the good news is that respring loops are generally easy to recover from.
With Control Center being one of the most-used interfaces throughout the iOS user experience, it should come as no surprise that we see jailbreak tweak developers trying to make it more convenient for end users. Fortunately, that’s exactly what iOS developer Hitori has done with the release of a new jailbreak tweak called Centra.
Our friends over at Nomad are today launching a refreshed edition of their super popular Leather Folio for the iPad Pro, this time coming out new versions that are fully compatible with the slim profile of Apple’s latest 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models with the M4 chip inside.