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.
If you still use a jailbreak that utilizes the Elucubratus bootstrap, such as checkra1n or unc0ver, then you may have recently noticed an update for Cydia Installer awaiting your attention.
One of the easiest ways for Apple device owners to let go of their old tech when they decide it’s time to upgrade is to turn to Apple’s in-house Trade-In Program. It offers a seamless trade-in experience when buying new devices directly from Apple, often resulting either in a direct refund for the trade-in amount or a gift card that can be used toward future purchases.
One of the biggest pet peeves that jailbreakers contend with is when the apps they depend on regularly detect that their iPhone is jailbroken and then block usage of the app as a result. One way around this is with a jailbreak bypass, but not all jailbreak bypasses are created equally, and your mileage may vary.
It’s that time of the year again when we’re all trying to find the best deals on gifts for everyone for the holidays. Thankfully, there’s this thing called Black Friday, and it’s closely followed by Cyber Monday, and these events offer opportunities for deep savings on products that people want.
Of all the Black Friday deals that we’ve been sharing, the team over at Urban Armor Gear, or more colloquially known as UAG, were certain to join the mix.
The Lock Screen is the first interface you see any time you pick up your iPhone or iPad for the first time, which makes it a particularly important part of the user experience of your device. That said, don’t you think you should have a little more say than Apple gives you over how it behaves or looks?
We follow jailbreak tweak releases and iPhone jailbreaking very closely at iDownloadBog, which is why you can count on us to deliver the latest news and information on these topics as they happen in real time.
Facebook’s Messenger app remains one of the most popular alternative communication apps when compared to Apple’s built-in iMessage platform, especially given the fact that it’s universally compatible between various platforms while iMessage remains only an iPhone-to-iPhone system.
When you attach your iPhone to a power source, be it a wireless charger or a cable connection, it plays a certain sound as positive feedback just to let you know it’s being charged. Some people like this, and some people hate this, but the good news is that jailbreaking gives you options.
In an attempt to potentially make software development easier in some fringe scenarios, iOS developer castdrian has released a new and free jailbreak tweak called CovertInstrument that can give the effect of preventing an iPhone or iPad from locking itself after an extended idle period.
I find it insulting enough that Apple doesn’t trust its own users to choose which version of firmware that they can install on the iPhones and iPads they own. In fact, they actively prohibit firmware downgrades via a signing scheme that either approves or disapproves of firmware installation requests through iTunes or Finder.
Nintendo Switch owners are always giddy around this time of the year because there’s always a chance that a much-wanted game has fallen in price thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Fortunately, we’re here as fellow Nintendo Switch gamers to help bring these deals to your attention.