Anthony Bouchard

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.

The perfect jailbroken iPhone: iOS 9 edition

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 28, 2016

Following a ritualistic bloodline of popular posts we've shared in the past, we'll be showing you what jailbreak tweaks we think make a perfect jailbroken iPhone on iOS 9.

Personally, I believe less is more; keeping a jailbroken device as stock as possible without compromising on your most wanted features helps keep it both stable and functional. Overloading it with jailbreak tweaks for the sake of aesthetics can lead to instability, and that's something I tend to avoid.

As a result, I focus mainly on tweaks that serve a functional purpose more so than tweaks intended to make your device look cooler. These tweaks will all work with the Pangu jailbreak for iOS 9.3.3.

MacID update brings improvements for iOS 10, watchOS 3, and macOS Sierra

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 27, 2018

An important update for the popular MacID utility for iOS and macOS has been released this week with improvements for iOS 10, watchOS 3, and macOS Sierra.

The utility is known for its ability to let you securely unlock your Mac with the Touch ID sensor on your iPhone or iPad, but it also has built-in features that let you unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch over Bluetooth or with a Tap to Unlock gesture on the trackpad.

Lithium Ion lets you theme your battery indicator without Winterboard

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 28, 2016

Lithium Ion is a new free jailbreak tweak that provides you with nearly limitless customization of the battery indicator in your Status Bar on any of your jailbroken devices.

With this tweak, you can choose from new colors and themes for the indicator and apply them faster than you can say "done." Plenty of themes are included out of the box that you can pick from and then further customize with different colors depending on your current battery level, and you don't even need Winterboard to do it.

macOS Sierra 10.12.1 beta 2 now available

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 27, 2016

Apple on Tuesday seeded a second beta of macOS Sierra 10.12.1 to developers and public beta participants for testing, just six days after the first beta was made available.

How to avoid toll roads in Apple Maps for one or all journeys

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 20, 2026

Want to avoid toll roads in Apple Maps on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac? In this tutorial, we’ll share two different methods to do that.

Typeeto lets you use your MacBook as a Bluetooth keyboard for your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 27, 2016

While lots of people aspire to have a Bluetooth keyboard to use to type on their iPhone or iPad, not everyone has a pocket deep enough to go out and purchase another peripheral.

Fortunately, an app called Typeeto lets you use the keyboard built into your MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro to type on your iOS devices.

How to customize workout metrics on Apple Watch

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 25, 2023

If you'll be using your Apple Watch's fitness features, you'll want to become acquainted with the Workout app, which helps you to keep track of your progress.

Starting with watchOS 3, you can customize your workout metrics, and in this tutorial, we'll talk about all the ways you can do that.

How to quickly filter emails on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 10, 2025

Filter out the contents of your email inbox in the Apple Mail app on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to quickly find what you’re looking for. This will ensure you no longer have to scroll endlessly through your inbox, which can be a real pain when you receive a ton of emails.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Launchpad, BetterTextSelection, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 25, 2016

Although iOS 10 was only recently released, many of those loyal to the jailbreak community are staying right where they are so they can keep their customizable devices on hand.

If you're still jailbroken, this roundup goes over all of the jailbreak tweaks that were released this week in Cydia, starting with our favorites.

AdaptiveColorPower makes the charge screen indicator match your iPhone’s wallpaper

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 25, 2016

AdaptiveColorPower is a new jailbreak tweak that utilizes the dominant color of your Lock screen's wallpaper to tint the full-screen charging indicator you see whenever you plug your iPhone into a power source.

Turning on Power Reserve mode on your Apple Watch

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 28, 2021

Power Reserve mode is a feature of watchOS that let's you conserve what's left of your battery when you get low on juice by limiting your Apple Watch's functionality to nothing more than a time piece.

Starting with watchOS 3, the steps to enable it has changed, so we'll show you how it's done.

Pokémon GO update shows where Pokémon were caught, adds Go Plus features & bug fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 23, 2016

Game publisher Niantic has published yet another update for its popular GPS-based Pokémon GO game on Friday that adds some new features and squashes bugs. Version 1.9.0 of Pokémon GO can now be downloaded by avid Pokémon trainers who want the latest features.