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.
iOS & iPadOS 18 launched this Monday, marking a significant milestone in the Cupertino-based Apple’s software update process. This major update brought with it a significant amount of highly requested features and enhanced the user experiences of iPhones and iPads alike.
Two of the most common ways to communicate with other smartphone owners are text messaging and placing phone calls. Each of these communication methods exhibit their own unique appearance and user experience on each platform of smartphone, but Apple’s has always been particularly stagnant on the iPhone.
The iDB team shares the latest jailbreak and iPhone hacking news as it happens throughout the week with extreme dedication to the cause of spreading information and tools for users to get their feet wet with the hobby for the first time.
Starting with iOS & iPadOS 16, Apple’s mobile operating systems have a somewhat nagging way of asking whether you want to share pasting rights with certain apps and interfaces or not when copying/cutting something and move to another app or interface to paste it.
Have you ever wanted to do something completely extraordinary with your wallpaper images that Apple hasn’t already thought of yet? If so, then you might take interest in a newly released jailbreak tweak called Afsoon by iOS developer Mysteryexe.
Your friends at iDB aren’t just Apple nerds, but we’re also avid fans of the Nintendo Switch gaming system. That said, we appreciate when great games and accessories for the Nintendo Switch go on sale, and we’re always eager to share those deals with people who could use the savings.
Looking to save and restore multiple different Home Screen layouts on your jailbroken iPhone or iPad? If so, then we think you might take interest in a newly released jailbreak tweak called Icon Restore by iOS developer 82flex.
TrollInstallerX, a TrollStore installation method that supports iPhones and iPads running iOS & iPadOS 14.0-16.6.1, picked up another update Thursday afternoon that brings the utility up to version 1.0.3.
Hot off the heels of Apple’s iPhone 16 lineup announcement and Apple Watch refresh this Monday, September 9th, the team over at Nomad were locked and loaded with a refreshed line of cases for Apple’s newest handsets.
The RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap, which can be used to inject jailbreak tweaks directly into apps on devices using the TrollStore perma-signing utility, was updated to version 1.2.6 early on Wednesday with a lengthy list of changes.
In case you missed it, there is a new TrollStore installation method that supports not only iOS & iPadOS 15.2-16.6.1, but also iOS & iPadOS 16.7 RC (20H18) and the coveted 17.0. It’s called TrollRestore, and it’s the first TrollStore installation method ever to support iOS & iPadOS 17.0.
Apple on Tuesday released a new firmware update for both models of the second-generation AirPods Pro – that’s to say the version with the Lightning-based battery case and the version with the newer USB-C-based battery case. The latest firmware version is now 7A294, which is up from the previous 6F8 firmware.