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Checkra1n team gets jailbreak working on iOS 14 beta

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 24, 2020

It was only a couple of days ago that Apple unveiled iOS and iPadOS 14 during the company’s WWDC 2020 keynote. Shortly after that, Apple launched its first developer beta of the updated mobile operating systems, allowing developers to go hands-on with the new features and prepare their apps for the update before it launches sometime this Fall.

While iOS and iPadOS 14 snagged a ton of features from the jailbreak community as Apple does every year with each substantial release, it doesn’t seem like jailbreaking will be going anywhere any time soon. In a Tweet shared late last night, checkra1n team co-developer Dany Lisiansky shared a teaser screenshot of the checkra1n jailbreak on the first iOS 14 beta:

The 12 most compelling new features in iPadOS 14

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

Along with iOS 14 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur, Apple also revealed the next major update to the iPad lineup: iPadOS 14 at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference.

Developers will get a chance to take advantage of the U1 chip with iOS 14

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

With the current iPhone lineup and iOS 13, Apple welcomed the U1 chip and Ultra Wideband technology for improved spatial awareness. But, up until this point, Apple hasn't really done much with it.

The 6 most interesting new features in macOS Big Sur

Evan Selleck ∙ Updated June 30, 2020

Apple has officially left OS X behind as it welcomes macOS 11.0 Big Sur into the family. So here's a look at some of the most exciting features coming to the desktop operating system.

AirPods Pro firmware version updated to 2D27

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

Apple is moving along with another firmware update for the AirPods Pro.

The startup chime makes a triumphant return in macOS Big Sur

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

Remember 2016? Seems like forever ago now. Well, back then Apple was making waves by eliminating the startup chime in the MacBook Pro, and, subsequently, future models in the lineup as well.

Apple has deprecated the Network Utility app in macOS Big Sur

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

While launching a major update for your operating system typically means adding things to the mix, it sometimes means taking things away, too. And this time around it's the Network Utility app.

iOS 14 notifies you when an app or widget accesses the clipboard

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

Apple is making important changes within iOS 14, the next major installment of Apple's most popular operating system. That includes new notifications for more information.

iOS 14 adds notifications for fire alarms, doorbells, and more with Sound Recognition

Evan Selleck ∙ June 23, 2020

Yesterday, Apple unveiled the newest version of its most popular operating system. And now that iOS 14 is available as a developer beta, even more details are finding their way to the surface.

Fourteen features iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 2, 2020

Apple’s WWDC presentation for 2020 brought with it the unveiling of iOS and iPadOS 14, the premier operating systems for the company’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad platforms. While these updates will unquestionably incorporate countless new improvements by way of new features and user-friendly interfaces, it’s worth noting that the jailbreak community provided access to many of those features before Apple.

In this piece, we’ll discuss at least fourteen new features from Apple’s upcoming iOS and iPadOS 14 software updates that jailbreakers have enjoyed access to for what feels like forever thanks to the boundless possibilities presented by jailbreak tweaks.

Let’s Talk iOS 349: WWDC 2020 debriefing

Sébastien Page ∙ June 23, 2020

Cody and Sebastien go over the WWDC 2020 keynote announcements and reveal the winner of the previous week's fantasy draft.

Apple shares WWDC 2020 Day 1 recap video and keynote replay on YouTube

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 23, 2020

Following yesterday's pre-recorded WWDC 2020 keynote speech, Apple pushed to its official YouTube channel a replay video of the even for those who prefer to relive the keynote on their own time. In addition, the iPhone maker published one of its nicely done event recap videos which compresses highlights of the most important announcements in less than two minutes.