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How to create a movie with pictures in Google Photos

Google Photos Movie Themes iPhone

In addition to the built-in Photos app on your device, Google Photos is another good place to store your pictures. And if you use this handy app on your iOS device or the web, you know it has some cool features for simple browsing and organizing.

Another great feature of Google Photos is that you can create movies from your pictures. This is a neat way to relive moments or share them with others. Here, we’ll show you how to create a movie in Google Photos on iPhone, iPad, and the web.

CoolStar says Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13.0-13.5 on A9-A13 could drop this week

Electra Team lead developer CoolStar took to Discord late last night to share that the team was working diligently on a new jailbreak tool dubbed Odyssey for A9-A13 devices running iOS 13.0-13.5. If you remember those teasers about Chimera13 in the distant past, then this appears to be that very jailbreak, albeit with a different name.

Citing the brief, the Odyssey jailbreak will ship with proprietary software including libhooker and the Sileo package manager. Furthermore, it will ship with Procursus and it’s expected to be inter-compatible with checkra1n devices that have used the Odysseyra1n script to enjoy the Odyssey bootstrap on those devices.

Get a supercharged iPadOS-like Picture-in-Picture mode for iOS with Titan

The iPad's incredible Picture-in-Picture mode is one of the core features of iPadOS that lots of iPhone owners wish Apple would bring to the iOS ecosystem. In a classic Apple move, however, it seems like that request could go unanswered indefinitely. Fortunately for the jailbreak community, however, we have ways to circumvent these restrictions.

Titan is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer tcbrooks that brings true iPadOS-style Picture-in-Picture mode support to pwned iPhones and iPod touches, and in addition to that, it comes out of the box with support for a colorful variety of video-centric apps, including the following:

Treat your iPhone to the alarm and timer interface it deserves with BetterAlarm

Many iPhone users rely on their handset's native alarm feature to wake them up each and every morning. Some iPhone users may even rely on the handset’s native timer feature to ensure that they don’t overcook their dinner. Whatever you use your iPhone’s alarm or timer features for, chances are that you may be able to benefit from the likes of a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed BetterAlarm by iOS developer NoisyFlake.

Right off the bat, you’ll notice that BetterAlarm supplants iOS’ traditional alarm interface with a beautiful new full-screen experience that makes it easier to interface with a firing alarm or timer. Even so, to say that BetterAlarm stops with a full-screen alarm and timer interface replacement would be a grotesque understatement.

WWDC 2020 iPhone wallpaper pack in light and dark

Tomorrow at 10:00AM Pacific, Tim Cook and company will take the stage to kick off WWDC 2020 celebrations and workshops. The Worldwide Developer Conference 2020 is completely virtual this year and according to Apple's press release, bigger than ever. With the ability to reach more developers virtually, Apple opened all sessions to any registered developers. This WWDC 2020 iPhone wallpaper pack is inspired by the media and developer invitations.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Chusma, Glow, HSWidgets, Sentinel, and more…

Another week, another jailbreak tweak-centric roundup intended to help you trick out your pwned handset to its furthest extent.

This roundup will encompass all the latest jailbreak tweaks we’ve shown you from Monday, June 15th to Sunday, June 21st. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

Homepill puts your iPhone’s Home Bar on a diet

When Apple began doing away with the traditional Home Button starting with the iconic iPhone X in 2017, it became instantaneously evident that users would need an alternative means of getting to the Home Screen. It was from this realization that the software-based Home Bar was conceived.

Most have adapted or even gracefully accepted the new Home Bar standard, but for the jailbreak community, is has become something of a customizable element. For those looking to put the Home Bar on a diet, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called homepill by iOS developer zac shrinks the stock Home Bar down to a pill-shaped object that appears less intrusive to the eyes when hovering over an app’s interface.

Owl upgrades the official Twitter app on jailbroken devices at no extra charge

There are several third-party apps for accessing Twitter on the iOS platform, but there’s no question that the official Twitter app is the most popular by far. Unfortunately, it lacks a number of features that could make the user experience as good or better than many third-party alternatives, which is why they exist in the first place.

If you aren’t interested in spending money for a third-party Twitter client and you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then the good news is that you can take advantage of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Owl by iOS developer Michael Lema to breathe new life into the existing official Twitter app.

Glow is Elias Limneos’ take on an always-on display for jailbroken iPhones

Ever since Apple first started integrating OLED display on its iPhones, starting with the iPhone X in 2017, we’ve witnessed a steady increase in the number of jailbreak tweaks attempting to bring a true always-on display experience to the platform. One of the latest attempts comes by way of respected veteran tweak developer Elias Limneos and has been aptly named Glow.

Like other always-on display tweaks before it, Glow takes full advantage of the OLED display in Apple’s high-end handsets to express true darks for the background. It simultaneously displays pertinent details such as the date, time, and battery level, along an indicator to let you know whether you’ve got any missed notifications. Best of all, it does all of this while consuming as little power as possible.

The best 3-in-1 USB cables

Cable management is important, especially when you might have several different devices that support different charging options. So an all-in-one package might be the way to go.