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This tweak simplifies device connection switching for AirPods

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated November 8, 2021

Apple advertises the AirPods and AirPods Pro connectivity experience as ‘magical’ and ‘seamless,’ but if you’ve ever tried to connect your AirPods to another device of yours, then you’ve likely experienced the widespread frustration in which they connect to your most recently-used device instead. It’s easy to fix this when it happens, but it’s also somewhat cumbersome and time-consuming to say the least.

Anyone who is even the least bit familiar with the aforementioned experience will almost certainly come to appreciate the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called AirPopupConnect by iOS developer nicho1asdev, as it aims to make the process of pairing your AirPods or AirPods Pro to a different device noticeably faster and easier.

‘Greyhound’ starring Tom Hanks will premiere July 10 on Apple TV+

Evan Selleck ∙ June 11, 2020

A lot of things changed following the global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. And that includes altering major film releases, which turned out to be good news for Apple TV+.

Snap will bring other apps into Snapchat with Minis

Evan Selleck ∙ June 11, 2020

If you are a user of Snapchat, then you might be interested to learn of a new feature coming to the platform that will bring in third-party apps right into the experience.

Tim Cook announces Apple’s new ‘Racial Equity and Justice Initiative’ with $100 million commitment

Evan Selleck ∙ June 11, 2020

Hot on the heels of revealing the schedule for this year's all-digital Worldwide Developers Conference, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has just made another major announcement.

Anonymous Camera for iPhone blurs and blocks out faces and bodies

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2020

Do you need a camera app that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to let you quickly capture anonymized photographs and footage on your iPhone, in real-time?

Pocket Casts podcast app removed from Chinese App Store by Apple

Evan Selleck ∙ June 11, 2020

Late on Wednesday, Apple made the decision to remove yet another app from the App Store in China, once again at the request of the local government.

Unreleased desktop Mac, probably overhauled iMac, has been spotted in regulatory filings

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2020

A new, unreleased desktop Mac computer model, bearing model number "A2330" and running macOS 10.15, has been spotted in Eurasian regulatory filings alongside the iPhone 12 models.

How to create subfolders in Mail app on iPhone, iPad, Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated July 22, 2026

Learn how to create and use folders and subfolders in the Apple Mail app on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to keep your emails better organized.

Twitter has been testing at least half a dozen Facebook-style reactions to tweets

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2020

Twitter has been caught testing six different reactions to tweets that look and behave similar to the collection of reactions that are available on Facebook.

How to add caption and title for objects in Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated July 21, 2026

Learn how to add captions and titles to photos, videos, shapes, and other objects in your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to provide descriptions, citations, or references.

AI-driven Photoshop Camera brings Insta-worthy lenses, real-time Photoshop filters, more

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2020

Having spent months in limited preview since last November, Adobe's new Photoshop Camera for iPhone and iPod touch is now available to download in the App Store free of charge, with an optional $2 per month upgrade for twenty gigabytes of cloud storage for syncing your shots.

TypeCentury displays iMessage read receipts and typing indicators anywhere in iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 11, 2020

Some of the most compelling features that set iMessage apart from traditional SMS in Apple’s Messages app are the creature comfort features that it provides such as read receipts, typing indicators, and the lack of character limits. Among those, read receipts and typing indicators are some of my favorites because they lets me know when the other person is typing so I can refrain from interrupting them mid-dialogue and when they've read my message so I can nag them about why they didn't respond to me later.

But as anyone with a jailbroken device will tell you, there are always ways that things can be improved. The much appreciated iMessage typing indicator is no exception to that rule, and that’s one of the primary reasons why I’m advocating for a newly released jailbreak tweak called TypeCentury by iOS developer captinc.