In this guide, we’ll introduce you to some lesser-known and often overlooked apps by Apple that come pre-installed on every new iPhone or iPad, including the one you have.
10 often ignored and forgotten Apple stock apps on iPhone and iPad
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Nintendo Switch deals for the holidays include Pelican-style case, XGIMI projector, AirPods Pro 2, & great games
If you have a Nintendo Switch, then you know it can be refreshing to hop from one game to another when games start to get old. But with the cost of video games lately, it can be challenging to afford a suite of games, which is why your fellow Nintendo Switch gamers at iDB help find the best deals for you.
User-replaceable RAM could return to the Mac in 2026
Apple is rumored to switch to a separate, so-called discreet package for the iPhone's RAM, a change that could bring user-replaceable RAM back to the Mac.
How to turn off Apple Intelligence Notification Summary on iOS and Mac
Learn how to stop Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from summarizing app notifications if you don’t find the feature useful.
Legizmo ‘Moonstone’ enables pairing watchOS 6.0-11.x Apple Watches with jailbroken iPhones on iOS 14 & later
Jailbreakers who depend on an Apple Watch as a companion device for when their iPhone is slightly out of reach have come to appreciate lunotech11’s Legizmo series of jailbreak tweaks. These tweaks generally allow Apple Watches running certain versions of watchOS to pair with ordinarily unsupported versions of iOS.
Festivitas app for macOS brings festive lights to any Mac’s Menu Bar & Dock
I have long been an advocate of software that brings the holiday spirit to our everyday devices. Just look at the Snoverlay 2 jailbreak tweak that we shared back in 2021 for jailbroken iPhones and iPads that caused snowflakes to rain down your entire display, regardless of what interface you may have been using.
iCloud Passwords extension that brings iCloud Keychain auto-fill to Firefox for macOS now owned by Apple
As someone who has been using the Mozilla Firefox web browser on their Mac and Windows computers for nearly two decades, I’ve never been able to comfortably switch to Apple’s Safari web browser on my Mac. This is, in part, because of the higher quality extensions available for Firefox. But one gripe that I’ll admit is Safari’s deep integration with Apple’s Passwords app makes entering logins a breeze.
Your Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped recaps have arrived
Check your Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped annual recaps highlighting your top songs, artists, genres, podcasts and more.
How to use Image Wand to generate AI photos in Apple Notes
Learn how to add professional visual elements to your notes by creating sketches, animations, and illustrations in the Notes app using the new Apple Intelligence Image Wand feature.
Apple’s rumored smart display could come later than originally planned
Apple is now thought to release its rumored inexpensive smart display for the connected home in the fall of 2025 instead of the spring.
Tips for buying jailbreakable iPhones in today’s market
One of the things you might discover when trying to find a jailbreakable iPhone or iPad for your personal enjoyment is that if you haven’t preserved a device on the lowest possible firmware yourself, then coming across one can be somewhat of a challenge, especially in this day and age when the jailbreak community seems to be several firmware iterations behind Apple.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.1 weeks after iOS 18.1.1 release, ending downgrades
Apple on Tuesday officially stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.1, more than two weeks after releasing the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.1.1 firmware that was launched to guard users against “actively exploited vulnerabilities.”