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After more than a decade, iPhoneOS 1 package manager ‘Installer 3’ has been open-sourced

Jay Freeman’s Cydia package manager has long enjoyed being the default platform for installing jailbreak apps and tweaks on jailbroken handsets, but even this renowned piece of software has a predecessor.

Veteran jailbreakers who’ve been pwning their handsets since the iPhoneOS 1 days will do good to remember the original package manager for jailbroken devices – Installer 3 by Ripdev & Nullriver Software – and after more than a decade, the project is now being open-sourced.

nControl lets you use console controllers with your jailbroken iPhone or iPad

Many agree that console-based gaming is significantly more immersive than mobile gaming on an iPhone or iPad, and one of the primary factors to be considered in that is having access to a gaming controller that feels good in your hand.

A limited number of MFI (made for iPhone) controllers reside on the market today, but they often fall short of the classics. That’s why iOS developer Kevin Bradley created a new jailbreak tweak called nControl, which adds support for a bevy of popular game console controllers to a subset of iOS games.

Neptune for iPhone brings several newer features to unsupported handsets and firmware versions

Apple is renowned for introducing new features that are specific to certain devices or firmware versions, and if you’re jailbroken on an older device/firmware combination, then you might be inclined to feel a bit left out. For this very reason, iOS developer Duraid Abdul has just released a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Neptune for iPhone.

Citing the points made by the developer in the tweak’s Cydia depiction, Neptune for iPhone brings each of the following features to the table for jailbreakers using iOS 12.0-12.1.2:

WWDC 2019 wallpapers

Last week, Apple announced their upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference for June 3-7 in San Jose, California. True to fashion, Apple's announcement features an incredible graphic. Also true to fashion, we've clamored to get wallpaper versions of these artworks. Today's Wallpapers of the Week post includes a full pack of wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and desktop.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: FloatingDockPlus, ModernAlerts, NewGridSwitcher, and more

With all the latest advancements made on the iOS 12-centric jailbreak as of late, it’s impossible to ignore what seems like a revitalization of the jailbreak community.

Given the circumstances, we’re sure many are curious about what they should install on their jailbroken iOS 12 handset, and to help with that, we’ve comprised this roundup of the jailbreak tweaks released throughout this past week. As always, we’ll start with our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.

Give your Status Bar’s cellular strength indicator a rainbow makeover with PrideBars

The cellular signal strength indicator is perhaps one of the most pertinent displays in your iOS device’s Status Bar, so why not go the extra mile to help it stand out from the crowd?

If you’re onboard with the idea, then you just might take a liking to a new free jailbreak tweak called PrideBars by iOS developer Blake Boxberger. Once installed, this tweak gives your cellular signal strength indicator a multi-colored makeover in the form of a rainbow.

$6 leather Apple Watch band and other tech deals

For our weekend edition of our tech deals roundup, we have an incredible discount (60% off) on leather Apple Watch bands, and number of our favorite deals from the week that are still available. But you better hurry, these prices won't be around forever!