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This tweak gives your iPhone a Nintendo Switch-like volume HUD

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2019

We’ve seen so many different types of volume HUD replacements for the iOS platform that it’s not even funny, but if you’re familiar with the Nintendo Switch, then you might be excited to learn that it’s now possible to achieve a similar volume HUD experience on the iPhone and iPad.

The newfangled volume HUD for iOS comes by way of a new free jailbreak tweak called NintendoSwitchHUD by iOS developer iKilledAppl3, and once you’ve installed it, you’ll see witness akin to the before and after screenshots illustrated above.

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Let’s Talk iOS 282: ‘Time to spend’ alert

Sébastien Page ∙ March 12, 2019

If AR is the next big frontier for Apple, Sebastien is not quite convinced he's seen compelling use cases for this new technology yet. The two also talk about the rumors of an Apple credit card, and what this could mean for the company. Finally, Cody and Sebastien revisit their HomePod usage after a year.

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Lock your iPhone by placing it face-down on a desk with DownLocker

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2019

There are typically two ways to lock your iPhone when you’re finished using it: 1) press the sleep button; or 2) wait for the lockout timer time out. But with a new free jailbreak tweak called DownLocker by iOS developer Soh Satoh, you can add a third and practical method to that list.

DownLocker utilizes your iPhone’s accelerometer system to discern the handset’s orientation in space, and when it senses that your handset is lying face-down, it locks the device. This works with virtually any flat surface, whether that object is opaque or transparent, which is an apparent advantage over similar tweaks that would use the handset’s proximity sensor instead.

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$21 Samsung 128GB microSD card and other tech deals

Cody Lee ∙ March 11, 2019

Today's featured deal is Samsung's 128GB microSD card, which is currently discounted 20% and just $1 off its all-time low. We've also rounded up a number of deals for you from around the web, on everything from headphones to chargers. But you better hurry, these prices won't last forever!

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Pwn20wnd updates unc0ver v3.0.0 to beta 45 to address exploit issue on A12(X) devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Shortly after releasing an update for the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with ‘partial’ support for A12 and A12X devices, Pwn20wnd dropped yet another revision, bringing the tool up to beta number 45 for public testing.

In a Tweet shared just this afternoon, Pwn20wnd reveals that the somewhat minor update addresses an issue involving the voucher_swap exploit by Brandon Azad on certain beta-centric firmware versions on A12(X) devices:

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Unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 44 released with ‘partial’ A12(X) support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Shortly after announcing that he had managed a root filesystem remount on A12 and A12X devices with read and write privileges, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd has released another revision for the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release, bringing the public beta jailbreak tool up to beta version 44.

Citing Pwn20wnd’s announcement on Twitter, unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 44 brings ‘partial’ support for A12 and A12X devices:

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Shortcuts Focus: enforcing Picture in Picture on YouTube & other unsupported websites on iPad

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 7, 2024

Your iPad supports Picture in Picture (PiP) videos in apps and webpages, but this handy mode isn't universally supported across all video-streaming websites. Crucially, PiP is unsupported by YouTube.com's iPad interface on Safari. But there's a shortcut for that, too—thanks to the power of iOS automation, you can enforce Picture in Picture on YouTube and other websites.

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