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Let’s Talk iOS 270: Speaking for the masses

Cody just can't help worry about iPhone sales numbers, while Sebastien tries to reassure him that everything might be just fine. Time will tell about that one... By the way, is Sebastien an Apple hater? Probably not, but you be the judge. Also a discussion about ignorant reports claiming the end of jailbreaking.

LSPullToDismiss clears all pending notifications from the Lock screen with a pull gesture

If you’re more popular than the average individual, then you probably get barraged with iMessages and other notifications as you sleep and throughout the day. iOS automatically stacks these missed notifications on your Lock screen to be reviewed later, and you can clear them individually or all in one fell swoop with a 3D Touch gesture.

Apple’s 3D Touch implementation in this regard is neat, but it’s not perfect, and it’s very much a two-step process. A free jailbreak tweak called LSPullToDismiss by iOS developer SparkDev reduces the number of steps required to clear all Lock screen notifications at one time, and it feels more natural than a 3D Touch gesture would.

Saurik releases Cydia Substrate 0.9.7000 with full support for the unc0ver jailbreak

Saurik released Cydia Substrate 0.9.7000 on Monday, an updated version of the code insertion platform that brings full support for the unc0ver jailbreak, improved stability on iOS 11, and much more.

Citing a Tweet shared by Saurik Monday morning, Cydia Substrate 0.9.7000 is allegedly the most “well-tested update ever” deployed for the platform, and is verified to work on most significant jailbreakable firmware versions, including iOS 3.0, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.1.3, 7.1.2, 8.0, 9.0.2, 10.1.1 (mach_portal), 11.1.2 (extender), and 11.3.1 (unc0ver):

Customize your Spotify Music app experience with Xanify

Spotify Music is perhaps one of the most popular alternatives to Apple Music on the iOS platform, but if you sport a jailbroken handset, then you probably enjoy the thought of customizing the Spotify app.

Assuming you fall under the category mentioned above, a new free jailbreak tweak called Xanify by iOS developer Codey Moore might be of interest. This tweak lets you address several pain points in Spotify and customize the app to your liking.