The best Siri features powered by Apple Intelligence won’t be available this year. Instead, smarter Siri will be available when iOS 81.4 launches next spring.
Rumor: Smarter Siri launching alongside iOS 18.4 next spring
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This year’s Apple Watch Series 10 could gain Ultra sizes and get thinner
The Apple Watch Series 10 models coming in the fall could get Ultra-sized screens along with a new chip, resulting in a thinner appearance.
Remember “unapologetically plastic” iPhone 5C? Well, the upcoming Apple Watch SE 3 should have a plastic case
The iPhone maker might be working on an Apple Watch SE with a plastic case instead of aluminum, which would be lighter and cheaper to mass produce.
SideStore: An open-source fork of AltStore that doesn’t require AltServer
AltStore is a well-known piece of software that allows iPhone and iPad users to sideload apps on their device, effectively sidestepping the App Store. The main benefit there is that users can install apps that Apple would never permit on the App Store.
Download this colorful retro macOS 15 Apple glyph wallpaper pack
Apple announced updates to all forthcoming operating systems at WWDC 2024. Within the new macOS 15 in beta, a glyph style, dynamic wallpaper features bit graphics from older systems. These colorful retro macOS 15 Apple glyph wallpapers capture the fun iconography and rotating colors of the screen saver in still images for your backgrounds.
iOS developer LeminLimez suffers from catastrophic house fire, & here’s how you can help
In an unfortunate turn of events this weekend, Cowabunga project lead developer LeminLimez shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that they fell victim to a house fire, resulting in the collapse of their home and the loss of most of their worldly possessions.
Jailbreak news of the week: 17.0 TrollStore install method nearly 100% reliable, Witcher app switcher, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team loves jailbreaking iPhones and iPads as much as the next guy, so it’s no wonder that we dedicate so much time and energy to sharing the latest news and releases for jailbreakers at heart to take advantage of.
Find Alert app for jailbroken devices notifies you when someone tracks your location via Apple’s ‘Find My’ service
If someone was tracking your iPhone or iPad’s location without you knowing, wouldn’t you like to know?
BadgeSync hides apps’ notification badges when you dismiss a corresponding notification banner
One of the most annoying things that I put up with on a regular basis in terms of dismissing iMessage or Gmail notification banners from my Lock Screen or Notification Center is that the app icon badge pertaining to that notification doesn’t actually go away. In essence, launching the app to make the badge go away makes me feel like I’m investing twice the effort to dismiss that notification in its entirety.
SoonCall, Moimoi, Suno, and other apps to check out this weekend
We are a little late, but we are here and ready to rock with this week's Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have some great picks for you, including a friendship tracker, a digital trophy maker, and an AI app that turns your music ideas into bangers. And as always, we've selected an awesome game for you to check out.
Evidence that Apple is developing a new home accessory powered by tvOS
Much like the HomePod speaker and the Apple TV streaming box, Apple’s mysterious home accessory will also be powered by a variant of tvOS.
Why light money on fire with fireworks when you can get Nintendo Switch games at these prices?
The time has come to once again share what we think are some of the best deals on Nintendo Switch games and accessories. Why do we even bother? Because want our readers to have access to the best games at the lowest prices, especially when they’re thinking about pulling the trigger on something new, but it initially seems too cost prohibitive.