You can now hide your WhatsApp “Last Seen” status from specific contacts, in addition to the existing “Everyone,” “My Contacts” and “Nobody” options from earlier.
WhatsApp is testing the ability to hide “Last Seen” statuses from specific people
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Apple promotes California Streaming with AR logo on upcoming event’s page
With the arrival of the company's last several major events, Apple has used augmented reality to help spice things up. And that's no different with today's announcement. Earlier, the company confirmed it will be "California Streaming" on Tuesday, September 14, to unveil new products.
Apple announces September 14 product event with “California Streaming” tagline
Apple will broadcast a prerecorded product tour on Tuesday, September 14 from the Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California to unveil iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7.
Apple TV+ film ‘On the Rocks’ is coming soon to DVD and Blu-ray
One of the things Apple TV+ needs is a library of content, which will help keep people subscribed to the service when they run out of new Ted Lasso episodes to watch. Which is why, normally, you won't see any of the films or TV series get a physical release. But it looks like On the Rocks, which stars Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, is going that route anyway.
Download these classic Mac OS X wallpapers redone in 6K resolution and P3 color
Download this collection of classic Mac OS X wallpapers, including Leopard's famous aurora backdrop or Lion's galaxy one, upscaled to 6K resolution and featuring P3 wide color gamut.
New libhooker v1.6.9 beta 1 build available to jailbreakers for public testing
If you use any of the CoolStar-led jailbreaks, including Chimera for iOS 12, Odyssey for iOS & iPadOS 13, or Taurine for iOS & iPadOS 14, then there’s a good chance that you’re using libhooker for tweak injection, which is the intricate process that lets installed jailbreak tweaks work their magic on your handset’s operating system.
While CoolStar regularly updates libhooker with improvements, CoolStar just this past weekend opted to launch a public beta of a new libhooker build dubbed libhooker v1.6.9 beta 1 to allow voluntary testers to try the latest features before they roll out to the general public by way of an official update.
ShortLook jailbreak tweak goes free ahead of planned Dynastic Repo shutdown
Just under a week ago, the Dynastic Repo repository announced a planned shutdown that would occur sometime next year. Dynastic Repo also noted that it would roll out an archival program that would continue hosting existing tweaks and let users download those tweaks that are already hosted there. Free tweaks would be enrolled in the archival program automatically, while paid tweaks would either need to opt-in to it or move to another repository altogether.
The announcement also included an excerpt pertaining specifically to the popular paid ShortLook jailbreak tweak, which was created by several developers associated with Dynastic Repo including Ayden Panhuyzen, Jamie Bishop, and José Hernandez. Given the upcoming archival program, those developers decided that ShortLook would be made free inline with the upcoming changes. Interestingly enough, however, ShortLook went free much sooner than expected…
iPhone satellite features could be limited to emergency uses in select markets
iPhone satellite communication features are thought to be limited to emergency uses, with support for the rumored capability understood to be limited to certain markets.
Taiwan’s railway operator launches Apple Pay support for ordering tickets in its iPhone app
Train passengers in Taiwan can now use Apple Pay to purchase tickets for their journeys via Taiwan Railways Administration's iPhone app without manually entering credit card details.
Speculation swirling around that Apple Watch Series 7 may be in short supply when it launches
Speculation is swirling around that reported production snags might cause customers to experience limited Apple Watch Series 7 availability when the wearable device launches.
Theos Team announces Orion, a project to support tweak development using Swift
Many jailbreak tweak developers will be familiar with Theos, which is best described as a cross-platform suite of tools for developing software for the iOS and iPadOS platforms without the use of Xcode. The reason for Theos’ familiarity is that it has proven to be a particularly instrumental mechanism in the development of jailbreak tweaks over the years.
Just this weekend, however, the Theos team took to /r/jailbreak to announce Orion, a new and open-source DSL that will empower developers to more easily craft jailbreak tweaks using Apple’s renowned Swift programming language.
Sunny ocean wallpapers for iPhone and iPad
As the summer months come to an end, capture these sunny ocean wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad. You can always tell summer is ending in two ways, the days become shorter and the iPhone rumors come to a feverish pitch. Before Tim Cook and friends show off their latest device, grab these end of summer images for your current devices.