Sonic offers jailbroken iPhone users an easy way to create and import ringtones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 10, 2020

Most people I know like to configure custom ringtone(s) on their iPhone so that they aren’t listening to the boring stock ringtones every time someone tries to get ahold of them. Users have the option of purchasing ringtones from Apple’s iTunes Store or creating their own with the help of dedicated software.

If the iPhone you plan to create ringtones for is jailbroken, then you now have the additional option of using a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Sonic by iOS developer Zeph. By design, Sonic offers users an all-in-one solution for creating and importing ringtones and text tones to the ringtone/text tone libraries from the iPhone itself.

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macOS Big Sur: How to make Dark Mode even darker on your Mac

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 10, 2020

The dramatic Dark Mode look arrived to the Mac with the October 2017 release of the macOS 10.14 Yosemite software update. Fast forward three years and users can now force Dark Mode to become a bit darker thanks to a new setting in macOS 11.0 Big Sur. Follow along with our tutorial for step-by-step instructions for how to to make Dark Mode even darker on your Mac.

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Luca Todesco teases SEPROM code execution with checkra1n

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 9, 2020

Nearing the end of last month, the Pangu Team took the stage at MOSEC 2020 to discuss a plethora of interesting topics, one of which really stood out from the rest. We’re of course talking about the unpatchable hardware based SEPROM vulnerability that targets a device’s secure enclave processor (SEP).

It wasn’t long after the SEPROM vulnerability was discovered and notes about it were published that famous hackers like Luca Todesco of the checkra1n team began tinkering with it. In fact, it was only yesterday that Todesco Tweeted some particularly eye-catching photos of checkra1n integration on an iOS device and of a T2-equipped Mac running the vulnerability as shown by the Touch Bar’s OLED display:

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New 2020 iMac wallpapers for desktop and iPhone

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated April 27, 2021

Apple recently updated the iMac 27" with some impressive internals. The update came without an event, leading some to speculate there is a crowded Fall release lineup, despite the global pandemic.

We already know that the new iPhone will be delayed by a few weeks, as Apple announced The news in its Q3 earnings call with analyst, but that does not seem to prevent the updates from coming in.

This new iMac was promoted on Apple’s website with an advertising wallpaper and we have it for your devices.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Dra1n, FlashNotify, PkgHistory, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 9, 2020

If you’re jailbroken on iOS 13, then you’re probably in the same boat we are and constantly trying to trick your device out with the latest and greatest upgrades. Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place to learn about the latest jailbreak tweak releases.

In this roundup, we’ll showcase the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 9th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases and then finish things off with an outline of the rest closer to the end of this piece.

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ReachOptions lets users access powerful options via the Reachability gesture

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 8, 2020

Having quicker access to convenient actions is every iPhone owner’s dream functionality that Apple generally fails to deliver with each annual software update. Fortunately, the jailbreak community is often quick to develop resolutions that meet users’ demanding needs.

ReachOptions is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer ajaidan0 that lets users access a bevy of handy options by invoking the Reachability gesture on their iPhone, as shown in the screenshot example above.

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FlashNotify ensures you never forget when your iPhone’s flashlight is on

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 8, 2020

If a notched iPhone is your daily driver, then you might be familiar with just how easy it is to accidentally activate the rear-facing LED flashlight from the Lock Screen. Even more annoying is when it’s a bright and sunny day outside and you can't see that you have the flashlight feature turned on, therefore forgetting all about it and imposing unnecessary battery drain on your device.

FlashNotify is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Greg0109 that was created to prevent the two aforementioned scenarios from happening to you. As the tweak’s name implies, FlashNotify works by notifying you when you forget to turn off your handset’s rear-facing flash and provides intelligent features for turning it off when this happens.

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