Supercharge the software keyboard on your pwned iPad with XPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 24, 2020

It was only last month that we showed you an incredible jailbreak tweak called DockX by iOS developer udevs for upgrading the keyboard interface on your pwned handset. Given just how popular the tweak became after its announcement, it may come as no surprise to anyone that users quickly requested a similar tweak designed especially for iPads.

And now we have it – enter XPad, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak for jailbroken iPads from the same developer that allows users to customize the pasteboard shortcuts that appear on their iPad’s keyboard interface.

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Mavalry brings all-in-one iOS customization to jailbroken devices without the price tag

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 24, 2020

It’s not uncommon for jailbreakers to flock to all-in-one jailbreak tweaks such as Springtomize when they want to customize more than one aspect of iOS without installing a full library of add-ons and extensions to do so. On the other hand, not everyone wants to shell out money for such jailbreak tweaks either.

If you’re one of the aforementioned jailbreakers that adores the idea of all-in-one customization without spending any money, then you’re probably going to want to turn your attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Mavalry by iOS developer ajaidan0.

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Checkra1n team gets jailbreak working on iOS 14 beta

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 24, 2020

It was only a couple of days ago that Apple unveiled iOS and iPadOS 14 during the company’s WWDC 2020 keynote. Shortly after that, Apple launched its first developer beta of the updated mobile operating systems, allowing developers to go hands-on with the new features and prepare their apps for the update before it launches sometime this Fall.

While iOS and iPadOS 14 snagged a ton of features from the jailbreak community as Apple does every year with each substantial release, it doesn’t seem like jailbreaking will be going anywhere any time soon. In a Tweet shared late last night, checkra1n team co-developer Dany Lisiansky shared a teaser screenshot of the checkra1n jailbreak on the first iOS 14 beta:

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Fourteen features iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 2, 2020

Apple’s WWDC presentation for 2020 brought with it the unveiling of iOS and iPadOS 14, the premier operating systems for the company’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad platforms. While these updates will unquestionably incorporate countless new improvements by way of new features and user-friendly interfaces, it’s worth noting that the jailbreak community provided access to many of those features before Apple.

In this piece, we’ll discuss at least fourteen new features from Apple’s upcoming iOS and iPadOS 14 software updates that jailbreakers have enjoyed access to for what feels like forever thanks to the boundless possibilities presented by jailbreak tweaks.

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