Pwn20wnd prepares for internal beta testing as unc0ver for iOS 13 takes shape

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 11, 2020

There’s been a ton of hype recently regarding Pwn20wnd updating the unc0ver jailbreak with official support for iOS 13.0-13.3 on A12(X)-A13 devices as of late, a feat only possible with Brandon Azad’s new oob_timestamp tfp0 exploit. But just how far along has the tool’s development come? A good question, and presumably one that has already been answered.

According to a series of Tweets shared by Pwn20wnd Tuesday afternoon, it would seem that tweak injection has been updated to work flawlessly on A13 devices (it was already working on A12[X]):

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Sileo port for checkra1n discontinued, future update could Frankenstein the checkra1n bootstrap

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 11, 2020

At the end of 2019, the Sileo Team launched a botched tool that could be used to port the Sileo package manager onto the bootrom exploit-based checkra1n jailbreak. The launch wasn’t as seamless as some would have hoped, lacking synergy with the official checkra1n installer app. Moreover, it uninstalled Cydia and checkra1n resources in place of Sileo and its own dependencies with seemingly no obvious way of reverting.

Those who’ve been following the progress of Sileo for checkra1n closely may have noticed a peculiar Tweet by way of the Sileo Team’s official Twitter account early Thursday morning:

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This tweak helps prevent embarrassing iPhone volume mishaps

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 11, 2020

Whether you have a preferred volume level for listening to music and videos or you merely wish to avoid the accidental changing of your iPhone’s volume level when you don’t mean to, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed VolumeLock by iOS developer LacertosusDeus just might come in handy in various niche situations.

Just as the tweak’s name implies, VolumeLock lets you lock your handset’s current volume level with a simple gesture. It can help prevent accidental volume button presses from changing the volume level, and it can also curb pranksters who think it’s funny to turn your volume all the way up when you aren’t looking.

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