Zebra package manager officially debuts for jailbroken iOS 9-13 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 1, 2020

Cydia has enjoyed its throne as the king of package managers on jailbroken handsets for more than a decade, but are we quickly entering a day and age where the tried and true Cydia will pass on the torch to something new?

One might be inclined to think so; especially now that Zebra, a popular third-party alternative to Cydia, is kicking off the new year in 2020 with an official public release. Zebra has been in beta testing for quite some time, but as of Wednesday afternoon, the package manager is no longer in beta, and it should be safe enough for the general public to go ahead and try on their own.

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My favorite accessories for the Apple Watch Series 5

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 1, 2023

The Apple Watch Series 5 is as much an accessory to my iPhone as it is a personal health and fitness assistant, but despite being an iPhone peripheral by nature, I use a handful of accessories to augment my Apple Watch Series 5 experience. Indeed… insert the ‘we heard you liked accessories, so we put accessories on your accessories…yada, yada, yada’ meme here.

In this piece, I’ll be giving you all a first-hand look at my favorite accessories that I use with my personal Apple Watch Series 5 every day.

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This tweak darkens the iPhone’s screenshot flash in dark environments

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 1, 2020

If you’ve ever wanted to show someone something from the display of your device without being in physical contact with them, then you might choose to capture a screenshot and send the resulting image to that person of choice. All iPhones and iPads support screenshot-taking, and if you’re familiar with the process, you should already know that iOS generates a bright white flash when the screenshot button sequence is invoked to simulate a camera flash.

It’s a nice touch to make the screenshot experience seem more realistic, but if you’re ever in a dark environment, such as peering at your phone while in bed, the bright white flash can be tear-jerkingly blinding. That’s why iOS developer XCXiao has released a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Smart Dark Flash.

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My favorite tech products of 2019

Cody Lee ∙ December 31, 2019

As the guy behind iDB's annual gift guide, and various other reviews and roundups throughout the year, I get to try out a number of gizmos and gadgets. Everything from wireless chargers to car chargers, headphones, keyboards and much more. Given that experience, and the current time of year, I figured now would be a good time to roundup some of my favorite tech products of 2019.

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Top 10 iPhone wallpapers of 2019

Jim Gresham ∙ December 31, 2019

Happy New Year's Eve! The iDownloadBlog Top 10 iPhone Wallpapers of the Week, 2019 edition is upon us!

Every Sunday of the year, we post a new collection of crispy images for your favorite iOS devices. For special occasions, there may be a mid-week wallpaper release, but you can count on Sunday as your go-to day for fresh walls. Each post contains an average of five images, times 52 weeks per year, plus about 5 special edition posts, equals approximately 285 wallpapers for 2019.

These are the Top 10 iPhone Wallpaper posts based on in-year traffic visits.

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