Abode Iota DIY security system adds HomeKit support

abode Iota HomeKit

Abode announced Thursday that its Iota DIY smart security system is finally HomeKit compatible. HomeKit is available as an update to the Iota system, enabling Iota users to control the system using the Apple Home app on the iPhone, and Siri on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and HomePod.

Pin any Today widget on the Lock screen with LockWidgets

Have a favorite iOS widget, but wish you could see it directly from the Lock screen without needing to swipe over to the Today page? There’s a jailbreak tweak for that!

If you answered ‘yes’ to the question above, then we’d like to introduce you to LockWidgets, a newly released add-on by iOS developer ConorTheDev that lets you pin your favorite Today widget to the primary Lock screen page so you can view it at a glance:

Apple plans testing overhaul of iOS 14 after iOS 13 debacle

Craig Federighi WWDC 2019

Thirteen has been an unlucky number for Apple. Since the summer, Apple's rollout of iOS 13 has been plagued by misstep after misstep as features were pulled from the initial release, showstopping bugs made it out anyway, and countless updates and iterations have been made to get things right. Apple isn't anxious to make the same mistake next year with iOS 14. The company's software chief is overhauling the way Apple test software to make sure it doesn't happen again, according to a new Bloomberg report.

Bring useful iPad features to the iPhone with ipadify

If you’ve ever used an iPad before, then you should already know that it sports handy capabilities that can’t be had on the iPhone or iPod touch — at least not on a stock device, that is.

With the help of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called ipadify by iOS developer Guilherme Rambo, you can port several of the iPad’s premier features to smaller handsets, including native picture-in-picture video viewing and the ability to side-load iPad-only applications like Photoshop.

Apple, Intel team up against SoftBank-funded patent troll

A photograph showing an aerial view oof the Apple Park headquarters

Patent trolls are a scourge for technology companies like Intel and Apple. Now the two tech giants have teamed up to take down one of the biggest, Softbank-financed Fortress Investment Group. Intel and Apple have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress, alleging the company has stockpiled patents expressly for the purpose of suing companies like Intel and Apple to extract profit, according to Reuters.

Noire toggles iOS 13’s dark mode with a pull-down gesture in Settings

Apple integrates several ways into its mobile operating system to toggle iOS 13’s new dark mode feature on or off on demand, but perhaps you aren’t satisfied with them or you’d prefer to use a different method?

Enter Noire, a new and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer MTAC that lets you turn dark mode on or off with a simple swipe-down gesture in the first page of the Settings app.

Tim Cook: Apple’s privacy commitment is worldwide

Tim Cook ABC interview

In an interview with ABC News, Tim Cook said that Apple's commitment to privacy is worldwide - and that while Chinese authorities have never asked Apple to unlock an iPhone, American authorities have. His comments were part of a wide-ranging talk about Apple's manufacturing processes, trade tariffs, and the new Mac Pro.