Check out these quick fixes if you see the “Unable to Check for Update” or “Unable to Verify Update” errors when trying to get the latest version of iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 on your iPhone or iPad.
Fix “Unable to Check for Update” error on iPhone or iPad
Spotify now lets you create your own playlists with podcasts
While streaming music is what helped propel Spotify to become one of the most popular streaming services out there, the company's focus has been shifting.
Apple rumored to launch iPad and MacBook with mini-LED displays between late 2020 and mid 2021
Apple is always striving to improve the important elements of its device lineup, including the raw specifications.
How to record audio on Apple Watch and listen to it
Learn how to record, listen to, or delete voice memos directly from your Apple Watch, so you never miss capturing important audio snippets or interviews, no matter where you are.
Protect your identity on the internet like never before with Guardian Firewall
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is often your best bet when you want to browse the internet privately. Not only do most VPNs offer end-to-end encryption for secure data transmission, but they will also cloak your true location from prying eyes.
Many VPN services work in the same way, but Guardian Firewall by Sudo Security Group is a completely different type of VPN that aims to clamp down on user privacy even further by filtering outgoing data transmissions that could potentially expose personal information about you.
Sileo v1.5.0 beta 3 adds native iOS 13 support
It’s the start of a brand new week this Monday morning, and the Sileo Team is using it to launch an updated version of the Sileo beta for public testing.
The Sileo Team took to the official @GetSileo Twitter page this morning to announce the release of Sileo v1.5.0 beta 3 touting native support for Apple’s all-new iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 mobile operating systems:
Give your iPhone’s wallpaper a subtle blur with BlurryPaper
Whether you’re the type of person who enjoys detailed landscapes as your iPhone’s wallpaper, or you simply favor something subtle that gives your Home screen’s app icons the spotlight, there’s probably something out there for you.
But for those who demand a stronger sense of wallpaper customization, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called BlurryPaper by iOS developer Ziph0n lets you apply custom blurs to your wallpaper to generate some particularly stunning visual effects.
Make your pwned iPhone’s battery indicator sexier with Bazzi 2
If you’re lucky enough to sport a jailbroken iPhone X-style handset, be it an iPhone X, XR, or XS, then you might be interested in giving the standard Status Bar battery icon an upgrade.
Bazzi 2 is a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Blake Boxberger that permits two different types of battery-centric Status Bar customization, including integral battery icon displays and notch-based battery displays:
HDR nature photography wallpapers for iPhone 11
Every Sunday, we add a new collection to our Wallpapers of the Week collection. This curated gallery has covered a myriad of genres over the years, but a perennial favorite category is nature photography. In today's photography wallpaper pack, the cool greens and high dynamic range colors of different plants will make your screens pop. If you are carrying a new iPhone 11 Pro in Midnight Green, these images will jump off the screen thanks to the OLED screen and the natural green color will accentuate your device.
Cover your iPhone with Totallee’s ultra-strong tempered glass screen protector [sponsor]
Cover your glass! Protect your investment with this edge-to-edge screen protector from Totallee. That’s right, the maker of our favorite ultra-slim, branding-free cases offers premium protection for your iPhone’s display as well. They’re tempered glass protectors, meaning they are easy to install, extremely durable and look and feel a lot like your iPhone's actual screen.
CoolStar to shift focus away from A12(X) in favor of new checkm8 exploit
The recent launch of the checkm8 bootrom exploit for A5-A11 devices certainly piqued the interest of many, and perhaps a lot more than some people would like.
Electra Team lead developer CoolStar took to Discord over the weekend to announce that he would be shifting focus away from A12(X) jailbreak development on iOS 12.1.3 and later and more toward experimenting with and developing around the checkm8 exploit:
Axi0mX showcases verbose boot on iPhone X with iOS 13.1.1 via checkm8
The tides of the jailbreak community forever changed for the better on Friday when hacker and security researcher @axi0mX released checkm8, the first publicly-released bootrom exploit for iOS-powered devices since the iPhone 4 in 2010. Captivatingly, checkm8 works on a significant number of handsets ranging from the antiquated iPhone 4s to the not-so-old iPhone X.
Checkm8 is, in and of itself, an exploit. That said, it’s not a jailbreak, but rather a powerful tool that jailbreak developers could use to devise a USB-based tethered or semi-tethered jailbreak tool for A5-A11 devices. Given how recently checkm8 was released, it should come as no surprise to anyone that public jailbreak tools don’t yet utilize the exploit, but that hasn’t stopped some talented hackers from flexing their l33t dexterities: