Apple has refreshed its Magic Keyboards for the Mac, along with the Magic Trackpad and Mouse, with USB-C charging instead of Lightning.
Apple upgrades Magic Keyboard, Mouse and Trackpad with USB-C charging
How to erase and format external drives on iPhone or iPad
Learn how to use the stock Apple Files app on your iPhone or iPad to fully erase and change the format of external thumb drives, camera SD cards, SSD, hard disks, etc.
Apple refreshes iMac with the M4 chip, 16GB base RAM, tweaked colors and more
Apple's refreshed iMac all-in-one desktop now features an M4 chip, Thunderbolt 4 ports, a nano-texture display upgrade option, new colors and other perks.
Apple Intelligence makes its public debut with the release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1
Update your iPhone, iPad and Mac to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to get the first batch of Apple Intelligence features and other perks.
Indonesia blocks iPhone 16 sales
Apple has been ordered to temporarily halt sales of its iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro smartphones in Indonesia because it's failed to meet local investment requirements.
Apple’s Mac week announcement wallpaper (and more)
Apple executive Greg Joswiak posted on X last week to reveal that a week of Mac announcements was coming up. With his tweet was a fun video highlighting the macOS Finder logo in an Apple Intelligence-y looking color pattern. Mac updates are expected each day, with potential updates coming to Mac peripherals, finally eliminating Lightning charging requirements. Celebrate the upcoming, week long event with these wallpapers.
Jailbreak news of the week: Griddy, CalculatorHistory, CC18, PopOutButtons, & more…
If you’re into jailbreaking iPhones and iPads, then you’ve got a second home here at iDownloadBlog. We not only cover news and jailbreak tweaks all week long relating to this fun hobby and pastime, but we also come at you every Sunday morning with a roundup post just like this one that helps our readers get caught up with everything they may have missed.
PopOutButtons ports iOS 18’s pressed button animation to jailbroken devices on older firmware
One of the things I’ve always liked about jailbreaking is how developers find ways to backport features from newer firmware to older jailbroken firmware. Simple things like this can make even an aging handset seem like a newer one.
RateBeGone jailbreak tweak stops all apps from asking you to rate them in the App Store
There’s no shortage of apps from the App Store that ask you to rate them, and while we understand that iOS app developers are eager to receive good reviews in the App Store, the nagging and persistent pop-ups can be somewhat annoying to the end user.
Block certain YouTube channels from appearing in search results with Gonerino
If you’re unhappy with the search results that the YouTube app serves you when searching for something in particular, such as when looking up how-to videos to get something done in a pinch, then you might take an interest in a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Gonerino by iOS developer Adrian Castro (castdrian).
Capy Diet, RevenueCat, Llama Life, and other apps to check out this weekend
Does everyone know what time it is? That's right, it's the weekend! That means it's time for another Apps of the Week roundup! This week we have some...interesting picks for you, including a capybara diet pet, an app for tracking app subscriptions, and a llama-focused task manager. And as always, we've selected a fun a game for you to check out.
How to show volume slider on iPhone or iPad Lock Screen
You can display the sound control slider in the Now Playing area of your iPhone or iPad Lock Screen to change the volume without pressing physical buttons or accessing Control Center.