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Let’s Talk iOS 289: The Uge
Scribble brings drawing-based passcodes to your jailbroken device
Modern-day iOS devices come equipped with advanced forms of biometric authentication right out of the box, such as Face ID or Touch ID, but you can still resort to an alphanumeric or numeric passcode if you wanted to.
It might seem counterproductive to do such a thing given just how fast and zippy Face ID and Touch ID have become, but a new jailbreak tweak release called Scribble by iOS developer Boo is sure to make you actually want to use your passcode interface over biometric authentication.
Pagebar transforms your Home screen’s page dots into a dynamic bar
The Home screen’s page dots on the iPhone and iPad have remained mostly unchanged for several generations of iOS. With that in mind, don’t you think it’s time for something new?
If you answered yes to the aforementioned question, then you just might come to appreciate a new jailbreak tweak release called Pagebar by iOS developer Kritanta. This tweak replaces the Home screen’s traditional page dots with a bar that animates dynamically as you move from one page to another.
These $13 MFi-certified Lightning cables were built to last
Lightning cables have become almost as essential as the devices they charge and sync when it comes to making it through the day. But even the most popular and ubiquitous Lightning cables on the market don’t seem to last more than a few months, even with only a moderate amount of use.
Sileo Team releases Sileo 1.0 to the public for Chimera and Electra jailbreaks
Many A12(X) device owners who’ve held off on iOS 12.0-12.1.2 are hopping with joy right about now after the release of the Electra Team’s Chimera jailbreak, but one small detail that can be easily overlooked amid this significant news is that the Sileo Team has officially released Sileo 1.0 to the general public.
As you might come to expect from the new version number, Sileo 1.0 is no longer considered a beta, but rather an official release build. The Sileo Team eagerly announced the new version Monday night via Twitter, shortly after the Chimera jailbreak was released:
How to jailbreak iOS 12.0-12.5.7 with Chimera
In addition to the unc0ver jailbreak by Pwn20wnd, iOS 12 users have the option to use the Chimera jailbreak by the CoolStar-led Electra Team.
It’s worth noting that the Chimera jailbreak does not support Cydia or Cydia Substrate, and that it instead uses Sileo and libhooker as a part of its Procursus bootstrap for package management and tweak injection. That aside, it is the first public jailbreak tool to officially support A12(X) devices.
Electra Team releases Chimera jailbreak for iOS 12.0-12.1.2 with support for A12(X) and Sileo
The Electra Team has spent the past few weeks hyping up its Electra12 jailbreak for iOS 12.0-12.1.2, and as it would seem, the wait is finally over as of Monday night.
Say hello to Chimera, an entirely new jailbreak tool developed and released by the CoolStar-led Electra Team with native support for all iOS 12.0-12.1.2 devices, including the pesky A12(X) variety.
Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts leaves the company
Longtime Apple hardware engineering executive Rubén Caballero has left the company, The Information reports. Caballero was in charge of working with suppliers to integrate modems into Apple's smartphones, and was spearheading its efforts in the 5G space.
Robotics startup Anki is shutting down
Anki, the San Francisco-based robotics and artificial intelligence startup, has announced that it will be closing its doors. Despite being featured on-stage at Apple events and raising more than $200 million in funding, the company says it has run out of money and options, forcing the company to shut down.
Gorgeous Screen Time for Mac mockups envision pretty charts, menu bar access & more
A recent report claimed Apple will port the iOS Screen Time feature over to the desktop so folks could see how their computing time is spent (or wasted, depending on your point of view). The upcoming macOS 10.15 feature will probably use the company's Marzipan framework that helps developers create cross-platform apps across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Apple seeds fourth betas of iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1 and macOS 10.14.5 to developers
Apple on Monday released the fourth betas of iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1 and macOS 10.14.5 to developers. Registered developers can install the updates via each platform's respective OTA mechanism, or through Apple's Developer Center.
Ryan Petrich updates Activator and other vital tweak dependencies with arm64e support & more
Well-known jailbreak tweak developer Ryan Petrich made an elusive appearance in Cydia over the weekend as he updated a plethora of vital dependencies with preliminary support for arm64e devices.
Petrich maintains some of the jailbreak community’s highest-profile dependencies, including Activator, AppList, PreferenceLoader, and RocketBoostrap, among others. Many of these were included in this past weekend’s update burst.