Review: Satechi’s high-end aluminum wireless charger

Satechi aluminum wireless qi charger iPhone X

Since grabbing an iPhone X, I have also been enjoying the freedom that wireless charging provides. Yes, I know, pretty much every other handset has enjoyed wireless charging for several years. This isn't the place for carrying on about Apple always being last to market. I have been using the Satechi Aluminum Wireless Charger for a few months and welcome the ease-of-use.

BioLockout lets you disable biometric authentication with an Activator gesture

Biometric authentication methods like Touch ID and Face ID come standard on most modern iPhones, and a new free jailbreak tweak called BioLockout by iOS developer ARX8x lets you take full control over when they can be used.

BioLockout takes advantage of Activator, so you can easily configure a gesture that toggles biometric authentication on or off on demand. You can set it up in the Settings app after installation:

How to downgrade your Apple TV 4 to tvOS 10.2.2, and whether you should

We reported yesterday on the release of nitoTV, the package manager for tvOS. Just like Cydia does on iOS, it allows for the installation of unsigned apps and tweaks on Apple TV 4 and 4K, and currently supports tvOS 9, 10.0-10.1 and 10.2.2. All of these firmwares have jailbreaks, but only one of them is still being signed by Apple, ready to be downgraded to and jailbroken. But is it that simple?

Abstract iPhone wallpapers created by Facebook’s design team

In a continued series of abstract, vivid color wallpapers for iPhone, I am excited to present a secret set of iPhone wallpapers, as designed by the Facebook UI team. Updated on December 12, 2017, Facebook created an iOS 11 GUI guide, including seven gorgeous iPhone wallpapers. We are excited to offer them to you today!

CaptchaCatcher, Wake It Up, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend

If you’re jailbroken and searching for new and exciting add-ons to install on your pwned device, then you’ve come to the right place. This roundup will help you get up to speed on all the new jailbreak tweaks released during the week.

As we do every weekend, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases in detail and then outline the rest afterward.

How to set up your new HomePod

From connecting your HomePod to your Wi-Fi network to setting up Siri, this guide will walk you through the simple steps to get your HomePod up and running in no time, thanks to Apple's Automatic Setup feature.