When a new iPhone launches, iFixit goes to work performing its ritual teardown dance so all of us can marvel at Apple's latest technology and peek at it from the inside.
Video: behind the scenes of iFixit’s iPhone X teardown
How to stop HomePod from accessing personal content
Learn how to turn off personal requests on your HomePod if you don’t want it to access and speak information related to your Contacts, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, and other installed apps that work with Siri.
Tip: the fastest way to toggle AirPlay as an output on iPhone & iPad
iOS 11 brought a customizable Control Center and also moved AirPlay options around.
Starting April 2018, all new apps must natively support iPhone X display
Apple confirmed in a promotional mailer sent last week to its registered developers that new iPhone apps, including universal apps, will soon need to include native display support for the 2436-by-1125 pixel resolution OLED screen on iPhone X.
How to save an email as PDF on iPhone, iPad, Mac
Learn how to save an email as a PDF document on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac without having to use third-party apps or dedicated printing extensions.
Apple changes its corporate address to One Apple Park Way
Apple has been in the process of moving an entire workforce from its old headquarters to the new Apple Park campus for almost a year now.
Review: Mujjo’s premium leather iPhone X case and knitted gloves
While I started my days with iDB as a hardware reviewer, recently the Wallpapers of the Week section is where I spend my time. It is rare for me to accept a review from hardware providers, just because of the effort that goes into properly penning an accessory review. However, the Mujjo leather iPhone X case has brought me out of retirement. You may have seen Andrew cover this case in his Epic iPhone X case round up, but I wanted to add some extra words for this great case.
Rugged outdoors wallpaper collection by Nomad
When thinking rugged Apple accessories, one often brings the Nomad collection to mind. We frequently cover their new product launches and review their equipment. To further entrench their image as a go-to for sturdy equipment, Nomad is appealing to its audience by posting a series of rugged outdoor wallpapers for iPhone and desktop. Just as you can expect Nomad to bring you high quality mobile accessories, you can expect our Wallpaper of the Week series to provide amazing photo quality wallpapers. Today, those two forces meet.
New jailbreak tweaks to check out: BioLockout, NotTodaySatan, and more
The jailbreak community has been quiet out of anticipation as we await the completion of jailbreak tools like Electra for iOS 11.0-11.1.2, but some developers continue to push iOS 10-compatible tweaks that hold many of us over for now.
In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the new jailbreak tweaks that popped up in Cydia this week. As always, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites first, and then we’ll cap things off by outlining the rest afterward.
CoolStar seeds Electra RC 1.3 to developers
The Electra jailbreak tool has been in beta since it came to fruition in mid-January, but CoolStar changed that this week after seeding a limited developer-only release of Electra RC 1.
On Saturday, he pushed yet another developer-only build dubbed Electra RC 1.3. The revised jailbreak tool adds support for an iOS 11-compatible version of Ryan Petrich’s RocketBootstrap utility, among other things.
Twitter stops support for its Mac app, here are the two best alternatives
Twitter announced on Friday that beginning immediately, its Mac app will no longer be available for download, and the app will no longer be supported in 30 days. Whether or not Twitter was ever committed to their Mac app is an entirely different conversation, but the company suggests users access the service via the web, which it says will provide a consistent experience across platforms.
Try Not To Smile, Stairforce, Threader, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features an app that tries to make you smile, an app that tries to make you healthier, and an app for Twitter threads. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.