One of the things that many Mac owners have come to appreciate over the years is the computer’s boot-up sound. Sadly, Apple doesn’t offer this feature on its mobile devices.
BootSound makes any jailbroken iPhone play a custom sound on boot
Hacker Justin Sherman shows off exploit that works on iOS 15.2, albeit with a poor success rate
While there hasn’t been any discernible movement lately with respect to jailbreaking iOS & iPadOS 15, the good news is that a lot of different potential exploits now exist in the wild, putting the ball instead in jailbreak developers’ courts. In fact, it seems that another could be on the brink of development at the time of this writing.
Brain3k, Moderation, DayPic and other apps to check out this weekend
Welcome back to another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have some great selections, including an intelligent bookmarker, a minimal food tracker, and an app for taking daily photos. And as always, we've selected a great game for you to check out
SlowMo adds video playback speed options to the native Photos app
You can watch saved videos in the iPhone’s Photos app just as easily as you can peer at saved photographs, however the playback speed of said video will be limited to the speed it was recorded in.
3Developer adds developer-focused power options to the Home Screen’s 3D Touch/Haptic Touch menus
Whether you’re a power user or a developer and advanced features matter to you more than the average Joe, a free jailbreak tweak dubbed 3Developer by iOS developer hearsedev could prove to be rather a handy add-on for you.
Twitter is testing reaction videos. Sounds like a great tool for harassment
A new Twitter feature in testing would make it possible to retweet someone's tweet with a reaction photo or video, along with the tweet embedded.
Why your Apple Watch is slow and tips to make it faster
In this guide, we cover several reasons your Apple Watch is slow and share some handy tips to fix it, making your experience faster.
Rooney Mara set to play Audrey Hepburn in new biopic for Apple TV+ from director Luca Guadagnino
Audrey Hepburn is one of the most iconic actresses to ever do it. Her roles in films like Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady are iconic, to say the least. And now the star will get a brand new biopic all about her, which will make its debut on Apple TV+ at some point in the future.
Apple Fitness+ gaining curated workouts and meditations, Time to Run and more
Curated Apple Fitness+ workouts and meditations, a new Time to Run feature and other enhancements are launching on the service on Monday, January 10, 2022.
SeeYa Pro adds profile pictures to communications-based notifications on jailbroken devices
Upon receiving notifications from any of your iPhone’s apps, iOS displays the relevant app icon inside the banner. It’s a good way to identify what all the notification came from at a glance, but it falls short in sharing the entire story.
New Recents jailbreak tweak ports iPadOS 15’s Dock-based App Library shortcut to iPhones
One of the things I’ve really come to appreciate about iPadOS 15 is the App Library icon that appears on the right side of the Home Screen’s Dock. With it, I can more easily navigate to the App Library to view all my apps at a glance.
Judge dismisses Cydia’s antitrust claim against Apple while welcoming an amended complaint
Just this week, a U.S. district judge dismissed an eyebrow-raising lawsuit that was filed against Apple at the end of last year by none other than Cydia creator Jay Freeman (A.K.A. Saurik), a name that many jailbreakers and iDownloadBlog readers alike will recognize as ‘The Father of Jailbreaking.’