YouTube's iOS app is now unsupported on the iPhone and iPad models that cannot be upgraded to iOS 16 or later, including the iPhone 7 and iPad Air 2.
YouTube now unsupported on these older iPhones and iPads, iOS 16 now required
After WhatsApp, Meta is on track to release a native Instagram iPad app in 2025
An official Instagram iPad app is coming in 2025. Meta is now “actively testing” a native tablet interface as square images are apparently no longer a concern.
WhatsApp usernames coming to let you stop sharing your actual phone number
WhatsApp will let you sign in to the service with just a username or screen name instead of your phone number for increased messaging and texting privacy.
Apple prepares YouTube stream of next week’s WWDC 2025 Keynote event
Apple’s highly anticipated WWDC 2025 event will begin on Monday, June 9th at 10 A.M. Pacific time (1 P.M. Eastern time). The Cupertino-based company is expected to use the event to announce its next generation of software for various devices including the iPhone & iPad, the Mac, the Apple TV, the Apple Watch, and the Vision Pro, among other things.
How to trick Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence to behave like a chatbot
Learn how to make the Writing Tools features of Apple Intelligence behave like a chatbot, including providing answers to your questions and prompts.
How to use iPhone-like Medical ID on your Android phone
Learn how to set up and use the Medical Information feature on your Android phone, which is similar to Apple's Medical ID on the iPhone.
YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts
Google is bringing Lens to YouTube Shorts, letting you search for more information about things in a video, including items, plants and animals.
WhatsApp privacy tweak ensures deleted messages no longer leak in quoted replies
Meta is rolling out an important privacy tweak in WhatsApp to ensure any messages you've deleted are also removed from quoted replies for all chat participants.
Revamped Apple Shortcuts will let you create actions with AI prompts
Apple will allegedly revamp the built-in Shortcuts app in iOS 26 this fall with the ability to create actions using Apple Intelligence models.
Apple’s crack marketing team comes up with the name “macOS Tahoe” for macOS 26
Are you ready for macOS Tahoe? That's supposedly the official marketing term Apple's picked for macOS 26, the next major update to the Mac operating system.
“Neon Area” totally tubular gradient wallpaper for iPhone
In our Sunday edition of iDB Wallpapers of the Week, we submit to you the totally tubular “Neon Area” collection of iPhone wallpapers. The set of backgrounds fits into one of the most popular wallpaper categories on the site, our gradient gallery. A true smörgåsbord of color, these bands of color light up any Lock or Home Screen on your favorite device.
Jailbreak news of the week: Avoiding certain social media tweaks, PureKFD updates, CVE-2025-31200 PoC, & more…
Whenever it comes to hacking or jailbreaking iPhones and iPads (even Apple TVs), the iDownloadBlog team is never far behind the latest announcements. We report on the latest news and releases as they happen, ensuring that our readers benefit from these kinds of device enhancement tools as they become available.