In this guide, we’ll introduce you to some lesser-known and often overlooked apps by Apple that come pre-installed on every new iPhone or iPad, including the one you have.
10 often ignored and forgotten Apple stock apps on iPhone and iPad
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Festivitas app for macOS brings festive lights to any Mac’s Menu Bar & Dock
I have long been an advocate of software that brings the holiday spirit to our everyday devices. Just look at the Snoverlay 2 jailbreak tweak that we shared back in 2021 for jailbroken iPhones and iPads that caused snowflakes to rain down your entire display, regardless of what interface you may have been using.
WhatsApp is dropping support for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 series
Meta-owned WhatsApp will soon stop supporting older iPhones, including the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models.
YouTube revives a Share menu extension for uploading videos from other apps
Google has updated the mobile YouTube app with support for the systemwide Share menu on iPhone and iPad, making video uploads easier.
MuffinStore lets TrollStore users downgrade or install older versions of apps on their device
I find it insulting enough that Apple doesn’t trust its own users to choose which version of firmware that they can install on the iPhones and iPads they own. In fact, they actively prohibit firmware downgrades via a signing scheme that either approves or disapproves of firmware installation requests through iTunes or Finder.
WhatsApp rolling out voice message transcripts for those times when you cannot listen to a message right away
Use WhatsApp voice message transcripts for long audio messages, especially when in a loud place or you just can’t afford to stop to listen.
AltStore Classic updated to v2.0.2 to fix crashing issues from previous v2.0.1 release
Just last week, the AltStore team released AltStore Classic version 2.0.1 with several bugs fixes and improvements, including support for dark mode & tinted app icons in iOS 18 and support for Home Screen Quick Actions with support information.
Apple announces Shazam just zoomed past 100 billion song recognitions
Apple has announced that the Shazam music recognition service has surpassed over 100 billion song recognitions since its inception.
DoorDash can import your grocery lists from Apple Reminders
DoorDash has announced the ability to import or paste your grocery lists from Apple’s Reminders app to help you build your grocery basket quicker.
How to install large Mac apps on an external SSD or hard disk
Learn how to set your Mac to offload large macOS apps and games directly onto an external flash drive, SSD, or hard disk if internal storage is limited.
Sideloadly sideloading utility updated to v0.55.0 with speed improvements & bug fixes
It looks like AltStore isn’t the only sideloading application receiving updates this Wednesday. In an announcement post shared to /r/jailbreak just this afternoon, the Sideloadly team announced that it too had released an update to its sideloading utility.
Configure system toggles & behaviors on a per-app basis in great detail with Appaze 3
Sometimes iPhone users get used to performing certain routines in individual apps on their device, and in some instances, that could mean changing the device’s settings for an ideal usage environment for those apps.