Battery

Quanta makes Apple’s Smart Battery Case battery level readout more intelligent

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 17, 2020

Apple’s Smart Battery Case is almost certainly a battery-extending case, but is it really all that smart? Some would argue not, but with the augmentation of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Quanta (iOS 13) by HASHBANG Productions, you can make Apple’s Smart Battery Case just a little bit smarter.

If you’ve ever used an Apple Smart Battery case before, then you’ve undoubtedly come to realize that one of its biggest pitfalls is the fact that your Status Bar’s battery level indicator displays both a 100% charge and the charging bolt almost all the time (unless the Smart Battery Case is due for a recharge).

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France’s watchdog fines Apple 25 million euros over iPhone throttling

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 7, 2020
iPhone battery replacement

Apple was blamed for supposed planned obsolescence of its products before, but nothing like when it was discovered that an iOS software update intentionally slowed down older handset models with worn-out batteries. The technology giant was sued over the practice in multiple courts and now a French consumer fraud group has fined the company 25 million euros, or about $27.5 million, because it had failed to properly inform its customers that iOS software updates might cause their iPhone to run slower than usual.

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This tweak gives your iPhone a snazzy new Status Bar battery indicator

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 16, 2020

The battery level indicator is perhaps one of the most important items in your iPhone’s Status Bar. Not only does it tell you how far along your handset’s battery percentage is, but it also gives you a rough idea of about how much longer you can expect to use your device before it’s time to plug it in to a power source.

There’s nothing particularly wrong with iOS’ native battery level indicator, but starting with Apple’s trendy notched handsets, the icon itself doesn’t display a numeric battery percentage anymore. Fortunately for those looking to change that, you can now download a new, free jailbreak tweak called half by iOS developers Soongyu Kwon and Ayden Leppert.

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Pip brings Apple Watch’s Nightstand Mode to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 24, 2019

Anyone with an Apple Watch is likely to be familiar with watchOS’ native Nightstand Mode, a useful feature that displays the time, charge level, and a missed notification indicator (if there are any) in green font with a black background when the smartwatch is charging. But why doesn’t Apple give the iPhone have a similar charging experience?

If you’ve been asking yourself the aforementioned question since getting an Apple Watch, then we think you’ll come to appreciate a newly released jailbreak tweak called Pip by iOS developer Dylan Duff.

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Juice introduces limitless battery icon customization to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 11, 2019

If you’re freshly jailbroken on iOS 13 by way of checkra1n, then you may want to do yourself a favor and follow a project called Juice, a new public beta jailbreak tweak by iOS developer SparkDev that permits users to customize the appearance of the Status Bar’s battery indicator in a satisfying way.

The concept of customizing iOS’ native battery indicator certainly isn’t new, but Juice is in a league of its own. An intuitive interface coupled with seemingly endless options spells out a user experience that seems unparalleled by anything else we’ve seen to date.

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How to replace your older 13-inch MacBook Pro battery

Peter Cohen ∙ December 9, 2019
MacBook Pro battery location

The batteries in Mac laptops are consumable items. Over time, their charge capacity diminishes because they wear out. Fortunately many older MacBook Pros have batteries that can be replaced with very little trouble. This tutorial will step you through the process of figuring out if your MacBook Pro needs its battery replaced, and if so, how to replace it.

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Jailbreak dependency update should fix unc0ver battery issues

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 24, 2019

The unc0ver tool by Pwn20wnd is one of the most popular ways to jailbreak a handset running iOS 11 or 12. If you’ve used this solution before, then you’ve undoubtedly experienced what could only be described as a sudden and unexpected battery drain, even when your device sits idle. Fortunately, there’s a fix for that now.

Unc0ver co-developer Sam Bingner released an updated version of UIKit Tools Thursday morning, bringing the jailbreak dependency up to version 1.1.15-1 in the process. In a subtle Retweet by Pwn20wnd, we learn that this update should resolve battery issues experienced by unc0ver users:

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