Give your Status Bar’s cellular strength indicator a rainbow makeover with PrideBars
If you’re interested in having a rainbow-colored cellular signal strength indicator in your Status Bar, then you might enjoy PrideBars.
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Prevent specific apps from accessing the internet over Wi-Fi with ConditionalWiFi4
ConditionalWiFi4 can help you prevent specific apps from connecting to the internet.
The latest Apple Watch ad is about Maps turn-by-turn navigation and the freedom of cellular
This nicely done commercial highlights the freedom of cellular connectivity on the LTE-enabled Apple Watch Series 4.
Apple accelerates in-house modem development ahead of 5G iPhone
Future iPhones may combine Apple’s own cellular modems with the main processor to save space and battery life, which is what Samsung, Huawei and others have been doing for some time.
Appstore Unrestrict lets you download app updates larger than 150MB over cellular
iOS limits App Store update downloads to 150MB while you’re connected to a cellular network. This free jailbreak tweak does away with that silly limitation.
SignalPlane intelligently utilizes Airplane Mode at times of low signal to save battery
SignalPlane can help preserve handset battery life by automatically toggling Airplane Mode when an internet signal dips below a certain percentage.
Barclays: the next iPhone XR may bring faster data speeds via 4×4 MIMO antennas
The next iPhone XR may enable faster data speeds thanks to a new 4×4 MIMO antenna design, an improvement over the 2×2 MIMO LTE antennas in the current iPhone XR.
How to change the SIM PIN on iPhone
Do you need or want to change your iPhone SIM PIN? It’s really easy to do, takes minutes, and this short tutorial walks you through it.
Some users report LTE calling and SMS issues with iOS 12.1.2 (bonus: temporary fix)
iOS 12.1.2 has broken some core features for hundreds of affected users, including basic smartphone functions like using cellular phone calls and making and receiving texts.
iOS 12.1.2 launches with fixes for the eSIM activation and cellular connectivity issues
A minor update, iOS 12.1.2 fixes issues with eSIM activation and cellular connectivity that were originally reported by Apple’s customers in Turkey.
Apple will push special iOS updates in China to circumvent Qualcomm licensing issues
Apple will soon release special iOS updates to its Chinese customers that were specifically created to circumvent a pair of patents, owned by Qualcomm, which are essential to an iPhone injunction that the chip maker has won recently in the 1.33 billion people country.
Apple reportedly continues actively working on its own cellular modem chip for iPhone
Apple’s reportedly been actively hiring silicon engineers in San Diego, where it operates an office with a growing Wireless Architecture team, to work on a custom cellular modem for future iPhones.