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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: BoardBanners12, Flow, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 18, 2019

It’s a great time to be a jailbreaker, especially if you’re using the iOS platform. With current jailbreaks available for iOS 11 and 12, support for A12(X) readily available in public beta, and with exciting works involving the new checkm8 bootrom exploit to be released in the foreseeable future, it seems like almost anything might be possible.

With that in mind, we’d like to take a closer look at all the latest jailbreak tweaks to be released. In this piece, we’ll talk about all our favorite new tweaks first and then outline the rest afterward.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Bazzi 2, NextUp, Ringer13, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 5, 2019

It’s a great time to be a member of the jailbreak community, and if you have a pwned handset in your possession, then you might be wondering about the best way to make your handset stand out from the crowd.

In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, September 30th to Sunday, October 6th. As always, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Sileo v1.5.0 beta 3 adds native iOS 13 support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 30, 2019

It’s the start of a brand new week this Monday morning, and the Sileo Team is using it to launch an updated version of the Sileo beta for public testing.

The Sileo Team took to the official @GetSileo Twitter page this morning to announce the release of Sileo v1.5.0 beta 3 touting native support for Apple’s all-new iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 mobile operating systems:

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CoolStar to shift focus away from A12(X) in favor of new checkm8 exploit

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2019
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The recent launch of the checkm8 bootrom exploit for A5-A11 devices certainly piqued the interest of many, and perhaps a lot more than some people would like.

Electra Team lead developer CoolStar took to Discord over the weekend to announce that he would be shifting focus away from A12(X) jailbreak development on iOS 12.1.3 and later and more toward experimenting with and developing around the checkm8 exploit:

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: ChargingBubbles, Peekable, Vigor 2, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 27, 2019

Many people just got their shiny new iPhone 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max in hand this past week, but for those sticking with jailbreakable handsets following the launch of the new checkm8 bootrom exploit, this post is for you.

In this roundup, we'll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweaks to be released from Monday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 29th. As always, we'll kick things off by talking about our favorites first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: 3DTools, BottomToolBar, SmartBattery, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 22, 2019

Apple officially dropped iOS 13 to the general public this week, but for those happily jailbroken on iOS 11 or iOS 12, it's possible to obtain many of the software update's new features with the right combination of jailbreak tweaks.

In this roundup, we’ll showcase all the latest jailbreak tweaks to be released from Monday, September 16th to Sunday, September 22nd. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Cosmos, Dejavu2, playbacksafari, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 14, 2019

Apple officially stopped signing iOS 12.4 this week, preventing potential jailbreakers from downgrading to a pwnable firmware. But those who heeded our advice and downgraded when they had the chance can now enjoy one of the best the perks of jailbreaking: installing jailbreak tweaks.

In this roundup, we’ll showcase all the jailbreak tweaks released during the past week from Monday, September 9th to Sunday, September 15th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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Sileo v1.5.0 beta 1 now available for testing with 2x speed boost and dark mode

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 12, 2019

The Sileo Team took to the @GetSileo Twitter account early Thursday morning to tease the imminent release of an updated beta version of the Sileo package manager with more than twice the speed performance of the latest public release.

As of just an hour ago, that beta version is now available for testers. Those using the Electra Team’s Chimera or Electra jailbreaks are free to download Sileo Beta v1.5.0 beta 1 from the default repository on each jailbreak:

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Sileo Team launches Sileo v1.4.2 beta 1 with native dark mode support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 8, 2019

Just a few hours ago, the Sileo Team teased a gorgeous set of screenshots depicting what appeared to be an iOS 13-like dark mode for the Sileo package manager. The Sileo Team didn’t say when it would be getting released, but that small detail doesn’t seem to be all that important anymore.

Just within the past hour, the Sileo Team released Sileo v1.4.2 beta 1. It was announced via the official @GetSileo Twitter page, and from what we can tell, this is the first iteration of the proprietary package manager to support a native dark mode feature:

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Sileo Team teases upcoming update for Sileo with dark mode support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 8, 2019

Just minutes after Pwn20wnd released the most substantial stability and reliability update ever for the unc0ver jailbreak, the Sileo Team teased what appears to be an upcoming update for the Sileo package manager with a drop-dead gorgeous dark mode user interface that appears to be heavily inspired by Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 software update.

The Sileo Team shared the images above via the official @GetSileo Twitter page just minutes ago, adding that it would be ‘coming soon:’

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: CCBrightnessExtended, Docky, Storage3D, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 7, 2019

If you're happily jailbroken on iOS 11 or 12, then you're likely wondering what you should install on your device to make it less boring. Fortunately, this jailbreak tweak roundup can help.

In this roundup, we’ll talk about all the jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, September 2nd to Sunday, September 8th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap everything else up in an outline afterward.

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