Guide

How to change your player name in Pokémon GO

One of the new features that shipped with the Pokémon GO 1.3.0 update this week was the ability to change your player name in the game. This is the name that everybody sees when you compete in gyms, so if you accidentally chose a name you didn't want, now is your chance to switch it out.

In this tutorial, we'll show you the steps to take to change your name in Pokémon GO.

How to copy the same parental controls from one user account to another on Mac

If you have one Mac, and multiple users, then you might use the built-in Parental Controls to manage what those users can and cannot do. Doing so can help the security of your system in many ways.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to you can essentially copy the Parental Control settings from one of your Mac's users over to another user so they're managed in the same way.

How to spoof your location in Pokémon GO [jailbreak]

In most typical scenarios, Pokémon GO is a GPS-based game that uses your current location to help you navigate around to find new wild Pokémon to catch.

On the other hand, some people just don't live in Pokémon-rich areas. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to spoof your location in Pokémon GO by taking advantage of your jailbroken iPhone or iPad.

Were you “forced” to start over after this weekend’s Pokémon GO update? Here’s the fix

Following this weekend's Pokémon GO game update from Niantic, many players who used their Google accounts to play have claimed that the update deleted their account data and forced them to start over by making a new account to play with.

If you were one of these people, this is a troubleshooting tutorial you'll want to read, as your account data is probably still there and you may have made a new account by mistake after following the on-screen instructions.

How to battle in gyms in Pokémon GO

One of the more misunderstood features of the hit mobile game Pokémon GO are gyms. These are essentially arenas where you can compete with other trainers and claim the gym for your own team.

In this piece, we'll talk all about gyms and discuss the gameplay, Pokémon preparation, and team gym claiming.

How to get the 1-year enterprise certificate on your iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak right now

Apple recently revoked the 1-year enterprise certificate for the iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak, which is why you don't get it anymore when you jailbreak with Pangu. Instead, you get a 7-day certificate that forces you to side-load the jailbreak app from your computer every week.

On the other hand, it is possible to get the 1-year enterprise certificate on your iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak right now, but you have to do a little trickery. We'll show you how in this tutorial.

What you need to know about the iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak certificate expiry

The Pangu jailbreak for iOS 9.2-9.3.3 finally gives you a way to modify your device to your liking again on iOS 9.3.3 with your favorite jailbreak tweaks. Unfortunately, it's not without its faults; it relies on a certificate, which means it has an expiration date and will need to be re-signed.

In this tutorial, we'll talk about what you have to do to renew your iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak certificate when the time comes.

How to play Pokémon GO on your jailbroken device

If you have a jailbroken iPhone, which is likely after this weekend's release of the Pangu jailbreak for iOS 9.3.3, then you've probably already found that Pokémon GO can't run on a jailbroken device. It'll crash at startup instead.

In this tutorial, we'll show you a workaround so you can play Pokémon GO on your jailbroken iPhone without it crashing every time it starts up.

Controlling what your Eevee evolves into in Pokémon GO

Eevee is an unusual Pokémon in the hit mobile game because unlike other Pokémon, it can evolve into three possible outcomes. Those three are Flareon (fire), Jolteon (electric), and Vaporeon (water).

Typically, when you evolve an Eevee, the outcome is going to be 100% random, but as the game publisher Niantic confirmed this week, there is a small cheat that you can use to actually control what your Eevee evolves into, and we'll talk about that in this tutorial.

How to level up in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO has quickly become one of the most popular mobile games for both the iOS and Android platforms within just the few weeks that it's been available to play.

Some players have been playing since day one, while others have only been playing for a few days. Nevertheless, there are two main goals in this game: catching Pokémon, and leveling up your character.

In this piece, we'll discuss what you can do to speedily level up your character without wasting any time.

How to remove the iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak from your device

The iOS 9.2-9.3.3 jailbreak debuted over the weekend, and soon after, jailbreak developers managed to make a Safari web browser-based jailbreak that doesn't even require you to hook up to a computer to jailbreak iOS 9.3.3.

Of course, it's a semi-untethered jailbreak, and there are a lot of caveats to it, so if you're having jailbreaker's remorse and you want to know how to put your device back to a stock device, don't fret because we're going to talk about that in this tutorial.