iOS 13

This tweak prevents you from missing Apple Watch notifications when you’re heavily dressed

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 10, 2022

One thing I love about having an Apple Watch is being tapped on the wrist when all my important notifications come through. But in certain situations, such as when wearing a winter coat with long and heavy sleeves that cover your wrists, feeling those subtle taps can be nearly impossible.

Spearheading a solution to this problem is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Winter Mode for Apple Watch by iOS developer Ayden Panhuyzen. Once installed, this tweak forces both your Apple Watch and iPhone to notify you about any incoming notifications simultaneously.

Hacker Jake James gets time_waste tfp0 exploit working on iOS 12

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2020

It was only yesterday that talented hacker and iOS exploit tinkerer Jake James released time_waste, a reworked version of Brandon Azad’s oob_timestamp tfp0 exploit. Time_waste solves many of the memory leak issues that were present in the oob_timestamp exploit, and given the apparent enhancements, it’s not difficult to see why Pwn20wnd switched to using James’ exploit for the unc0ver jailbreak instead.

But while the aforementioned advantages are obvious, that didn’t stop James from taking things a step further. Just this afternoon, James announced via Twitter that he had managed to get the time_waste tfp0 exploit working on iOS 12; moreover, it even seems to play nicely with A8X-equipped devices:

Unc0ver v4.2.0 release adds support for A8X-A11 devices running iOS 13.0-13.3

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 27, 2020

Pwn20wnd officially released unc0ver v4.2.0 to the general public Tuesday afternoon after several internal beta testers had teased the jailbreak working on A8X-A11 devices running iOS 13.0-13.3 earlier in the day.

The hacker announced the new update, along with some vital information, just this afternoon via Twitter:

Upcoming unc0ver update will support iOS 13.0-13.3 on A8X-A11 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2020

Ever since the unc0ver jailbreak picked up support for iOS 13.0-13.3 with Brandon Azad’s oob_timestamp exploit (and more recently, Jake James’ time_waste exploit), this support has been limited to A12(X)-A13 devices. Pwn20wnd was rather noncommittal with regards to adding support for A8-A11 devices since they’re already supported by the bootrom exploit-based checkra1n jailbreak, but that could now be on the verge of changing.

According to Tweets shared just this morning by Pwn20wnd, it seems that support for A8X-A11 devices on iOS 13.0-13.3 is very near to becoming a reality:

FloatyTab introduces a customizable floating Tab Bar to your iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2020

As you use apps on your iPhone, you’ll often notice a bar of tabs at the bottom of your handset’s display. This is generally referred to as the Tab Bar, and it hosts shortcuts to different sections of whatever app you might be using.

Those who’ve been using the iPhone for several years would be able to tell you that the Tab Bar hasn’t changed much since the original version of iOS. For that reason, a newly released jailbreak tweak called FloatyTab by iOS developer Dylan West aims to bring changes that are both functional and aesthetically-pleasing.

Compactor brings the Apple Watch’s font to your pwned iPhone or iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 25, 2020

If you have an Apple Watch, then you’ve undoubtedly noticed that it sports an entirely different system font than your iPhone does. Typically, you’d need to install performance-impacting or battery-guzzling add-ons to change your system font, but with a new and free jailbreak tweak called Compactor by iOS developer Jamie Bishop, you can bring the Apple Watch’s native font to your iPhone without these ill side-effects.

As depicted in the screenshot examples above, the Apple Watch’ system font, also known as SF Compact, is both smaller and more legible than the iPhone’s native system font.

This new tweak lets you colorize the AirPods/AirPods Pro connect interface

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 24, 2020

If you’re jailbroken on iOS 13 and you also happen to own a pair of AirPods or AirPods Pro, then you might enjoy the added customization benefits of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called AirPort (iOS 13) by iOS developer Boo.

If you haven’t already noticed in the screenshot examples above, AirPort (iOS 13) enables users to personalize the appearance of their AirPods/AirPods Pro connection interface. Options include colorizing the interface, the text, and the AirPods/AirPods Pro themselves.

Unc0ver update implements Jake James’ time_waste exploit, adds reliability improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 27, 2020

Ever since the unc0ver jailbreak picked up support for iOS 13.0-13.3 on A12(X)-A13 devices with the help of Brandon Azad’s oob_timestamp exploit, Pwn20wnd has been releasing bug fix updates on a regular basis to address some of the issues reported by users. Today is no different.

Shared in a a series of Tweets this afternoon, Pwn20wnd announced the launch of unc0ver versions v4.1.0 and 4.1.1, with the latter being the newest:

Jake James rewrites oob_timestamp exploit as Pwn20wnd plans integration with unc0ver

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 24, 2020

Those who’ve been keeping close tabs on the jailbreak community as of late should be keenly aware of Brandon Azad’s oob_timestamp exploit, which made iOS 13.0-13.3 support for A12(X)-A13 devices via the unc0ver jailbreak possible. As wonderful as it is, the oob_timestamp exploit isn’t without its shortcomings, such as memory leaks.

Given the aforementioned circumstances, a series of Tweets shared early this morning by renowned hacker Jake James may be considered great news for the jailbreak community:

DigitalBattery13: A customizable battery indicator for notched iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 24, 2020

I was always the sort of person to enable the Battery Percentage option on all of my older iPhones, but since the introduction of notched handsets starting with the iPhone X in 2017, Apple appears to have nixed this feature from all but the non-notched handsets, requiring you to open Control Center to see a numeric battery percentage.

Those looking for a better battery indicator solution on their notch-equipped iPhones may want to try out a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called DigtalBattery13 by iOS developer Asterix. Just as the name implies, this tweak gives your handset an actual numeric battery readout as opposed to just an icon.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Dots 2, Gravitation, Springtomize 5, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 23, 2020

Hot off the heels of an updated unc0ver jailbreak with support for iOS 13.0-13.3 on A12(X)-A13 devices, it is now possible to jailbreak the bulk of all iPhones or iPads in circulation with either checkra1n or unc0ver. The only exception would be A12 or newer devices running iOS 13.3.1.

If you have a jailbreakable device, then you may want to find some add-ons to go along with it. In this piece, we'll discuss our favorite jailbreak tweaks released between Monday, February 17th and Sunday February 23rd. As usual, we'll kick things off by talking about our favorite releases and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

Give Control Center a rounder aesthetic with RoundedCC

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 23, 2020

Those looking for a quick and easy way to give their newly jailbroken handset a way to stand out from the crowd might enjoy the likes of a newly released jailbreak tweak called RoundedCC by iOS developer neoney.

As most would probably infer from the tweak’s rather conspicuous name, RoundedCC gives Control Center a much rounder aesthetic. It replaces much of the interface’s rectangular features and either transforms them into circles or eliminates most of the straight lines.