iOS

Enjoy an improved iOS notification banner experience with Dayn

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 24, 2020

I’ll be the first to say that I love how notification banners look on the iPhone in a post-iOS 13 era, but I also think there’s room for improvement in both the aesthetics and the functional implementation to make the user experience a bit better from anywhere in the operating system.

While perusing the New tab in my package manager over the weekend, I happened upon a new jailbreak tweak release dubbed Dayn by iOS developers Devvix and JannikCrack, which appears to offer some serious upgrades to the native notification system found in iOS 13. Curious as I was to better understand how it worked, I decided to give it a try.

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Zebra v1.1.9 released to fix frustrating error message on latest unc0ver

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 24, 2020

If you excitedly jailbroke iOS 13.5 yesterday using the new unc0ver v5.0.0 jailbreak and then went to install the Zebra package manager as an alternative to the preinstalled Cydia package manager, then you probably found yourself plagued with error messages claiming “Operation Not Permitted” before your very eyes.

Evidently, you weren’t alone if you experienced this issue. Many Zebra users reported this problem after jailbreaking with the new unc0ver on Saturday, and now Zebra has been updated to version 1.1.9 with an official fix so that users can use the package manager error-free on their newly pwned handsets.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Docktyle, Dress, DualClocks, NoClutter, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 24, 2020

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for jailbreak tweak releases, and that’s one of the reasons why we like to sum everything up in these weekly postings. Not only does it help organize all the chaos, but it helps jailbreakers discover all the best and latest releases.

In this roundup, we’ll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, May 18th to Sunday, May 24th. 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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Unc0ver v5.0.0 officially released with support for all iOS 13.5 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

Just as promised, the unc0ver Team officially delivered unc0ver v5.0.0 on Saturday with support for the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 13.5 (and iPadOS 13.5), on all handsets capable of deploying it. Apple only just released iOS 13.5 on Wednesday, making this a particularly jaw-dropping release as it's the latest available firmware at the time of this writing.

The announcement that the update was coming took the jailbreak community by storm following more than two months of silence on the unc0ver Team’s behalf, but the wait was unquestionably worth it as jailbreakers now have the ability to liberate the latest iOS release on Apple’s newest handsets for the first time in what feels like forever.

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Checkra1n updated to v0.10.2 with support for iOS 13.5, additional bug fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

The unc0ver jailbreak is about to be updated to version 5.0.0 with official support for all devices that can run iOS and iPadOS 13.5, and in a silent and rather unexpected undercut, the checkra1n team released v0.10.2 beta of its bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for macOS Saturday evening with official support for iOS and iPadOS 13.5.

According to the release notes for the updated version of the checkra1n jailbreak, v0.10.2 not only adds support for Apple’s latest mobile firmware versions, but also incorporates a few different bug fixes at that:

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Add some personality to your jailbroken iPhone’s Dock with Docktyle

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

Anyone invested in the Apple ecosystem knows just how essential the iconic Dock can be to their workflow. Natively present on the iPhone, iPad, and even the Mac, the Dock is a convenient place to store your most-used apps such that you always have quick access to them when you need them.

As much as we like the Dock on these platforms, it’s worth noting that Apple doesn’t offer much by way of aesthetic customization. Fortunately, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Docktyle by iOS developer Marcel Braun lets jailbreakers customize the aesthetics of the Dock on the iOS platform.

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Countdown to release of unc0ver v5.0.0 with support for iOS 13.5 begins

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

On Wednesday, team unc0ver teased an upcoming v5.0.0 of its jailbreak tool with support for all iPhones and iPads that can run Apple’s latest and greatest iOS 13.5 firmware (iPadOS 13.5 included) by way of a brand-new 0-day kernel vulnerability from project lead developer Pwn20wnd.

At the time, the official unc0ver.dev website displayed a progress bar with the text “Performing Final Stability Tests 90%,” but things seem to be moving right along. The progress bar has now surpassed 95%, and several high-profile Tweets now indicate that unc0ver v5.0.0 will be released this weekend, sometime within the next 24 hours.

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Colorful Lines lets jailbreakers colorize iOS’ cursors, scroll bars, text highlights, & more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 25, 2022

If you’re a minimalist, then you may enjoy customizing your jailbroken iPhone, but perhaps not to the extent of installing crazy themes or adding extraneous features and interfaces. One thing you might enjoy doing, however, is making subtle adjustments to iOS’ native user interface.

Anyone who aligns themselves with the aforementioned sentiment will probably enjoy the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Colorful Lines by iOS developer Yulky Tulky. Just as its name implies, this tweak doesn’t do much else other than allow custom colorization of certain line-centric interfaces in iOS.

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How to disable iPad pointer animations

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 15, 2023

iPadOS brings an adaptive iPad cursor that uses subtle animations when hovering over various parts of the system to help you navigate. As an example, toolbar buttons in apps change color, and app icons on the Home Screen grow bigger. The animated cursor gives you a sense of context, but power users may want to disable these iPad pointer animations in order to enjoy a smoother tracking experience that resembles their computer.

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how you can disable iPad pointer animations with just a few taps.

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