One of the things that many Mac owners have come to appreciate over the years is the computer’s boot-up sound. Sadly, Apple doesn’t offer this feature on its mobile devices.
BootSound makes any jailbroken iPhone play a custom sound on boot
iPad
From the latest news to the most comprehensive tutorials, learn how to get the most out of your iPad with our step-by-step guides and expert tips.
Hacker Justin Sherman shows off exploit that works on iOS 15.2, albeit with a poor success rate
While there hasn’t been any discernible movement lately with respect to jailbreaking iOS & iPadOS 15, the good news is that a lot of different potential exploits now exist in the wild, putting the ball instead in jailbreak developers’ courts. In fact, it seems that another could be on the brink of development at the time of this writing.
SlowMo adds video playback speed options to the native Photos app
You can watch saved videos in the iPhone’s Photos app just as easily as you can peer at saved photographs, however the playback speed of said video will be limited to the speed it was recorded in.
SeeYa Pro adds profile pictures to communications-based notifications on jailbroken devices
Upon receiving notifications from any of your iPhone’s apps, iOS displays the relevant app icon inside the banner. It’s a good way to identify what all the notification came from at a glance, but it falls short in sharing the entire story.
Judge dismisses Cydia’s antitrust claim against Apple while welcoming an amended complaint
Just this week, a U.S. district judge dismissed an eyebrow-raising lawsuit that was filed against Apple at the end of last year by none other than Cydia creator Jay Freeman (A.K.A. Saurik), a name that many jailbreakers and iDownloadBlog readers alike will recognize as ‘The Father of Jailbreaking.’
How and why to reset iOS settings on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to reset location, privacy, handwriting, Home Screen layout, eSIM cellular plan, keyboard, network, or all iOS settings on your iPhone and iPad to troubleshoot various issues or to start fresh with the default configuration.
Have you encountered a weird Messages bug that won’t let you disable read receipts?
A bug in Apple's Messages app lets others see when you read their texts even with the option to send read receipts turned off on the device.
Houdini lets minimalists hide & show interface elements from the Lock Screen with just a tap
Minimalists tend to appreciate having as little clutter as possible, and that personality often rubs off on the user’s personal iPhone or iPad.
Jailbreak hobbyist shows off new scripts that simplify running AltServer on Linux
AltServer and AltStore are a software duet that utilizes free or paid Apple Developer-enabled Apple IDs to sign and install apps outside of the App Store.
8 tips to free up iCloud storage on your iPhone, iPad, Mac
Is your iCloud storage full? Check out this guide to manage your iCloud storage and free up space using easy tips and suggestions.
This tweak dismisses the Face ID animation more quickly after a successful authentication
Face ID is a wonderful means of user authentication for iPhones and iPads, but one complaint I have is how the Face ID authentication animation takes so much longer than it should, sometimes making it feel like I spend more time looking at flashy animations than I do getting things done.
CoolStar releases libhooker v1.6.9 beta 2 with minor improvements & preliminary iOS 15 support
While it now seems unlikely for @pattern_f_ to share the exploit for A12 & A13 handsets running iOS & iPadOS 14.6-14.8 with the Odyssey Team for use in the Taurine jailbreak the same way it’s currently being used by the unc0ver jailbreak, some good news for Taurine users is that a new beta of libhooker is available for testing.