It has been a month since Apple introduced the new iPad Air with its edge-to-edge display design. and we may finally know when it's going to launch.
New iPad Air may launch October 23 as it receives FCC approval
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AppButton makes it easier to multitask on jailbroken iPhones
Love it or hate it, the iPhone’s native App Switcher doesn’t seem like it will be receiving any substantial upgrades anytime soon. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the jailbreak community continuously tries to provide a better user experience for those with valid frustrations regarding the native user interface.
If you, like many others, are searching for a better App Switcher experience on your pwned handset, then you might want to take a moment and observe a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called AppButton by iOS developer MiRO.
Prank those who try to guess your iPhone’s passcode with ToldYou
Whether you have an iPhone or another smartphone of a different make and model, one thing we all probably have in common is that someone has attempted to guess our handset’s passcode when we weren’t looking.
The horrible and sad truth is: nosy people exist; but the good news is that anyone with a jailbroken iPhone can now use a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called ToldYou by iOS developer Huseyin Kabasakal to strike back at these nosy people in a somewhat humorous way.
Apple is rumored to launch the new iPad Air 3 alongside the iPhone 12 models
Apple introduced its third-generation iPad Air with skinnier bezels, the A14 Bionic chip and other perks on September 15, but the new tablet still doesn't have a release date. According to a well-respected leaker, that could change at today's Apple event as both the new tablet and the iPhone 12 models are expected to debut later this week.
This tweak adds an icon in the Status Bar whenever music is playing
If you’re one to listen to a ton of music via your jailbroken iPhone or iPad, then chances are you could benefit from the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed NowPlayingIndicator by iOS developer iCraze.
This tweak’s name is particularly telling in terms of what it does. Once installed, NowPlayingIndicator adds a play button-shaped icon to the Status Bar, just to the left of the time, whenever you have music playing. The illustration above depicts how the tweak looks in action.
Launching soon on Apple Arcade: “All of You,“ “Wonderbox“ and “The Collage Atlas“
Apple Arcade will be picking up a trio of new titles soon: a hand-drawn adventure title, called “The Collage Atlas,“ is launching Friday. Then later in the year gaming fans will be able to play “All Of You,“ a family-friendly puzzle adventure with unique gameplay, along with “Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker,“ an action-adventure game set in gorgeous dioramas.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AltDaemon, Annotation, iGotBlind, and more…
The jailbreak community has been nothing short of a crazy roller coaster ride lately. From the release of the first public iOS 14 jailbreak from checkra1n and the announcement of an imminent exploit for iOS 13.7 to the departure of legendary security researcher and exploit finder Brandon Azad, it's tough to tell what might happen next. Still, the wheels just keep on turning.
In this roundup, we'll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweak released from Monday, October 5th to Sunday, October 11th. As usual, we'll start by talking about our favorite releases and then work our way into an outline of the rest afterward.
LS Contacts brings contact interaction directly to your iPhone’s Lock Screen
If you ever want to call or text a contact on your iPhone, then you’d need to unlock your handset and visit the Contacts or Phone app to do so. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could skip that step entirely and get right to it?
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Annotation lets Spotify users add descriptions & custom cover art to music playlists
While it has always been possible to create music playlists in the Spotify Music app for iPhone and iPad, one thing that seemed to be missing was a way to customize those playlists in depth. Fortunately, those with a jailbreak are no longer bound to such asinine limitations.
Annotation is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer atebitsy that brings music playlist customization options to the Spotify Music app. Right out of the box, it will permit users to add detailed descriptions to their music playlists and even change the playlist’s cover artwork to their liking.
iGotBlind helps jailbreakers with cluttered Home Screens find their apps
If you have a lot more apps installed on your iPhone than the average Joe, then chances are that you might forget where an app resides on your Home Screen from time to time. iOS & iPadOS 14 aim to improve Home Screen organization with the all-new App Library and the novel ability to hide apps from the Home Screen, but the circumstances are vastly different for those jailbroken in iOS or iPadOS 13 or earlier.
Hacker @08Tc3wBB to discuss iOS 13.7 exploit at Black Hat Europe 2020
There’s a lot going on in the jailbreak community as of right now. Not only is the checkra1n team actively attempting to jailbreak iOS & iPadOS 14 on many more devices, but hacker and security researcher @08Tc3wBB may also soon share details about an exploit viable for jailbreaking iOS & iPadOS 13.7 (the last versions of Apple’s previous-generation mobile operating systems).
If you find yourself more interested in the latter tidbit, which is likely the case if you stayed on the lowest possible firmware after iOS & iPadOS 14 got released, then you might be ecstatic to learn that @08Tc3wBB will present his latest research with security group ZecOps at the Black Hat Europe 2020 event.