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Ian Beer publicizes tfp0 exploit for iOS 11.1.2

Matrix code hacked iPhone.

Just last week, security researcher Ian Beer apprised the internet about a powerful tfp0 exploit for iOS 11.0-11.1.2. Little was known regarding the exploit at the time except that it granted seemingly endless possibilities.

On Monday, Beer once again broke the silence by announcing on Twitter that he had officially released the exploit to the public.

How to play songs, albums, and playlists on repeat in the Apple Music app

iPhone Music app showing the Now Playing screen with a repeat icon in the background

Playing a song, an album, or a playlist on repeat in the Apple Music app is a bit confusing. First, the repeat option is not obviously located within the app, and second, what happens when you tap on it is even less obvious.

If you are confused about playing music on repeat in the Music app of your iPhone or iPad, then read on as you're about to learn how to use the repeat button.

LockWatch, PhotosLock, Snoverlay, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend

Cydia isn’t quite bustling right now, but we’ve seen some exciting activity in the community recently by way of semi-jailbreaks and exploits that could potentially lead to something exciting on iOS 11 in the future. While there’s no guarantee of anything special coming out of it, we can still cross our fingers and hope for the best.

Whether current versions of iOS will receive a jailbreak or not continues to baffle the best of us, but those sporting iOS 10 devices jailbroken with Yalu can still enjoy all of Cydia's latest releases. In this roundup, we’ll talk about our favorite jailbreak tweaks launched during the past week. As usual, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites and outline the rest of them afterward.

Is an iOS 11 jailbreak just over the horizon?

The jailbreak community has been nothing but a crazy roller coaster ride lately, especially given the lack of any recent jailbreaks and the permanent archival of both the ModMyi and ZodTTD/MacCiti Cydia repositories. On the other hand, there may (or may not) be exciting news ahead.

While it’s too premature to make any conclusive assumptions at this point in time, there’s been some buzz recently about a couple of iOS exploits that could purportedly pave the way for a so-called “semi-jailbreak” for iOS 11.0-11.1.2.

LockWatch adds Apple Watch-inspired clocks to your iPhone’s Lock screen

As an avid Apple Watch user, I was excited to learn about a jailbreak tweak dubbed LockWatch by iOS developer Sniper_GER, which ports several of the Apple Watch’s watch faces to the Lock screen of jailbroken devices.

LockWatch continues to undergo development as of this writing, but it’s a fascinating to check the time on your iPhone precisely as you would when glancing at your wrist. Furthermore, the tweak supports both analog and digital watch faces, to provide options for those with personal preference.