Apple will bring new AI-powered accessibility features to iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay and Vision Pro with iOS 18 and other updates that will drop this fall.
Apple previews the new AI-powered accessibility features coming with iOS 18
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PoC for CVE-2024-27804 published, jailbreak developers uncertain of viability
Just yesterday, following Apple’s release of iOS & iPadOS 17.5, security researcher Meysam Firouzi (@RootkitSMM) took to X (formerly Twitter) and said that they planned to publish a proof of concept (PoC) for a kernel vulnerability impacting iOS & iPadOS 17.4.1 and older dubbed CVE-2024-27804.
Why get AppleCare+ for the pricey OLED iPad Pro: Screen repairs are just $29
With the optional AppleCare+ coverage for the new iPad Air or iPad Pro, fixing a malfunctioning or physically damaged display will run you only $29 a pop.
Apple’s new AI-powered document scanner is coming to the latest iPads via a special day-one software update
The new M4 iPad Pro and the M2 iPad Air will gain Apple's new document scanner powered by artifical intellgience (A) via a special day-one software update.
Battery Health menu with cycle count and other stats available on the latest iPads
A Battery Health menu brings the charge cycle count and other stats, but the feature remains restricted to Apple's latest M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro models.
Untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.2-9.3.4 devices teased by dora2ios
Talented jailbreak developer @dora2ios, known for their work on projects such as the Kok3shi9 jailbreak for iOS 9.3.x devices, the meowbrek2 semi-untether for the palera1n jailbreak, and for tinkering with the kernel file descriptor (KFD) exploit to make iOS 16-based jailbreaks for arm64 devices, appears to be working on something new that might be of interest for anyone using legacy iOS 9 firmware.
Get downloading: Apple releases iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5
iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5 arrived on May 13, 2024. Download the updates on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch to get the latest features.
Gamma emulator: Play classic PlayStation 1 games on your iPhone and iPad
The new Gamma emulator lets you play classic PlayStation titles on your iPhone or iPad with touch controls, Bluetooth controllers and more.
Jailbreak news of the week: Dopamine updates, CoolStar hired by Apple, CornCob, & more…
The iDB team zeroes in on the latest jailbreak news as it happens so that we can cover it in real time throughout the week. But we also know that people can’t stay glued to the internet all day every day, which can make it easy to miss stuff.
Pokébox Reborn brings Pokémon game-themed aesthetics to jailbroken iPhones’ notification systems
Remember all those jailbreak tweaks that used to bring classic Pokémon game-styled aesthetics to iPhone and iPad notifications? PokeBar, one that we showed you back in 2020, comes to mind, as does a similar release for iOS 12 by iOS developer SkittyBlock. These add-ons were popular among jailbreak enthusiasts, and among fans of the original Pokémon games.
Nomad’s Leather Folio & Leather Folio Plus work with M2 iPad Air, discounts inside
Apple’s brand-new iPad lineup now consists of an 11 and 13-inch M2 chip-equipped iPad Air and a redesigned 11 and 13-inch M4 chip-equipped iPad Pro, the latter of which Apple touts as the company’s thinnest device ever sold.
How to convert photos to paintings and sketch on iPhone or iPad
Check out these free iOS apps that let you turn a portrait image or picture into a sketch, watercolor, oil painting, and more.