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After releasing iOS 15 to the general public, Apple stops signing iOS 14.8
A couple of Mondays ago, Apple officially released iOS & iPadOS 15 to the general public with a slew of new features for Apple’s mobile device lineup following an extensive beta period throughout the Summer months.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Apple’s move to launch a new firmware version for its platforms has now been complemented with the unsigning of the previously current firmware — iOS & iPadOS 14.8.
Has iOS 15 Photos deleted some of the images saved from your Messages chats?
Do certain images and videos saved in iOS 15's Photos app disappear on a whim from your device? If so, chalk that up to another bug in iOS 15 that in certain conditions deletes images that you've previously saved to Apple's Photos software from your Messages chats.
WhatsApp now lets you set disappearing messages duration: 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days
You can now choose between a trio of different duration presets for WhatsApp's disappearing messages, such as 24 hours and 90 days, instead of the default 7-day timer.
DockSearch incorporates a convenient web search tool into any jailbroken iPhone’s Dock
Anyone that searches the web all the time will find value in something that can make that job easier, and that’s just one reason why a newly released jailbreak tweak called DockSearch by iOS developer ginsudev could be of interest; especially if this unique categorization applies to you.
AdsRewarder lessens the burden of full-screen video ads in certain games & apps
Freemium apps and games are pretty much the gold standard these days as they’ve proven to be somewhat profitable. After tossing users an addicting bone, such as a Scrabble game, those users will gnaw away even after being subjected to the same repetitive full-screen ads, move after move.
YTETA displays the exact time when your current YouTube video will end
YouTube is a popular platform for sharing and watching videos, but it also happens to be an excellent time waster for when you’re waiting around for appointments or partaking in activities where time seems to drag because you have nothing else to do.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Akara, PerfectCalc, & more…
After what felt like an unending lull in the jailbreak community, things started getting kicking back up again in the past couple of weeks after a whole lot of hubbub about upcoming untether releases and reassurances that iOS & iPadOS 15 could see jailbreaks despite Apple’s best efforts to make jailbreaking harder to achieve.
CAHighFPS can force higher frame rates in some iPhone games that cap at 30fps
When you play games on your fully-loaded gaming PC, you expect your graphics card to crank out the highest graphics at the highest frame rates for the best aesthetics. This also means having a gaming display panel that supports those high frame rates.
When it comes to smartphones, users are less picky. But the Apple’s ProMotion displays promise up to 120 frames per second under certain circumstances. So is it too much to ask to take advantage of higher frame rates when available?
Annoyingly, iOS 15 won’t let you turn off Apple TV keyboard notifications
Apple TV allows you to type anything like your password into tvOS fields, using your iPhone or iPad. However, iOS 15 has removed the ability to optionally switch off Apple TV keyboard notifications that pop up every time a text field is selected on the media streamer.
Even more pro: Apple may offer a 2TB storage option with next year’s iPhone 14 Pro models
Would a two-terabyte iPhone be overkill? We may find that out in 2022 when Apple is rumored to offer two terabytes of storage as a new option on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
How to back up your iPhone to an external drive
Learn how to move your iPhone backup from your Mac to an external drive and reclaim local storage space on your computer.