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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Restriction, SmartVolumeControl3, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 3, 2021

The jailbreak community is in an interesting position right now. As we await an updated jailbreak solution for all the latest firmware versions on the latest Apple handsets, we still continue to witness new and exciting add-ons for current jailbroken devices.

This piece will discuss all the latest jailbreak tweak releases and news from Monday, December 28th to Sunday, January 3rd. As always, we’ll begin by talking about our favorite releases first and then wrap everything up with an outline of everything else at the end.

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Gears animates the Home Screen’s Settings icon on jailbroken handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 3, 2021

When glancing at my iPhone’s Home Screen, two of the icons I often pay the most attention to are those belonging to the Calendar and Clock apps since they offer something more than just a static visual, including a live date display and a live time display.

I’ve often caught myself wondering why Apple doesn’t animate more of the Home Screen’s app icons, as this would offer a slew of eye-catching aesthetics that would compel users to spend more time appreciating the time and effort invested in making the interface look presentable.

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Checkra1n v0.12.2 fixes A10/A10X device crash on iOS 14.3, enables USB on Apple TV 4K

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 31, 2020

While many of us are gathering with small circles of close friends and family to usher in the incoming 2021 year this New Year’s Eve, the checkra1n team appears to have different plans.

Earlier this evening, the checkra1n team took to Twitter to announce that the checkra1n jailbreak tool has been updated to version 0.12.2 with a small number of changes, although notable ones nevertheless.

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Create and achieve New Year’s resolutions with the Dreamer app

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 31, 2020

There's no shortage of apps that help you achieve New Year’s resolutions and various big dreams. Enter the Dreamer app that makes it easy to stay positive with daily affirmations and focus on your lifestyle goals and New Year’s resolutions. Use it to create a plan on how to achieve them and start putting it in motion. No more excuses to quit smoking!

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Restriction brings guest and user accounts to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 30, 2020

The iOS and iPadOS platforms offer one heck of a user experience, so long as the device is intended for just one user. One thing that’s obviously missing, however, is a guest mode or multi-user experience, much like the ones you’d come to expect on any Mac or Windows PC.

The concept of a guest mode-style user experience for iPhones and iPads isn’t new, and has manifested itself in the form of various jailbreak tweak releases over the years, but one of the latest attempts to create this type of user experience stems from a new release dubbed Restriction by iOS developers SouthernGirlWhoCode and MeBlackHatof the TitanD3v team.

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