The iOS edition of Pixelmator, a Photoshop alternative, yesterday added support for the new 2018 iPad Pro display sizes and the double-tap gesture for Apple Pencil 2 in the latest update.
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Quickly check the remaining battery of Bluetooth peripherals with EZBatteries
You can configure your iPhone to display its numeric battery percentage in the Status Bar, but the same can’t be said about any Bluetooth peripherals that you might have paired with your device, such as AirPods or Apple Watch.
iOS developers Easy-Z and Karimo299 recognized this as an issue for some people and responded to the situation with the release of a new free jailbreak tweak called EZBatteries.
Update for Sileo beta adds 3D Touch support, fixes app crashing issue
On Tuesday, the Sileo Team pushed another minor update to the Sileo beta preview on Tuesday with some new features and enhancements, bringing it up to version 0.7b2.
Citing the Sileo Team’s official announcement on Twitter Tuesday evening, this update adds full support for 3D Touch gestures via the Home screen and in the app, enabling you to access shortcuts and take advantage of peek-and-pop in the app itself:
How to infinitely zoom in the Photos app on your iPhone and iPad
The Photos app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch contains a weird bug, one we hope Apple never fixes, that makes it possible to zoom in on a photo beyond the visibility threshold.
Sam Bingner Teases functional Cydia app on iOS 12, but there’s still more work to be done
A bevy of different iOS 12-centric kernel exploits have been released in the last several weeks, and while we don’t yet have a full-blown, Cydia-supported iOS 12 jailbreak, that’s not to say progress isn’t being made in producing one.
Jailbreak developer and unc0ver co-creator Sam Bingner shared a small teaser via Twitter on Tuesday of what appears to be a functional Cydia app running on iOS 12; but don’t be fooled, there’s still more work to be done:
Halide 1.2 boosts your iPhone RAW shots with a new color histogram and smarter Smart RAW
Halide, the premium manual RAW camera app for iPhone, was bumped on App Store last night to version 1.2, bringing two major enhancements that help you capture better photos.
2019 iPhones said to retain the Lightning port after all and ship with the tiny 5W power brick
No USB-C iPhone for you this year as a new report out of Japan alleges that this year's models will retain Apple's proprietary Lightning connector rather than switch to the USB-C protocol.
Samsung teases its upcoming foldable smartphone ahead of the February 20 event
Samsung on its official YouTube channel today published a new teaser video for an upcoming Galaxy Fold foldable smartphone to be unveiled at a press event on Wednesday, February 20.
iPhone XS Max successor may use a special coating for better grip & scratch resistance
Apple should release a trio of new iPhone models in 2019 and some of them are thought to feature a specialized polished coating that's rumored to debut this spring on the next AirPods.
Tihmstar releases v3ntex, a tfp0 exploit for iOS 12 devices
Just under two weeks ago, hacking guru tihmstar released v1ntex, a voucher_swap-like exploit for 4K devices that contributed to iOS 11.4.x support in both the Electra and unc0ver jailbreaks. But just this morning, tihmstar released another exploit dubbed v3ntex, which allegedly supports iOS 12 devices.
Tihmstar shared his exciting announcement via Twitter Monday morning with proof of the exploit, adding that he only tested his v3ntex exploit on an iPhone 6 running iOS 12.1.2 and that it could likely still do with some improvements:
The Health Records on iPhone feature will be available soon to veterans
Apple's software that allows American veterans receiving care through the United States Veterans Health Administration (VA) to securely view their aggregated health records on iPhones will be launching soon, the company acknowledged Monday.