iOS 14

Get tiny customizable notification banners on your jailbroken iPhone for free with Liddell

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated October 27, 2021

The concept of smaller notification banners has been around for the iOS & iPadOS platforms for quite some time now in the form of jailbreak tweaks, but it’s something that Apple hasn’t yet taken up – not even in the latest iOS & iPadOS 14 releases.

Jailbreakers appear to enjoy this feature because it makes notification banners more compact and prevents them from getting in the way of the buttons on the navigation bar. Personally, I love this feature too, and that’s one reason why I’m so excited about a new and free jailbreak tweak release called Liddell by iOS developer Litten.

IAmLazy makes it a breeze to back-up and restore tweaks and add-ons after switching jailbreaks

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 24, 2024

Whenever a new jailbreak tool launches, jailbreakers are often antsy to try it out. This includes those who might already be pwned by way of a different tool – such as unc0ver users when the newer Taurine tool dropped, for example.

Reports of significant iPhone battery drain and overheating following iOS 14.6 launch

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 25, 2021

Apple released the public version of iOS 14.6 on May 24, 2021. Less than 24 hours later, some users began complaining on social media about a significant battery drain and overheating.

Arbitrary code execution achieved on iOS 14.5.1 and below, write-up purportedly coming at a later date

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 25, 2021

Apple just yesterday released iOS & iPadOS 14.6 to the general public to lay the groundwork for Apple Music’s upcoming lossless playback option, support Apple Card Family, and more. But that's not all...

Also worth noting is that iOS & iPadOS 14.6 patched a number of security vulnerabilities, including one that purportedly allowed security researcher @xerub to gain arbitrary code execution by simply parsing a carefully crafted certificate.

This tweak removes the Shorts button from the YouTube app’s Tab Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 31, 2023

One of the newer features that YouTube appears to be putting a lot of excessive emphasis on lately are what the video streaming platform likes to call “Shorts.”

Make your notification badges pop with BlurryBadges

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 31, 2022

One thing that hasn’t changed much over the years is the look of the red notification badges that appear over the Home Screen’s app icons whenever they have missed notifications that require attention.

ShyNC can prevent the Notification Center gesture from being a nuisance in full-screen apps & games

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 25, 2021

It can be convenient to swipe down from the top of your iPhone’s display to get a brief glance at any missed notifications you might have via Notification Center, but the gesture itself sometimes conflicts with the in-app gestures of games and certain full-screen apps.

Apple shows how to add an Apple Card Co-Owner and Participant with Apple Card Family

Evan Selleck ∙ May 24, 2021

With today's release of iOS 14.6 (and other software updates), Apple has welcomed one of the newest features for its credit card, the Apple Card. Apple Card for the family is now here.

Apple releases iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, macOS 11.4 Big Sur, and tvOS 14.6

Evan Selleck ∙ May 24, 2021

In early June, Apple is going to unveil the next major update to iOS. Before that, though, the company has a relatively minor update to launch.

RetroVol brings a highly requested classic TV volume animation to jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 24, 2021

There’s certainly no shortage of jailbreak tweaks that modify the look and feel of an iPhone’s volume HUD interface, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the current abundance of options on the market offer the look and feel that each individual jailbreaker might be going for.

The Sileo package manager has been updated to version 2.1 with an extensive change log

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2021

If your jailbreak depends on the Sileo package manager for installing jailbreak tweaks and extensions, then today might be a good idea to launch the app and refresh your sources.

Organize jailbreak tweak settings inside of one convenient app with Tweak Settings

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2021

When you’re jailbroken, it can be hard to resist the temptation to install a bunch of jailbreak tweaks that augment your user experience. There’s nothing wrong with that, but you’ll quickly come to the realization that the surge of tweak installations adds superfluous preference panes to the Settings app and makes you do more scrolling to get where you’re trying to go.