Apple is delaying the full implementation of iOS 14’s anti-tracking features until early 2021.
iOS 14’s new App Tracking Transparency feature is arriving in early spring
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Google is trying to work around Apple’s new privacy permission prompt
Google and its ad industry partners are not liking Apple's upcoming tracking prompt in iOS 14. The company's been dragging its feet with adding data privacy disclosures to its iPhone and iPad apps on the App Store. And now, Google says it will stop using a device’s unique IDFA (Identifier For Advertisers) to avoid showing the new privacy permission prompt in iOS 14.
How to classify a Bluetooth device type on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to classify a Bluetooth device as a speaker, headphone, hearing aid, car stereo, or something else for more accurate headphone audio level measurements.
New libhooker Configurator app updated to v1.0.1 with bug fixes, goes open source
Hot on the heels of an exciting new libhooker update for the Odyssey jailbreak and the subset of checkra1n devices utilizing Odysseyra1n, lead developer CoolStar is out with yet another important update that users won’t want to miss.
The latest update isn’t for libhooker per se, but rather for the brand new libhooker Configurator companion app, which grants users with powerful granular control over how and when libhooker loads its tweak injection methods on a particular device.
Apple patches a trio of security bugs that were ‘actively exploited’ with iOS 14.4
Earlier today, Apple released iOS 14.4 to the public. While the new software adds some worthwhile features, it appears it also patches some potentially serious security bugs in the mobile OS.
How to assign the emoji picker to the Globe key on your external iPad keyboard
Learn how to configure your physical keyboard so that pressing the globe key instantly brings up the iPad emoji picker anywhere in iPadOS.
CoolStar updates libhooker to v1.4.0 with new configurator app
Jailbreakers taking advantage of the iOS 13-centric Odyssey tool or the checkra1n-based Odysseyra1n bootstrap on iOS 13 or 14 will almost certainly want to launch Sileo and refresh their sources.
In a message bulletin shared to the official Sileo / Odyssey / Chimera Discord channel early Tuesday morning, CoolStar announced the release of libhooker version 1.4.0 with a host of notable improvements for users using either of the aforementioned jailbreaks.
Apple releases iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4, watchOS 7.3, and tvOS 14.4
Apple has been working on iOS 14.4 for a bit of time now (slowed by the holiday break), but now the official release is here. Alongside iOS 14.4, we've got iPadOS 14.4 ready for the public as well.
Corellium says individuals can now virtualize iOS, not just companies
Virtualization software maker Corellium says individual accounts can now also take advantage of its iOS virtualization services, with prices starting at $99 per month for two CPU cores.
Croutons13 makes iOS’ breadcrumb links look more aesthetically pleasing
It used to be that when iOS jolted you from one app to another, you’d then need to open the App Switcher to return to what you were doing in the first app. That all changed after Apple introduced Status Bar-based breadcrumb links starting with iOS 9 and later.
To put it briefly, a breadcrumb link appears in the Status Bar as a string of text with a left-pointing arrow beside it. You’ve probably seen one after tapping on a link in an app, as this usually kicks you into either the App Store or Safari, but other apps may also apply in certain circumstances.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: FreePIP, Emerald, KBAppDock, & more…
There have been a lot of head-turning jailbreak tweak releases lately, and if you have a pwned iOS or iPadOS 13 or 14 device at your disposal, then you’ve likely taken notice.
Today, we’ll be sharing a comprehensive roundup of all the latest jailbreak tweak releases and jailbreak-oriented news in an effort to help keep the community apprised of all the newest developments. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorite tidbits, and then we’ll wrap things up with an outline of everything else at the end.
FreePIP enhances Picture in Picture mode on any jailbroken iPhone or iPad
Picture in Picture mode is a handy feature that iPhone and iPad owners can fall back on whenever they find themselves in a situation where they’d like to continue watching a video while pursuing another task on their device at the same time.
Picture in Picture mode isn’t without its shortcomings, however. For example, it doesn’t work with every app, and users may feel limited by the mini player’s usability while multitasking. That’s one reason why a new and free jailbreak tweak called FreePIP by iOS developer Soh Satoh might appeal to some users.