iOS

Pwn20wnd achieves rootfs remount with read/write privileges on A12(X)

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd hasn’t made any significant revisions to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release for a few days now, and as you might come to expect, that’s because he’s been busy attempting to pwn A12(X) devices.

If you fall under the category of ‘currently waiting for A12(X) support,’ then you’ll be excited to hear that Pwn20wnd has made some progress. A Tweet shared Monday afternoon reveals that the hacker has officially achieved a rootfs remount with read and write privileges on his A12 test device:

Hate iOS’ native App Switcher? Try NewGridSwitcher

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

The App Switcher has changed a plethora of times over the years with each major iteration of iOS, but most would agree that even the latest interface leaves a lot to be desired.

One of the most common complaints about the current App Switcher setup is how it seemingly wastes so much canvas space that could otherwise be used for a more intuitive interface. That said, iOS developer relative just released a new free jailbreak tweak called NewGridSwitcher that aims to help resolve this problem.

Talion adds a pair of configurable side-by-side widgets to your Lock screen

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

If you’re interested in transforming your iPhone’s Lock screen into a customizable quick-glance information hub, then you might enjoy a new jailbreak tweak called Talion by iOS developer maximehip.

Talion lets you add various widgets directly to your Lock screen, and unlike the ones that appear in iOS’ Today view, widgets that appear via Talion are optimized to display side-by-side in a lovely and compact manner, as shown above.

ShutterDepthControl brings depth control to unsupported dual-lensed iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 11, 2019

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Aperturize, which unlocked a variety of different bokeh features on unsupported devices – both before and after snapping the picture. But for those on a budget, a new free release called ShutterDepthControl by iOS developer Jbrownllama just might suffice.

ShutterDepthControl isn’t as full-featured as Aperturize was, but it can still enable depth control on most unsupported dual-lensed devices such as the iPhone 7 Plus, 8 Plus, and X. For reference, Apple only officially supports native depth control on the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: BioProtect XS, CallBar XS, LendMyPhone 2, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 10, 2019

Given the massive influx of jailbreak news as of late, many are wondering what kinds of jailbreak tweaks they should install on their newly jailbroken iOS 11 or iOS 12 handset.

This roundup will encompass all the new jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, March 4th to Sunday, March 10th. Of course, we may throw a couple of other noteworthy releases inside to keep things interesting.

Video Direction Control lets rotation lock users enjoy videos in landscape orientation without fuss

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 9, 2019

The rotation lock feature on any iOS device can be extraordinarily useful, except when it’s not. More specifically, it tends to be less convenient when you watch videos because it tries to display the (usually widescreen) video in portrait orientation on your tall-displayed device, resulting in something like what you see above on the left.

Fortunately, those with jailbroken handsets can now spearhead this problem dead-on with a new free jailbreak tweak called Video Direction Control (iOS 11) by iOS developer rf00.

LendMyPhone 3 brings a full-fledged guest mode to your jailbroken iOS 13 device

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 25, 2020

Unlike Apple’s Mac lineup, the company’s iOS devices don’t offer a native ‘guest mode.’ This is a crying shame for anyone who wants to share their device with someone else while keeping the peace of mind that the other person won’t be peering through any personal data.

Fortunately, jailbreakers have long had the option of installing guest mode-centric jailbreak tweaks, and LendMyPhone 3 by iOS developers Luke Muris and Geometric Software offers one of the slickest guest mode interfaces we’ve seen yet.

Pwn20wnd pushes beta 43 of the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with fix for sandbox escape error

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 7, 2019

Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd released another revision to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release on Thursday with bug fixes and improvements, bringing the pre-release jailbreak tool up to beta version 43.

Pwn20wnd shared the news of the update via Twitter early this morning, noting that it would fix the sandbox error that many people were receiving on certain devices:

Colorize your iPhone’s keyboard however you want with KeyboardColorXII

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 7, 2019

It was only yesterday that we showed you a free jailbreak tweak called DarkKeysXII that could give your iPhone’s keyboard a dark makeover, but what should you do if you wanted something more colorful? If you fall into this category, then you’re in luck!

A new free release called KeyboardColorXII by iOS developer asphyxia is now available in Cydia that lets you colorize your handset’s keyboard however you’d like, whether you prefer things dark, light, or even colorful.

Unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release can now use the machswap exploit to jailbreak A9(X) devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 6, 2019

Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd revised the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release on Wednesday to beta version 42 with some significant improvements, including full support for the new machswap exploit on A9(X) devices.

Pwn20wnd shared the news about the new version on Twitter just this afternoon, directing users to his personal GitHub repository with download links:

MacStories releases a collection of 150 custom shortcuts to power your iOS automations

Christian Zibreg ∙ March 6, 2019

No one knows more about iOS automation than MacStories founder and editor-in-chief Federico Viticci who has been sharing custom actions for the Workflow app years before Apple snapped up the whole Workflow team and rebranded their app as Shortcuts.

CallBar XS brings everyone’s favorite phone call-centric jailbreak tweak to iOS 14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 11, 2022

If you have a jailbroken iPhone, then you should probably add Elias Limneos’ new CallBar XS jailbreak tweak to your wish list.

Just like its predecessor, CallBar XS streamlines the phone-centric functionality of your iPhone by incorporating a less intrusive incoming and outgoing phone call interface. In short, it replaces iOS’ full-screen call interface with one that’s hardly any larger than a standard notification banner, and it does so without sacrificing any functionality.