iOS

If you aren’t already jailbroken, stay on the lowest possible firmware and avoid updates

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 7, 2018

If you’re already rocking a jailbroken handset by way of Electra or unc0ver, then you should consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately, those who updated to iOS 11.4-11.4.1 or iOS 12.0+, either on purpose or by accident, can’t jailbreak at this time.

If you fall into the latter category and have been crossing your fingers for a jailbreak, then you might be asking yourself whether you should stay where you are or upgrade to iOS 12.1; that’s a question we intend to help you answer in this piece.

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Add more haptic feedback to the official Twitter app with TapticTwitter

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 7, 2018

I’ve always been a fan of jailbreak tweaks that bring haptic feedback capabilities to unsupported parts of iOS or apps I use frequently, and with that in mind, I couldn’t help but recommend a new free release called TapticTwitter by iOS developer Chloee.

Just as the name implies, TapticTwitter brings some much-needed haptic feedback to the official Twitter app for iOS.

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KeenLab teases jailbroken iPhone XS Max on iOS 12.1

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 6, 2018

Every time Apple releases a major new software update for its iOS device lineup, it seems like the talented security researchers over at KeenLab are the first to jailbreak it.

KeenLab was the first to demonstrate a proof-of-concept jailbreak on iOS 12.0 in June and iOS 11.3.1 in April, but now it seems the security firm has found a backdoor into Apple’s iOS 12.1 update, which was only released last week.

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Crystal lets you clear all unread notifications with a pull-down gesture

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 28, 2019

When you wake up every morning with a stack of unwanted notifications cluttering up your Lock screen and Notification Center interfaces, you might be compelled to clear them all in one fell swoop.

A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Crystal by iOS developer Antique lets you do this with by dragging downward on the Lock screen or Notification Center interface where your notifications appear, as shown in the screenshot examples above.

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Pwn20wnd releases unc0ver V1.1.2 to improve exploit success rates

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 4, 2018

Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.4 beta 3 received a notable update on Sunday with improved success rates for both the Empty_List (VFS) and Multi_Path (MPTCP) exploits that it utilizes to pwn Apple handsets.

Pwn20wnd announced the updated version of unc0ver via his Twitter account, which came just hours after unc0ver V1.1.1:

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Malleus, Moonshine, TWPlus, and other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 4, 2018
Jailbreak Tweaks to check out

If you’re rocking a jailbroken iOS 11 device, then you’re undoubtedly looking for ways to modify it to your personal liking.

This roundup will encompass all the new jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, October 29th to Sunday, November 4th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorite releases and then outline the rest of them afterward.

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