Apple's iBooks app for iOS 12 is said to feature a new Today tab.
iOS 12’s completely overhauled iBooks app will reportedly include App Store-like Today section
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This tweak improves the battery indicator on iPhone X
One of my biggest pet peeves since getting the iPhone X as my daily driver has been the battery level indicator in the Status Bar. I’ve always enabled the “Battery Percentage” option on all my previous iPhones, but the iPhone X’s notch doesn’t allow for that.
A new free jailbreak tweak called PercentageBatteryX by iOS developer NeinZedd9 solves this problem in the best way possible by giving iPhone X users an innovative new way to view their battery percentage.
iOS 11 privacy bug allows Siri to read out hidden message notifications on a locked device
Brazilian outlet Mac Magazine today reported (Google Translate) on a newly-discovered privacy bug (it affects all iOS 11 versions, including the upcoming iOS 11.3 update) that allows Siri to read hidden notifications from messaging apps on a locked device.
TWSaveDM lets you save video files from direct messages in the Twitter app
Twitter’s direct messaging system lets you send and receive media, such as photos and videos. You can tap and hold on any photo file you receive to uncover save and share options, but the same can’t be said about video files.
If you’d like to change that about your Twitter direct messaging experience, then you might be interested in a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed TWSaveDM by iOS developer fahadaljuwausri. With this tweak, you can easily save any media file you receive in a Twitter-based direct message.
BoostedWifi augments your iPhone’s Wi-Fi capabilities
If you’d like to beef up the Wi-Fi capabilities of your jailbroken iPhone or iPad, then you might take interest in a new free jailbreak tweak called BoostedWifi by iOS developer KingPuffdaddi.
BoostedWifi augments your device’s Wi-Fi capabilities by removing the signal limit levied by Apple and displaying detailed signal levels for every network.
8 jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend
It appears as though we’re starting to see more iOS 11-esque jailbreak tweaks in Cydia since the public release of Electra for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 devices, and this week’s list of tweaks reflects upon that.
We’ll be talking about all of this week’s jailbreak tweak releases in this weekly roundup, and as usual, we’ll kick things off by showcasing our favorite releases and then conclude by outlining the rest afterward.
FastUnlockX makes unlocking your iPhone X with Face ID even faster
Anyone sporting an iPhone X should be familiar with how Face ID works by now. After the handset recognizes your face, you’re required to swipe up from the bottom of the display to get to your Home screen. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could skip the second step altogether?
A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed FastUnlockX by iOS developer CPDigitalDarkroom brings this idea to fruition and makes unlocking your iPhone X with Face ID a split second faster.
Apple seeds iOS 11.3 beta 6 to developers
Apple on Friday made the sixth beta of the upcoming iOS 11.3 update available to developers. Registered developers can install the new beta from Apple's developer center, or by using the OTA update mechanism.
Apple’s new Families webpage gathers all the parental tools for iOS and macOS in one place
Apple yesterday published a new webpage that brings all of its parental controls in one place.
How to quickly edit screenshots on iPhone or iPad with Instant Markup
With Instant Markup on iPhone and iPad, you can annotate or quickly edit screenshots right after taking them. You can do things like add text and vector shapes to your screenshots, doodle anything with your finger or Apple Pencil, zoom in on a part of a screenshot to emphasize it, and much more. Let's show you how.
VideoHUD provides system-wide access to iOS 11’s new volume HUD
One of the most significant pain points involving the iOS user interface is the stock volume HUD. It pops up directly in the middle of your display, forcing you to wait for its automatic dismissal before returning to your tasks.
Apple provided meaningful volume HUD-centric upgrades in iOS 11, but you’ll only notice them when you watch videos or play full-screen games. Fortunately, a new free jailbreak tweak called VideoHUD by iOS developer Youssef Mikhail lets you enjoy these upgrades from anywhere in iOS.
This tweak puts the date under the time indicator on your jailbroken iPhone X
DateUnderTimeX is a subtle new jailbreak tweak made by iOS developer NeinZedd9 that adds a date indicator beneath the Status Bar time indicator on jailbroken iPhone X handsets.
Shown above, you can see how well the date meshes with the existing time indicator. The implementation is so clean that it virtually looks like something Apple would offer right out of the box.