iOS

LiberiOS jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 receives an update, but still no Cydia

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 20, 2018

Anyone paying attention to the state of the iOS 11 jailbreak as of late should already know about the LiberiOS semi-untethered jailbreak tool. Initially released back in December, LiberiOS utilizes the tfp0 exploit publicized by security researcher Ian Beer last year to pwn iOS 11.0-11.1.2 devices.

This weekend, LiberiOS received one of its first updates, bringing it up to version 11.0.3. Citing the tool's developer, Jonathan Levin (@Morpheus______), the new version squashes a few bugs found in the previous release, among other things.

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Apple: iOS 11 now installed on 65% of devices

Cody Lee ∙ January 19, 2018

Apple on Friday shared the most recent iOS 11 adoption rate figures through its App Store dashboard page for developers. According to data taken as recently as January 18, Apple's latest mobile operating system is now installed on 65% of compatible devices.

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PullToClear lets you clear pending notifications with a pull gesture

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 19, 2018

PullToClear is a new free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer CreatureSurvive that lets you quickly and effortlessly every unread notification from either Notification Center or the Lock screen.

Once installed, you can pull down from either interface to reveal the hidden “Pull To Clear” action, as shown above. Pulling down further reveals the “Release To Clear” action.

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BatteryStatus revives the old school Bluetooth device battery indicator in the Status Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 16, 2018

Numerous modern Bluetooth devices report their battery levels inside of the Batteries widget found in Notification Center and to the left of the Home screen and Lock screen. On the other hand, it didn’t always work that way; Bluetooth devices used to report their battery levels in the Status Bar before Apple created this widget.

Anyone feeling nostalgic for the older Status Bar-based battery level display might enjoy a new free jailbreak tweak called BatteryStatus by iOS developer ipad_kid, as it revives this fan-favorite feature on later iterations of iOS.

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