iOS

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.

Israeli class action suit over Meltdown & Spectre targets Apple, ARM and Intel

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 15, 2018

In spite of assurances from Intel that software fixes for the recently publicized vulnerabilities in CPU designs would not result in substantial performance penalty, Apple has nevertheless found itself in the middle of a legal brouhaha over Meltdown and Spectre over in Israel.

G0blin RC1 jailbreak tool released for A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2018

While there’s been a lot of buzz in the jailbreak community lately concerning an iOS 11 jailbreak, some developers have been hard at work on alternative projects. One of those is G0blin, a jailbreak tool made by Sticktron that's aimed at A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: The calm before the storm

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2018

It’s the calm before the storm in the jailbreak community as we await iOS 11 support for both Cydia and Mobile Substrate. That said, iOS 10 tweak development is stuck in somewhat of a lull as developers move forward with prepping their existing tweaks for iOS 11.

In this roundup, we’ll outline the new jailbreak tweak(s) that showed up in Cydia this week.

Apple updates iOS Security Guide with Face ID, Apple Pay Cash & more

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 12, 2018

Apple's detailed iOS Security Guide has been revised with fresh new information related to Face ID, Apple Pay Cash, CloudKit end-to-end encryption and other new technologies.

How to easily share access to your Wi-Fi network without revealing the password

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated July 11, 2024

This tutorial will show you how you can easily let anyone connect to your Wi-Fi network with a single tap on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac – all without having to speak the password.

Apple seeds fifth beta of iOS 11.2.5

Cody Lee ∙ January 11, 2018

Apple on Thursday seeded the fifth beta of iOS 11.2.5 to developers. Registered developers can install the new beta from Apple’s Developer Center, or by using the over-the-air update mechanism in iOS.

Were you able to downgrade your iPhone due to the firmware signing hiccup?

Sébastien Page ∙ January 11, 2018

Earlier today, Apple accidentally started signing older firmware versions of iOS, effectively letting people downgrade their devices at will. This was just a temporary hiccup as merely an hour later, Apple closed the signing of all these older iOS versions again.

Apple unexpectedly begins signing jailbreakable firmware again [update: it was just a bug]

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 10, 2018

Update: As suspected, it was just a bug and Apple has once again stopped signing older firmware versions, making it impossible to downgrade. If you were on of the few that was able to downgrade and install an earlier iOS version, you should be able to use that version without any problem.

The popular Eclipse dark mode tweak is being prepped for iOS 11

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 10, 2018

I’ve tested and used numerous jailbreak tweaks over the years, but one of my all-time favorites has been Eclipse by iOS developer Guillermo Morán (fr0st). For those who don’t already know, Eclipse provides a system-wide dark mode feature for iPhones and iPads.

Eclipse consistently receives updates with each jailbreak season, and as it would seem, iOS 11 won’t be any different. Morán took to his Twitter account this week to tease images of the next iteration of Eclipse, which he fittingly calls EclipseX.

How to hide all incoming calls and notifications while you’re using your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated August 23, 2024

If you want to stop absolutely all notifications and vibrations while you're actively using your iPhone or iPad, you can set Do Not Disturb (DND) to do just that. But there are a few things to consider. Let's tell you everything about it and show you how to get zero calls and app notifications when you're using your iPhone or not using it.

Apple seeds fourth betas of iOS 11.2.5, watchOS 4.2.2, macOS 10.13.3, and tvOS 11.2.5

Cody Lee ∙ January 9, 2018

Apple on Tuesday seeded the fourth betas of iOS 11.2.5,watchOS 4.2.2, macOS 10.13.3 and tvOS 11.2.5. Registered developers can install the new betas from Apple’s Developer Center, or by using each platform’s respective over-the-air update mechanism.