Apple yesterday issued a tenth beta of iOS 11. The thing is, we've never had as many as ten betas preceding a final release so this is uncharted territory for Apple and its developers.
Will there be one more beta before final iOS 11 release?
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Tenth beta of iOS 11 is now available
Apple on Wednesday issued a tenth beta of iOS 11 (build number 15A5372a) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to its registered developers and members of the Apple Developer Program.
VideoPlayerXI brings an iOS 11-inspired video player to jailbroken devices
Among the handful of changes iOS 11 brings to the table is a redesigned video player that looks more streamlined. Unfortunately, those with a jailbreak right now are hesitant to upgrade to the major software update launching this Fall.
If you’re in the same boat and wish your video player looked how it does in iOS 11 without needing to upgrade, then you’re in luck. iOS developer LaughingQuoll just released another piece of his Eleven jailbreak tweak suite dubbed VideoPlayerXI (iOS 10) that migrates the look and feel of iOS 11 video player to jailbroken iOS 10 devices.
Hide ads from your Instagram news feed with PureInstagram
Instagram tries to display ads in your feed as non-intrusively as possible by designing them in such a way that they look like regular Instagram posts. Nevertheless, some people just hate seeing them in every capacity.
With a new free jailbreak tweak called PureInstagram by iOS developer snakeninny, you can hide these seemingly-harmless ads from Instagram for good.
Translucency lets your wallpaper bleed slightly through the Cydia app’s background
Cydia typically exhibits a white background, much like most other apps that come bundled with iOS, but a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Translucency by iOS developer EthanRDoesMC gives the app a makeover.
Once installed, Translucency allows faint colors from your Home screen wallpaper to bleed through the back of the Cydia interface.
Castro, SSHIcon, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend
If you're like most jailbreakers, then you're probably foaming at the mouth for something new to install on your device right now. While the iOS 10 jailbreak has been slow lately, we've seen some fairly impressive releases this week.
In this roundup, we'll show you all the jailbreak tweaks that launched in Cydia throughout the past work week. We'll start with our favorites and move on to the rest of them afterward.
Castro gives the iOS volume HUD a much-needed facelift
I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: the volume HUD in iOS is a ridiculous mess, and it's in need of a facelift.
A plethora of jailbreak tweaks in Cydia can help with the situation, but after trying a new release called Castro by iOS developer candoizo, I’m convinced that this just might be one of the best looking alternatives to date.
Video: iOS 11 beta 9 brings small touches and fixes as the final release looms on the horizon
Apple's developers yesterday received a surprise iOS 11 beta 9 update (along with tvOS 11 beta 9), coming just four days after the previous beta build was seeded— signaling the public release isn’t that far away.
Finding your misplaced devices with ARKit
Apple's augmented reality framework has emerged as one of the biggest new features of iOS 11. Here's another awesome use case for ARKit: a Find My iPhone-style app for finding your lost or misplaced devices in augmented reality.
SSHIcon lets you know when there are active SSH connections to your device
SSH is a powerful tool that lets you access your jailbroken handset’s filesystem on the fly, but one of the things I don’t like about it is how there’s no indication when an SSH connection is initiated.
A new free jailbreak tweak called SSHIcon by iOS developer Sticktron solves this problem by putting an icon in your Status Bar any time you or someone else uses SSH to access your device.
SmartLowPower adds autonomous power-saving options to your iPhone
One of the biggest challenges for iPhone owners today is keeping the battery at a reasonable level by the day’s end.
No one likes seeing a critical alert about how the battery level is low, but with a new free jailbreak tweak called SmartLowPower by iOS developer NoisyFlake, you can save more power than ever before.
Bloomberg: iPhone 8 to replace Home button with iOS 11 Dock & new gesture controls
iPhone 8 won't have a non-moving Home button like iPhone 7's nor will it replace a physical button with a virtual one. The high-end handset will instead use iOS 11's iPad-like Dock and new gesture controls to help you navigate the interface, bring up the app switcher and more.