iOS

The best tips for saving battery power while playing Pokémon GO

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 2, 2019

Without a doubt, many who are reading this post right now are huge Pokémon GO fans. The game took the mobile device market by storm and it became an instant hit, topping the application stores on two of the largest competitors on the market today: iOS and Android.

One of the things that can't be avoided while playing Pokémon GO is the battery drain you're going to suffer, and this is because it's a GPS-based game, but there are still some pointers you can follow to help reduce battery drain so you can play as long as possible.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: 3DAppLock, Iconizer, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 14, 2016

Since the launch of the iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak from Pangu, Cydia has been surging with new jailbreak tweak releases. The change in atmosphere has brought an end to the drought, at least for now.

In this roundup, we'll talk about all of the jailbreak tweaks that were released this week, starting with our favorites and then moving on to the rest.

Iconizer: the ultimate Home screen app icon effects tweak?

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 13, 2016

For some people, adding a touch of personality to their Home screen is one way that they set themselves apart from the stock iOS community. Of course, a touch isn't always enough. If you're looking for something a little more in-depth, then try a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Iconizer.

With Iconizer, you can not only tinker with Home screen app icon animations, but you can also add some catchy-looking effects to your app icons. All of the effects are 100% customizable, and we'll show you what this tweak is all about in this review.

BookmarksIcons displays the actual website icons for your Safari bookmarks

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 13, 2016

One of the things I find very bland about the Safari web browser for the iOS platform is how all of the bookmarks show the same icon. Not only does this look repetitive and fatiguing for the eyes, but it isn't as friendly to interact with.

Most modern desktop web browsers show the actual website icon when you bookmark a web page, and the mobile Safari web browser should be no different. If you're jailbroken, you can install a new jailbreak tweak called BookmarksIcons to accomplish this.

This tweak lets you unlock your iPhone with Touch ID even without a passcode

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 13, 2016

All of Apple's iPhones since the iPhone 5s, and even the latest iPad models, come with Touch ID fingerprint scanners that let you have access to your device almost immediately without the need to waste time entering a password or passcode at the Lock screen.

However, if you never use a passcode anyways, but you still enjoy the functionality of Touch ID, you can use a new jailbreak tweak called AlwaysTouch.

How to un-jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 with Cydia Eraser

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 2, 2019

Saurik has officially updated Cydia Eraser this week with support for iOS 9.3.3, which means anyone who jailbroke with the Pangu jailbreak tool now has a way to un-jailbreak their devices without using iTunes to restore and update their device.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how and why to use Cydia Eraser to un-jailbreak your iOS 9.3.3 device.

Cydia Eraser updated to support iOS 9.3.3

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 11, 2016

Saurik has launched an update for the Cydia Eraser tool on Thursday so that it can now be used to un-jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 if you used the Pangu jailbreak tool.

The timing couldn't be better, as Apple recently released iOS 9.3.4 and is expected to close the iOS 9.3.3 signing window in the near future.

iOS 10 Preview: Phone gains spam alerts, VoIP integration, transcribed voicemails & more

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 11, 2016

iOS 10 turns the iPhone's boring Phone app into a software platform in its own right. Developers are now permitted to add previously unheard-of capabilities to Phone using Apple's new application programming interface (API), called CallKit, allowing Voice over IP (VoIP) calls from apps like Skype and WhatsApp to behave like cellular calls.

CallKit-enabled apps put contact images on the Lock screen for incoming VoIP calls and are deeply integrated with Contacts and Phone's Recents and Favorites.

Phone on iOS 10 packs in other exciting improvements that we honestly started to believe would never get implemented on the iOS platform, like voicemail transcription à la Google Voice and third-party extensions for detecting spammy calls automatically.

So let's get to it...

iOS 10 tidbit: deleting text faster with 3D Touch

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 11, 2016

Here's a time-saving enhancement discovered in the previous beta of iOS 10: deleting text faster—a lot faster—with 3D Touch. Although this very cool feature originally flew under our radar, we're letting you guys know about it so that you're kept in the loop. Owners of an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus should be especially pleased with iOS 10's expanded use of 3D Touch gestures for things like clearing all notifications, sharing apps and renaming folders.

MessageMarkdown enables text markdown features in the Messages app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 11, 2016

Those of you that are looking for a little more depth in your text messages may be interested in checking out a new free jailbreak tweak called MessageMarkdown.

With this tweak, you can enable basic text markdown features in your Messages app, and we'll talk about how it works in this review.

VolBright lets you use your volume buttons to adjust display brightness

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 11, 2016

VolBright is a cool new jailbreak tweak that lets you convert the functionality of your volume up and volume down buttons between volume and screen brightness controls on demand.

In this review, we'll talk about how the tweak works and why it's a clever implementation.

Set up a custom Home screen layout with Genous

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 11, 2016

For some people, adding a personal touch to everything they can on their jailbroken iOS device is what makes their device their own.

With a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Genous, you will be able to control how many rows and columns of apps you have on each of your individual Home screen pages.