App makers will soon be able to offer subscription discounts on a broader basis thanks to a brand-new API in iOS 12.2 beta 3, which dropped earlier today.
iOS 12.2 brings new discount options for auto-renewing subscriptions
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WorkFFS: A tweak made to resolve freezing and crashing issues with certain apps
If you've ever been unfortunate enough to encounter unwanted freeze-ups and crashes when launching specific apps, then you aren’t alone. As it would seem, iOS developer Muirey03 was getting tired of experiencing similar problems, thus a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed WorkFFS was conceived.
Citing the developer, WorkFFS fixes an issue where some apps would freeze up on the splash screen at launch and do absolutely nothing for nearly 20 seconds before inevitably crashing. Apps that are purportedly known to exhibit this problematic behavior include:
AppLabelValentineDay decorates your iPhone’s Home screen for Valentine’s Day
It’s officially Valentine’s Day, and whether you’re feeling just lovely all by your lonesome or you have a significant other with a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, you can get into the festive spirit by installing new free jailbreak tweak called AppLabelValentineDay by iOS developer CydiaGeek.
Once installed, AppLabelValentineDay replaces your Home screen’s app icon labels with various types of heart-centric Emojis, as shown in the screenshot example above.
The best shopping list apps for iPhone
Some people still use a pen and paper to make their shopping lists. But those can easily be forgotten at home when you leave for the store. And, what if someone else is going to do the shopping? Wouldn’t it be handy to share the list right to their device?
If you’re in the market for a digital solution, here are the best shopping list apps for iPhone.
You can now stream Netflix on your phone, tablet, laptop & TV without paying more
Netflix today updated its video-streaming app for iPhone and iPad app with the ability to simultaneously stream different television shows and movies on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV devices without having to upgrade your account to a more expensive tier.
The iOS 12.1.4 update makes it easier to manage app subscriptions
A small yet important tweak in iOS 12.1.4 has made managing subscriptions for iPhone and iPad apps a lot more discoverable than before.
Pixelmator for iOS now supports 2018 iPad Pro resolutions & Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gesture
The iOS edition of Pixelmator, a Photoshop alternative, yesterday added support for the new 2018 iPad Pro display sizes and the double-tap gesture for Apple Pencil 2 in the latest update.
An update for Apple’s Shortcuts app fixes security holes allowing malicious actions
Aside from fixing the group FaceTime eavesdropping bug on iPhone, iPad and Mac with the iOS 12.1.4 software update and the macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update, Apple has also resolved a major security issue found recently within its Shortcuts app for iPhone and iPad.
Viber 10 is here: a sleek new look, 2x faster, new privacy measures & more
The Rakuten-owned Viber messaging app released a major redesign effort this morning with a unified chat list, an overhauled call screen, additional privacy protections and more. In terms of eye candy, you'll definitely appreciate a bright, light header across the app.
Welcome to Viber 10Viber 10 has a brand new design with a much sleeker look than before, but that's just the beginning because the app is now a lot faster and safer to use. The Viber service now sends messages 2x faster than ever. Plus, your voice and video calls now sound clearer than before.
Unified tabs, calls and contactsWith just three tabs at the bottom—Chat, Calls and More—replacing Viber's old tabs (Chats, Calls, Contacts, Public and More), the app is no doubt simpler to use than it used to be.
The unified call and contact listThe new organization minimizes tab switching because all your private and group chats, communities and public content are now in the main chat list.
Watch the new Viber in action right below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GaCOG4yyTEThe new Calls list holds your recent calls and your phone contacts in one place, with the Viber Out balance and your subscriptions displayed at the top of the screen.
Hidden-number Chats in CommunitiesHere's how Viber sells this feature:
As you spend more time in Communities on Viber, you will meet more and more new people who you wish to chat with directly.
Viber 10 includes Hidden-number Chats in Communities – a new, safe way for you to make new friends who share the same passions as you. Start chatting with them on Viber without revealing both sides’ phone numbers, until you both decide to do so.
They have added Hidden-number Chats in Communities in order to "encourage you to spark spontaneous connections" with other community members.
Viber 10 includes a new privacy-focused feature in CommunitiesLastly, developers have officially confirmed in a blog post that group Viber calls with up to five people at the same time are scheduled to arrive "very soon".
Coming soon to Viber: group callingLike WhatsApp, iMessage and other major messaging apps, Viber applies end-to-end encryption by default to all of your private and groups chats and voice/video calls.
Viber is a free download from App Store.
This tweak lets you free up iPhone storage space by clearing app caches
Every app you use on your iPhone or iPad sports a base file size, but you may notice that their storage footprint increases with time as you use them; this is because they build a cache file, an accumulation of data that gets used by the app to help it load more quickly.
If you find it challenging to live within your handset’s soldered storage constraints, then clearing your apps’ caches could help you cope. Fortunately, a free jailbreak tweak called CacheClearer (iOS 11) by iOS developers Julio Verne and Ryan Petrich lets you clear those caches on demand.
Gravity brings realistic gravitational physics to your jailbroken handset’s Home screen
In all the years I’ve been jailbreaking iPhones and testing jailbreak tweaks, one classic has always stood out to me in particular, and that was Conrad Kramer’s famous Graviboard. Just as the name suggests, this tweak brought real gravitational physics to your handset’s Home screen, causing all your app icons to fall in the direction of gravity.
Albeit released almost nine years ago, Graviboard was one of the coolest reasons to jailbreak an iPhone back in the day. Given the magnitude of the original tweak’s popularity, it’s unsurprising that there have been a few reincarnations since then. One of the most recent remakes to pay a viit to Cydia is Gravity by iOS developer Julio Verne.
Gmail for iOS gets Material Design overhaul with new features
The Internet giant Google on Tuesday released a major refresh of its mobile Gmail app, which has now adopted the company's Material Design guidelines as part of a larger effort to make G Suite look and act like a family of tightly integrated products.