iPad

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Hacker teases successful jailbreak on third iOS 13.3.1 beta

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 27, 2020

It’s no secret that the checkra1n jailbreak tool the jailbreak community by storm. But despite being unfixable by Apple, it’s still always comforting to see a newfangled jailbreak demonstration, especially when it happens on Apple’s latest firmware and when checkra1n isn’t the method of pwnage.

A Tweet with an embedded video demonstration shared Monday afternoon by Twitter user @08Tc3wBB appears to demonstrate an iPhone X on iOS 13.3.1 beta 3 being jailbroken with the assistance of an unknown side-loaded jailbreak app.

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The iPad ten years later: Maturing into its own

Peter Cohen ∙ January 27, 2020
iPad family

On this day in 2010, Apple first introduced the iPad to the public. Apple set in motion the rise of an entirely new segment of the mobile computing market. Ten years later and with hundreds of millions sold, Apple has evolved the iPad into its device computing platform - one that may ultimately be as transformative as Macintosh was 36 years ago.

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Kalm, Mot, Spectrum, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 26, 2020

Got a jailbroken iOS handset at your disposal, but aren’t sure what you should do with it? We’ve got you covered.

This roundup will encompass all the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, January 20th to Sunday January 26th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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How to use iOS Ninja to install the unc0ver jailbreak without a computer

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 23, 2020

If you rely on Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak to realize the fullest potential of your iOS 11.0-12.4.1 iPhone or iPad [up to A12(X)] , then you might occasionally find yourself between a rock and a hard place when the side-loaded jailbreak app is no longer signed and you don’t have access to a computer or a working side-loading app to fix it.

Thanks to a plethora of third-party signing services, it’s possible to install the unc0ver jailbreak without a computer when this happens, and in this tutorial, we’ll show you how to do just that with the popular iOS Ninja utility.

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The best adult coloring book apps for iPhone and iPad

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ January 22, 2020
Coloring books apps - Pigment

Coloring isn’t just for children and these days it’s been said to help adults reduce stress. While games are fun and books are entertaining, sitting down with a coloring book at the end of your day is great for relaxation as well as a way to unleash some creativity.

Whether you want a new way to unwind or just express yourself, here are the best adult coloring books apps for iPhone and iPad.

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iMazing lets you perform truly secure encrypted local backups of iOS devices

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 22, 2020

Following the revealing report by Joseph Menn for Reuters alleging that the FBI “about two years ago” pressured Apple not to encrypt iOS device backups in iCloud, many iPhone users seem unhappy with this news. As an alternative, backing up your iOS device locally using iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC (or the Finder in macOS 10.15 Catalina) lets you retain ownership over your data versus having the contents of your device uploaded to iCloud.

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Checkra1n for Linux is purportedly almost complete

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 21, 2020

The checkra1n jailbreak has earned quite the impressive reputation over the past several months as it became both the first iOS 13-supported jailbreak and the first un-patchable bootrom exploit-based jailbreak to be released since the infamous limera1n days almost one full decade ago. But there’s also a certain stigma surrounding the checkra1n jailbreak as it only runs on macOS at the time of this writing.

Fortunately, that’s set to change sooner rather than later. While a Windows version of the jailbreak tool is still probably rather far off due to the complexities of its development, the good news is that the Linux version of checkra1n is nearing completion and could be released very soon. Checkra1n co-developer Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks) shared the exciting announcement via Twitter this Tuesday afternoon:

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