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Vē is a new jailbreak tweak that keeps detailed notification history logs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 20, 2021

When you receive notifications on your iPhone or iPad, there are two primary choices you can make: 1) tap on the notification to view its contents in the respective app; or 2) delete and ignore the notification, never to see it again.

Some people do the latter so frequently that they accidentally delete notifications they don’t intend to. As frustrating as this can be, iOS developer Litten has just released a new and free jailbreak tweak called Vē that logs each and every incoming notification you receive so that it can be referenced by the end user later on.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AdvancedBrightnessSlider, PencilBanners, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 19, 2021

Just this past week, Apple unveiled the spectacular new iPhone 13 lineup and scheduled an official release date for iOS & iPadOS 15 on this coming Monday. Despite the upcoming changes, the jailbreak community continues to hang in there.

AdvancedBrightnessSlider integrates Reduce White Point into Control Center’s display brightness slider

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 14, 2023

Being in control of your iPhone’s display brightness can be incredibly convenient depending on your surrounding circumstances. But I’ve long noticed that even the lowest brightness setting isn’t quite as low as I like it sometimes.

PencilBanner applies the Apple Pencil charging pop-up UI from iPadOS to more aspects of iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 15, 2022

iOS’ native alert system hasn’t changed much in recent years, but one major convenience of jailbreaking is that users can install third-party add-ons to change the look and behavior of almost anything they desire.

Seize more control over your local network via your jailbroken iPhone with Harpy Reloaded

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 17, 2021

As capable of an internet communications device as the iPhone is, it seems like Apple doesn’t give users all that many options for Wi-Fi connectivity and network management.

Like most things Apple, the company instead took a user-friendly approach to reduce the number of interactions a user makes with configuration. This makes complicated things more approachable by the masses, but it can be annoying if you’re a power user that demands more capabilities.

mmWave 5G support: Non-existent on the new iPad mini‌, limited to US-only iPhone 13 models

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 16, 2021

Cellular versions of Apple's sixth-generation iPad mini don't support mmWave, a faster 5G protocol that's predominately used in the United States, at all. As for the new iPhone 13, it still restricts mmWave 5G support to the US just like its predecessor, the iPhone 12 family.

Security researcher publishes XNU IPC Race Condition bug PoC impacting iOS 14.7.1 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 21, 2021

It seemed like jailbreak-viable kernel exploits and security vulnerabilities for iOS & iPadOS 14 had all but disappeared over the course of the past several months, but with iOS & iPadOS 15 right around the corner, that appears to be changing.

Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13 updated to v1.4.0 with startup utility, bug fixes, & improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 15, 2021

Curiously timed with respect to the upcoming iOS & iPadOS 15 updates for iPhone and iPad, The Odyssey Team appears to have released an updated version of the iOS & iPadOS 13-based Odyssey jailbreak tool.

The iPad mini includes 4GB of RAM; ninth-generation iPad has 3GB

Evan Selleck ∙ September 15, 2021

Hot on the heels of finding out just how much RAM the new iPhone 13 lineup has, we now know how much is tucked inside the newest iPad models, too. Of course, this isn't official, as Apple isn't going out of its way --as usual-- to tell anyone just how much RAM is in these products. But, considering the source, it's all but confirmed.

California streaming no more: You’ve read about the latest Apple shiny, now watch all the new ads

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 15, 2021

Apple's virtually-held September 14 event under the tagline “California Streaming” revealed updates to the iPhone lineup, Apple's bread and butter, in addition to the sixth-generation iPad mini and Apple Watch Series 7. If you're not caught up yet, it might be a great idea to watch the new ads first to familiarize yourself with Apple's talking points before diving deeper.

Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for Wi-Fi on iOS 14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 15, 2021

There are so many different jailbreak tweaks out there that it can be a substantial challenge for those just now joining our community to decide where they should start with respect to customizing their pwned iPhone or iPad.

Apple announces it’s releasing iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8 and tvOS 15 on September 20

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 15, 2021

Having seeded release candidates for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15 and watchOS 8 to its registered developers and public beta testers, Apple has now officially announced the iOS 15 release date. As it turns out, iOS 15, along with other Apple OS updates (except for one), are scheduled to drop on the same day as iOS 15: Monday, September 20, 2021.