New MacBook laptops and iPad tablets featuring the unreleased Apple M5 and M6 processors are reportedly in the early stages of development.
Rumor: Apple is developing M5 MacBook Air, M6 iPad Pro and a new budget iPad
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Jailbreak news of the week: Banking apps using sandbox escape, Ian Beer’s BLASTPASS writeup, Nugget v5, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team covers iPhone and iPad jailbreak news as it breaks, but we also review jailbreak tweaks, write about important updates to software, and discuss our opinion on the state of events on a regular basis. But for those who can’t keep up, we have these convenient weekend roundup pieces that pull everything together into a newspaper-like compilation so you can see everything at a glance.
Technical analysis by Verichains confirms sandbox escape use by certain banking apps to detect TrollStore, jailbreak apps
Just yesterday, we reported on one of TrollStore perma-signing utility developer Lars Fröder’s posts on Bluesky sharing that some banking apps available in Apple’s App Store as of this writing utilize a 0-day sandbox escape technique to find out if certain unfavorable apps or services are installed on the end user’s device.
iPadOS 18.4 release notes: Ambient Music, Priority Notifications, Mail Categorization, Photos tweaks and other changes
Read the full iPadOS 18.4 release notes from Apple to learn about new iPad features and improvements such as Ambient Music, automatic mail categorization and more.
How to stop accidental DND or Focus activation on iPhone and Mac
Discover nine tips to prevent your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from auto-enabling Focus modes, ensuring you don't miss important calls or notifications.
Ian Beer publishes in-depth analysis of BLASTPASS zero-click iMessage exploit from 2023
In a surprise turn of events, Google Project Zero security researcher Ian Beer took to social media platform 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) this week to share an in-depth write-up on the 0-click NSO BLASTPASS iMessage exploit that had actively been exploited in the wild before being patched by Apple in iOS & iPadOS 16.6.1 on September 7th, 2023.
How to set WhatsApp as the default calling and messaging app on your iPhone
Learn how to set WhatsApp for iPhone as the default app for placing outgoing VoIP calls and sending messages instead of the Phone, Messages and FaceTime apps.
How to AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, or Mac to a Windows PC
Learn how to turn a Windows PC into an AirPlay receiver to mirror the screen of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, as well as stream photos and videos wirelessly, and more.
How to use an external webcam on Mac and iPad
Learn how to connect and use an external camera on your iPad or Mac for FaceTime calls, Zoom, Teams, and other video conferencing apps.
Nugget SparseRestore-based iPhone customization utility updated to v5.0.1 with more bug fixes
Just yesterday, iOS developer LeminLimez released version 5.0 of their popular Nugget SparseRestore exploit-based iPhones and iPad customization utility for macOS and Windows, introducing highly anticipated animated wallpapers without a jailbreak and a variety of improvements for existing users.
How to protect your iPhone, iPad, and Mac from cyberattacks with Lockdown Mode
Learn how to activate Lockdown Mode on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to enhance security and protect against advanced, targeted cyberattacks.
AppStoreTroller lets jailbreakers install apps from the App Store that require newer firmware
When you rock a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, one of the cardinal rules you follow is staying on the lowest possible firmware (or the newest jailbreakable firmware) at any given time. When you do this, software updates will quickly outpace you, and some App Store apps may require you to actually update for device’s firmware to use them.