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From the latest news to the most comprehensive tutorials, learn how to get the most out of your iPad with our step-by-step guides and expert tips.

Downgrades from iOS 13.3 no longer possible as Apple unsigns iOS 13.2.3

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 19, 2019

Apple stopped signing iOS 13.2.3 Thursday evening, barely over a week after releasing iOS 13.3 to the general public. It’s an expectable move on the company’s behalf that prevents iPhone and iPad users from restoring to that particular firmware version, or from downgrading from the newer iOS 13.3 release.

Apple’s official reasoning for doing this is to facilitate software upgrades to ensure that users take advantage of the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches. Behind that marketing façade, it’s also evident that Apple prevents software downgrades in an effort to keep the jailbreak community at bay, as most jailbreak tools only operate on older versions of iOS, and Apple quickly patches these jailbreaks in its software updates.

How to share audio with two pairs of AirPods or headphones from iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 24, 2024

In this tutorial, we will show you how to share audio from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV to two pairs of AirPods or Beats headphones so both people can listen to the same media at the same time.

Phil Schiller looks back at the development of the original iPad

Evan Selleck ∙ December 16, 2019

Phil Schiller is a powerful presence at Apple, and has been for years, so it's not surprising the company's head of marketing has some insight into the development of the original iPad.

How to set up and use Hot Corners on your iPad

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated February 20, 2023

If you enjoy using Hot Corners on your Mac for quick access to actions, then you’ll love the feature on your iPad too. Hot Corners in iPadOS let you perform specific actions while tapping and holding in one of the four corners of your iPad.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up and use Hot Corner on iPad.

Photoshop for iPad adds automated one-tap subject selection

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 16, 2019

Photoshop maker Adobe today announced that a smart subject selection feature powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning is now available in Photoshop for iPad, the app's second major feature addition since its launch at the Adobe MAX conference in November.

How to get 12 months of Apple Arcade for the price of 10

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 16, 2019

If you're paying for your Apple Arcade subscription month to month, it might be a good idea to switch to the annual subscription and save money by getting twelve months of access for the price of ten, provided you pay upfront. Follow our quick tutorial to learn how you can switch from the $5 per month subscription to its $50 per year annual counterpart.

How to save, sign, and mark up PDF in the iOS Books app

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated September 5, 2025

Find out how to use the Apple Books app to save, sign, share, and mark up a PDF on your iPhone and iPad.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Complications, Juice, Tune, and more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 15, 2019

Now that jailbreakers have access to the un-patchable checkra1n jailbreak on iOS devices as new as the iPhone X, it’s a great time to be a part of the pwned handset community.

In this roundup, we’ll talk about all the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, December 9th to Sunday, December 15th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorites first and then wrap things up afterward.

Colorize your iPhone’s notification badges for free with Pastel

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 14, 2019

Albeit true that Apple’s native badge notification system leaves a lot to be desired in terms of color customization, the jailbreak community has long offered solutions to this communal grievance. Unfortunately for our wallets, many of those solutions cost the end user money in some way, shape, or form.

Here to shake things up a bit is a newly released jailbreak tweak called Pastel by iOS developer ConorTheDev, which lacks a price tag of any kind. With that in mind, you can now customize the color of your jailbroken iPhone’s notification badges without paying a cent out of pocket.

Checkra1n v0.9.7 adds support for iOS 13.3 and integrates bug fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 27, 2020

The checkra1n team is out with a brand-new update for the macOS-centric checkra1n jailbreak tool Saturday morning with official support for Apple’s newly-released iOS 13.3 and several bug fixes and improvements.

The checkra1n team shared news of the latest public beta, dubbed v0.9.7 via Twitter just this morning:

Tune provides a sexier Now Playing interface for pwned iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 13, 2019

Those who listen to a lot of music on their iPhones are probably accustomed to looking at what seems like the same Now Playing interface Apple has provided for years. But if you’re like me and you’re looking for something a bit more eccentric, then you might enjoy using a newly released jailbreak tweak called Tune by iOS developer s1ris.

As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Tune can replace the traditional Now Playing interface with something a lot more aesthetically pleasing. At this time, the tweak supports two different styles, including Helius (left) and Spin (right).

How to change the name of a group conversation in the Messages app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated April 10, 2023

Being able to participate in group messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac is a cool way to communicate with friends or family. You might make plans together, chat about your favorite show, or just use it as a hangout.

One way to have easy access to that group conversation is to give it a name. This way, you can find it quickly when you need to in your conversation list. This tutorial shows you how to do that.