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Four games you should play this Halloween

Halloween games

Today is Halloween, the last day of the spooky season. You can't let this day pass by without some scares! That can only mean one thing: it's time to play some scary games. And there's no better place to find them than on Apple Arcade.

Actually, there are better places to find scary games. Granted, there are not many spooky games in Apple Arcade so far. So I'm bringing you 4 games that'll leave you scared, anxious and craving for more. At least that's what most of them did to me.

Luca Todesco teases Installer on upcoming checkra1n jailbreak

The upcoming checkm8 exploit-based checkra1n jailbreak has been making rounds in headlines over the last couple of weeks, with some of the most exciting news involving tweak injection on iOS 13. But as you might recall, a recent teaser also showed that the checkra1n jailbreak would support several package managers, including Cydia and Zebra.

People were particularly excited to see support for Zebra in addition to the tried and true Cydia package manager, but it begged the question about compatibility with other popular package managers, including Installer and Sileo, just to name a few.

Tweak injection teased on iOS 13 with upcoming checkra1n jailbreak

Things are getting particularly interesting in the world of jailbreaking since the official public release of @axi0mX’s checkm8 bootrom exploit for A5-A11 devices. One of the most intriguing work-in-progresses involving checkm8 has been checkra1n, a jailbreak tool spearheaded by renowned hacker Luca Todesco and others.

While we’ve witnessed quite a few teasers involving the checkra1n jailbreak to date, none have been quite as exciting as one shared just this morning. Jailbreak developer Sam Bingner, well-known for his popular TetherMe jailbreak tweak for enabling native Personal Hotspot on jailbroken handsets with or without carrier consent, teased the tweak functioning on iOS 13 by way of checkra1n:

This tweak forces the Twitter app to show the ‘Latest’ Tweets at all times

Twitter users who use the social network via the official app will notice that it seems to favor “Top” Tweets over “Latest” Tweets in your News Feed. In some cases, it even switches you from Latest to Top without your consent. It’s easy to switch back, but it can be annoying to deal with nonetheless.

I’ve always disliked this about the Twitter mobile app, and for that reason in particular, I’m excited to show you a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed AlwaysLatestTimelineTwitter by iOS developer aesthyrica.

Take Home screen customization to the next level with IconTweak

The Home screen is something you interface with every single day. That said, wouldn’t it be nice if Apple allowed you to do more with it than simply change the wallpaper image and move the app icons around?

If you’re onboard with the aforementioned idea, then you’ll probably take a liking to a new jailbreak tweak called IconTweak by iOS developer ichitaso. With it, you can customize your Home screen’s app icons in new and exciting ways.

Sileo v1.5.1 brings bug fixes and anonymous analytic data collection

It was just last week that Sileo Team lead developer CoolStar announced a controversial development hiatus for the Sileo package manager on the Chimera and Electra jailbreaks. But in an unforeseen turn of events, another update was released late last night.

As shared by the official @GetSileo Twitter page, Sileo v1.5.1 is now available for users and brings new bug fixes and improvements to the app’s user experience:

Safari Electro supercharges the iOS web browsing experience

Apple pours tons of developmental resources into its mobile Safari web browser to make things as fluid as possible for the end user, but that doesn’t change the fact that Safari lacks some features that might be considered useful, especially when moving from Safari for iPad to Safari for iPhone.

If you agree with the statement above, then you’ll want to check out a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Safari Electro by iOS developer Minazuki. As you may have inferred from the screenshot examples above already, this tweak supercharges the mobile Safari web browser on the iPhone and iPad with power user features.

PureFocus productively mitigates distractions on jailbroken devices

Smartphones can be incredibly useful tools in day to day life, but let’s face it, they also impose a substantial distraction that can cause even the slightest of procrastinators evade meaningful productivity. For that reason, it’s a good idea for students and professionals to use focus-oriented software.

PureFocus is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Dave Van Wijk that helps improve productivity by filtering out distractions on your pwned handset for a user-defined amount of time.

How to find out when a contact leaves or arrives in the Find My app

Create Notification in Find My on iPhone

The Find My app, available on iOS and Mac, is a terrific tool for staying up to date on where your favorite people go and tracking down missing devices, all in one spot. With the host of features in the Find My app, one that stands out is the Notification function. You can receive an alert when someone else leaves or arrives at a location, as well as notify them when you leave or arrive at yours.

Not only are these notifications convenient for staying in the know, but they can help you and your loved ones have peace of mind. Here’s what you can do with the Notifications and how to set them up in the Find My app.