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New teaser shows checkra1n jailbreak running Cydia and Zebra
With a resource as powerful as @axi0mX’s checkm8 bootrom exploit floating around in the wild, it’s should come as no surprise to anyone that prominent members of the jailbreak community are actively working on tools that take advantage of it. One of the most significant of those is checkra1n, a project that is currently being spearheaded by renowned hacker and Yalu jailbreak lead developer Luca Todesco.
It’s been a little over a week since we last heard anything new about checkra1n, but based on what we saw at the time, it would seem things are falling into place quite nicely. Now, a new Tweet shared Sunday afternoon by the official checkra1n Twitter page reveals what appears to be working package managers installed on an iPhone X, iPhone SE, and a seventh-generation iPod touch.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: PowerGuard, Xeon, and more
While it’s possible to enjoy a jailbreak on iOS 11 or 12 right now by way of Chimera, Electra, or unc0ver, we’re particularly excited about the future as the checkm8 bootrom exploit lights the way for a bright future for the community.
If you’re as fired up about jailbreaking as we are, then you’re probably looking for ways to customize your pwned handset. In this roundup, we’ll show you all the latest jailbreak tweak releases from the past week. As always, we’ll start by showcasing our favorites and wrap things up with an outline afterward.
Cydia Installer update addresses unresponsive tab button bug
If you’re currently jailbroken with Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver tool, then you may want to launch the Cydia app from your Home screen and refresh your sources.
According to a Tweet shared just this weekend by unc0ver co-developer Sam Bingner, a hot-fix for the Cydia Installer is now available that resolves a particularly irritating bug in which buttons in the app’s tab bar would become unresponsive to a user's taps:
CoolStar says Sileo development is ‘suspended until further notice’
Electra Team lead developer CoolStar took to Discord just this past week with a rather unfortunate update for Chimera and Electra jailbreak users: development on the platforms’ proprietary Sileo package manager has been suspended “until further notice.”
Citing the announcement, the decision to put Sileo’s development on hiatus stems from two significant factors, with the first being that CoolStar isn’t happy with Sileo’s acceptance rate in the jailbreak community and the other being out of exhaustion from contributing more to the project than the other project developers:
How to allow cellular app downloads over 200 MB on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to enable cellular downloads for iPhone and iPad apps exceeding 200 MB effortlessly with our step-by-step guide.
Chargeasap’s Infinity is the one and only cable you’ll need to fast-charge and sync your devices
Chargeasap, a Sydney, Australia startup, recently launched their smart charging solution on Kickstarter. I’ve had a chance to spend some quality hands-on time with it ahead of launch.
Jailbreak dependency update should fix unc0ver battery issues
The unc0ver tool by Pwn20wnd is one of the most popular ways to jailbreak a handset running iOS 11 or 12. If you’ve used this solution before, then you’ve undoubtedly experienced what could only be described as a sudden and unexpected battery drain, even when your device sits idle. Fortunately, there’s a fix for that now.
Unc0ver co-developer Sam Bingner released an updated version of UIKit Tools Thursday morning, bringing the jailbreak dependency up to version 1.1.15-1 in the process. In a subtle Retweet by Pwn20wnd, we learn that this update should resolve battery issues experienced by unc0ver users:
GameClub revives 100+ iOS classics for $5 per month
In response to freemium fatigue, a new game subscription service called GameClub launched Thursday with the goal of updating iconic App Store games that cannot be played on modern iPhones and iPads because they were left behind by march of technology.
Satechi’s Bluetooth Extended Keypad works with Macs and iOS
Accessory vendor Satechi yesterday released a new product: Bluetooth Extended Keypad.
iOS 13.2 coming soon, maybe before Halloween
The upcoming iOS 13.2 update, currently in beta, will likely be released to the general public by the end of October because Apple's new Beats Solo Pro headphones that require the update for some of its features are scheduled to reach customers’ hands Wednesday, October 30.
Do your Mac and iPad meet the system requirements for the Sidecar feature?
Sidecar, one of the most exciting new features in macOS Catalina 10.15, lets you use your iPad as a Mac display and your Apple Pencil as a graphics tablet for pressure-sensitive drawing and sketching in Mac apps, marking up screenshots and PDFs and more. But do your Mac and iPad devices meet the minimum system requirements needed for the Sidecar feature?