Just a couple of years ago, iOS developer chr1s released a paid jailbreak tweak called Atlas that made iOS’ native video player more minimalist-friendly by shrinking it down and introducing several gestures for interacting with video playback.
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Semaphorin is a tethered blobless downgrade & jailbreak utility for certain checkm8 devices
If you’ve got an older device running certain firmware versions, then you might be able to take advantage of a new checkm8 bootrom exploit-based blobless downgrade and jailbreak utility called Semaphorin by iOS developer y08wilm.
TrollStore receives minor bug fixes in latest v2.0.14 update
It’s been a hot minute since the last time Lars Fröder's TrollStore perma-signing utility for iPhones and iPads received any updates, but such is normal when software starts to reach maturity. Nevertheless, TrollStore picked up another update Wednesday evening, officially bringing it up to version 2.0.14.
How to remove the RootHide bootstrap
If you previously installed the RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap on your iPhone or iPad, and you’ve decided that you want to uninstall it either because you’d rather use a full-fledged jailbreak or because it’s just not for you, then you’ve come to the right place.
The palera1n jailbreak gets a TUI, offering a more approachable user interface than the regular CLI
The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak, unlike the checkra1n jailbreak before it, has long been a command line interface (CLI)-based jailbreak tool. This means you must use Terminal to use it, which can be off-putting for those uncomfortable with running Terminal commands.
Jellyfish Reborn revives a popular Lock Screen concept for jailbroken iOS 16 devices
Remember back in 2019 when iOS developers Justin Proulx and Ayden Panhuyzen came out with the Jellyfish jailbreak tweak to give the iPhone a redesigned Lock Screen inspired by the Motion Apple Watch face?
Hide the “unknown part” prompt on iPhone after replacing components with this jailbreak tweak
Something that I find annoying about the iPhone, and certainly many would agree, is that after using an aftermarket part to replace a broken iPhone component, iOS stains your Settings → About screen with a message about how the part isn’t genuine with an “Unknown Part” prompt.
Alfie CG shows off design of upcoming TrollInstallerX TrollStore installer
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we showed you an upcoming and ambitious project being undertaken by iOS developer @alfiecg_dev to make a new TrollStore installer that installs TrollStore directly and doesn’t sacrifice a system app, such as Tips.
Apple unexpectedly once again signing iOS 17.3.1 for many devices, enabling firmware downgrades
In an unexpected turn of events, iOS & iPadOS 17.3.1 appears to be re-signed again despite Apple’s original un-signing of the firmware on March 12th.
Jailbreak news of the week: Pinnacle, SmartNotifications iOS16, 16Player, SpringHooker, & more…
You can count on the dedicated team at iDownloadBlog to keep you on the know about the latest changes in the iPhone jailbreaking and hacking communities.
Pinnacle brings Apex/Zenith-style Home Screen app stack organization to jailbroken iOS 16 devices
I staunchly appreciate any jailbreak tweak that improves the user experience on my iPhone, and that’s exactly what a new release called Pinnacle by iOS developer rugmj does.