You can now preview Apple's new less-gendered Siri voice in iOS 14.5 that isn't explicitly male or female on your iPhone before the software update goes live.
How to preview the new LGBTQ+ Siri voice on your iPhone before iOS 15.4 goes live
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Checkl0ck officially released, enables biometric authentication on A11 devices running iOS 14 & jailbroken via checkra1n
Just a couple of days ago, we told you all about a then upcoming jailbreak tweak dubbed Checkl0ck by iOS developer FoxfortMobile intended to enable biometric authentication on A11 chip-equipped handsets that had been jailbroken with checkra1n.
Volvo hands out Apple Watches to engineers in its effort to improve ‘customer success outcomes’
Volvo is currently undertaking a "digital transformation," all in an effort to move away from the way it used to do things --at least as far as its service engineers are concerned. To that end, the company is laying the groundwork by starting with one of Apple's most popular products: Apple Watch. And, according to a new report looking at Volvo's efforts, it's all working very well.
Same-unit Face ID repairs will soon be available for iPhone XS and newer
Apple is, again, rumored to soon offer same-unit repairs for common Face ID issues by permitting authorized technicians to replace a TrueDepth camera component on the iPhone XS or newer without having to replace the whole iPhone itself.
The Halide camera app now lets you perform batch actions on photos
The iPhone camera app Halide now lets you perform batch actions on photos. You'll also love a new grid view and other perks in Halide 2.7 for iPhone.
PoC shown off following Brightiup’s kernel bug write-up for iOS 15.0-15.1.1
Just yesterday, we shared Kunlun Lab security researcher @realBrightiup’s write-up about CVE-2021-30955, a kernel bug that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution with kernel-level privileges via the app sandbox if exploited on iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1.
How to stop iMessages from going to an email address instead of a phone number
Learn how to use your phone number instead of your email address to send and receive iMessages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Import media to your iPhone’s native Photos app in more ways with PImport
Apple makes it relatively easy to save images viewed on your display to your Photo Library. Almost everywhere you look, you can either tap on a share button to save a photo, tap and hold on a photo to reveal saving options, or you may opt to simply snap a screenshot.
Google’s new pitch-black dark mode really pops on the iPhone’s OLED screen. Here’s how to turn it on if you don’t have it already.
Learn how to enable the new Google dark mode which replaces dark gray areas with true blacks for starker contrast and better battery life.
Brightiup publishes write-up on kernel bug CVE-2021-30955 for iOS 15.0-15.1.1
As many will recall from a post we ran in mid-December, Kunlun Lab security researcher Zweig (@realBrightiup) had planned to share details about a bug that could have been used to exploit the kernel on iOS & iPadOS versions 15.0-15.1.1.
Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for porting Android features to iOS 14
Curious jailbreakers who are searching for their next favorite jailbreak tweak have come to the right place. iDownloadBlog curates weekly dedicated jailbreak tweak roundups that can help you identify all the best add-ons amid all the noise.
iOS 15.4 release in the first half of March, iOS 16 development moving fairly smoothly
Apple should release iOS 15.4 in the first half of March following new hardware unveilings as development work on iOS 16, the next major update to the iPhone operating system, continues unabated, according to a reliable source.