The “iPhone 13” name will stay, apparently. Rather than skip straight to “iPhone 14,” Apple reportedly has the courage to use the number 13 for the upcoming 2021 iPhone launch.
The “iPhone 13” name will stay because Apple is not superstitious
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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AppEditor, MacPass, Vaon, & more…
The jailbreak community has introduced a lot of fascinating jailbreak tweaks recently, and given how quickly time seems to pass everyone by, it can be easy to miss those interesting developments along the way as life keeps us distracted.
That’s just one reason why we come at you every Sunday with a curated roundup just like this one that showcases all the latest jailbreak tweak releases and jailbreak-centric news.
Give your iPhone’s Now Playing interface an eye-popping makeover with ChromaFlow
Apple is regarded as one of the most influential players in the music industry — not only because of what iTunes once was, but also because of the creation of Apple Music and its seamless integration with the company’s expansive mobile device and desktop computer offerings.
Given just how much Apple seems to have invested in the music industry, it’s somewhat curious as to why the Now Playing interface on iPhones and iPads hasn’t changed much over the years. In fact, many are now calling on Apple to offer some sort of redesign after a seemingly stagnant UI that changes so little over time.
Vaon buffs the App Switcher on jailbroken iPhones with a grid UI and integrated battery module
The App Switcher is, at least in my opinion, one of the most underwhelming interfaces on the iPhone. The full-screen card switcher interface makes such poor use of the expansive screen real estate that it’s no surprise we see so many jailbreak tweaks attempting to fix this.
The latest of such tweaks is one called Vaon by iOS developer atar13, which not only converts the App Switcher from a card-based interface to a grid-based one, but also adds an iOS 14-style battery widget to the bottom.
TweakCount provides jailbreakers with a summary of installed tweaks & extensions
If you go overboard on jailbreak tweak installations like I do sometimes, then it may serve you well to keep a tally of how many you have installed at any given time.
Doing this manually would be a painstaking and tedious process, but with the help of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak subtly named TweakCount by iOS developer LacertosusDeus, your iPhone can do it for you automatically.
Twitter’s Trusted Friends would let you tweet to friends, post under different personas and more
Twitter is experimenting with new ways of increasing engagement on its platform which would permit you to choose the audience for specifics tweets, including limiting a tweet to trusted friends instead of your followers and tweeting from different personas from one account.
How to play a hidden pinball game in Google’s iPhone app
Follow a few simple steps laid out in our tutorial if you'd like to discover and play a secret Google Easter egg pinball game in the company's official app for iPhone and iPad.
Instagram will adopt fullscreen, mobile-first content in response to TikTok and YouTube
You'll soon be able to share fullscreen Instagram content on the platform as Facebook works to make the service more like rival TikTok, according to Instagram's head Adam Mosseri.
Now everyone can publish videos on TikTok up to three minutes in length
The maximum supported TikTok video length has been extended from the existing one-minute limit to three minutes, with longer videos helping creators craft more engaging stories.
Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for iOS 14’s notification system
It’s been our mission these past several weeks to provide visibility for some of the best jailbreak tweaks for various elements of iOS 14. But our work is never done, and the show must go on!
Having already covered some of the best add-ons and extensions for iOS 14’s Control Center, Home Screen, Keyboard, Messages app, and Now Playing interface, we figured that this week would be a better time than ever to focus more on iOS 14’s notification experience.
Get a native-esque Music widget on iOS 14 with MediaWidget
Noticeably absent from the plethora of Home Screen widgets offered out of the box by iOS 14 is one for music and Now Playing content.
Given just how much emphasis Apple places on music consumption with regard to its platforms, this seemed like an odd decision on the company’s part.
LG is exiting the smartphone business: With new trade-in offers, Apple hopes to pick up switchers
To pick up some of LG's customers who may be switching, Apple's trade-in offers now include four models of LG's smartphone lineup as the Korean maker exits the smartphone industry.