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Every Sunday, we come at you with a roundup of all the latest jailbreak tweak releases and jailbreak news from the previous work week. This Sunday will be no different.
In this piece, we'll showcase all the latest jailbreak tweaks and news from the period starting Monday, January 25th and ending Sunday, January 31st. As always, we'll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases before finally wrapping things up with an outline of everything else at the end.
Many had thought that the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak tool would stop receiving updates as development efforts shifted toward newer iOS & iPadOS 13 and 14 jailbreaks, but it seems that isn’t the case.
Chimera received another update this weekend, officially bringing it up to version 1.6.2.
In case you haven’t already heard, Apple recently seeded iOS 14.5 beta to developers with a new feature that permits mask-donning users to more easily unlock their iPhone with Face ID, granted they’re wearing an unlocked Apple Watch. Without this feature, anyone wearing a mask would fail the native Face ID authentication method, compelling users to manually enter their passcode to unlock their device or to approve Apple Pay transactions or App Store purchases.
Given the gravity of just how frustrating it can be to be unable to use Face ID when governments around the world impose mask mandates while in public in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, it should come as no surprise that this feature received tons of praise from would-be users. On the other hand, jailbreakers would be stuck with older versions of iOS that don’t natively support the new authentication feature; at least, until now that is…
Whether you invest in stocks or you simply have a fascination with monitoring stock value trends over time, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed StonksBar by iOS developer CokePokes might be of interest to you.
StonksBar ensures that your favorite stock’s value is always in view by implementing a Status Bar-centric display that appears just beneath the time on notched handsets including the iPhone X and later.
For folks who don't like bulky iPhone cases, or cases at all, ultra-thin cases provide a great alternative. Below we've put together a roundup of the best ultra-thin cases for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
A cappella groups are impressive in their abilities to recreate not just music, but also sounds. One such group has showcased their skills by tackling ringtones and other sounds you can find on your iPhone.
From the creators of “tint.” comes “lumen.”, a unique puzzler that just launched on Apple Arcade in which the player is challenged to solve levels using lights, lenses and mirrors.
iOS 14's built-in web content blocker has been found to prevent searches that include the word “Asian,” including such phrases as “Asian food” and “Asian countries”. As a matter of fact, Safari has been found to block all websites that contain the word “asian” in the URL.
Ian Beer is a name much of the jailbreak community will recognize, and that’s because he’s a talented security researcher who discovered and published a plethora of different tfp0 exploits over the years — many of which went on to further jailbreak tool development.
Although Beer has been somewhat quiet these past several months, it seems it was for a good reason, as the hacker took to Twitter Thursday afternoon after publishing details for what appears to be a kernel vulnerability impacting iOS & iPadOS 14.1 and below.
Learn how to quickly add the loop, bounce, or long exposure effect to your Live Photos on iPhone, iPad, or Mac to make these moving images even more fun!
The next iPhone should allow you to take much better wide-angle photographs in low-visibility situations, as well as closer wide-angle shots without losing focus.
Most iOS & iPadOS 13 jailbreakers are using either checkra1n, Odyssey, or unc0ver to enjoy an unrestricted handset without Apple virtue signaling how their user experience should be, but there could well be a new jailbreak in town very soon.
iOS developer Kritanta, known and respected for releasing a slew of high-quality jailbreak tweaks over the past few years, took to Twitter this afternoon to tease what could only be described as the very early stages of an upcoming jailbreak tool.