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FloatingDarkMode gives jailbreakers an always-visible dark mode toggle

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 9, 2021

The addition of dark mode support was perhaps one of the biggest new features of last year’s iOS 13 release, and it’d be an understatement to say that Apple delivered a wonderful dark mode-centric user experience. On a stock device, dark mode can be toggled on or off from the Settings app, or via Control Center if the user has added the dark mode toggle module.

But for those who are too lazy to deal with either of the above options, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called FloatingDarkMode by iOS developer Ethan Whited brings an always-accessible dark mode toggle button to jailbroken handsets that floats over any user interface.

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FreeTheSandbox is now searching for testers with iOS 13.5.1-13.7 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 26, 2020
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If you’ve poked your nose in the jailbreak community’s trending news lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind about a developing jailbreak for iOS 13.5-13.7 devices. Software security researchers associated with FreeTheSandbox first announced plans to release such a jailbreak at the end of September, and there have been a number of other teasers since then.

Just this afternoon, the @FreeTheSandbox Twitter account generated more excitement among jailbreakers after it turned to the community in search of potential testers. The Tweet, shown below, appeared seek users of certain types of devices running iOS 13.5.1 through 13.7, as these will be the handset and firmware combinations that the jailbreak supports when released.

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PocketProtector prevents accidental butt-dials on jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 26, 2020

We’ve all heard of butt or pocket-dialing – the act of accidentally calling someone with your phone as it sits in your pocket. In theory, this seems a lot less likely on modern devices that require Face ID or Touch ID authentication to function; nevertheless, it still seems to happen to some people either because they don’t lock their device before pocketing it or because of some other mind-bending anomaly.

Despite how seemingly impossible butt-dialing or inadvertent smartphone operations on a pocketed phone might be at first glance, those who experience these anomalies for one reason or another can now take advantage of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called PocketProtector by iOS developer Brady Holland (Squiddy) to prevent them from happening, once and for all.

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The perfect iPhone 12 case for people who don’t like bulky cases [sponsor]

Sponsored Post ∙ October 25, 2020

Once you've decided to pick up the new iPhone 12, the last thing you want to do is get a big bulky case that's going to hide that beautiful refreshed design. But what if I told you there was a case that was so thin, you could barely tell it was on the handset?

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Facebook reinstates Cydia app, allowing users to log in and view past purchases again

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 25, 2020

A substantial number of veteran jailbreakers who relied on Cydia’s ‘Log in with Facebook’ mechanism to access their previous jailbreak tweak and extension purchases were met with frustration after the feature appeared to stop working last June.

Fortunately, the problem now appears to be fixed, as noted by a couple of Tweets shared just this weekend by Cydia creator Jay Freeman, also known more colloquially to the jailbreak community as Saurik:

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Electrifying, Genesis 2, iPhone 12 Pro Wallpapers, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 25, 2020

Avid jailbreakers who are looking for the latest and greatest jailbreak tweaks to install on their pwned handsets have come to the right place, because it’s here that we’ll be going over all the latest tweak releases in one convenient place.

This roundup will focus on the tweaks released from Monday, October 19th to Sunday, October 25th. As always, we’ll talk about our favorite releases first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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A14 Bionic already pwned by talented hacker iBSparkes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 23, 2020

Last September, talented hacker and security researcher iBSparkes made headlines after becoming one of the first to crack the A13-equipped iPhone 11 Pro lineup with a working tfp0 exploit.

Just this afternoon, however, the jailbreak community was touched with an ounce of déjà vu after iBSparkes Tweeted a teaser of what appeared to be successful pwnage of Apple’s shiny new A14-equipped iPhone 12 lineup.

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iPhone 12 mini: 12 things you need to know

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 23, 2020

With the iPhone 12 mini, Apple is introducing a brand-new size to it smartphone lineup. Thanks to its compact, easily pocketable form factor, we think the iPhone 12 mini will become a hot seller. That being said, we thought you might be interested in the essentials of the iPhone 12 mini before buying it so we've asked our videographer Harris Craycraft to put together a video in which he discusses several things you need to know about the iPhone 12 mini.

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