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Hands-on with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro cases

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 18, 2020

According to leaked schematics, dummy models and rumors, Apple's iPhone refresh for 2020 will include four models in three different sizes. To give our readers a better idea how those upcoming handsets measure up against each other in terms of size, we put our iPhone X, iPhone 6 and iPhone 11 Pro inside the iPhone 12 cases from Totallee, a brand which for the eighth year in a row has cases ready for the new generation of iPhones ahead of Apple's announcement.

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ExplosiveIcons makes it fun to delete apps from a jailbroken iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 18, 2020

If you’re rocking a jailbroken iPhone or iPad and are looking for fun and exciting ways to spice up the user experience, then you should definitely consider taking a minute out of your day to check out a newly released jailbreak tweak called ExplosiveIcons by iOS developer Wes.

Just as the name implies, ExplosiveIcons makes it fun to delete apps from your iPhone or iPad by providing users with an exciting animation upon doing so. Below, you’ll find an animated GIF depicting the newfangled animation in all its glory:

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The best apps with Home Screen widgets for iOS 14

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated August 18, 2023
Select a Widget on iPhone

With resizable widgets right on your Home Screen, you can get a bigger picture of all sorts of things. From Apple’s own Calendar, Photos, and Notes to third-party apps for communication, finance, and music, you have plenty of widgets to pick from.

For your iPhone Home Screen, check out our list of the best widgets for iOS 14. Since more and more companies will be providing widgets, we’ll update our list often so that you can see the best ones as they arrive.

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Lumi gives jailbroken iPhones better low-light camera performance

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 2, 2021

There’s no doubt that Apple pours tons of cash into researching and developing some of the best mobile camera experiences for smartphones in the world, but that doesn’t make it perfect. In fact, low-light photography is one area in particular where the iPhone’s camera seems to lag behind some of the competition.

If Apple’s native Night Mode feature isn’t enough for you, then you might want to consider upping your ante and trying a new jailbreak tweak called Lumi by iOS developer FoxfortMobile. Lumi requires a jailbroken device to work, but the results are particularly pleasant, especially if you’re an amateur iPhone photographer and struggle to capture the ideal shot in the most demanding of low-light conditions.

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BTManager+ gives jailbreakers more control over Bluetooth peripherals

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 17, 2020

iOS is a very user-friendly platform when it comes to Bluetooth device connectivity. On the other hand, ease of use comes with certain trade-offs, such as the scope of configurability and advanced settings and/or features.

If you walk among the plethora of iPhone power users out there, and you use a lot more Bluetooth devices than the average Joe, then we think you might benefit from the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed BTManager+ by iOS developer Beckett O’Brien.

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Odyssey jailbreak updated to v1.1.1 with memory leak & freezing fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 16, 2020
Odyssey jailbreak tool for iOS 13.0-13.7.

It’s been an action-packed week for Apple, especially with all the recent hardware unveilings taking place, but that hasn’t stopped the folks over at the Odyssey Team from dropping an updated version of the iOS 13-based Odyssey jailbreak.

In an announcement shared to Twitter Monday afternoon, the Odyssey Team noted that it had released Odyssey version 1.1.1 with vital bug fixes and performance improvements:

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MediaBar14 adds music controls to the iPhone’s Home Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 8, 2021

One of the things Apple does really well is provide a quality music streaming service that can be accessed from all of your favorite devices, whether they’re mobile handsets or desktop computers. On the other hand, Apple could always do better by improving the experience of the user interface, especially in terms of music control accessibility on the iOS & iPadOS platforms.

Jailbreakers know all too well about the many shortcomings of Apple’s stock user interface, and that’s one reason why there are so many jailbreak tweaks available to the aftermarket. MediaBar14, for example, is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer MegaDev that lends a hand to Apple’s user interface in this particular department.

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iWhatsApp lets you set up automatic replies for WhatsApp Messenger

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 16, 2020

It was only a couple of months ago that we gave you the grand tour of a jailbreak tweak called iAutoReply by iOS developer MeBlackHat, which effectively allowed you to set up automatic replies for incoming texts to help you manage the bevy of messages you might receive when you’re unable to respond immediately.

It was only a matter of time before someone said, “but what about (insert third-party messaging service here),” and thus a new jailbreak tweak dubbed iWhatsApp was conceived.

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Hacker appears to claim that iOS 13.7 is vulnerable to new exploit

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 14, 2020
Matrix code hacked iPhone.

With Apple dropping software updates for its iPhones and iPads as frequently as they do nowadays, it’s particularly exciting when a hacker claims that they’ve pwned one of the company’s latest versions of iOS and/or iPadOS.

The most recent announcement to shake things up came by way of hacker @08Tc3wBB last month in the form of a new exploit for iOS 13.6.1 that allegedly used a different method to achieve its ends than the more traditional tfp0 method that we see in modern jailbreaks like Odyssey and unc0ver. On Monday, the same hacker appeared to validate that the newer iOS 13.7 would be vulnerable to jailbreak-centric exploitation:

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Odyssey jailbreak updated to v1.1.0 with bug fixes and theming improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 14, 2020
Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13.

Those who depend on the iOS 13-centric Odyssey jailbreak tool for all their iPhone and/or iPad liberation needs will be excited to learn that there’s a new update available. The latest version of Odyssey at the time of this writing is now 1.1.0.

The Odyssey Team announced the new update for the Odyssey jailbreak late last night via Twitter, and from what we can gather, it brings both bug fixes and improvements to the app’s built-in theming capabilities:

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