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Want more out of your jailbroken iPhone’s alarm? Aurore can help
I don’t know anybody that still uses a physical alarm clock. Most people I know are using the alarm feature built right into their smartphone because it’s both free and convenient. Sadly, iOS’ alarm functionality leaves a lot to be desired in many areas, and that’s one reason why there are so many jailbreak tweaks in the wild that offer improvements for iOS’ alarm department.
Adding to that list, a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Aurore by iOS developer Micheal Wu (zhenguwu) tries to supercharge the iOS alarm experience with a bevy of new features and options. But is it worth it? That’s what we intend to show you in this piece.
Cydia Substrate updated to v0.9.7103 with additional bug fixes
Following a Cydia Substrate update on Wednesday that improved hooking and added preliminary support for iOS 14, the package received a second update early Thursday morning, this time bringing it up to version 0.9.7103.
Cydia Substrate is used for tweak injection on both the checkra1n and unc0ver jailbreaks, albeit only up to A11 devices for the latter as Cydia Substrate doesn’t support A12 or newer handsets. If you’re using a supported platform, then this update is available from Sam Bingner’s default repository and should appear after refreshing your sources.
Personalize your handset’s notification & widget appearances with Velvet
If you like personalizing the aesthetics of your jailbroken handset, as most jailbreakers do, then we’d strongly recommend taking a few moments out of your busy day to check out a newly released jailbreak tweak called Velvet by iOS developers NoisyFlake and HiMyNameisUbik.
Velvet imbues jailbreakers with the freedom of customizing and theming their handset’s floating notification banners, Lock Screen notification banners, and Now Playing media player with just about any appearance they can imagine. A few examples of the tweak at work are depicted in the screenshots embedded above and below.
Cydia Substrate updated to v0.9.7102 with improved hooking & more
Depending on the type of jailbreak you’re using, your handset might depend on Cydia Substrate for tweak injection. This will be the case if you’re using checkra1n, but it may also apply to unc0ver users who aren’t using A12 or newer handsets since Cydia Substrate was never updated to support Apple’s latest lineup because of unforeseen complexity challenges.
If your jailbroken handset does use Cydia Substate for tweak injection, then you may want to launch Cydia and refresh your sources. An updated version of Cydia Substrate was released on Wednesday with improvements, officially bringing the package up to version 0.9.7102.
Video: hands-on with all the changes and new features in iOS and iPadOS 14 beta 2
Apple yesterday seeded second betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, watchOS 7 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur. With most of the attention focused on the iOS and iPadOS software, we thought you might appreciate a little hands-on video walkthrough showing you all the major new features and enhancements that we've managed to discover in the second betas so far.
Alexa for iPhone gains voice activation, but it’s hardly hands-free as Amazon is calling it
Amazon is allowing users of its Alexa mobile app to use the smart assistant without having to touch the Alexa button at the bottom control bar for voice control. However, the online retail giant calling this feature "hands-free" voice activation is stretching it a bit.
Apple expands iPhone repair services to more countries with additional options for customers
Apple made an announcement this morning that it's expanding its iPhone repair services to "hundreds of new locations" across the United States, while also opening the Independent Repair Provider Program to independent repair shops across Europe and Canada.
Unc0ver jailbreak updated to v5.2.1 with bug fixes & improvements
Hot off the heels of a heated DMCA battle between the Electra Team and the unc0ver Team Tuesday evening, the unc0ver jailbreak has received its first update in nearly a month, officially bringing the jailbreak tool up to version 5.2.1.
The update was announced via the unc0ver Team’s official Twitter account early Wednesday morning, and from what we can gather, it mostly appears to be a bug fix update.
Odyssey jailbreak GitHub slapped with DMCA claim ahead of release
Jailbreakers who’ve been paying close attention to Twitter and /r/jailbreak over the past couple of days likely witnessed the creation of the official Odyssey Twitter account and a plethora of teasers showcasing the Electra Team’s upcoming iOS 13-centric jailbreak tool in action. As it would seem, however, the energized release is a far cry from being a drama-free one.
Odyssey jailbreak co-developer Hayden Seay, also known by many in this community as Diatrus, took to Twitter Tuesday evening to share that unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd had filed a DMCA takedown request targeting the Electra Team’s upcoming Odyssey jailbreak.
Second developer betas of iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 14, watchOS 7 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur available
Apple today seeded second developer betas of the iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 Big Sur, watchOS 7 and tvOS 14 updates ahead of public testing opening later this month. The latest betas arrived more than two weeks following the inaugural developer releases, which became available following Apple's successful virtual WWDC 2020 keynote talk, held on June 22.
How to import contacts from a SIM card to iPhone
Learn what to do if contacts are saved in your physical SIM card and you want to have them on your iPhone.