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Unc0ver v5.0.0 officially released with support for all iOS 13.5 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

Just as promised, the unc0ver Team officially delivered unc0ver v5.0.0 on Saturday with support for the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 13.5 (and iPadOS 13.5), on all handsets capable of deploying it. Apple only just released iOS 13.5 on Wednesday, making this a particularly jaw-dropping release as it's the latest available firmware at the time of this writing.

The announcement that the update was coming took the jailbreak community by storm following more than two months of silence on the unc0ver Team’s behalf, but the wait was unquestionably worth it as jailbreakers now have the ability to liberate the latest iOS release on Apple’s newest handsets for the first time in what feels like forever.

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Checkra1n updated to v0.10.2 with support for iOS 13.5, additional bug fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

The unc0ver jailbreak is about to be updated to version 5.0.0 with official support for all devices that can run iOS and iPadOS 13.5, and in a silent and rather unexpected undercut, the checkra1n team released v0.10.2 beta of its bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for macOS Saturday evening with official support for iOS and iPadOS 13.5.

According to the release notes for the updated version of the checkra1n jailbreak, v0.10.2 not only adds support for Apple’s latest mobile firmware versions, but also incorporates a few different bug fixes at that:

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Add some personality to your jailbroken iPhone’s Dock with Docktyle

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 23, 2020

Anyone invested in the Apple ecosystem knows just how essential the iconic Dock can be to their workflow. Natively present on the iPhone, iPad, and even the Mac, the Dock is a convenient place to store your most-used apps such that you always have quick access to them when you need them.

As much as we like the Dock on these platforms, it’s worth noting that Apple doesn’t offer much by way of aesthetic customization. Fortunately, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Docktyle by iOS developer Marcel Braun lets jailbreakers customize the aesthetics of the Dock on the iOS platform.

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Colorful Lines lets jailbreakers colorize iOS’ cursors, scroll bars, text highlights, & more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 25, 2022

If you’re a minimalist, then you may enjoy customizing your jailbroken iPhone, but perhaps not to the extent of installing crazy themes or adding extraneous features and interfaces. One thing you might enjoy doing, however, is making subtle adjustments to iOS’ native user interface.

Anyone who aligns themselves with the aforementioned sentiment will probably enjoy the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Colorful Lines by iOS developer Yulky Tulky. Just as its name implies, this tweak doesn’t do much else other than allow custom colorization of certain line-centric interfaces in iOS.

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Get more ‘oomph’ out of a single volume button press with VolumeStep13

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 22, 2020

As you adjust your iPhone’s volume with the physical volume buttons on the left edge of the handset, each button press equates to a tiny amount of adjustment to the volume level itself. If you’re trying to make drastic changes to the handset’s volume all in one fell swoop, then this means pressing the volume button(s) several times in rapid succession until you get it right where you want it.

A newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed VolumeStep13 by iOS developer Randy240 attempts to make this process a little bit easier by allowing jailbreakers to set a custom volume step amount. In a nutshell, this means each button press can have more or less influence over the volume level than it would on a stock handset, and as you might come to expect, the step amount is fully configurable.

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How to disable iPad pointer animations

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 15, 2023

iPadOS brings an adaptive iPad cursor that uses subtle animations when hovering over various parts of the system to help you navigate. As an example, toolbar buttons in apps change color, and app icons on the Home Screen grow bigger. The animated cursor gives you a sense of context, but power users may want to disable these iPad pointer animations in order to enjoy a smoother tracking experience that resembles their computer.

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how you can disable iPad pointer animations with just a few taps.

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Hands-on video walkthrough: Everything new in iOS and iPadOS 13.5

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 21, 2020

Apple yesterday released the iOS 13.5 software for the iPhone and iPod touch alongside iPadOS 13.5 for the iPad. The updates bring out several new features including coronavirus exposure logging, Apple Music sharing and APIs for developers to create privacy-first COVID-19 apps, as well as Face ID and group FaceTime improvements. To help you make the most out of these new software updates, we've tasked our videographer Harris Craycraft with putting together a little hands-on video walkthrough detailing all the changes in iOS and iPadOS 13.5.

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