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Banana brings automatic ANC and Transparency mode switching to AirPods Pro

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 9, 2020
AirPods Pro

If you’re lucky enough to own a pair of Apple’s new AirPods Pro, then you already know just how great their active noise cancellation is in terms of augmenting your audio’s sound quality. On the other hand, we can think of a few different ways that the implementation in iOS could be improved in daily usage.

Enter Banana, a new and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LaughingQuoll that makes the AirPods Pro’s transition from active noise cancellation mode to transparency mode an automatic process, depending on what the user is doing.

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This tweak generates a QR code for your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 9, 2020

Personal Hotspot is an indispensable feature of my iPhone that I use virtually every day as I move out of range of Wi-Fi, and while Apple has made it super easy to pair other iOS devices with the tap of a button, the same can’t be said about non-iOS devices, which often necessitate that you enter the hotspot’s password manually.

If you’re lazy like me and hate having to take the aforementioned steps when you or a friend attempts to connect a new device, then you just might come to appreciate a new and free jailbreak tweak called HotspotQR by iOS developer KingPuffdaddi.

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Assistability13 augments iOS 13’s Reachability interface with shortcuts

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 8, 2020

When it comes to the features people use most on their iPhones, Reachability is somewhat of a moot point, especially for those with hands large enough to finagle with Apple’s largest handsets. Apple provides a way to disable Reachability if you never use it, but wouldn’t it make sense to repurpose the interface instead of disabling it entirely?

Playing on this train of thought is a newly released jailbreak tweak called Assistability13 by iOS developer DODGraphics, which implements an AssistiveTouch-inspired shortcut palette into iOS’ native Reachability interface.

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How to use wireless, wired, and cellular AirDrop to transfer files

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated November 2, 2025
AirDrop between Mac and iPhone

If you’re new to iPhone, iPad, or Mac, AirDrop might be unfamiliar to you. It’s a built-in Apple service that lets you wirelessly share files with nearby Apple devices. The sharing process is encrypted, ensuring your private files can only be decrypted on the recipient device.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to share photos, videos, PDFs, web links, and other files between iPhone, iPad, and Mac using AirDrop.

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7 cool widgets you can create in Shortcuts on iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated August 26, 2022
Shortcuts widget showing eight iOS shortcuts on iPhone Home Screen

With the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and iPad, you can do a lot of nifty things. You can add an album to your Home screen, use dark mode on websites, and enforce picture-in-picture for YouTube on iPad. You can also use the app to create Shortcuts widgets for your Today View screen or Home Screen. This lets you do things faster and easier because you don’t have to open an app first. For some ideas and suggestions, here are seven cool widgets that you can create in Shortcuts for your iPhone and iPad.

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