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Pwn20wnd says machswap2 exploit is coming to unc0ver with support for A7-A12(X) devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 15, 2019

It was only two weeks ago that security research @iBSparkes shared an iOS 11.0-12.1.2 exploit dubbed machswap with the general public, and just a few days later, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd integrated the new exploit into his unc0ver jailbreak tool for A7-A9(X) devices running iOS 11.0-12.1.2. Fortunately, the fun isn’t stopping there.

As it would seem, @iBSparkes has been working on a newer exploit dubbed machswap2, which works in similar ways and supports A7-A12(X) devices running iOS 11.0-12.1.2. Perhaps more importantly, Pwn20wnd got it working with unc0ver, which means the jailbreak tool will soon support both the machswap or machswap2 exploits:

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Sileo will soon stop ‘featuring’ packages from the BigBoss repository

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 15, 2019

In an unfortunate turn of events Friday morning, the Sileo Team announced via Twitter that it would no longer accept applications from jailbreak tweak developers to feature packages on the front page that are being hosted on the official BigBoss repository.

Instead, the Sileo Team alluded that only packages being mirrored by the Essentialis Repository and the those hosted by the third-party Chariz and Dynastic Repo repositories would be eligible for being featured on Sileo’s front page. Consequently, the Sileo Team adds that developers should host in those repositories instead of BigBoss.

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Move the Dock to the top of your iPhone’s Home screen with stratosphere

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 15, 2019

Most iPhone and iPad users are accustomed to having their application Dock at the bottom of their Home screen, but if you’re feeling courageous enough to change things up, then you might take a liking to a new free jailbreak tweak called stratosphere by iOS developer Sam Gardner (A.K.A. Samg_is_a_Ninja).

As shown in the screenshot example above, stratosphere moves the application Dock from the bottom of the Home screen to the top, delivering an entirely different aesthetic and user experience.

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This tweak displays the number of tweaks you’ve installed from each Cydia repository

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 15, 2019

As a minimalist, I tend not to overload my jailbroken handset with a lot of tweaks; on the other hand, I know lots of people that do just the opposite, modifying their iPhone’s operating system almost beyond recognition.

Depending on the number of packages you have installed, you might find a new free jailbreak tweak called Package Count by iOS developer Oliver Boudet to be a useful addition to your handset.

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Apple posts new ‘Private Side’ iPhone ad

Cody Lee ∙ March 14, 2019

Apple on Thursday posted a new iPhone ad to its YouTube channel called 'Private Side.' It's a fairly humorous clip that highlights a number of real-life situations where people would want their privacy, pointing out that if privacy matters in your life, it should matter to the phone your life is on.

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Improve the multitasking experience on the iPhone with FloatingDockPlus

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 14, 2019

Every iOS device sports a Dock at the bottom of its Home screen, but not every Dock is created equally. Case in point, anyone who has used an iPad before has likely taken notice of unique behavior that isn’t necessarily present on iPhones and iPod touches; more specifically, the iPad’s Dock shows recently-used apps in a separate section just right of the usually docked icons.

This is just one of several ways that the iPad makes multitasking easier, and with that in mind, iOS developer Kiran Patil set out to port many of these features to other iOS devices. The end result? – a jailbreak tweak dubbed FloatingDockPlus is now available to download from Cydia.

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ModernAlerts gives your iPhone tvOS-inspired notifications and alerts

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 14, 2019

While I enjoy the seamless software experience that the iPhone brings to the table, I still must admit that the mobile platform’s notification system leaves a lot to be desired. As it would seem, iOS developers Luke Muris and Geometric Software felt the same way, and so a new jailbreak tweak called ModernAlerts was born.

As it would seem, ModernAlerts draws most of its inspiration from the tvOS platform; as such, it themes your incoming notifications to look more like what you’d expect to see on your Apple TV. But the tweak doesn’t stop there… it takes things a step further by providing users with a full range of theming options.

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