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Electra jailbreak tool updated to resolve an issue on iOS 11.0 – 11.1.2

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 26, 2018

It was only yesterday that the Electra Team pushed a significant update to the Electra jailbreak with initial support for the Sileo package installer and a bevy of bug fixes and performance improvements, but the team is still fine-tuning the iOS 11-centric jailbreak tool as we speak.

Citing a Tweet shared by the Electra Team Wednesday evening, one out of the two available Electra jailbreak tools was updated once again, this time to version 1.1.0-2, with a fix for a jailbreaking issue on iOS 11.0-11.1.2:

Electra jailbreak updated to version 1.1.0 with bug fixes, stability enhancements, and Sileo support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 26, 2018

Just this week, the Electra Team updated its jailbreak for the first time since this Summer, bringing the tool(s) up to version 1.1.0.

Unlike the all-in-one unc0ver jailbreak by Pwn20wnd, the Electra jailbreak is fragmented into two separate tools; one of those supports iOS 11.0-11.1.2 and the other supports iOS 11.2-11.4 beta 3. Regardless, both tools received notable updates.

First public beta of the Sileo package manager released for the Electra jailbreak

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 26, 2018

On Christmas day, the Electra Team released its public beta of Sileo, a package manager that will attempt to compete with Cydia for market share on the jailbroken iOS 11 platform.

Citing the official Sileo Twitter page, the Sileo beta preview is being hosted on the default Electra repository in Cydia on devices jailbroken with Electra. When Sileo comes out of beta, it will be distributed on an entirely different repository.

How to quickly track a flight from anywhere on your iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ December 25, 2018

Whether you’re preparing to jump on a plane or just waiting for a friend to fly in, you may think that you have to download a special app to track those flights. And, while a specific flight tracking app is certainly a great way to go, especially if you’re a frequent traveler, there is another way.

Here’s how to quickly track flights from anywhere with your iPhone and all you need is the flight number.

Chinese businesses urging employees to boycott Apple after Huawei CFO arrest

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 24, 2018

The spiraling trade war and escalating tensions between the United States and China have resulted in a recent arrest of Huawei's Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, but now China is striking back.

Get back missing songs and playlists on Apple Music in iOS 26

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated February 16, 2026

Find out what to do if the Apple Music app on your iPhone or iPad has removed all your songs or if it automatically deletes some downloaded songs from the local storage.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Asteroid, LSPullToDismiss, Nightshade, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 23, 2018

Despite Saurik’s decision to shut down the Cydia Store, the jailbreak community is still running strong. New jailbreak tweaks are continuously being published in Cydia and are readily available for you to download.

This roundup will encompass all the jailbreak tweaks we’ve shown you this week, from Monday, December 17th to Sunday, December 23rd. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.

Save $38: grab all six expansion packs for Civilization VI for iOS at no charge this month

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 21, 2018

Sid Meier’s excellent Civilization VI for iPhone and iPad is free to try for the first 60 turns. To get the most out of it, however, you have to download the optional expansion packs, of which there are six and none of them comes cheap. Thankfully, developer Aspyr Media is temporarily offering all six expansion packs free of charge through the rest of December.

Nightshade provides an all-in-one Dark Mode experience for your iPhone or iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 21, 2018

Dark Mode jailbreak tweaks have become quite the hot commodity among iPhone and iPad users, especially considering how Apple officially supports the feature on macOS. But wouldn’t it be nice to have a reliable all-in-one solution for all your apps and user interfaces rather than installing several jailbreak tweaks to achieve the same result?

If you answered ‘yes’ to that question, then you’re in luck; a new jailbreak tweak called Nightshade by iOS developer Dylan Duff promises ‘an all-in-one iOS Dark Mode’ that promises to ‘theme almost every aspect of the UI.’

Apple releases an updated version of iOS 12.1.2 for iPhone with build number 16C104

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 20, 2018

Apple on Thursday released an updated version of the iOS 12.1.2 software with a new build number 16C104. The iPhone-only software update has arrived just three days following the initial release of iOS 12.1.2 with its original build number 16C101.

Apple to stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany as Qualcomm secures another sales ban

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 20, 2018

Qualcomm has secured another victory in its legal spat with Apple, this time in Germany after a Munich court ruled that some iPhone models that employ Intel-made cellular modems violate a Qualcomm patent which covers so-called envelope tracking, a feature that helps smartphones save battery power while sending and receiving wireless signals.

Updates to the unc0ver v2.1.0 pre-release this week bring new features and fix bugs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 20, 2018

Pwn20wnd initially launched the pre-release of unc0ver v2.1.0 for public testing almost a week ago, and as it would seem, the hacker has been somewhat busy refining the tool ahead of the upcoming official public launch.

Citing Pwn20wnd’s official GitHub repository, the unc0ver v2.1.0 pre-release has seen revisions on at least three separate occasions since our original story, with the latest change taking place just yesterday.