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AutoUnlockX augments the Face ID unlocking experience on jailbroken handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 4, 2018

If you have an iPhone X or any of Apple’s newer Face ID-enabled iPhones, then you’re undoubtedly familiar with the two-step process required to unlock your handset.

Right out of the box, iOS requires you to swipe up from the bottom of the Lock screen after Face ID recognizes you; but wouldn’t it be nice if your handset unlocked itself automatically? If you’re onboard with this idea, then you should seriously consider checking out a free jailbreak tweak dubbed AutoUnlockX by iOS developer SparkDev.

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Pwn20wnd pushes unc0ver v2.0.1 to the public, no longer considered a ‘pre-release’

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 3, 2018

iOS hacker Pwn20wnd published the first unc0ver v2.0.0 pre-release on Friday, and there’ve been at least three separate updates to it since that time. But now that most of the bugs appear to be ironed out, the hacker has moved forward with an official public release.

On Monday, Pwn20wnd announced the public debut of unc0ver v2.0.1 via Twitter. Unlike the v2.0.0 pre-release, this version is officially out of beta testing and should be stable enough for the general public to deploy on compatible devices running iOS 11.0-11.4 beta 3:

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Organize your Home screen’s app icons into stacks with Zenith

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 23, 2022

Perhaps one of my favorite jailbreak tweaks of all time was Apex 2, an organization mod for your iPhone’s Home screen that permitted you to have nested app icons instead of folders.

Apex 2, was unfortunately never updated for iOS 11, and so iOS developer Muirey03 took things into his own hands. The result? A brand-new jailbreak tweak called Zenith is now available in Cydia.

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QuietApps mitigates interruptions while you use specific apps

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 3, 2018

Your iPhone comes with a feature known as Do Not Disturb that can help mitigate the influx of notifications when using your device or sleeping, but have you ever wished you could minimize interruptions while using specific apps?

If so, then we advise checking out a powerful new jailbreak tweak called QuietApps by iOS developer smokin1337. With it, you can configure a plethora of convenience options on a per-app basis.

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Electra Team confirms that the Sileo ‘Cydia replacement’ is still under development

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 2, 2018

Given everything that’s been happening lately with the unc0ver jailbreak for iOS 11.0-11.4 beta 3, it can be easy for some to forget about Electra and some of the noteworthy developments that were in the works for it.

One that struck us in particular was Sileo, a full-blown package installer that was supposed to replace Cydia on jailbroken iOS 11 devices. Five months ago, the Electra Team teased that Sileo would be “coming soon.” Fast-forward to today, and it’s still not available; so… where is it?

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Pwn20wnd updates unc0ver v2.0.0 pre-release again to fix a trust cache injection bug

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 2, 2018

It was only a few days ago that Pwn20wnd pushed the first unc0ver v2.0.0 pre-release for public testing, and the hacker has already issued three separate revisions with a bevy of new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

The latest of said updates was issued Sunday morning. Citing a Tweet shared by Pwn20wnd moments later, it fixes a rather annoying bug known to impact the trust cache injection:

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Another revision to the unc0ver v2.0.0 pre-release brings additional bug fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 1, 2018

Just a few days ago, iOS hacker Pwn20wnd launched a pre-release version of unc0ver v2.0.0 to the public with preliminary support for Cydia Substrate, several useful new features, and a blanket of bug fixes and performance improvements. The next day, he pushed a revamped version of the pre-release to the public with more bug fixes; but it now seems he wasn’t finished yet.

On Saturday, Pwn20wnd announced via Twitter that he had dropped yet another new version of the unc0ver v2.0.0 pre-release with even more bug fixes:

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