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The first iPhone XR reviews are in. Not surprisingly, these early reviews focus almost exclusively on the differences between the iPhone XR and the more expensive 2018 handsets, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max and whether paying $250 extra for the latter is worth it. The near-universal answer: not so much.
Shipping estimates for Apple's new iPhone XR, which became available for pre-order last Friday, began slipping in the United States and several major countries around the globe. At the time of this writing, neither the Apple online store nor the official Apple Store shopping app would provide us with an option to order the handset for launch day delivery.
In-store pickups for the colorful phone are unavailable for new orders. As noted by MacRumors, Apple's retail stores may have some supply reserved for walk-in purchases on launch day this coming Friday, October 26. Shipping estimates are slipping elsewhere, too, including in Canada, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
If you're instead getting your iPhone XR from a wireless carrier or an electronics retailer such as Best Buy rather than directly from Apple, they may have stock available for launch day delivery. According to our non-scientific poll, Black, PRODUCT(RED) and Blue are the most popular color options for people who're in the market for an iPhone XR.
If you haven't yet, please take a second to cast your vote now.
https://polldaddy.com/poll/10144118/
There's been some confusion surrounding early iPhone XR sales because there were no delays during the launch weekend and all color options remained readily available across all major carriers with the notable exception of T-Mobile.
T-Mobile did run out of some color options because, according to analysts, buying the phone on T-Mobile via Apple.com doesn't require passing a carrier verification like with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.
As per reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, iPhone XR pre-order demand during the opening weekend was better than that of last year's iPhone 8. Kuo is not surprised to see shorter delivery times for iPhone XR because the XR and the XS have different target customers.
iPhone XR's target customers are Apple fans “who snap up new models rapidly” after the pre-order open while the target demographic for the premium iPhone XS series are “general users who are used to operating iOS with characteristics including favoring the Apple brand, limited budget or no urgent replacement demand,” he wrote in a research note yesterday.
Kuo is calling for 36 to 38 million iPhone XR sales in the fourth quarter of 2018, up ten percent from his earlier prediction of 33 to 35 million units.
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On Monday, Apple stopped signing iOS 12.0, making it impossible to downgrade from iOS 12.0.1 to iOS 12.0. The move also compels those on iOS 12.0 to upgrade to iOS 12.0.1 when attempting a restore via iTunes.
The news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise since the Cupertino-based tech company released iOS 12.0.1 to the public just over two weeks ago. Apple typically stops signing firmware approximately 14 days after releasing a new version to facilitate software upgrades among its user base.
Over the weekend, Pwn20wnd released unc0ver V1.0.1 to disable the integrated RootFS Restore feature because of a problem that appeared to impact certain handsets running firmware versions between iOS 11.0 and 11.2.6. But as it would seem, the clever hacker found a way to circumvent it.
In a bevy of Tweets shared Monday afternoon, Pwn20wnd denoted how the problem appeared impact handsets with pending OTA updates downloaded on them. Upon discerning the cause of the issue, the hacker responded by releasing unc0ver V1.0.2.
iDownloadBlog ran a quick non-scientific poll ahead of iPhone XR pre-orders to gauge your interest in the device and get a feel of your purchase intentions before the launch. Apple's been taking pre-orders for these colorful phones since last Friday and, naturally, we're eager to learn which color you have picked, and why. Good thing there's a poll for that!
Apple's iPhone XR brings all of the same features as the pricier iPhone XS series sans a few notable exceptions like its lower-resolution display based on LCD rather than OLED technology. Turns out that some techies are upset that, at 6.1 inches, the iPhone XR screen is not full HD so downscaling inevitably occurs when watching Full HD (1920x1080) video.
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp for iPhone app has been refreshed on App Store with several new features, including an overhauled interface for the quick bubble actions, support for the iPhone XS Max display resolution and a consecutive voice messaging feature.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is testing a darkened interface in its iPhone app, as well as previewing videos in notifications, according to hidden code strings uncovered by WABetaInfo.
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It was only yesterday that Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak for iOS 11.0-11.4 beta 3 was officially brought out of its beta stages, but the tool has since received its first update following the release of V1.
Sunday’s update, dubbed unc0ver V1.0.1, aims to prevent known problems with the RootFS Restore feature on iOS 11.0-11.1.2 handsets. As it would seem, it was implemented in an unsafe manner that compelled some users to restore via iTunes and lose their jailbreak.
It’s been an exciting week for the jailbreak community. Not only have we witnessed the launch of a brand-new iOS 11-centric jailbreak dubbed unc0ver, but we’ve also been fortunate enough to observe a bevy of new jailbreak tweaks that are compatible with the new platform.
In this roundup, we’ll talk about all the new jailbreak tweaks released from Monday, October 15th to Sunday, October 21st. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first, and then we’ll outline the rest afterward.