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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: customizedNotes, ReplayKit Everywhere, and more…
Despite the crazy roller coaster that the iOS 11 jailbreak department has been on lately, developers are still releasing jailbreak tweaks for customizing the iOS experience.
In this roundup, we’ll talk about this week’s noteworthy releases. As always, we’ll begin by showcasing our favorites and outline the rest of them afterward.
CoolStar’s Electra iOS 11.0-11.1.2 jailbreak tool gets significant improvements in beta 9
Not even 24 hours after the release of Electra beta 8-2, CoolStar pushed beta 9 of the iOS 11.0-11.1.2 jailbreak tool on Saturday with a slew of additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Just like the LiberiOS tool that launched last year, Electra utilizes Ian Beer’s open-source tfp0 exploit to jailbreak supported devices. Notably, it doesn’t install Cydia because Saurik hasn’t updated it for iOS 11 just yet. Instead, users need to resort to SSH for installing extensions.
CoolStar updates Electra iOS 11.0-11.1.2 jailbreak tool to beta 8-2 with bug fixes
It was just yesterday that CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 got updated to beta 8, but many users reported bugs and using it – predominantly with Safari. Fortunately, Electra beta 8-2 launched on Friday with a fix for these issues, among other things.
Just like the LiberiOS jailbreak tool that got released last year, Electra utilizes Ian Beer’s open-source tfp0 exploit. Furthermore, it doesn’t install Cydia, as Saurik has yet to update it for iOS 11 devices.
Apple whips up trippy Animoji karaoke ads celebrating the upcoming Grammy Awards
Apple on Friday released some new ads through its official YouTube channel.
watchOS 4.3 has reinstated iPhone music library browsing
The first watchOS 4.3 beta is here and it brings out the ability to browse a connected iPhone's music library from your Apple Watch that was removed from watchOS 4 last September.
Facebook now has access to iOS 11’s Screen Recording feature, currently inactive
The Facebook app now apparently integrates with iOS 11's Screen Recording feature.
Here’s Apple’s new privacy feature in action
We reported yesterday that Apple is introducing a new privacy feature.
The next iPhone SE with wireless charging and no 3D Touch may arrive in May or June
According to one analyst, a second-generation iPhone SE with wireless charging, and no 3D Touch, may arrive in time for summer 2018 sometime during the May-June timeframe.
Analyst predicts Apple will release only one new OLED iPhone this year
According to a new analyst report released Friday in Taiwan, Apple's 2018 iPhone lineup will consist of a pair of phones outfitted with LCD screens and one larger OLED model.
Purported kernel-level exploit for iOS 11.2-11.2.1 won’t yield a jailbreak
Just a couple of days ago, security researcher Russ Cox made headlines after purportedly discovering a kernel-level exploit on iOS 11.2-11.2.1 devices. But as it seems, the ensuing excitement may have gotten a little bit out of hand.
Apple’s own security release notes for iOS 11.2.5 cited Cox’s bug as a means of executing arbitrary code on stock devices, but according to the researcher himself, it was nothing more than a memory corruption and Apple may have over-credited his finding.
CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 gets updated to beta 8
CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 devices received an update on Thursday, bringing it up to beta 8. The new version comes only a few days after the announcement of beta 7.
Just like the LiberiOS jailbreak tool that got released last year, Electra utilizes Ian Beer’s open-source tfp0 exploit. Furthermore, it doesn’t install Cydia, as Saurik has yet to update it for iOS 11 devices.