Has Apple realized that 3D Touch may be a gimmicky feature after all?
Acclaimed analyst says Apple is dropping 3D Touch from one of its next iPhone models
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Apple announces that Siri is now actively used on over half a billion devices
In spite of criticism, Siri is the most popular personal digital assistant out there.
CoolStar releases beta 7 of the Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2
If you’ve been keeping up with the latest jailbreak trends, then you might have heard about CoolStar’s Electra jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2. It doesn’t install Cydia or Mobile Substrate like a typical jailbreak tool would, but you could still use this jailbreak to install third-party extensions on your device via SSH.
A constant flow of updates since Electra’s initial release has provided the tool with necessary bug fixes. This week, users can take advantage of beta 7, which makes the jailbreak more stable and offers additional bells and whistles out of the box.
How to copy an SMS, MMS or iMessage on your iPhone and iPad
Learn how to copy SMS texts, MMS messages or iMessages from Apple's Messages app on iPhone and paste the whole message or some text into another app.
KGI: iPhone X to be discontinued when Apple brings Plus-sized OLED model to the mix
Revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted in a note sent to clients on Monday that Apple will discontinue 2017's $999 iPhone X later this year while adding a lower-priced Plus-sized model outfitted with an edge-to-edge OLED panel to the product mix.
Apple may replace damaged iPhone 6 Plus requiring replacement with iPhone 6s Plus
Apple may generously replace some iPhone 6 Plus models which may require a whole-device replacement with iPhone 6s Plus units through March of this year.
How to quickly show the passcode keypad on iPhone with Face ID
Check out this quick tip that lets you manually go past the failing Face ID screen and type the passcode on your iPhone or iPad to unlock it.
KeyUtilities, PullToClear, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend
While there weren’t many new jailbreak tweak releases to speak of last week, we did see a bit of a resurgence this week. Some of that extra activity may have been propagated by the release of the G0blin RC1 jailbreak tool for A7-A9 devices running iOS 10.3.x.
This roundup will cover all the new jailbreak tweaks that launched in Cydia this week. As always, we’ll start by featuring our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.
LiberiOS jailbreak tool for iOS 11.0-11.1.2 receives an update, but still no Cydia
Anyone paying attention to the state of the iOS 11 jailbreak as of late should already know about the LiberiOS semi-untethered jailbreak tool. Initially released back in December, LiberiOS utilizes the tfp0 exploit publicized by security researcher Ian Beer last year to pwn iOS 11.0-11.1.2 devices.
This weekend, LiberiOS received one of its first updates, bringing it up to version 11.0.3. Citing the tool's developer, Jonathan Levin (@Morpheus______), the new version squashes a few bugs found in the previous release, among other things.
GIF search is coming to Instagram Stories via Giphy integration
Instagram will soon let you jazz up up your story-telling on the platform by allowing you to overlay transparent-background GIF stickers onto their Stories via Giphy integration.
Infuse’s first 2018 update brings iPhone X black mode & customizable home screen favorites
Earlier in the morning, aTV Flash Black developers FireCore released Infuse 5.6.7, their versatile media player app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, with new features like a true black mode for iPhone X, customizable home screen favorites and other improvements.
Instagram is testing Story screenshot alerts
Instagram is currently trialing a new privacy-focused feature with a small percentage of its users that would alert them via a notification when someone took a screenshot of their Story.