WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging service, will be ending support for older platforms like iOS 7 which lack modern capabilities needed for its upcoming features.
WhatsApp won’t work on iOS 7 after February 1, 2020
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Apple Pay is likely to launch in Hungary and Luxembourg next
Apple's mobile payments service could expand to additional European countries soon, including Hungary and Luxembourg, shortly after arriving in Iceland earlier in the month.
Bloomberg: 2019 iPhones can charge the latest AirPods, cameras have increased zoom
According to Bloomberg reporters Mark Gurman and Debby Wu, Apple's new iPhones coming in the fall include bilateral Qi wireless charging capability that will permit the user to charge their AirPods by placing them on the back of the phone, a rumor we heard before.
Sketchy reports claim iOS 13 will drop support for iPhone SE, iPad mini 2 and other models
A new report makes unsubstantiated claims that iOS 13 won't be compatible with iOS 13 and a number of other iPhone and iPad models, but this isn't the first time we've heard the rumor.
MiscSettings is a free and lightweight all-in-one jailbreak tweak
Whenever I jailbreak any of my handset(s), one of the first things I always look for is a useful all-in-one jailbreak tweak that can accomplish the same task as installing several tweaks. Springtomize has always been my go-to for this purpose, but for those on a budget, a newer release called MiscSettings by iOS developer Lucifers_Circle will suffice.
MiscSettings is effectively a lightweight alternative to Springtomize in that it congregates a significant number of user-configurable options in the Settings app once installed:
Sileo to remove support for webview-based depictions by December 2019
The Cydia vs. Sileo debate rages on, especially as there are now two competing jailbreaks for iOS 12 in addition to iOS 11 – the Electra Team’s Chimera jailbreak and Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak.
While Chimera is the only jailbreak to offer full-fledged support for A12(X) devices out of the box, with unc0ver only ‘partially’ supporting A12(X) at the time of this writing, one significant caveat for many jailbreakers is that Chimera installs Sileo as the default package manager instead of Cydia.
Chimera v1.0.5 temporarily pulled by Electra Team due to issues
The Electra Team released an updated version of the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak tool on Friday, bringing it up from version 1.0.4, which was released last week, to version 1.0.5 with some notable bug fixes and improvements.
Update: There've been several reports that this update causes a problem with A12(X) devices. We recommend holding off until this is addressed. The update was pulled shortly after release due to these circumstances. We expect that this will change soon after the problem is addressed.
A Tweet was shared via the Electra Team’s official Twitter account early this morning to announce the update:
SelectionPlus upgrades iOS’ cruddy text-selection interface
iOS’ native text selection menu is somewhat cumbersome to use, and so it should come as no surprise that jailbreakers have requested alternatives to it for eons. With that in mind, jailbreak tweak developer Satvik has come to the rescue with a new free release dubbed SelectionPlus.
As you might recall from the native text selection menu, users would need to tap and hold before releasing to invoke a column-oriented interface. A setup like this isn’t particularly useful on an iPhone because the handset’s display isn’t particularly wide, and it sometimes necessitates several taps to move between all the options.
macOS 10.15’s standalone Music app will include advanced features from iTunes
The next macOS version to be previewed at WWDC 2019 on June 3 will bring a standalone Music app (and other ported iOS apps). A source has learned that Music for Mac won't be a sub-par Marzipan app in the same way that Stocks and News are—quite the contrary it will have many of the advanced features iTunes users are accustomed to.
Samsung will reportedly announce Galaxy Fold’s rescheduled launch plan in a couple of days
After reviewing the defect highlighted in early reviews and iFixit's teardown of its $1,980 Galaxy Fold smartphone, Samsung has reportedly resolved the issues involving the main display.
Check out photos of Apple’s Carnegie Library store ahead of grand opening this Saturday
Apple today previewed its upcoming retail store at the renovated Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to open this Saturday, May 11 at 10am local time, it restores the Beaux-Arts style building, located in Mount Vernon Square, transforming its original circulation desk along with skylight area into a double-height atrium and the Forum—in Apple talk, a gathering space for shoppers where free Today at Apple sessions take place.
Force all Apple News links to open in Safari with the free StopTheNews app for Mac
I love Apple News—it's become my favorite general news hub and an integral part of my morning routine—but I hate it that all Apple News story links open automatically in the News app rather than in a browser of my choosing. With a new app, created by developer Jeff Johnson, you can easily force all Apple News URLs to open in the Safari browser by default.