A small yet important tweak in iOS 12.1.4 has made managing subscriptions for iPhone and iPad apps a lot more discoverable than before.
The iOS 12.1.4 update makes it easier to manage app subscriptions
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LaughingQuoll to work on Sileo compatibility with other jailbreaks
Sileo is a forward-thinking package manager for jailbroken handsets that strives to compete directly with Jay Freeman’s renowned Cydia app; but at the time of this writing, Sileo is in its beta preview stages and is only officially supported by the Electra Team’s Electra jailbreak.
Third-party means of installing the Sileo package manager on Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak surfaced just over a month ago (obviously not officially supported by the Sileo Team), but have since been broken by changes to the electratools GitHub page. Fortunately, official support for the unc0ver jailbreak could come sooner rather than later.
Chariz and Packix repositories will soon merge, augmenting the experience for users and developers alike
Chariz and Packix are two of the most popular third-party repositories for Cydia today, and as you might come to expect, the founders of each have become good friends along the way. But an announcement shared just this week via the Chariz Twitter account conveyed that the two repositories will soon consolidate into one, promising substantial improvements to the user experience for jailbreakers in the process.
Citing the announcement, the aforementioned merger was a project seven months in the making and represents an entirely new direction for both repositories as they unite into one and improve consumer services for the greater good.
Pixelmator for iOS now supports 2018 iPad Pro resolutions & Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gesture
The iOS edition of Pixelmator, a Photoshop alternative, yesterday added support for the new 2018 iPad Pro display sizes and the double-tap gesture for Apple Pencil 2 in the latest update.
Trackpad sketching now available in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint for Mac
Microsoft today refreshed its Word, Excel and PowerPoint productivity apps in Mac App Store with support for trackpad-based sketching.
Pixelmator Pro for Mac gains Portrait and clipping masks, comic book effects & more
The popular Photoshop alternative Pixelmator today updated Pixelmator Pro for macOS on Mac App Store with a bunch of new features, including support for Portrait Masks that lets you open your depth-of-filed photos together with a layer mask.
Quickly check the remaining battery of Bluetooth peripherals with EZBatteries
You can configure your iPhone to display its numeric battery percentage in the Status Bar, but the same can’t be said about any Bluetooth peripherals that you might have paired with your device, such as AirPods or Apple Watch.
iOS developers Easy-Z and Karimo299 recognized this as an issue for some people and responded to the situation with the release of a new free jailbreak tweak called EZBatteries.
Update for Sileo beta adds 3D Touch support, fixes app crashing issue
On Tuesday, the Sileo Team pushed another minor update to the Sileo beta preview on Tuesday with some new features and enhancements, bringing it up to version 0.7b2.
Citing the Sileo Team’s official announcement on Twitter Tuesday evening, this update adds full support for 3D Touch gestures via the Home screen and in the app, enabling you to access shortcuts and take advantage of peek-and-pop in the app itself:
How to infinitely zoom in the Photos app on your iPhone and iPad
The Photos app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch contains a weird bug, one we hope Apple never fixes, that makes it possible to zoom in on a photo beyond the visibility threshold.
Sam Bingner Teases functional Cydia app on iOS 12, but there’s still more work to be done
A bevy of different iOS 12-centric kernel exploits have been released in the last several weeks, and while we don’t yet have a full-blown, Cydia-supported iOS 12 jailbreak, that’s not to say progress isn’t being made in producing one.
Jailbreak developer and unc0ver co-creator Sam Bingner shared a small teaser via Twitter on Tuesday of what appears to be a functional Cydia app running on iOS 12; but don’t be fooled, there’s still more work to be done:
Apple rumored to hold a March 25 event to unveil a news subscription service
Apple is planning a special event for Monday, March 25, according to a new report from BuzzFeed. Citing sources with knowledge of the plans, the outlet says the event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at the new Apple Park Campus, and the focus will be a news subscription service.
Major balance tweaks are coming this week to Fortnite’s planes, ziplines, RPG and hand cannon
Fortnite version 7.40 is landing later this week, bringing with it massive changes to the planes, zip lines, rocket launcher and more, as noted in Epic Games' Reddit post.