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Moonshine ports the Apple Watch charging animation and Nightstand Mode to iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 20, 2018

It was only yesterday that we showed you a new jailbreak tweak called SqueakTime that ported most of the Apple Watch’s watch faces to the iPhone. But as of today, there’s a new jailbreak tweak that ports the Apple Watch’s sexy semi-circular charging animation to the iPhone.

Enter Moonshine, a new and highly-anticipated jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LaughingQuoll. Not only does this tweak produce the aforementioned Apple Watch charging animation, but it also displays the current date and time in Apple Watch-style Nightstand Mode throughout the entire charging session whenever the device is awoken.

Pwn20wnd releases unc0ver RC9 with fix for device restart loops and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 19, 2018

iOS hacker Pwn20wnd took to Twitter Friday evening to announce the release of unc0ver RC9, which is yet another update for the brand-new iOS 11 jailbreak tool this week that provides its users with some notable improvements.

Citing the official /r/jailbreak post, the new RC9 release encompasses the following changes:

Tim Cook calls for Bloomberg to retract its Big Hack story

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 19, 2018

In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Tim Cook made it clear Bloomberg should retract its Oct. 4 Businessweek story that said Chinese spies breached the supply chain of 30 U.S. companies including Apple. The Apple CEO says since the story isn't true, it should be removed.

Gatekeeper will enforce app notarization in an upcoming macOS release

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 19, 2018

Notarization is an optional step in the app development process, but macOS's Gatekeeper will soon require that any signed apps distributed outside Mac App Store be notarized by Apple.

Apple invites developers to get their Mac apps notarized for Mojave’s improved Gatekeeper

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 19, 2018

macOS Mojave has several features that tighten security, including an improved Gatekeeper feature that enforces code signing and verifies downloaded apps before allowing them to run. Today, Apple issued a reminder to developers to get their Mac software notarized so customers have increased confidence that it's not known malware.

How Apple tried, and failed, to push carriers toward adopting a standardized iMessage

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 4, 2023

Apple once proposed that major US wireless carriers adopt a standardized version of iMessage, its proprietary instant messaging service. Telcos wouldn't bite, balking at the idea.

As promised, Ian Beer publicizes iOS 11.4-11.4.1-centric exploits

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 19, 2018

About a month ago, renowned security researcher Ian Beer announced plans to publicly release iOS 11.4-11.4.1-centric exploits as hacking focus shifted over to Apple’s newer iOS 12 release. It’s been near-radio silence since then, but as of today, those exploits are officially public.

As it would seem, Beer’s latest batch of iOS security exploits encompass the following:

Another reliable source corroborates 2018 iPad Pro USB-C rumor

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 19, 2018

The fairly reliable Japanese publication Mac Otakara claims to have heard from sources in Apple's supply chain that the upcoming iPad Pro models for 2018 would sport a USB-C port.

SqueakTime lets you use Apple Watch faces on your iPhone’s Lock screen

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 19, 2018

While perusing the Changes tab in the Cydia Store this week, we happened upon a brand-new jailbreak tweak dubbed SqueakTime by iOS developer Andy Wiik. With it, you can replace the Lock screen’s native time indicator with official Apple Watch faces.

After you’ve installed SqueakTime, you’ll take notice of a new “Use on Lockscreen” button that appears next to every Apple Watch face preview in the native Watch app:

Relocate the Lock screen’s date and time indicator with mcClock11

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 19, 2018

Right out of the box, your iPhone centers the date and time near the top of the Lock screen interface. But if you’ve ever wanted to move the date and time indicator around to different positions on the Lock screen, then you’re in luck.

A new free jailbreak tweak called mvClock11 by iOS developer Soh lets you relocate the Lock screen’s date and time indicator anywhere you’d like.

Unc0ver RC8 released with refined code, fix for snapshot errors, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 18, 2018

It was just yesterday that iOS hacker Pwn20wnd released unc0ver RC7 with essential bug fixes and improvements encompassing the RootFS Restore on iOS 11.2-11.2.6 and the MP exploit clean-up method, but as of Thursday afternoon, he’s at it again.

Pwn20wnd has just released unc0ver RC8 with a slew of other critical bug fixes and improvements, and all users are advised to download and run the latest version when they can.

Here comes the first iPhone XR commercial and it’s awesome

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 18, 2018

Ahead of the iPhone XR pre-orders which kick off tonight, Apple published the company's inaugural commercial for the colorful handset to YouTube—and we're digging it!