One of the hallmark perks of jailbreaking is theming the Home Screen’s app icons with an engine such as SnowBoard. While you could make Shortcuts to replace your app icons whether you're jailbroken or not, only true theming retains the native functionality of your app icons. This includes not seeing a Shortcuts banner every time you launch an app, and being able to see notification badges on your icons.
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How to permanently delete your TikTok account
With just a few quick steps, you can download your data and permanently delete your TikTok account using options available in the app and on the web.
Palera1n team member Mineek shows off MacDirtyCow app for customizing non-jailbroken devices on iOS 15.x-16.1.2
The MacDirtyCow bug on iOS & iPadOS 15.x-16.1.2 makes several interesting iPhone & iPad customizations possible without a jailbreak, including changing the system font, modifying the Lock Screen’s Face ID glyph, and disabling the camera app’s shutter sound, among other things.
Apple Pencil could gain optical sensors to sample surface color and texture
An unreleased third-generation Apple Pencil featuring optical sensors for detecting a surface's color and texture has been detailed in a patent filing.
Apple increasing the iPhone, iPad and Mac battery service fee by up to $50
Beginning March 1, 2023, Apple will increase the price of its out-of-warranty battery replacement service for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices by up to $50.
This tweak makes you confirm before following someone in TikTok’s Live Streaming interface
TikTok users who use the app’s Live Streaming feature have no doubt noticed the Follow button in the interface; but what’s worse than merely noticing the Follow button is accidentally tapping on it and giving the impression that you want to follow someone that you don’t in real time.
Dim your Home and Lock Screen backgrounds as much as you want with ‘dim it’
With a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called dim it by iOS developer ElioFegh, you can apply a customizable dim effect to your pwned handset’s Home Screen and/or Lock Screen to make it more appeasing to your eyes.
Palera1n team discusses plan to make jailbreak rootless in 2023
The palera1n team used this New Year holiday to announce exciting intentions for the forthcoming 2023 year with respect to palera1n, the checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak tool for A9-A11 chip-equipped handsets running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.x.
Jailbreak news of the week: MacDirtyCow bug for iOS 15.x-16.1.2, Sileo under new management, & more…
The jailbreak community has been turning up the heat lately with respect to news and tweak releases, and a lot of that had to do with the palera1n and XinaA15 jailbreaks that can be used to pwn certain subsets of devices running iOS or iPadOS 15 through 16.
Get in gear for the New Year with these Nintendo Switch deals
Who doesn’t love saving money? That goes doubly so as we prepare to kick off the 2023 year.
Customize various iPhone system sounds with the BoopBoopBoop jailbreak tweak
If you’re one to enjoy fun or quirky sounds when interacting with your iPhone in one way or another, then chances are you’ll appreciate a free jailbreak tweak called BoopBoopBoop by iOS developer Hoangdus.
Speedster makes Home Screen interactions faster by speeding up or removing certain animations
If you’re such a fast-paced person that the fluid Home Screen-centric animations of iOS feel a bit like molasses, then a new and free jailbreak tweak called Speedster by iOS developer Hoangdus can probably help you feel more at ease.