Curated Apple Fitness+ workouts and meditations, a new Time to Run feature and other enhancements are launching on the service on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Apple Fitness+ gaining curated workouts and meditations, Time to Run and more
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SeeYa Pro adds profile pictures to communications-based notifications on jailbroken devices
Upon receiving notifications from any of your iPhone’s apps, iOS displays the relevant app icon inside the banner. It’s a good way to identify what all the notification came from at a glance, but it falls short in sharing the entire story.
New Recents jailbreak tweak ports iPadOS 15’s Dock-based App Library shortcut to iPhones
One of the things I’ve really come to appreciate about iPadOS 15 is the App Library icon that appears on the right side of the Home Screen’s Dock. With it, I can more easily navigate to the App Library to view all my apps at a glance.
Judge dismisses Cydia’s antitrust claim against Apple while welcoming an amended complaint
Just this week, a U.S. district judge dismissed an eyebrow-raising lawsuit that was filed against Apple at the end of last year by none other than Cydia creator Jay Freeman (A.K.A. Saurik), a name that many jailbreakers and iDownloadBlog readers alike will recognize as ‘The Father of Jailbreaking.’
Apple TV+ finally offers up proper official trailer for drama ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand
In most cases, a film or TV series gets plenty of build up, with a lot of footage shown that's edited to try to not really give anything away (the effectiveness of this is debatable). Apple has followed this route for the majority of its content. But, with the upcoming drama The Tragedy of Macbeth, that hasn't really been the case. Until now.
Apple reportedly working on several different foldable iPhone prototypes; next major iPhone SE upgrade arriving in 2024
While foldable smartphones haven't really usurped the standard model quite yet, the expectation is that it will happen eventually. Especially as the technology and features improve. And while many smartphone manufacturers have already jumped on that particular bandwagon, Apple is not one of them. But that doesn't mean efforts to create a foldable iPhone are dead in the water.
Apple loses Jeff Wilcox, a leader in the transition to Apple silicon, to Intel
There are a lot of people involved with Apple's transition away from Intel processors for its computer lineup. And Apple is certainly not giving up on the effort as it moves forward into 2022. However, the company has lost a leader in that department, and to the company that wants to give Apple the biggest run for its money.
Satechi’s new headphone stand is also a wireless charger
Satechi's headphone stand is a stylish 2-in-1 accessory that also doubles as a wireless charger for your iPhone or any Qi-enabled smartphone.
iPhone 14 hole-punch camera cutout rumored to be more oval than circular, shaped like a pill
iPhone 14 should adopt a hole-punch design. One leaker says the device's front-facing camera cutout will be pill-shaped rather than circular.
Have you encountered a weird Messages bug that won’t let you disable read receipts?
A bug in Apple's Messages app lets others see when you read their texts even with the option to send read receipts turned off on the device.
QuickActions lets jailbreakers customize the Lock Screen’s Quick Action shortcuts
I frequently use the Lock Screen-based Quick Action buttons to use the flashlight or Camera on my iPhone, but I’ll admit I wish there were more shortcut options at my disposal than just those two.
Houdini lets minimalists hide & show interface elements from the Lock Screen with just a tap
Minimalists tend to appreciate having as little clutter as possible, and that personality often rubs off on the user’s personal iPhone or iPad.