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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Cyrch, NotchBanners, & more…

The jailbreak community is in a particularly exciting situation right now. With the Fugu14 untether now available and jailbreak developers diligently working to incorporate it into existing tools, many jailbreakers are avidly waiting to experience an untethered jailbreak for the first time since iOS 9. In the meantime, it can already be used to keep the unc0ver jailbreak app signed indefinitely via the latest version of AltStore.

Apple to dial back mask mandates in many U.S. stores

Well, that was fast. After reinstating a mask mandate for its employees and in-store customers in July of this year, the company has decided that, in some states, that rule no longer has to be in place. According to a new report, beginning this week, Apple will start to dial back mask mandates for in-store visits.

iPhone 13 screen repair process called a ‘trap’ that may have huge implications for the repair industry

Apple would very much like to keep tabs on the repair process for all of its devices. For some, that's a bonus because it means that the company who makes the devices can also fix them. And there are also authorized service providers if one can't make it to a physical Apple Store. However, some see it as a way for Apple to keep an iron grip on something it doesn't want out of its control. Both are probably true.

Google confirms changes to comply with South Korean law requiring alternative billing options, Apple remains quiet

We are almost through the first week of November 2021, and it looks like Apple is doing everything it can to drag its feet when it comes to a brand new requirement regarding third-party billing options in the Play Store. This new law was passed by the government in South Korea, and Google was swept up in the action as well. The difference is, Google's set forth a plan to make those changes. Apple? Not so much.