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Contacy provides jailbreakers with a better notification interface for messaging apps

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 31, 2022

The notification system on the iOS & iPadOS platforms hasn’t changed much in recent years. The stale interface is certainly due for an upgrade, and with iOS & iPadOS 15’s announcement just around the corner, there’s still no telling whether it will receive any changes in the next update.

Fortunately for jailbreakers, sitting around and waiting for Apple to change stuff like this isn’t the only option. That’s because Contacy is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer XCXiao that brings a popular iOS & iPadOS notification concept originally seen on Reddit to fruition.

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ShowMeTV lets jailbreakers access TV Shows and Movies right from the Music app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 2, 2021

Apple’s Music app was designed specifically for housing music-related content. This includes streaming via Apple Music and playing from your locally-stored Music Library.

But according to iOS developer Daniel, there’s more to the modern day Music app than meets the eye. This much becomes evident when looking at his newly released and free ShowMeTV jailbreak tweak.

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This tweak auto-pauses media playback when muting your iPhone’s volume

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 2, 2021
Mute notifications while listening to music on iPhone with MutePlay.

There are often times when I’m forced to turn my iPhone’s media playback volume down so I can hear someone as they’re talking to me. But even with my volume turned all the way down, my media playback continues without an audience.

It’s odd that iOS and iPadOS haven’t adopted a user-friendly feature to auto-pause media playback when the volume is turned all the way down, especially since you wouldn’t even be able to hear it. While it wouldn’t be necessary for video playback, it would certainly be useful for music.

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Apple stops signing iOS 14.5.1, thwarting downgrades from the newer iOS 14.6

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 21, 2021

Apple released iOS & iPadOS 14.6 to the public in May with some improvements for the company’s mobile operating systems, and as we know with most of Apple’s mobile software updates, they typically come closely trailed by the un-signing of the previous version.

That’s the case this evening, as it appears that Apple has officially stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 14.5.1. With this move, iPhone and iPad owners will no longer be able to easily downgrade from the newer iOS & iPadOS 14.6 using traditional methods.

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Apple Music celebrating Pride month with a range of content, artist spotlights, and more

Evan Selleck ∙ June 1, 2021

With June getting started, it's Pride month. And, as is par for the course, Apple is using its resources to celebrate throughout the month, with its music streaming service highlighting a range of artists throughout June.

Apple has launched a dedicated Apple Music page highlighting Pride month, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in various ways. The new dedicated page is launching with Pride month, and Apple will be highlighting different artists and genres throughout June. However, the new section of Apple Music will also be getting updated throughout the rest of the year, too.

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iPhone 13 lineup again rumored to bring noteworthy upgrade to battery capacities

Evan Selleck ∙ June 1, 2021
A gold iPhone 12 Pro Max laid face down on a wooden table

The iPhone 12 lineup isn't necessarily a slouch when it comes to battery capacity, or life. Still, there's some room for improvement. The iPhone 13 series may do just that.

According to reliable leaker L0vetodream, who posted a photo with some information on Twitter recently, Apple is going to give a significant uptick in battery capacity to its next iPhone lineup. At its peak, the biggest increase will see up to 18% improvement to capacity for the larger iPhone. Meanwhile, even the smallest smartphone is reportedly getting bigger.

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Coinbase Card adds Apple Pay support to make spending cryptocurrency easy

Evan Selleck ∙ June 1, 2021

Coinbase has been around for a while now, focusing entirely on cryptocurrency. It's a service that started with a way to track different cryptocurrencies across the market. But now, the service also has a debit card.

Coinbase offers several different tools, including a built-in and self-hosted wallet that can store all sorts of currencies and NFTs. But it's newest service is the Coinbase Card, a Visa-branded debit card. It's technically still behind a waitlist, but Coinbase says it's sending out applications for those on that waitlist starting this week.

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Some iPad models may add OLED displays beginning in 2022

Evan Selleck ∙ May 31, 2021

Before Apple officially made the switch to a mini-LED display in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, there was a bit of a back-and-forth going on in the rumors department. Some stories said Apple would make the leap to OLED. Others pointed to mini-LED.

And now we know that Apple chose the latter, going with that display technology for its largest and most powerful tablet this year. However, there is still an expectation that Apple's simply biding its time, still planning to adopt an OLED display in at least one iPad model in the near future. Indeed, many believe that switch will happen in 2022.

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