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Apple closes signing window for iOS 13.6 to stop downgrades from iOS 13.6.1

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 19, 2020

Apple stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 13.6 Wednesday evening, a predictable move on the Cupertino-based company’s part that is known to prevent users of these particular devices from downgrading from the newer iOS & iPadOS 13.6.1 firmware that was released to the general public one week ago to address a ‘green tint’ issue exhibited by some OLED displays, among other things.

We say predictable because Apple follows this trend like clockwork every time the company releases a new version of iOS & iPadOS, but we digress…

Apple seeds fifth beta of macOS Big Sur to developers

Evan Selleck ∙ August 19, 2020

For developers trying out, and preparing for, macOS 11 Big Sur, the latest beta is now available.

How to hide or show the Hidden album in the Photos app on iPhone and iPad

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 6, 2023

The Hidden album in the Photos app holds the photos and videos you've manually hidden from plain sight. But to increase the privacy of your Hidden album, learn how to hide the Hidden album itself in the Photos app on your iPhone and iPad.

‘Ted Lasso’ has been renewed for a second season at Apple TV+

Evan Selleck ∙ August 19, 2020

Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, and it hasn't even reached the end of its first season just yet, but now we can expect a second.

Apple seeds fifth public betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to public beta testers

Evan Selleck ∙ Updated June 14, 2024

Hot on the heels of the fifth developer betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple is also seeding the corresponding public betas.

Apple Card’s deferred payment program is capped at six months in 2020

Evan Selleck ∙ August 19, 2020

In March, Apple and its partner bank, Goldman Sachs, launched a deferred payment program for the Apple Card to help customers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apple reaches $2 trillion market capitalization, hitting yet another milestone

Evan Selleck ∙ August 19, 2020

Apple is a company that reaches milestones on a semi-regular basis, but sometimes one milestone is bigger than another.

iPad Air 4 with A14, Smart Connector, stereo speakers and more said to arrive in March 2021

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 19, 2020

Chinese site MyDrivers reported Wednesday that Apple will be launching a fourth-generation iPad Air tablet powered by the company's in-house designed A14 system-on-a-chip in March 2021, right about when the next iPad Pro has been rumored to arrive, too.

Apple TV+ bittersweet comedy film “On The Rocks” premieres in October [trailer]

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 19, 2020

Appel announced today that the upcoming feature film “On The Rocks” will be coming to theaters and its own Apple TV+ streaming service in October.

Netflix still testing a Shuffle button that plays randomly selected titles. Does it make sense?

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 19, 2020

Once again, Netflix has been spotted testing a new Shuffle Play button for its collection of streaming movies and TV shows with a small subset of its customer base.

Instagram rolling out QR profile codes globally

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 19, 2020

Instagram has kicked off a global rollout of scannable QR codes for profiles in its mobile app for iPhone and iPad after launching the same feature in a limited fashion in Japan last year.

Comet brings iOS 14-inspired widgets to jailbroken iOS 13 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 19, 2020

If you sat back and watched the WWDC 2020 presentation, then you would’ve witnessed Apple’s plans for the upcoming iOS & iPadOS 14 software update slated to launch this Fall. One of the features that stood out most to me was the introduction of authentic Home Screen widgets, which the jailbreak community has enjoyed for years along with several other of iOS 14’s ‘new’ features.

Jailbreakers are typically hard-pressed to partake in major software updates like iOS 14 because of the implications that doing so would have on their jailbreak eligibility. Fortunately, a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Comet by iOS developer Dylan West (@iOSthemem0d) brings a multitude of new widgets to jailbroken iOS 13 devices, and it certainly evokes an iOS 14-esque vibe if you know what we mean…