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MusicGround complements music playback on iOS with animated wallpapers

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 25, 2020

Lots of folks rely on their iOS devices as their primary music consumption devices, and so it’s sort of a head-scratcher as to why Apple doesn’t provide more of an interactive listening experience. In the jailbreak community, we’ve seen a plethora of workarounds for this, including the introduction of music visualizers for the Now Playing interface and more.

A newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed MusicGround by iOS developer Tr1fecta, on the other hand, takes a slightly different approach. Instead of giving users an animated Now Playing interface, this tweak provides users with an animated Metal Lyrics-inspired wallpaper that comes alive whenever music is playing.

Many iCloud services are currently down for some users [Updated]

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

If you are trying to access iCloud-based services like Calendar, Contacts, and others, but coming up short, there's a reason.

Apple teams up with legendary director Werner Herzog for upcoming ‘Fireball’ documentary coming to Apple TV+

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

Maybe it was just a matter of time, but Apple now has the opportunity to work with yet another legendary director to bring new content to Apple TV+.

The best waterproof Bluetooth speakers

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

For the folks out there who like to spend time outside but don't want to lose out on listening to music, being able to bring along a Bluetooth speaker is a welcomed one.

Apple donating proceeds from John Lewis documentary to museums honoring his legacy

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

U.S. Congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis recently passed away, and now Apple is finding a way to promote his legacy.

Pangu Team teases unpatchable SEP vulnerability at Mosec 2020

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 24, 2020

It was a pleasant surprise waking up this morning to learn that the Pangu Team had successfully pwned iOS 14 using their own proprietary exploits and demoed it at the Mosec 2020 conference. Although this jailbreak in particular isn’t likely to be released, it shows that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel despite Apple’s ongoing efforts to snuff out jailbreaking once and for all.

But an iOS 14 jailbreak wasn’t the only thing that the Pangu Team shared during their presentation. Team member @windknown also discussed details encompassing security research with Apple’s proprietary SEP (Secure Enclave Processor) chips, which are used for storing valuable data including Face ID & Touch ID information and passcode data, among other things of utmost confidentiality.

macOS Big Sur beta 3 suggests Face ID is coming to Macs

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

While some folks may still prefer Touch ID, it's hard to argue that Apple doesn't trust Face ID to be the go-to biometric security option for devices like the iPhone and iPad. But what about the Mac?

‘The Lullaby of Life’ searches for the origin of life through sound on Apple Arcade

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

If you're a subscriber to Apple Arcade, there's a new game to check out on the subscription service: The Lullaby of Life.

Apple’s new ‘Find My’ Network Accessory Program is reportedly limiting third-party options in big ways

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

Apple has a way of skirting around admitting it's done anything "wrong", simply by ignoring or denying pointed accusations until it can basically fix the problem with its own implementation of a new feature or something similar.

Following the success of ‘Greyhound’, Apple is looking to capitalize with more blockbuster films

Evan Selleck ∙ July 24, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted Hollywood, and just about every other market, in negative ways, but it has also brought up an opportunity for major streaming services like Apple TV+.

Pangu Team demos working iOS 14 jailbreak at Mosec 2020

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 24, 2020

Apple’s upcoming iOS & iPadOS 14 software updates aren’t slated to be released until sometime this Fall, but that hasn’t stopped prominent jailbreak community hackers from getting their hands dirty with the developer pre-releases and working their usual magic.

The first example of an iOS 14 jailbreak was shared by the checkra1n team mere days after Apple teased the update at WWDC 2020, but this was expected as checkra1n utilizes a hardware-based bootrom exploit that can’t be patched with a software update. Early this morning, however, the Pangu Team took the stage at Mosec 2020 to demonstrate a working jailbreak of their own on the iOS 14 platform.

Lyricize fetches song lyrics and displays them on the Lock Screen

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 24, 2020

If you’re the type of person who likes to follow along with song lyrics while listening to music, then you might find that the iOS platform isn’t quite as supportive of your needs out of the box as it could be.

Luckily, that’s what we have the jailbreak community for, and there’s a newly released and free jailbreak tweak in town dubbed Lyricize by iOS developer level3tjg that puts song lyrics directly on the Lock Screen to make following along with your favorite music easier.