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CoolStar teases screenshot of Chimera13 jailbreaking iPadOS 13

Pwn20wnd’s unc0ver jailbreak has enjoyed being the center of attention for the past couple of weeks thanks to newfangled iOS 13.0-13.3 support on A12(X)-A13 devices by way of Brandon Adad’s oob_timestamp tfp0 exploit, but it might not be the only jailbreak in town for long.

Electra Team lead developer CoolStar took to Twitter Monday evening to share a teaser screenshot of what appears to be Chimera13 running on iPadOS 13:

Unc0ver v4.0.2 released to address issues with jailbreaking iOS 13.0-13.2.3

The unc0ver jailbreak received official support for iOS 13.0-13.3 on A12(X)-A13 devices over the weekend thanks to Brandon Azad's OOB Timestamp tfp0 exploit, but from what we can gather, the release wasn’t without its initial flaws as a plethora of users reported issues when trying to jailbreak versions of iOS older than that of 13.3.

Fortunately for those affected by the aforementioned issues, Pwn20wnd has released yet another update for unc0ver to address them, this time bringing the jailbreak tool up to version 4.0.2. The hacker announced the update via Twitter just this afternoon:

Cydia Impactor and ReProvision allegedly working again for some users

In a somewhat miraculous turn of events, it appears that popular jailbreak-centric utilities including the likes of Cydia Impactor and ReProvision have started working again for some users.

The news came first by way of ReProvision lead developer Matt Clarke, who confirmed with us via email that ReProvision was actually alive and well again starting Sunday evening. Tweets shared publicly reveal that the tool was updated over the weekend to bypass the ‘that’s all folks’ message that denoted the tool’s EOL (end of life) and also that the tool wouldn’t be updated anymore if it broke a second time:

Quanta makes Apple’s Smart Battery Case battery level readout more intelligent

Apple’s Smart Battery Case is almost certainly a battery-extending case, but is it really all that smart? Some would argue not, but with the augmentation of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Quanta (iOS 13) by HASHBANG Productions, you can make Apple’s Smart Battery Case just a little bit smarter.

If you’ve ever used an Apple Smart Battery case before, then you’ve undoubtedly come to realize that one of its biggest pitfalls is the fact that your Status Bar’s battery level indicator displays both a 100% charge and the charging bolt almost all the time (unless the Smart Battery Case is due for a recharge).

Get a quirky audio visualizer in your Status Bar with StatusViz

If you’re in the market for a new and quirky doodad that’ll make your liberated iPhone or iPad even cooler than everyone else’s on your block, then you will probably want to check out a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed StatusViz by iOS developer Kritanta.

As depicted in the screenshot example above, StatusViz adds a functional visualizer to the Status Bar whenever any sort of Now Playing audio is active. That said, it not only works with music, but also with Podcasts or any other type of audio you might be listening to.

Sileo v1.7.0 beta 2 brings further speed improvements to the app

The Sileo Team pushed an updated public beta version of the Sileo package manager for the Electra (iOS 11) and Chimera (iOS 12) jailbreaks Sunday evening, officially bringing the project up to version 1.7.0 beta 2.

The announcement, shared mere minutes ago via the Sileo Team’s official Twitter page, denotes several improvements in the latest beta release: