Apple is rumored to be making a big change to the way it handles serial numbers for its products before the end of 2020.
Apple may adopt randomized serial numbers for products starting this year
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JBL’s new colorful TUNE 220TWS wireless earbuds cost $100
Along with the less expensive option, JBL also introduced a $150 option with a few more features packed in.
The powerstation go from mophie can jumpstart your car and wirelessly charge your iPhone
Have you ever thought to yourself, I wish my external battery pack could jumpstart my car? Well, your wish has come true.
Video: 1980’s Apple Hard Drive connected to an iPhone, but will it work?
iDownloadBlog reader Niles Mitchell has been keeping busy with his "Will It Work" video series in which he attempts to interface iOS devices with all sorts of peripherals via the Files app and the ubiquitous USB protocol. But this time around, Niles has a real treat for us.
Apple may delay faster 5G iPhones until December 2020 or January 2021
According to Susquehanna analysts, first 5G iPhones that will take advantage of faster mmWave technology may be delayed until December 2020 or January 2021.
DeadRinger makes iOS 13’s ringer/silent UI even better
iOS 13 brought with it a slew of improvements that, despite a few kinks, made it exponentially better than Apple’s preceding mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads alike. One of my favorite upgrades was to the ringer/silent UI, which now displays a substantially less intrusive pop-up at the top of the display as opposed to a massive pop-up in the center.
While many give Apple props for finally making this change after years’ worth of dissatisfaction with iOS’ native UI, some continue to believe that the iOS 13-based ringer/silent UI could do with some improvement. To that end, a free jailbreak tweak called DeadRinger by iOS developer Kritanta was conceived.
LightsOut uses ambient light to switch between iOS’ dark and light modes
If you’re jailbroken and you enjoy using dark mode to reduce eyestrain at night but prefer the standard light mode during the day for visibility, then you just might come to appreciate the convenience of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called LightsOut by iOS developer Skitty.
iOS 13 can be configured to automatically switch between dark and light mode based on the time of day, but this unfortunately doesn’t compensate for unusual situations, such as walking into a dark room during the day. LightsOut effectively solves this problem by automatically switching your device between dark and light mode depending on the brightness level around you.
Zebra v1.0.4 resolves a crash when installing & uninstalling packages
Following a somewhat weighty update to the young Zebra package manager for jailbroken devices Sunday afternoon, the software is out with yet another update, this time bringing Zebra up to version 1.0.4.
While the first update on Sunday crammed a plethora of bug fixes and improvements into Zebra, the second isn’t quite as jam-packed. The update is still recommended for all users, nonetheless.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Artemis, Shot Pro, Zebra, and more…
This past New Year’s week has been particularly interesting for the jailbreak community. In this roundup, we’ll showcase all the latest jailbreak tweaks released in the major repositories from Monday, December 30th to Sunday, January 5th.
As always, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.
Zebra v1.0.3 released with speed and reliability improvements, bug fixes
If you’ve been tinkering with the new Zebra package manager on your jailbroken iOS device ever since it was officially released to the public on New Year’s Day, then you should know that there’s a new update out as of Sunday morning that you won’t want to miss.
Zebra version 1.0.3 is now available, and unlike the tiny update released just a couple of days ago, this one is jam-packed with a plethora of bug fixes and improvements that should make it more reliable in daily use.
Electra Team ending support for the iOS 11-based Electra jailbreak
An announcement shared by Electra Team lead developer CoolStar on the team’s official Discord discussion group Saturday afternoon disclosed some unfortunate news for those using the iOS 11-centric Electra jailbreak tool.
From what we can gather, Electra has officially reached the EOL (end of life) stage of its development and will no longer receive any support from the Electra Team going forward:
‘Experiments IV: Fire & Ice’ captures the elements with the iPhone 11 Pro
Apple is tapping fire and ice yet again for its latest "Experiments" video series, but this time it's capturing the elements in their most extreme with the iPhone 11 Pro.