Apple has reportedly begun early work with overseas suppliers on a future version of its HomePod speaker that would feature a built-in screen.
Don’t expect a screen-equipped HomePod until 2025 at the earliest
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Flora brings advanced system-wide UI colorization to the latest jailbreaks
One of the more common things that we see jailbreakers doing with their iPhones and iPads is modifying the color scheme of their operating system. Previously released jailbreak tweaks like Kaleidoscope by SparkDev and Spectrum by Skittyblock have made this possible, but now, iOS developer rosiepie is releasing a new jailbreak tweak called Flora that has been built for use on modern jailbreaks.
Apple looking into a fitness ring, smart glasses and supercharged AirPods
Apple could develop a fitness ring that gathers vital health data, as well as smart (but not AR) glasses and AirPods equipped with cameras and more sensors.
Jailbreak news of the week: Installing the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak,” Dopamine v2 updates, & more…
You can always count on the team of iDB to bring you the latest iPhone & iPad hacking and jailbreaking news as it happens. But what good will that do you if you’re too busy to read the posts?
Dopamine jailbreak updated to v2.0.8 to address regressions in v2.0.7
The Dopamine v2 jailbreak tool for various device and firmware combinations on iOS & iPadOS 15 and 16 received another update late last night that brought it up to version 2.0.8 with even more bug fixes and improvements.
I previously used the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak,” can I switch to the Dopamine v2 jailbreak?
The Dopamine v2 full-fledged rootless jailbreak has only been available for a week at the time of this writing, and we’ve received tons of questions about whether prospective jailbreakers should use it. Many of those prospective jailbreakers have previously used (or are currently using) the RootHide bootstrap or Serotonin “semi-jailbreak.”
Dopamine jailbreak updated to version 2.0.7 with important bug fixes & improvements
Dopamine jailbreak lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev) announced an updated build of the Dopamine v2 jailbreak late Saturday morning with a plethora of bug fixes and improvements that will further enhance the user experience of the community’s newest iPhone and iPad jailbreak tool.
Why the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak” is still relevant in a post-Dopamine v2 world
Now that the Dopamine v2 jailbreak has been released, many now wonder about the role that the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak” currently plays in the modern jailbreak community.
Tinge colorizes notification badges on jailbroken devices to match the app icon
A few years ago, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called ColorBadges that would automatically colorize your apps’ missed notification badges to match the dominant color of the icon itself. Fast-forward to today’s rootless-esque jailbreaks, and this tweak, which was designed to work on rootful jailbreaks, no longer works.
Lunar is a redesigned Lock Screen tweak with widgets for jailbroken iOS 16 devices
Lots of people like it when their Lock Screen interface is as simple as possible. Perhaps even simpler than Apple makes it right out of the box.
Rewritten Tako jailbreak tweak brings Priority Hub-style notifications to pwned devices on recent firmware
If you’re somebody who gets a lot of incoming notifications on a regular basis, then you might find it challenging to feel organized every time you glance at your cluttered Lock Screen.
Apple says App Store asking permission before it downloads is a bug that will be fixed before iOS 17.4 is released [u]
In Europe, downloading an app from Apple’s own App Store won't require an extra step after authenticating with Face ID because this is actually a bug.