iDB reader Niles Mitchell made it his mission to test how flexible external drive support in the much-improved Files app on iOS 13 and iPadOS really is. This time around, he connected his iPhone running iOS 13 to a Sony Walkman and fired up the Files app. Here's what happened...
Apple's decision to temporarily halt the Siri grading initiative in order to review privacy policies and safeguards has prompted rival Google and Amazon to suspend their own programs which permitted employees to listen to recorded voice assistant audio for quality control purposes.
Apple has argued that Trump's additional tariffs, effective September 1, could have a wide range of negative impact on its earnings while tilting the playing field in favor of its global competitors, but one analyst is out with a new report predicting that the iPhone maker will absorb most of the additional costs stemming from tariffs.
According to the most recent note to clients by Ming-Chi Kuo of TF Securities, the most reliably of Apple analysts out there, iPhones released in 2021 will feature both the Face ID authentication method and a new under-screen Touch ID sensor.
If you're a productive iPad Pro owner who types a lot but wants needs a better typing experience along with more protection for your precious tablet than is offered by Apple's Smart Keyboard Folio case, Logitech's protective backlit keyboard case folio may be just for you.
Bloomberg today offered some fresh new Apple Card details, like the existence of a dedicated app for signing up and managing the card with iPad support.Moreover, Apple Card management app for iPad is in the works, per authors Mark Gurman and Jennifer Surane.
If you’re enjoying an iOS 11 or iOS 12 jailbreak by way of the Electra Team’s Chimera or Electra tools, then you might be excited to learn that the Sileo Team released an updated version of the Sileo package manager Sunday morning, bringing the public release up to version 1.2.9.
The Sileo Team announced the update early this morning via Twitter, noting that it would make the user interface significantly faster when doing critical tasks such as refreshing sources or downloading packages:
It's been a crazy a week with all these jailbreak tool updates and what not, but if you've been keeping up with it all and you're interested in tweaking your pwned handset, then you're in the right place.
In this roundup, we’ll talk about all the latest jailbreak tweaks to be released from Monday, July 29th to Sunday, August 4th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases and then wrap everything up with an outline of the rest afterward.
The Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggles that Apple tucks away inside of Control Center can be useful at times, but they lack the level of interactivity that I’d expect from 21st Century software. Apple’s iOS 13 update this Fall will change this by letting users interact with nearby Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices directly from Control Center, but those running iOS 12 or earlier aren’t so lucky.
Enter QuickCC, a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer ichitaso that brings this iOS 13-centric functionality to pwned iOS 11 and 12 devices for users who demand more from their software.
The keyboard is something that most iPhone and iPad users will interact with on a daily basis, and with that in mind, it makes sense that some users might want to make it theirs.
If you agree with the idea above, then you’ll likely come to appreciate a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak called CuKey by iOS developer DevelopApple. This tweak lets you customize a variety of keyboard-centric attributes, such as its appearance and sound, among other things.
If you’re any bit familiar with the Google Nexus 7.0 Nougat app drawer, then it might’ve crossed your mind once or twice about what it might like to have a similar experience on the iOS platform.
If you’re keen about the idea thus far, then you’ll definitely want to try a refreshed jailbreak tweak dubbed Vinculum by iOS developer William Vabrinskas. As you’ll see in the screenshot examples above, this tweak brings app drawer-like functionality to your pwned iPhone or iPad.
Apple's supplier Sharp is reportedly gearing up to move part of its production out of China in response to President Trump’s latest escalation of the growing US trade war with China.