Following the release of the first public beta of iOS 13 and iPadOS back in June, Apple is moving ahead with the second seed.
Apple seeds second public betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to public testers
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Apple brings back the classic Texas Hold’em iOS game
In what can only be considered a surprise move, Apple has decided to bring back Texas Hold'em for iOS devices.
10 time-saving productivity gestures for iPad you must know
With iPadOS, the powerful Apple tablet gets a dedicated operating system that isn't just an enlarged iPhone OS. And with it comes nearly a dozen new productivity and multitasking gestures that let you do more than ever before and save time.
Alleged images of the logic board for the 2019 iPhone surface
Later this year, Apple is probably going to launch new iPhones. Whatever the company ends up calling them (iPhone 11, iPhone XI, something else) still remains an unknown at this point, but we do have what is rumored to be a look at one of the internal pieces of the incoming devices.
An ‘extremely rare’ Apple I manual from 1976 may get over $10,000 at auction
The Apple I launched in 1976, with only 200 in total manufactured by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. And now one of the operation manuals for the computer may fetch a tidy sum at auction.
iFrogz Airtime review — a budget alternative to AirPods with sweat resistance, EQ & more
iFrogz, a Utah-based audio accessories brand owned by Zagg, last month unveiled Airtime, its first pair of true wireless earbuds that cost just $60 and include AirPods-like automatic pairing mode and some capacities not found on Apple's earbuds, like built-in equalizer settings.
BellePlayer offers less intrusive Now Playing interfaces for the Lock screen
If you listen to music on your iOS device often, then you likely take advantage of the Lock screen’s Now Playing interface to manage music playback as you walk into the dynamics of different environments.
While the native Now Playing interface is adequate for most users, those who demand a more refined experience will do good to check out a newly-released jailbreak tweak dubbed BellePlayer by iOS developer Geometric Software.
This tweak gives dynamic wallpapers an Apple-esque makeover
iOS users have three different wallpaper options to choose from out of the box: still images, Live Photos, and dynamic wallpapers. Most opt for still images or Live Photos since Apple’s dynamic wallpaper selection feels somewhat limited out of the box; on the other hand, a new jailbreak tweak called Dynamic Apples by iOS developer JGeorge can help with this.
As shown screenshot example above, Dynamic Apples changes the appearance of Apple’s native dynamic wallpapers by replacing their circular sprites with Apple logos.
Speculum gives your Lock screen a customizable aesthetic upgrade
If you’re in search of a fresh and aesthetically-pleasing Lock screen experience on your iPhone or iPad, then you might take an interest in a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak called Speculum by iOS developer LacertosusDeus.
As shown in the screenshot examples above, Speculum augments the Lock screen experience with customizable new features, including custom text alignment, formatting, colorization, and even a helpful new weather display.
Electra Team releases Chimera v1.1.0 to fix Sileo app disappearance bug
It wasn’t long after the Sileo Team released Sileo v1.1.5 with expanded Swift support that the Electra Team followed up with an updated iteration of the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak tool.
The Electra Team announced the release of Chimera v1.1.0 just moments ago via Twitter, noting that the update would install Sileo v1.1.5 by default and resolve a particularly frustrating bug in which the Sileo app would disappear from the Home screen after jailbreaking:
Sileo v.1.1.5 released with rewritten native depictions and Featured tab based on Swift
The Sileo Team released another update for the Sileo package manager over the weekend, continuing the team’s ongoing efforts to migrate the app’s backbone from Objective-C to Apple’s Swift programming language.
The update was announced late Sunday evening, and as it would seem, Sileo v 1.1.5 brings Swift support to native package depictions and to the app’s integrated Featured tab:
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: 13HUD, FilzaPlus, LuxSit, Manta, and more
Those looking to enhance their jailbroken iOS device with new tweaks and add-ons have come to the right place. In this piece, we'll recap everything new from Monday, July 1st to Sunday, July 7th.
As usual, we'll kick things off by discussing our favorite releases first, and we'll outline the rest afterward.