Were too busy to keep up with all the Apple news this week? We’ve got you covered with this roundup summing up everything you should know about.
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Sileo updated to v1.1.4 with more Swift support, fixes for app crashes
The Sileo Team has been somewhat busy this past week, cranking out regular updates for the Sileo package manager, which handles add-on and extension installations by default on jailbreaks created by the Electra Team, including Chimera and Electra.
As it would seem, this weekend is no different. The Sileo Team announced the release of Sileo version 1.1.4 early Saturday morning via Twitter:
Sileo v1.1.3 released with additional Swift support, other improvements
The Sileo Team pushed another update for Sileo on Friday with additional bug fixes and improvements, officially bringing the Chimera and Electra-centric package manager up to version 1.1.3.
The Sileo Team announced the update via Twitter early this morning:
Xiaomi actually used an Apple ad to show off its new ‘Mimoji’ feature
Xiaomi announced its new Mi CC9 smartphone earlier this month, and, along with it, showcased a new feature it calls "Mimoji" -- a direct rip-off of Apple's own Memoji, leaning heavily on the familiar art style utilized by Apple.
New report says Jeff Williams helped push the Apple Watch towards cellular connectivity
Before the end of June, Apple announced that its long-standing design lead, Jony Ive, was on the way out. As a result, there was some shuffling done to the design team, including Jeff Williams (Apple's Chief Operating Officer) taking up the reigns to lead the charge.
Samsung received $683 million from Apple for unfilled orders of iPhone OLED panels
As we previously reported, Apple is on the hook for missing contractual purchasing obligations concerning Samsung-built OLED display panels bound for iPhones. According to Samsung's earrings guidance released Friday, the Galaxy maker has actually received a cool $638 million from the Cupertino firm during the June quarter after Apple couldn't fulfill its previously agreed-upon purchasing order volume and no middle ground could be found.
macOS Catalina brings a brand new, truly gorgeous Drift screensaver
The third beta of the macOS Catalina 10.15 software dropped earlier this week. According to a n ice find by Sydney-based Twitter user Jeremy Bank, the new beta has added a gorgeous new option to the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane, entitled "Drift".
Sony announces truly wireless WF-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphones
Sony has officially unveiled a brand new pair of truly wireless in-ear headphones this week, launching a fresh competitor to Apple's own effort.
Apple is allegedly working on a foldable 5G iPad
Research firm IHS Markit reported today that Apple is developing a folding iPad.
Manta: An uncompromising unified Lock screen experience for jailbroken iPhones
One thing I’ve long wanted from iOS, but still don’t have to this very day, is a fully-integrated Lock screen experience, complete with notifications, weather information, and widgets in addition to the expected date and time indicator.
While the Today page is a compromising feature on Apple’s behalf, it still doesn’t provide that unified experience I’ve wanted for so long. Fortunately, a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Manta by iOS developer Ben Giannis addresses my complaints with the stock iOS Lock screen, and it does so in an incredibly pleasant manner.
Luminous adds a customizable underglow to your Home screen’s app icons
If you’re in the market to add a bit of quirkiness to your iOS device’s Home screen, then you might want to look into a new jailbreak tweak called Luminous by iOS developer Sirius24.
As you’ll notice in the screenshot examples above, Luminous gives every one of your Home screen’s app icons a colored underglow. But perhaps more importantly, the tweak is fully-configurable, allowing just about anyone to achieve the look and feel that they’re aiming for.
The most reliable Apple analyst predicts Mac notebooks will finally ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism
TF Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, says the next MacBook Air and other upcoming Mac notebooks will ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism that's been causing significant reliability issues and roll out a refreshed keyboard design based on the more traditional scissor-based typing mechanism instead.