Were you 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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Give your 3D Touch menus a makeover with Baylor
You can press firmly on your Home screen’s app icons on any 3D Touch-compatible handset to access handy shortcuts pertaining to that specific app, and while they can be useful at times, it’s equally valid that Apple provides little or no customizability in this department.
If you’re in the market for a way to make your handset’s 3D Touch menus stand out from the rest of the crowd, then you just might come to appreciate a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Baylor by iOS developer dpkg_.
Augment your jailbroken iPhone’s dual-SIM capabilities with eSIM+
Apple’s latest iPhones, from the iPhone XR to the iPhone 13 lineup, support dual-SIM functionality. Straight out of the box, these handsets can have both a physical SIM-based carrier and an eSIM-based carrier configured on the same device for traveling abroad. But perhaps unsurprisingly, the native implementation of this capability on the iOS platform leaves a lot to be desired.
Here to help with this particularly disgruntling issue is a newly-released jailbreak tweak called eSIM+ by iOS developer iArrays. Just as the name implies, this tweak augments any jailbroken iPhone that supports dual-SIM capabilities, such as those mentioned earlier.
Apple Card weighs in at almost exactly a half ounce
Apple Card is scheduled to launch in the US this summer, and Apple employees that recently signed up for beta testing have now begun receiving their physical cards.
Reminder: complete a timed yoga exercise today to win a virtual trophy, iMessage stickers
As predicted earlier this week, Apple is honoring the International Day of Yoga by challenging Apple Watch wearers to complete a 15-minute yoga exercise today, Friday, June 21.
Apple could buy Samsung-made OLEDs for future iPads and Mac notebooks
Korea's ETNews reports that Apple is destined to order additional OLED panels for future products like "tablets and notebooks" from Samsung.
Foxconn’s departing founder urges Apple to move manufacturing out of China to Taiwan
Terry Gou, the chairman and general manager of Apple's contract manufacturer Foxconn, has urged the California firm to move manufacturing out of China to neighboring Taiwan.
Assistant+ can make Siri more powerful on jailbroken handsets
If you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal and you feel like Siri is a bit underpowered out of the box, then you just might come to appreciate a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Assistant+ by iOS developer Zaid Elkurdi.
From what we can gather, this tweak brings a plethora of personalization options to the Siri voice assistant, empowering users to assign custom actions and responses to almost any query they can think of.
This tweak plays a Live Photo of your choice when someone calls you
iOS’ native incoming call interface can be somewhat bland at first glance, and that’s precisely why iOS developer Anima has released a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Incoming Call LivePhoto (A12 Support).
Just as the name implies, Incoming Call LivePhoto replaces the bland incoming call background with a Live Photo of your choosing, ensuring that you always have something cool to look at when your iPhone starts ringing.
YouTuber proves the new Mac Pro isn’t a great cheese grater
The brand new Mac Pro has a very interesting design. Many people instantly called it for what it is: an expensive cheese grater. However, it turns out that Apple's design wouldn't make for a great cheese grater after all.
Google is giving up on tablets, cancels two unreleased products
The iPad has been leading the tablet industry for many, many years. And while companies like Google have tried their hand at changing that, Apple's tablet lineup continues to reign supreme. So much so, it looks like Google is giving up on tablets altogether.
How to use Apple Watch decibel meter to monitor noise
Learn how to use the decibel meter feature on your Apple Watch for monitoring noise levels around you and protecting your hearing health.