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.
The top stories of the week on iDB: all about iOS 13, watchOS 6, and Catalina
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iPhone hobbyist claims to have ported iOS 13 beta 1 to the iPhone 6 [updated]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard about Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch (iPad gets its own new operating system dubbed iPadOS), which implements native dark mode and a plethora of other jaw-dropping features that users have been requesting from Apple for quite some time. On the other hand, the oldest handsets it supports out of the box are the iPhone SE, 6s, and 6s Plus.
In a seemingly unbelievable turn of events, however, an Apple device tinkerer with the Twitter handle @NighttigerFTW has purportedly managed to get the first iOS 13 beta running on an iPhone 6 with minimal tweaking. The full details below:
How to add the BigBoss repository to Sileo
In case you missed it, @0ptimo has officially implemented SHA256 for the BigBoss repository, paving the way for full Sileo support. CoolStar has announced that an upcoming Sileo update will implement the official BigBoss repository out of the box, but why wait?
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can add the official BigBoss repository to your Sileo package manager right now.
BigBoss repository now uses SHA256, paving the way for Sileo support
In an unexpected turn of events this weekend, @0ptimo added official SHA256 support to the BigBoss repository, a move that looks to appease the Sileo Team as an increasing number of people use the Electra Team’s Chimera jailbreak to take advantage of the full-fledged A12(X) support in the here and now.
Sileo Team lead developer CoolStar acknowledged the change just this evening via Twitter, noting that an upcoming update for the Sileo package manager will implement native support for the newly-upgraded BigBoss repository:
InstallProtect12 makes you authenticate yourself to install or uninstall jailbreak packages
InstallProtect12 is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak created by iOS developer Castyte, and we’re particularly excited to show it to you.
While most jailbreak tweaks are somewhat subjective depending on the user, this one seems like a no-brainer for most as it seriously augments the jailbroken handset experience on all fronts. More specifically, it necessitates biometric authentication to manage packages in three of the most popular package management apps, including Cydia, Sileo, and Zebra.
Dapple lets you colorize your iPhone’s Status Bar
One of the most exciting things you can do with a jailbroken handset to help it stand out from the crowd is customize its aesthetics. There are many ways you can do this, from applying themes to installing tweaks that change system colors and more.
One of the latest releases that can help in this department is a jailbreak tweak called Dapple by iOS developer dpkg_, which lets users colorize their iOS device’s Status Bar on a per-item basis.
This tweak enables all Live Photos-centric features on unsupported handsets
Live Photos is one of iOS’ fun and quirky proprietary features that brings many of your photographs and wallpaper backgrounds to life. Unfortunately, Apple limits Live Photos functionality on many of its older handsets, such as the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and SE, to name a few.
If you use any of the aforementioned handsets and you’re bummed about having a gimped Live Photos experience, then you might want to turn your attention to a newly-released jailbreak tweak called LivePhotoForNon3DTouch by iOS developer anima.
The Contacts app adds new relationship labels, easier Memoji creation in iOS 13
The Contacts app didn't get much attention at this year's WWDC, but Apple didn't completely forget about it.
Apple tweaks enterprise certificate program to rein in abusive apps
First it was Facebook. And then Google got caught in the widening dragnet. Before long it was discovered that quite a few different apps were taking advantage of Apple's enterprise certificate program. But Apple is making changes in an effort to reduce that possibility.
Shortcuts in iOS 13 get conversational, suggestions, and a built-in app
Apple is launching an updated version of Shortcuts later this year, which includes a handful of new elements to help improve the feature.
O2 network in the UK now offering the cellular Apple Watch
The Apple Watch with LTE has been available in the United Kingdom already for a bit of time, but up until now it's only been available on the carrier EE. But now O2 is getting in the mix, too.
Google’s new app lets you create games for your Mac without writing a single line of code
Area 120, Google's in-house incubator, has created a free, drag-and-drop 3D game builder that lets anyone create games for Mac and Windows without writing a single line of code.