Cydia Substrate & Substrate Safe Mode receive twin updates with improvements
Saurik has updated both Cydia Susbtrate and Substrate Safe Mode this weekend with various improvements that should make tweak injection more stable.
Safe Mode
How to boot into Safe Mode with the unc0ver jailbreak
If a jailbreak tweak ever renders your pwned handset inoperable, you can use unc0ver’s ‘Load Tweaks’ option to enter Safe Mode and uninstall that tweak safely.
How to boot into Safe Mode with the checkra1n jailbreak
If you ever find yourself in a situation where a jailbreak tweak renders your jailbroken handset inoperable, you can use checkra1n’s Safe Mode option to uninstall that tweak safely.
PowerMenuX: Another refreshing take on iOS’ power down menu
If you’re interested in making your iPhone’s power down menu more powerful, then you may want to check out a newly-released jailbreak tweak called PowerMenuX.
PowerModules supercharges Control Center with useful new toggles
PowerModule is a new Control Center module for jailbroken handsets that lets you access a bevy of power options for your device.
Simple Power Down offers more options after holding the sleep/wake button
Ever wish your iPhone’s power down menu did more than just shut down your handset? Try a new jailbreak tweak called Simple Power Down.
Electra Team brings an official Safe Mode to Electra1131
The Electra Team issued critical updates to components of the Electra1131 jailbreak to bring an official Safe Mode to jaibreakers.
Sileo, the full Cydia replacement for iOS 11, will be coming soon
Sileo is an upcoming package manager and installer for devices jailbroken with Electra1131. It will attempt to replace Cydia on iOS 11.
LaunchInSafeMode lets you selectively launch apps without being affected by tweaks
LaunchInSafeMode is a new free jailbreak tweak that lets you selectively launch apps without the effects of any of your installed jailbreak tweaks.
How to fix boot loop on a jailbroken iPhone or iPad with ‘No Substrate Mode’
What happens when a jailbreak tweak bugs out on your device and ends up in a boot loop? Do you try to reboot the device to no avail? Do you take to the internet to ask how to fix it?
How about this: try booting into a form of booting up that Saurik calls ‘No Substrate Mode,’ then uninstall the faulty tweak.
In this piece, we’ll talk about how you can use No Substrate Mode, an under-used feature of jailbroken iPhone or iPad that can truly save you from losing your precious jailbreak when you’re unable to turn on your device.
All the ways you can start up your Mac
We’ve talked quite a lot about Recovery OS, an underestimated feature of OS X that makes it easier to troubleshoot your Mac even if it refuses to start up properly.
But as you’ll see for yourself in this post, Recovery OS is but one of the more than dozen different ways to start up your computer, aside from OS X’s regular startup mode. In this tutorial, we’ll list all the ways you can start up your Mac and detail each one.
19 useful Mac startup keyboard shortcuts you should know
Here’s a quick list of the keyboard shortcuts you can invoke to access handy macOS features which are only available at boot time.
