Twitter this morning announced a brand new app that lets anyone become a beta tester for unreleased new Twitter features on iPhone and iPad.
You can now help beta-test unreleased new features in Twitter for iPhone and iPad
Pwn20wnd achieves rootfs remount with read/write privileges on A12(X)
Hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd hasn’t made any significant revisions to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release for a few days now, and as you might come to expect, that’s because he’s been busy attempting to pwn A12(X) devices.
If you fall under the category of ‘currently waiting for A12(X) support,’ then you’ll be excited to hear that Pwn20wnd has made some progress. A Tweet shared Monday afternoon reveals that the hacker has officially achieved a rootfs remount with read and write privileges on his A12 test device:
Twitter now lets you be more specific when reporting tweets containing personal info
Twitter announced today a new feature that allows customers to provide more details when they report a tweet that contains personal information.
Give the Twitter app a fresh coat of paint with Crayola X
If you’re an avid Twitter user and also happen to have a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, then you just might take a liking to a newly-released free jailbreak tweak called Crayola X by iOS developer aesthyrica.
Just as the name implies, Crayola X empowers you with the ability to give the official Twitter app a fresh coat of paint. The tweak adds an extensive preference pane to the Settings app where you can customize almost any element found in the app.
Pwn20wnd is preparing 4K device support for the iOS 12-centric unc0ver jailbreak
It was only a few days ago that hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd dropped the 29th beta of the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with full-fledged Cydia and Cydia Substrate support for A8X-A11 devices running iOS 12.0-12.1.2. But the release left many devices, especially of the A7-A8 and A12 varieties, unsupported until further notice.
Fortunately, A7-A8 device users can now rest assured that Pwn20wnd is working to support these handsets. The hacker appears to have changed his Twitter name over the weekend to “Pwn20wnd is preparing 4K support for unc0ver,” an indication that several unsupported handsets are about to become supported:
Pwn20wnd hypes iOS 12 jailbreak, confirms A12 support imminent
It seems like the calm before the storm as we continue waiting for a public iOS 12 jailbreak with Cydia and Cydia Substrate support to surface, but rest assured, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd is on it.
In various subtle updates provided just this week, Pwn20wnd updated his Twitter Bio to say “Jailbroke iOS 11 and iOS 12” and updated his Twitter profile name to say “Pwn20wnd is preparing unc0ver for iOS 12…” seemingly to tease that the iOS 12 jailbreak is nearly complete:
Colorize the Twitter app however you like with TwitterDarkMode
Twitter’s official app supports a feature called Night Mode that can give the app a dark-colored makeover on demand; but compared to some other apps, this ‘dark mode’-esque feature leaves a lot to be desired.
Fortunately, iOS developer Chloeeisoaky recognized these shortcomings and responded to them with the release of a new free jailbreak tweak called TwitterDarkMode.
Twitter is testing a new tag to help you distinguish genuine accounts from copycats
In another attempt to nuke fake news out of orbit and help you distinguish the real Elon Musk or Donald Trump from their false copies, Twitter is testing a new "Original Tweeter" tag.
The company yesterday confirmed the test to TechCrunch, saying that the new label has rolled out to a “small percentage” of iOS and Android users across multiple markets.
Sara Haider, Twitter’s Director of Product Management, said:
Twitter’s purpose is to serve the public conversation. As part of this work, we’re exploring adding more context to discussions by highlighting relevant replies—like those from the original tweeter.
Not only does this new feature make it easier to distinguish the person who started a thread, it also helps curb certain types of abuse on the platform.
Accounts masquerading as other Twitter users has been an annoying problem for sure. That being said, any effort to curb this kind of behavior deserves a thumbs-up, wouldn't you agree?
Just be careful not to confuse the new "Original Tweeter" tag with Twitter's existing blue verified badge which lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.
As you probably know, Twitter's somehow managed to botch the roll-out of verified badges.
At first, the little blue badge was exclusive to celebrities and well-known users with millions of followers. But when the company expanded the program beyond public figures, it found itself in trouble after it verified accounts belonging to conspiracy theorists and Neo nazi groups.
Because of those woes and missteps, the company's verified account program is currently on hold and not accepting any new requests at this time.
On a related noted, we reported yesterday that Twitter's Night Mode, which enables a darkened interface, might soon introduce a pure black setting following user complaints that the app's Night Mode theme was too blue-ish and not dark or black enough.
So, has this new "Original Tweeter" tag appeared for you yet?
Let us know by leaving a comment down below.
Twitter’s Dark Mode is about to get a lot darker
Twitter's optional Night Mode, introduced in mid-2106, isn't dark enough for many customers who were asking for a pure black interface rather than a dark-gray theme. Thankfully, the firm is aware of this #FirstWorldProblem issue and has promised to do something about it.
As TechCrunch reported yesterday, in response to a complaint from a customer who told Twitter's boss Jack Dorsey that the app's Night Mode theme isn’t dark enough but more of a blue-ish or gray-ish shade, Dorsey acknowledged that’s going to be fixed.
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1087093262664364032Darkened interfaces aren’t just softer on the eyes but also look gorgeous on OLED panels that typically display far greater contrast than the LCD screens. Apple provides an officially sanctioned system-wide Dark Mode on Macs, but not on iPhones and iPads.
TUTORIAL:How to get Dark Mode on virtually any website
Due to the popularity of dark themes in apps, many popular apps have now implemented an optional darkened interface, like a number of iPhone apps now support darker themes, including Outlook, Twitterrific, Wikipedia, Bear Notes, Apollo, YouTube and many more.
App Store's curated list of the top Dark Mode-like appsFor more apps with a Dark Mode-like appearance, be sure to check out Apple's own list of the top apps that feature dark or pure black interfaces. The third-party website Darkmodelist.com highlights 70+ iPhone apps with custom dark themes along with screenshots.
In my personal opinion, Twitterrific has probably the best implementation of a Dark Mode-like interface of any app. Aside from your choice of Light or Black theme (the latter offers two sub-settings, Dark and Black), the app offers an automatic theme-switching option based on the time of day. Or, you can just swipe left or right with two fingers to switch themes manually.
Twitterrific has light, dark and pure black themes.Aside from battery benefits on OLED screens, Dark Mode interfaces reduce the amount of sleep-disrupting blue light, helping lessen device addiction and improve sleep.
Even The Wall Street Journal did a write-up on dark themes in apps, arguing that dark or pure black interfaces should become a standard setting across all apps and devices.
https://twitter.com/mims/status/1087001557940535296Dark Mode fans have been holding their breath for a proper system-wide Dark Mode setting in iOS. Though it could introduce it with iOS 13 after it debuted Dark Mode in macOS Mojave last year, as with everything Apple—nothing is certain until Apple officially announces it.
And given that 2020 iPhones may use OLEDs exclusively, including a successor to the LCD-based iPhone XR, it'd make sense to bring Dark Mode to iPhone and iPad with iOS 13 this fall.
Should iOS implement a system-wide Dark Mode, do you think?
Let us know down below in the comments.
Last chance to downgrade to iOS 12.1.1 as S0rryMyBad publishes details about iOS 12-centric kernel exploit
Apple officially dropped iOS 12.1.3 on Tuesday, and it wasn’t long after that security researcher @S0rryMyBad Tweeted a proof of concept (PoC) of the bug used to achieve an iOS 12 jailbreak at the TianfuCup PWN Contest last November.
On Wednesday, @S0rryMyBad followed up with the PoC he Tweeted by publishing a detailed blog post elaborating the ins and outs of his bug, including how it works and how to use it on iOS 12.1.2 and below:
At long last, Twitter lets you switch to the chronological timeline
Twitter on Tuesday introduced chronological ordering for the posts in your timeline as a handy option that many, many of its users have actually been yearning for for years now.
This tweak removes promoted Tweets from your Twitter News Feed
While I enjoy using Twitter, I’ve come to frown upon the bevy of promoted Tweets that litter the News Feed viewing experience. Fortunately, you can now get around this if you have a jailbroken device.
Upon launching the Cydia Store and refreshing your sources, you should notice a new free jailbreak tweak called NoTwitterAds by iOS developer Chloee. This tweak does away with all promoted Tweets in your News Feed, much like the one shown above.