Jailbreak news of the week: Dopamine anniversary update, Windows Phone Hackintosh, SwishBar, & more...

Jailbreaking iPhones is a special hobby that requires a special type of person – specifically, it requires the type of person who wields a curious mind that always strives to do more with their rightfully owned handset than Apple intends with its own software out of the box.

The iDB staff have always had a soft spot for jailbreaking, which is why we’ve spent so many years covering news and releases about it. Despite the slowing release of jailbreaks in recent memory, we continue to cover new developments as they happen and show you the latest jailbreak tweak releases and updates in real time.

In this week’s roundup, we’ll be taking a closer look at all jailbreak-related news posts and jailbreak tweak releases and updates from this past work week, spanning Monday, February 17^th to Sunday, February 23^rd.

Important stuff from this week

Dopamine updates

The Dopamine jailbreak received important updates this past week that not only helped address Spinlock panics on arm64e devices running iOS 15, but also improved the “Hide Jailbreak” feature to make it less detectable by applications on your device.

You can learn more about the latest Dopamine updates below:

Dopamine v2.4 & 2.4.1 released

Windows Phone Hackintosh

A seasoned Hackintosh user shared on Reddit a DIY project in which they retrofitted the hardware components of an iPhone SE 3 into a Windows Phone-based Lumia 1020 chassis.

The device is fully functional, despite many of the parts being relocated to suit the Lumia 1020 chassis.

You can learn more about this project in our full news post.

iOS 18.3 unsigned

Apple on Monday stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.3, which means it’s no longer possible to downgrade from the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.3.1 firmware.

You can learn more about what this means in our full news post.

SwishBar

The Status Bar normally disappears from view when you open the App Switcher on your iPhone, but with the SwishBar jailbreak tweak, you can keep it in view even when moving between apps.

You can learn more about SwishBar in our full review post.

FrontestPiP

The FrontestPiP jailbreak tweak always ensures that your Picture in Picture video interface appears over each and every window you might ever have open on your iPhone or iPad.

You can learn more about the tweak in our full review post.

Everything else from this week

AIM v1.3.1 released: Fix bugs and add support for iOS 16 (free via Havoc repository – review post)

AIM Pro v1.1.2 released: Customization on the Lock Screen is now real time, add rainbow colors to the date label ($1.49 via Havoc repository – review post)

Ango Full Theme, Icons, Settings, UI, Status Bar icons v5.9 released: Add 12 new cons ($1.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

CarBridge v2.0.15 released: Fix an issue that prevented loading on iOS 13 ($9.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

CatVNC v1.5.0 released: Support STUN server, optimize port forwarding compatibility ($5.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Gladient v1.7 released: Add 52 new icons ($1.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Lonie v4.7 released: Add support for more than 25 app icons requested by users ($2.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

FrontestPiP v1.1 released: Add iOS 16 support (free via uz.ra’s repository – review post)

HelloKeyboardAI v3.6.0-1 released: Fix the issue where animations failed to disappear in a timely manner in rare cases ($5.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

HEPTA Theme, Icons, Settings, Badges v2.6 released: Add 52 new icons ($1.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Legizmo ‘Moonstone’ v6.1.1 released: Improves the Pairing Support component of Legizmo, fixes an issue that could cause case dimensions of Apple Watch Series 7 and Series 8 devices to be misinterpreted, improve messaging in the Watch app for unsupported pairings and software updates, add preparation for changes introduced in iOS 18, ordering of groups of fixes in the Feature Support menu has been revised so that installed fixes no longer appear at the top of the list when there are further fixes available for installation to make discovering new fixes easier, some Health features may still cause the Health app to crash in iOS ($4.99 via Chariz repository – review post)

Lonie v4.8 released: Add several new app icons ($2.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Moxy Theme, Icons, Settings v3.8 released: Add 29 new icons ($1.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

NetFence v1.5.9 released: Remove deprecated code ($3.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

Premium UI Theme and Icon Pack v1.2 released: Add 40 new icons ($3.49 via Havoc repository – review post)

SFSymbols v1.0.2 released: Fix a possible crash on iOS 15 (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

SwishBar v1.0.5 released: Fix the legibility of the Status Bar foreground view when in light mode on iOS 16 and later, add other small enhancements (free via YouRepo repository – review post)

TrollRecorder JB v3.1-601 released: Added “Archive” service mode to network storage, Archive: Use “Content Sharing” → “Custom Export Name” to rename and upload local recordings in mixed and combined modes to the cloud drive (irrecoverable), Adjusted the timing and frequency of backup and network storage triggers, Adjusted the default data directory for network storage WebDAV, Limited the file types and recursion depth included in network storage synchronization, Optimized the detection mechanism of the “Advanced Options” → “Launch Daemon” widget, Support for iOS 15 home screen widgets, Support for iOS 16 home screen and lock screen widgets, Optimized the interaction when network storage errors occur, allowing viewing of service logs, Allowed displaying network storage-related notifications when the app is in the foreground, Fixed the issue where Microsoft OneDrive could not find personal OneDrive, Fixed the occasional failure to save network storage configuration ($6.99 via Havoc repository – review post)

YouSpeed v1.3.0 released: Added the ability to replace the default video speed selector with the primitive one where speeds can be added (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YouTube X v1.7.10 released: Blocked in-video product ads overlay and engagement panel (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)

YTClassicVideoQuality v1.5.1 released: Fixed incorrect video quality list position on the iPad (free via PoomSmart’s repository)

We’ve made it to the end of this week’s roundup piece, but you can rest assured that the iDB team will continue monitoring new developments in the jailbreak community and work to bring it to your computer screen in real time.

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What has been your favorite jailbreak news tidbit or jailbreak tweak release or update from this past week? We’d love to hear from you in the comments section down below.