If there’s anything we love more than a good Apple story, is the opportunity to report on a new jailbreak tweak or being able to share when there’s a jailbreak launch. Unfortunately, these sorts of things just don’t happen as often as they used to.
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iOS 18.3 warns you cropped content isn’t actually removed from PDF screenshots
Apple has added a notable privacy tweak to iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 about cropping out areas from full-page PDF screenshots on your iPhone and iPad.
How to change your mobile user password via the Dopamine jailbreak app
We’ve previously discussed the importance of changing your device’s root password after jailbreaking so that unauthorized individuals can’t exploit the default password to SSH into your handset and make potentially malicious changes unbeknownst to you.
Apple no longer signing iOS 18.2, stopping firmware downgrades from newer iOS 18.2.1
On Monday, Apple stopped signing the iOS & iPadOS 18.2 firmware, which means that anyone who updated their iPhone or iPad to the newest iOS & iPadOS 18.2.1 software that the Cupertino-based company released just last week can no longer voluntarily downgrade the firmware on their device to iOS or iPadOS 18.2.
Havoc jailbreak repository announces it’s here to stay for the long term as 2024 remained profitable
Jailbreak repositories, which are used by jailbreak tweak developers to host add-ons for jailbroken iPhones and iPads in a large and centralized fashion from the very package managers installed on those devices, have come and gone over the years.
What are Security Responses & System Files on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Learn what Apple's Rapid Security Response feature is, how it keeps your iPhone, iPad, and Mac protected by delivering critical patches, and how to turn it off.
PSA: Jailbreakers have until January 31st before OTA update-blocking tvOS 17 beta software profile expires
One of the most used ways to block over the air (OTA) updates on a jailbroken iPhone or iPad is by installing a specially made tvOS beta profile. This beta profile effectively makes your iPhone or iPad look elsewhere for iOS or iPadOS updates – a place where such updates don’t exist. Consequently, your device will never again nag you to update its outdated software as long as the profile remains active and installed.
Jailbreak news of the week: Apple’s ACE3 USB-C Controller pwned, CVE-2024-54498 PoC, RootHide updates, & more…
Jailbreaking iPhones is at the core of what we love to do here at iDownloadBlog, so it’s only natural that we spend a lot of our time following jailbreak-related projects throughout the week. We report on those as they happen, but we also come at you with a weekly roundup every Sunday morning, ensuring you never miss any of it.
Set your Emoji keyboard’s default skin tone in one tap with EmojiSkinTones
It’s no secret that you can change the skin tone of your favorite Emojis on your iPhone or iPad to give your messages more character, expression, and personalization, but doing so isn’t without its quirks. For example, you’ll need to set the skin tones for your Emojis one-by-one, which can be a painstaking process.
CatScript: Create customized Python automation scripts on your jailbroken iPhone & run them remotely
What if you could have all the freedom in the world to create customized automation scripts on your iPhone or iPad? Well… wonder no longer, because it’s a reality with the release of a new jailbreak tweak called CatScript by iOS developer 0x530c.
RootHide Bootstrap versions 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 released with several bug fixes & improvements
Anyone who uses the RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap for their iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-17.0 might be interested to learn that there’s are a couple of updates available that brings further refinements to the general user experience.
Musical Memories on iPhone: How to see places where you’ve identified new songs
Relive your musical memories by viewing locations of places like your favorite coffee shop where you’ve identified new songs with Music Recognition on your iPhone.