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Epic Games has re-submitted Fortnite to the United States-based App Store following court ruling
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know by now that Apple ejected the popular Fortnite video game from the App Store in 2020 after game developer Epic Games introduced an in-app payment system to the game that tried to circumvent Apple’s App Store policies. This resulted in an epic legal battle between the two companies that has raged on for years.
Delta emulator app updated with easier Patreon sign-up following App Store external payment policy change
Apple just last week made a substantial change to its App Store external payment policy, enabling external off-app purchases following a court ruling involving longtime legal rival Epic Games in which the Cupertino-based company was found to be engaging in anti-competitive behavior.
Google Gemini gets iPad-optimized app & support for Home Screen widgets in latest update
Google has released an update for its Gemini artificial intelligence-based chat service on Wednesday, officially bringing the app up to version 1.2025.1770102 with a particularly notable change: support for a full-screen, optimized iPad app.
NeoFreeBird is a sideloadable app that restores classic Twitter assets & features for 𝕏 users
While most people have either moved on with the fact that the Twitter social media network was re-branded as 𝕏 following Elon Musk’s acquisition, or they’ve simply moved to other platforms such as BlueSky, there remain a small percentage of users who can’t let go of what Twitter used to be and want their experience to remain just the same as it was.
AltStore PAL v2.2 released with support for updated REST API, various bug fixes & improvements
The AltStore team announced an updated version of the AltStore PAL app distribution platform for European Union users via social media platform 𝕏 on Tuesday, this time bringing the utility up to version 2.2.
How to use an iPad as a second display for your Windows PC
Learn how to use your iPad as a second screen for your Windows computer, either to mirror your PC display or extend it for more workspace.
Jailbreak news of the week: Nugget updates, NCPercentHeader, PasscodePercent, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team is committed to sharing the latest iPhone and iPad jailbreak news as it happens. Even if there isn’t a shiny new jailbreak tool to talk about right now, there are still plenty of jailbreak developers working on jailbreak tweaks and awesome projects that can take advantage of exploits to install hacks without a full-fledged jailbreak.
PasscodePercent puts your battery level percentage at the top of your jailbroken device’s passcode interface
iOS developer CydiaGeek just this week released a free jailbreak tweak called NCHeaderPercent that put the battery level percentage in your Notification Center interface’s individual headers. But for those looking for a different way to see their device’s battery level percentage, the same developer just released a free add-on called PasscodePercent that does exactly that.
Google hopes to integrate Gemini into iPhones with iOS 19
iOS 19, coming this fall, could bring support for AI models from Google's Gemini chatbot to boost the Apple Intelligence features on the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
NCHeaderPercent displays your battery percentage in your device’s Notification Center headers
If you’re interested in adding some new flair to the headers in your jailbroken iPhone or iPad’s Notification Center interface, then you might take a liking to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called NCHeaderPercent by iOS developer CydiaGeek.
Jailbreak news of the week: iOS 18.4 unsigned, AutoVPN, Oh My Insets, HideCallBar, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team spends a lot of its time following projects in the iPhone hacking and jailbreaking communities, making it our pleasure to share new and exciting information in these spaces with our readers.