An anonymous person uploaded a portion of Apple’s iOS source code to GitHub this week. The code was for the iBoot portion of iOS 9, which is the first thing that loads when you turn on an iPhone or iPad. It’s the software that loads loads the kernel and makes sure the software is verified. […]
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Jailbreak tweaks bring 3D Touch gestures, Split View to devices that wouldn’t otherwise support them
So you’re thinking about jailbreaking iOS 9, but you’re not sure what you’d actually be able to do with a jailbroken device? Well, if you have an older iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that might not support all of the new features in iOS 9, you can install third-party apps to enable some of those features. […]
Now you can jailbreak iOS 9
Less than a month after Apple released iOS 9, a group of hackers have released a tool that lets anyone jailbreak the software. Pangu Jailbreak supports iOS 9.0 through iOS 9.0.2 and should work on most iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad models that run those versions of Apple’s mobile operating system. This makes it possible […]
Three cool features in Apple’s iOS 9
Apple’s iOS 9 is now available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and it brings a lot of new features… even if some of them may seem like old hat to Android users. But there are some features that stand out, either because they’re truly new or because they could change the way we all […]
Someone has already jailbroken iOS 9
Apple plans to launch iOS 9 on September 16th, bringing new features including Split Screen multi-window support for iPads, Proactive suggestions based on the way you use your iPhone or iPad, and more. But there are always some folks who prefer to do things with their iPhones and iPads that Apple doesn’t technically allow… and that’s where […]
Adblock Plus mobile browser launches for iOS, Android
The makers of the popular Adblock Plus software which is designed to block ads and other scripts in desktop web browsers launched a web browser for Android as a public beta earlier this year. Now the browser is out of beta… and it’s also available for iOS. You can download the Adblock Browser from the App […]
Next iPad mini could have faster CPU, split-screen app support
Apple is bringing support for displaying more than one app at a time to iPad users starting with iOS 9. But the only existing device that fully supports the feature is the iPad Air 2, because no other iPad has a fast enough processor to handle split-screen apps. That could change soon. According to 9to5Mac, there’s evidence […]
Apple releases iOS 9 public beta
Apple has a long history of letting developers test beta versions of its iPhone and iPad operating system before they’re available to the public. But now Apple is letting the general public try a pre-release build of iOS for the first time. You can download iOS 9 public beta by visiting beta.apple.com on your iPhone or […]
iOS 9 brings split screen multitasking to iPads
Apple is bringing support for viewing multiple apps at once to iPads. Starting with iOS 9, users will be able to open a new app in a small window without exiting an existing app using a “slide-over” view. Want to keep both apps on the screen at the same time, allowing you to interact with either […]
iOS 9 includes Apple’s Google Now clone
Apple’s answer to Google Now is here. As expected, it’s called Proactive, and it’s built into iOS 9. Proactive learns from the way you use your phone and automatically offers suggestions depending on your time, place, connected devices, and other details. Apple is releasing a developer preview of iOS 9 today with a public beta […]