Apple has just released iOS 9 beta 5 download for compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. This release comes exactly two weeks after beta 4 was seeded to developers.
Apple has today released an updated version of TestFlight, meaning developers can finally start testing iOS 9 and watchOS 2 apps on real hardware. While the update stops just short of allowing developers to publish apps to external beta testers, today's update is a welcome addition, and one that is a sign that Apple is edging ever nearer to iOS 9 and watchOS 2 releases.
The Chinese-based team TaiG has just updated the Mac OS X version of their popular iOS 8.4 jailbreak tool for OS X. Now up to version 1.1.0, the new update is mainly a bug fix release which aims to fix an issue when using the tool for jailbreaking on a Mac running OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Apple's iMessage, like so many other instant messaging solutions, sends read receipts to those who have sent you messages. The idea is that everyone can see when their messages have been read by the receiving party which should mean you no longer have to wonder whether your message was received or not. It's a great feature, but it can have its problems.
TaiG iOS 8.4 jailbreak tool for Mac OS X is released. You can download it from here. All iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models capable of running iOS 8.4 are supported by the jailbreak tool.
This week's App Store Free App of the Week is the excellent Worms3 for iPhone and iPad, and you can download it for nothing right now.
Here's how to get watchOS like icons on iOS home screen on your iPhone or iPad using 'Watch iOS' theme and Anemone tweak.
Here's how to add new emoji characters to stock iOS keyboard on your iPhone and iPad. Works with both iOS 8.4 and iOS 8.3.
We all have to deal with far too much email, whether we like it or not. If your job involves email then you receive even more of it, and we doubt that too many people enjoy dealing with it on iOS, even with some of the excellent email apps that have appeared over the last couple of years.
This week's free gift courtesy of Apple's App Store allows gamers to dive head first into all of the wonderful adventures in Bikini Bottom. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a pineapple under the sea, or work long hours at the Krusty Krab then this is something you just aren't going to want to miss. As part of the cupertino company's weekly tradition of serving up a free app of the week Nickelodeon's adolescent favourite "SpongeBob Moves In" is free for the next seven days.
