The impromptu release of an iOS 8 / 8.1 jailbreak by the Pangu team may have blindsided us all a couple of weeks back, but the relatively surprising nature of the untether hasn't prevented prominent jailbreak developers from getting their apps, extensions and tweaks updated and ready for primetime. In the time that has followed since the launch of the Pangu8 untether, we've not only seen a number of updates to the actual jailbreak itself, but also a number of popular packages being refreshed with iOS 8 compatibility, the latest of which is Intelliborn's premium MyWi extension coming in the form of a new iOS 8 based library.
The Pangu Untether package version 0.3 has just been re-released on Cydia. This package was initially released yesterday, mainly for 32-bit devices, to fix overheating and over usage of CPU. But immediately after the release, the package was found to cause booting issues on some 64-bit devices and hence was immediately removed from Cydia.
A new jailbreak tweak takes apps that haven't been updated for the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and makes them look like they actually belong on the new devices rather than appearing as if they've been cut adrift by their developers.
The Pangu8 untethered jailbreak has well and truly arrived, with the Chinese team behind the tool having released an updated version featuring English language support and bundling the latest version of Cydia in as standard. Over the past fortnight, authors of some of our most cherished and revered tweaks have been busily adding support for the new iOS 8 / 8.1 software and its accompanying jailbreak, and if you enjoy tinkering with the look and feel of your device's home screen, then one of the best tweaks in the business has just been bumped with support for iOS 8.0 through 8.1.
The popular jailbreak file browser tweak iFile has today received a fairly major update, bringing the app up to version 2.1.0-1 and adding some much needed features.
Now that there's a real iOS 8 / 8.1 jailbreak floating around for jailbreakers, attention has turned to which new tweaks are being released that take advantage of what the new version of iOS has to offer.
With Apple touting HealthKit and Google also joining the fold with Google Fit, it was inevitable that Microsoft would join the fold at some point, and having taken the wraps off its fitness-related Microsoft Band wearable, the accompanying health and fitness platform - aptly named Microsoft Health - was also launched alongside the wrist worn gadget. Designed for the Microsoft Band, there's an app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone right off the bat, and as ever, we've all of the details under one roof.
A major update has just been made to Cydia, driving the version number up to 1.1.15 whilst adding a number of fixes largely specific to iOS 8 / 8.1, the new iPhones, and the Pangu8 jailbreak.
One of the great, albeit somewhat belated features Apple has introduced with iOS 8 is the ability to add third-party widgets. Back when the new software first dropped last month, we outlined a number of great widgets that we recommended you try out, and now, we're back with a handful more. Whether you're looking for basic utilities or for a way to remain engaged with Twitter, this little list covers all bases, and with seven great widgets in total, we're sure you'll find your next must-have after the fold.
With every new release of iOS comes a slew of features that expand on the OS's capabilities and functionality, and let users interact with and use their devices in a different manner. The beauty of jailbreak tweaks, however, is that they expand on those features even further, making it possible to do things that the company didn't allow by default. One such feature with iOS 8 was the Reachability aspect, which basically works only on the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, bringing things in easier range by compacting them towards the bottom of the screen. While pretty great, there were certain limitations with the native implementation of Reachability, and those are what ForceReach - a freshly released Cydia tweak for iOS 8 / 8.1 - aims to address.
















