One of Apple's finer introductions into iOS in recent times has definitely been the inclusion of Notification Center, a section of the OS that allows users to have a dedicated area for incoming notifications and native widgets. Jailbreak developers always seem extremely keen to exploit the real-estate which Notification Center provides, which has resulted in numerous Cydia based extensions. One of the latest, and definitely one of the most in-depth to date, is the Tap to Widgets package that introduces multiple widgets to help users with productivity based tasks.
The final build of iOS 6.1.3 has made its way to the end-users, with bug fixes and improvements over the prior release. Those who are more interested on customizing their devices by jailbreaking, then there’s both good and bad news. Apple has patched Evasi0n untethered jailbreak exploits for iPhone 5 and other newer devices, as confirmed by the company here. So if you accidently updated to 6.1.3, there is no way for you to untether-jailbreak your device. For never devices, there is no option to downgrade to older firmware either. But if you happen to have A4 powered iOS device, you can tether jailbreak iOS 6.1.3, full details after the jump.
Apple is regularly found to be adding new features to its mobile operating system that runs on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. Each iteration of the firmware brings with it a number of changes that are designed to not only dramatically enhance the power that the software offers, but also improves the user experience that we obtain from using the hardware. Judging by the amount of tweaks that we are seeing land on Cydia over the last few weeks, it would definitely seem that the iOS 6’s Do Not Disturb feature is definitely a hit with developers and users alike.
If you take a second to launch the iOS App Store and check out the top paid and free charts, it becomes immediately apparent how successful mobile based gaming has become on Apple's range of iOS devices. We've seen time and time again that some of the biggest app launches that attract the most attention come from established and independent game developers and have managed to thrust mobile based gaming directly into the limelight.
When it comes to apps rotating to support the different orientations of the device, then there is definitely split opinion on what the default behavior should be. A lot of users seem to think that all iOS apps should seamlessly rotate to support the device being put into different positions, whereas a subset of iOS device owners are perfectly happy to work in portrait mode. While opinions may differ on the right way to do things with third-party apps, it seems that most users are perplexed about why certain native apps that ship with iOS don't offer any rotation support whatsoever.
The Mail app for iOS offers a simple way for users to manage multiple email accounts with relative ease, but for some, the basic features don't stretch far enough. The jailbreak community operates with the mentality that there's always some room for improvement, and Mail Enhancer Pro, a tweak developed by Stefan Mollenkamp, has long since been seen as the antidote for those pining for a better mail experience. Now, Mollenkamp has just introduced Mail Enhancer Pro iOS 6, and along with all the features we know and love from the previous iteration, additional niceties have also been added to the mix especially for iOS 6.
Jay Freeman, better known throughout the jailbreak community as Cydia creator Saurik, rarely dabbles in the business of building tweaks himself. The WinterBoard jailbreak app has been around almost as long as Cydia itself, and since its release, tweaks from the founding member of the jailbreak scene have been fewer and farther between. But earlier today, a new tweak by the name of Cyueue entered his repository, and simply put, allows for a more flexible experience when using the native Music app.
Those who are looking into the jailbreak community from the outside world wouldn't immediately believe that Cydia contains a number of extremely advanced packages that actually assist in securing devices. One of the latest packages to land in the jailbreak store comes in the form of the iPrivacy tweak, which is attempting to take a leaf out of the desktop OS book by introducing a usable guest mode onto jailbroken iOS devices.
It is starting to get a little tedious now, but you still have to admire the ingenuity that people are applying into finding new ways and locations to record one of those increasingly annoying Harlem Shake videos. We've seen airline staff taking the limelight. We've seen Australian miners staring danger in the face by recording themselves performing an underground version of the dance as well as multiple military parades breaking into the trend. It seems that not even technology is exempt from this craze, with jailbroken iPhones also getting involved in the action.
Whenever Apple introduces a new feature in iOS, there is always mixed reaction from consumers. Some will make extensive use of whatever Apple adds, whereas others will have no need for it and will ultimately berate or belittle the feature. Thankfully the introduction of banner based alerts in iOS 5.x was definitely met with positive reaction, but Cydia wouldn't be so popular if new features couldn't be enhanced by the jailbreaking community. The Sticky Icky package released today is one developers attempt at making Apple's banner alerts that little bit better.
