Famed Canadian iOS hacker Ryan Petrich has managed to port Google Maps over to iOS 6, and previewed the early version on YouTube. Here's what Petrich had to say in his video description: Preview of the old Google Maps application from iOS5.1 and earlier running on an iPhone 3G S updated to iOS 6.0 Still...
Just moments ago, Grant Paul, (@chpwn) has tweeted a photo showing his jailbroken iPhone 5's screen with Cydia icon on it. The image is clearly taken from the new taller iPhone with 1136 x 640 resolution. Check it out! (Click image to enlarge) Here's the tweet: https://twitter.com/chpwn/status/249249128926806016 He further confirmed his successful iPhone 5 jailbreak to famous...
With the release of a new iOS, comes the question, "When will the new jailbreak be available?". The iPhone Dev Team have always been on top of things in the past, but with each release of iOS, it has become tougher and tougher to get that elusive untethered jailbreak. The betas of iOS 6 have been jailbroken,...
Apple seeded iOS 6 Golden Master (GM) to the developers yesterday following which Dev Team's lead man @MuscleNerd starting working on a Redsn0w update and now, he has pushed Redsn0w dev4 update that supports iOS 6.0 GM jailbreak in addition to all the previous iOS 6 betas. @MuscleNerd confirmed iOS 6.0 GM jailbreak via Twitter earlier today: http://twitter.com/MuscleNerd/status/246147711013900288 He...
Kevin Bradley a.k.a @nitoTV, has released a brand new utility for jailbroken Apple TVs called nito Installer. The application, which is currently available for Mac OS only, makes installing software like XBMC and nitoTV on jailbroken Apple TVs easier than ever (via modmyi). While jailbreaking Apple TV may not be a tough task for many, installing plugins and...
Apple seeded iOS 6 beta 4 yesterday introducing improved 3D Maps, enhanced privacy and bluetooth sharing along with tons of bug fixes while removing the native YouTube app from iOS for good. Today, Dev Team's @MuscleNerd has confirmed that iOS 6 beta 4 can be jailbroken with the existing version of RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 3 on Mac and...
Nuance, the company that has brought you many voice recognition applications, including Dragon ID and Dragon Drive, is returning, but this time they're working on adding voice-powered 'Nina' to third party applications. They hope to expand to bank, insurance, and other large iOS (and Android) applications. To accomplish this feat, Nuance has launched a SDK for developers....
If you're an iPhone user that is constantly experiencing battery drainage issues, you sure will enjoy this jailbreak tweak. Hacker @pod2g has pointed to a tweak by @xvolks called BattSaver. It claims to enhance the battery life of your jailbroken iPhone running iOS 5.0 or later. According to BattSaver's official website, the tweak will allow for double the current...
Modifying the iOS experience has become quite popular, with over a million iOS users jailbreaking their devices. One of the most popular apps in Cydia is a messaging app called "biteSMS". This can replace your default Messages app, adding much more functionality. The ability to "quick reply" to messages makes this a must have, for...
Renowned iOS hacker and key member of Chronic-Dev Team Joshua Hill, more commonly known as @p0sixninja, has just announced his departure from the team on twitter. Popular iPhone / iPad jailbreak tool greenpois0n is one of the biggest highlights of Chronic-Dev Team and p0sixninja has been one of the leading developers behind it. It is no question that p0sixninja has played...
Famous iOS developer Ryan Petrich has released an all new jailbreak tweak called Monocle in Cydia store that allows users to enable full-screen mode for all stock iOS applications such as Notes, Maps, Settings etc (via modmyi). Once installed, the tweak allows users to toggle the full-screen mode on demand by invoking an Activator action from within an app. By default, Monocle...
Theming in iOS has been one of the most popular reasons people jailbreak their iDevices. Winterboard provides a great platform for changing all aspects of the iOS UI, but it can slow down your device's performance. A new app was recently launched in Cydia that allows you to add effects to your icons, similar to...
