Category Archives: iPad Hacks & Tricks & Tips
ContactPrivacy Tweak Offers Alert Notifications When An App Attempts To Access Address Book
The ‘Path’ iOS application will no doubt go down as one of the most popular applications of 2011 thanks to its mix of having an innovative and beautiful user interface as well as operating as an extremely functional journal-type app.
Although the Path app had been around since November 2010, the 2.0 release in final quarter of last year introduced a revamped UI which gained the application quite a lot of media attention and a large amount of new users.
As is usually the case with stories such as this, when an application is trusted by the public’s eye, people start paying close attention to the performance of the app and picking up anything behind the scenes which may look a little suspicious.
iOSOpenDev Offers Xcode Templates For Developing Jailbreak Apps/Tweaks, v1.0.1 Now Available For Download
At the end of January we brought you quite an exciting article which focused on a new project called iOSOpenDev which aimed to make the process of creating ‘open’ iOS tweaks for jailbroken devices significantly easier.
The idea alone of a project such as iOSOpenDev should be enough to make the world stand up and take notice that the art of jailbreaking an iDevice isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, but the actual release of the initial version is surely enough to prove that the community means business.
It seems that every Tom, Dick and Harry who has created a developer account with Apple and downloaded the Xcode IDE like to call themselves an iOS developer.
Booksstand Tweak For iOS 5 Unifies iBooks And Newsstand – Download Now
First it was iBooks, then came Newsstand, and now Apple has even thrown iTunes U – its attempt at cornering the textbook market – into the mix.
With all of these book-centric apps knocking about, keeping tabs on all your readable content can be a little difficult, particularly if you’re an avid bookworm or someone who enjoys keeping up-to-date with current affairs.
In a change to its previous strategy, Apple has opted to keep everything separate nowadays. Before, for example, music and video were kept behind one little orange icon marked “iPod” on the iDevice SpringBoard.
The iPad’s Split Keyboard In iOS 5 Has 6 Invisible Keys Which You Don’t Know About
Apple introduced an interesting interesting feature to the software keyboard on the iPad with iOS 5, and it’s one that some had been crying out for, and others loved without even knowing they wanted it.
The split keyboard, for use when the iPad is in the portrait mode, makes it easier to type on the device with just two thumbs by splitting the keyboard into two and pulling the halves to the sides of the screen.
It’s great for using when you don’t want to use the iPad in landscape and want to type with your thumbs a little more easily.
While that’s all fine and dandy, it turns out that the split keyboard actually has another trick up its sleeve, and it’s a doozy!
Springtomize 2 Updated, Brings iPad Support And Bug Fixes
Even though iOS is pretty easy on the eye for the most part, our tinkering nature entices us to make certain visual changes in order to make things a little more to our liking.
WinterBoard has been around since the early days of jailbreaking. Created by Jay Freeman – otherwise known as Saurik – it allows various elements such as icons, sliders and docks to be customized to the nth degree.
For some, however, this isn’t enough, and as such, Springtomize 2 offers a more complete, system-wide manipulation service which leaves no stone unturned.
Absinthe A5 Jailbreak Updated To v0.4; Brings OS X 10.5 Support For PPC And Intel Users
A Chronic Dev-Team member has just tweeted the news that Absinthe, the tool used for the jailbreak of A5 devices (iPad 2 and iPhone 4S) on iOS 5.0.1, has just been updated to version 0.4.
Hitherto, we’ve been mightily impressed with this particular jailbreak, perhaps more so than those released previously.
Not just because it managed to crack every device currently running Apple’s iOS 5.0.1, but it has been well-maintained ever since, with constant updates and maintenance releases ensuring the smoothest possible jailbreaking experience moving forward.
We can’t quite recall seeing quite as much dedication amongst the devs striving to unlock the full potential of our iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.
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