Every week, the iDB team delivers the latest breaking news about iPhone and iPad hacks and jailbreak tweaks. It runs in our blood, and it has for a very long time.
For those who follow us because of this, we like to keep things simple and easy to digest by offering a weekly news roundup like this one specifically tailored to show you the most important stories you might’ve missed if you’ve been too busy to read our page in real time.
In this week’s roundup, we’ll showcase what’s new in the iPhone and iPad hacking and jailbreaking communities spanning the week of Monday, August 26th to Sunday, September 1st.
Important stuff from this week
Best jailbreak tweaks for starting conversations
You’ve got a jailbroken iPhone, and the person beside you doesn’t. The next thing you know, they’re asking how you did those cool modifications to your device.
These kinds of conversation-starting jailbreak tweaks are typically of the aesthetic variety, offering a user experience that looks so radically different than stock that people can’t help but ask how they can do it too.
We outline a number of these kinds of jailbreak tweaks in a special featured roundup for your viewing pleasure so you can help spread the word about iPhone jailbreaking.
Lars Fröder speaking at SAS24
Dopamine and TrollStore lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev) will be speaking at the SAS24 conference about hacking iOS & iPadOS.
This conference is invite-only, highlighting the group’s interest in learning more about the topics that Fröder is already well-versed on.
You can learn more about SAS24 and what Fröder will be discussing in our full news post.
AltStore PAL updates
AltStore PAL, the alternative App Store in the European Union that took the region by storm, received a minor bug fix update this past week.
You can learn about the latest AltStore PAL updates below:
Write Now
Write Now is a very interesting new jailbreak tweak that lets you use AI to augment your existing bodies of text.
Upon highlighting a specific body of text, you can proofread it, re-word it, or enhance the tone with just a tap.
You can learn more about Write Now and the things that you can do with it in our full review post.
Note: A free version for TrollStore (no jailbreak required) was announced several days later that can be injected into individual apps with Troll Fools.
PassText
With a free jailbreak tweak called PassText, you can replace the numbers on your Lock Screen’s passcode entry keypad buttons with text strings or Emojis of your choosing.
Whether you’re attempting to obfuscate your passcode button digits or add a level of user customization to your Lock Screen, we think is a fun tweak for personalizing your device.
You can learn more about PassText in our full review post.
LockButtonX
LockButtonX is a free jailbreak tweak that remaps pressing and holding the sleep/wake button on notched iPhones (the iPhone X and later) so that it invokes the power menu instead of the Siri voice assistant.
This used to be stock functionality on Home Button-equipped devices, but the removal of the Home Button for an all-screen experience meant that Apple had to change how we interacted with buttons a bit. This tweak simply puts a higher priority feature in place of that button.
You can learn more about LockButtonX in our full review post.
Everything else from this week
BadgeSync v1.2.1 released: Add support for Tako (free via Havoc repository – review post)
Colorful Wallpaper X v2.8 released: Optimize the presets picker ($3.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Dynamic120hz v1.2.9 released: Optimize the code ($4.99 via Havoc repository – review post)
FilzaDirProbe v1.2 released: Add support for background scanning so that live sync no longer disturbs users, Scans are now faster, Status coloring including green for active status scan in the background, red for doing heavy processing such as data saving, and blue for being idle, smarter scanning algorithm introduced, triggering a new scan now cancels the old one, new button position now presented on top instead of at the bottom of the toolbar, add a new tweak version display ($1.99 via YouRepo repository – review post)
LastLook v4.2.1 released: Fix a bug where the stock Tap to Wake feature may not respond under certain conditions after LastLook disappears, fix a bug where the Dynamic Island may sometimes remain hidden after unlocking the device, improve Eneko tweak support, blacklist Siri Prediction notification indicators ($3.99 via Chariz repository — review post)
Misaki v2.1.7 released: Add edge to edge cells option for Settings app, add color notifications option, improve the codebase for tweak to enhance reliability and stability, add option to show date & time in Status Bar, add option to change font size of date & time in Status Bar, add option to change font style of date & time in Status Bar, improve the codebase for tweak to enhance performance and stability ($1.99 via Chariz repository – review post)
MojoX Dark v2.3 released: Add new icons (free via Havoc repository — review post)
PassText v1.0.1 released: Add new feature to change font size, expand language support by adding more languages (free via Havoc repository — review post)
Shijima (Shimeji for iOS) v1.0.2 released: Fix support for arm64e devices, fix app crash related to Choicy, fix app crash related to liblzma and libarchive, add support for Shimeji archives that don’t contain .jar files, Hollow Knight Shimeji by myrianabelle is now supported, add shooort for Shimeji with misconfigured behaviors, Among Us Shimeji by Cachomon is now supported ($4.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
Solstice v2.7 released: Add new icons, update several existing icons ($2.99 via Chariz repository — review post)
TrollRecorder JB v1.20-357 released: Add support for Dopamine (RootHide) jailbreak environment, add new feature for backing up with iCloud ($6.99 via Havoc repository – review post)
Velar v1.5 released: Add new icons ($2.99 via Havoc repository – review post)
Write Now v1.9 released: Increase timeout limits, optimize error messages, fix an issue when using GitHub models ($4.99 via Havoc repository — review post)
YouTubePatcher v0.5 released: Hopefully remove ads (free via Ichitaso’s repository)
YTABConfig v1.7.3 released: Reduce number of hooks used for constructing tweak settings, update vi localization (free via PoomSmart’s repository – review post)
YTABGoodies v1.0.5 released: Remove YTNoCheckLocalNetwork feature (free via PoomSmart’s repository)
That wraps things up for this week’s roundup, but we’ll be coming back at you this week with even more exciting news and reviews just as soon as developments surface.
Miss last week’s roundup? RootHide updates, NathanLR goes open source, Shijima, CarCast, & more…
In the meantime, consider checking out some of the following guides and tutorials to help you learn more about the art of hacking and jailbreaking iPhones:
- How to jailbreak A9-A16, M1-M2 devices on iOS 15 & 16* with Dopamine
- How to jailbreak A12-A15 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 with XinaA15 v2
- How to jailbreak A9-A11 devices on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.x & iPadOS 17 with palera1n
- How to install the RootHide jailbreak detection bypass for Dopamine
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-16.6.1 with TrollInstallerX
- How to install TrollStore on iOS 14.0-15.6.1 with TrollHelperOTA
- How to install the RootHide bootstrap on iOS 14.0-17.0 with TrollStore
- How to remove the RootHide bootstrap
- How to install the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak” on iOS 16.0-16.6.1
- How to remove the Serotonin “semi-jailbreak”
- How to sideload apps with SideStore
What has been your favorite review or news tidbit from this past week? Let us know in the comments section down below.
