Just yesterday, following Apple’s release of iOS & iPadOS 17.5, security researcher Meysam Firouzi (@RootkitSMM) took to X (formerly Twitter) and said that they planned to publish a proof of concept (PoC) for a kernel vulnerability impacting iOS & iPadOS 17.4.1 and older dubbed CVE-2024-27804.
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How to customize or turn off your Netflix notifications
Getting too many notifications from the Netflix app? Learn how to customize your preferences to choose the type of notifications Netflix sends you, or simply turn them all off.
Setapp Mobile, MacPaw’s alternative iPhone app store, launches invite-only beta
MacPaw's alternative app marketplace, Setapp Mobile, has launched an invite-only beta in the European Union (EU), bringing premium iPhone apps.
Untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.2-9.3.4 devices teased by dora2ios
Talented jailbreak developer @dora2ios, known for their work on projects such as the Kok3shi9 jailbreak for iOS 9.3.x devices, the meowbrek2 semi-untether for the palera1n jailbreak, and for tinkering with the kernel file descriptor (KFD) exploit to make iOS 16-based jailbreaks for arm64 devices, appears to be working on something new that might be of interest for anyone using legacy iOS 9 firmware.
Security researcher says PoC for kernel vulnerability targeting iOS 17.4.1 and older coming soon
Apple on Monday released iOS & iPadOS 17.5, with a substantial part of that update incorporating a handful of security patches. At the very top of Apple’s “About the security content of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5” web page is CVE-2024-27804, a peculiar kernel vulnerability in AppleAVD which had the potential impact of an app being able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Get downloading: Apple releases iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5
iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5 arrived on May 13, 2024. Download the updates on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch to get the latest features.
Gamma emulator: Play classic PlayStation 1 games on your iPhone and iPad
The new Gamma emulator lets you play classic PlayStation titles on your iPhone or iPad with touch controls, Bluetooth controllers and more.
Jailbreak news of the week: Dopamine updates, CoolStar hired by Apple, CornCob, & more…
The iDB team zeroes in on the latest jailbreak news as it happens so that we can cover it in real time throughout the week. But we also know that people can’t stay glued to the internet all day every day, which can make it easy to miss stuff.
Pokébox Reborn brings Pokémon game-themed aesthetics to jailbroken iPhones’ notification systems
Remember all those jailbreak tweaks that used to bring classic Pokémon game-styled aesthetics to iPhone and iPad notifications? PokeBar, one that we showed you back in 2020, comes to mind, as does a similar release for iOS 12 by iOS developer SkittyBlock. These add-ons were popular among jailbreak enthusiasts, and among fans of the original Pokémon games.
How to convert your photos to paintings on iPhone or iPad
Check out these free apps for iPhone and iPad that let you turn a portrait image or picture into a sketch, watercolor, oil painting, and more.
New CornBar jailbreak tweak replaces your Home Bar with a customizable corncob
Every so often, you wake up and refresh your jailbroken device’s sources to see if there’s anything new that might be of interest to download and try in the jailbreak tweak world.
How to upgrade or downgrade your app subscriptions on Apple devices
Learn how to switch your existing app subscriptions to a different plan on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro without canceling and resubscribing.