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08/20/2022 9:25 pm

How to Change the Default Snooze Time on Your iPhone's Alarm Clock

While hitting snooze won't help you much if you fall back asleep, it can help you wake up more gently. However, your iPhone's default nine-minute snooze may be too long or too short for your preferences. If you tend to fall back asleep quickly, you might be better with a two-minute snooze. In case y ...more

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12/02/2020 9:54 pm

How to Enable Dark Mode in WhatsApp for iPhone or Android

Dark mode helps battery life and low-light viewing, and it also just looks better. That's why apps like Facebook Messenger, Twitter, and Chrome have adopted dark themes, and it's why both iOS and Android have added a system-wide dark mode. But what about WhatsApp? The good news is that WhatsApp supp ...more

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09/22/2020 6:52 pm

Add Widgets Directly to Your iPhone's Home Screen

Although widgets were finally introduced in iOS 8, they weren't exactly the widgets we were expecting, i.e., the ones seen on Android home screens. Don't get me wrong, they're still very useful in the Notification Center, since they can be accessed with a quick pull-down from any screen, but there a ...more

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09/22/2020 5:54 pm

Customize the App Icons on Your iPhone's Home Screen

The most significant customization aspect of the iPhone is most definitely the home screen. Before iOS 14, Apple only threw in a feature here and there to appease those who like a more personal touch on the most visible part of the operating system. Now, there are great customizability options to gi ...more

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09/22/2020 5:08 pm

Jailbreak Your iPhone with Your Android Phone or Tablet!

A rather exciting development has recently surfaced in the jailbreaking scene for iPhone. The Checkm8 bootrom exploit was shown off to the public by axi0mX, which made way for the undefeatable Checkra1n jailbreak tool. With it, you can freely jailbreak a variety of older iPhone models without any re ...more

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09/22/2020 5:08 pm

Jailbreak Your iPhone with an Android Phone or Tablet Using TWRP

In the iPhone modding scene, the Checkm8 bootrom exploit, by developer axi0mX, led to a powerful jailbreaking tool known as Checkra1n. With it, you can jailbreak a variety of iPhone models without worrying about it getting patched later on. But in the past, it required you to have a macOS computer — ...more

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09/22/2020 4:59 pm

iOS 14 Can Be Jailbroken on Your iPhone — See How!

After an update on Sept. 22, 2020, the Checkra1n jailbreaking tool expanded its compatibility to include iOS 12.0 to iOS 12.2, as well as iOS 13.5.1 to iOS 13.7. More importantly, however, it now can jailbreak iOS 14 on select iPhone models, with more support coming soon. The infamous Checkm8 bootro ...more

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08/04/2020 4:11 pm

How to Embed Payloads into iPhone Packages with Arcane

It's a common misconception that iPhones are impervious to cyberattacks and "more secure" than Android. And when an iPhone does get hacked, it's nearly impossible to tell that it happened. Vulnerabilities in iOS are common, and Apple tries to tackle them with each security update it releases. To get ...more

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08/04/2020 3:27 pm

Jailbreak the iPhone 5S & Newer with These Tools

With Unc0ver, Pwn20wnd was the first to jailbreak an iPhone and iPad running iOS 12 versions. While it initially couldn't work on all devices, it's an entirely different story now. Unc0ver currently works up to iOS 13.5 for most A7 to A13-powered devices. Plus, Chimera, another jailbreak tool, suppo ...more

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05/26/2020 11:23 pm

Prevent iPhone Screen Recordings from Being Ruined by These Alerts

Since its introduction in iOS 11, the Screen Recording tool has been a great way to show less tech-savvy users how to use their iPhones better. It's never been easier to show your grandmother how to disable Live Photos or lower screen brightness. However, banner notifications can appear during a rec ...more

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05/21/2020 9:34 pm

Redial Busy Numbers Automatically on Your iPhone

Even under normal circumstances, it's almost impossible to speak to a representative for a government agency or company in just one try. Many systems will put you on hold for long periods or ask to call you back when someone is available, but there are still some out there that just give you the bus ...more

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05/19/2020 6:29 pm

Group Message Threads Together on Your iPhone with This Tweak

There's not much to the Messages app for iPhone when it comes to finding the right conversations. It did get some enhanced search capabilities in iOS 13, but beyond that, there's no good way to find the threads you need aside from just scrolling through the main page, which lists newer ones first. H ...more

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05/12/2020 6:06 pm

Respring Your iPhone Using This Volume Key Combination

Software issues occur more frequently on jailbroken iPhones, though, they're usually minor bugs that can be fixed easily with a respring. But if your device freezes up, restarting is the only way to get back to normal, which also means having to re-enable your jailbreak. There is one way, however, t ...more

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04/28/2020 11:17 pm

Get Rid of Any Album on Your iPhone, Not Just the Ones Apple Lets You

The "Albums" tab in Photos is great for sorting through the images and videos on your iPhone since you can narrow things down by your recent pics and recordings, apps used, media types, people, places, and so on. If you never look at all of those folders, however, it could feel like an overwhelming ...more

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04/16/2020 7:04 pm

Install Sileo on iOS 13 After Jailbreaking with Checkra1n

Checkra1n is by far the best way to jailbreak A7- through A11-powered iPhones on iOS 13 and later, but it's not without its downsides. Besides the lack of Windows support, the tool limits your choices to Cydia alone. With a little elbow grease, however, you can easily replace the app with Sileo for ...more

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04/01/2020 6:56 pm

This Tweak Puts Your iPhone in Hibernation Mode to Save Tons of Battery

If running out of battery while out and about weren't bad enough, the experience is a lot more painful if your iPhone has a semi-untethered jailbreak. With that kind of jailbreak, when the iPhone dies, all of the mods will be disabled after the device powers back up. Fortunately, instead of restorin ...more

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04/01/2020 6:27 pm

Cydia 101: How to Purchase Apps & Tweaks on Your Jailbroken iPhone

While widely known for its massive collection of free apps and tweaks that let you fully personalize your jailbroken iPhone, Cydia also comes laden with packages that can be purchased to take customization to a whole 'nother level. Similar in function to the iOS App Store, buying an app in Cydia is ...more

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02/12/2020 9:41 pm

How to Add & Use More Accounts on Instagram for Easy Profile Switching

When you have a personal Instagram account but also manage other profiles — like ones for work, your entrepreneurial startup, an alter ego, or your famous pet, to name just a few examples — how do you manage them all from the same device? Back in the old days, you'd have to resort to clever hijinks ...more

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11/15/2019 10:36 pm

Disable Auto-Rotation in Your iPhone's Messages App

Having your iPhone's display orientation go from portrait to landscape while lying down in bed can get pretty annoying, especially while chatting with others within Messages. If you have a jailbroken device, however, you can easily remedy this headache by way of a free tweak. Granted, you can easily ...more

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11/13/2019 11:32 pm

Re-Enable Checkra1n Jailbreak After Restarting Your iPhone

Semi-untethered jailbreaks are here to stay, as evidenced by iOS 11's Electra method, Chimera for iOS 12, and even the new bootrom-based Checkra1n tool for iOS 13. While not as convenient as fully untethered, re-enabling a semi-untethered jailbreak is still pretty easy once you get used to the steps ...more

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11/11/2019 9:57 pm

Shrink Your iPhone's Home Indicator Bar for a Cleaner Look

The home bar first introduced on the iPhone X is a handy visual guide as you get accustomed to using gestures like swiping up to unlock or going back to the home screen. As you master the gestures, however, the home bar becomes less of an aid and more of an obstruction that you can't remove or resiz ...more

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11/05/2019 7:32 pm

How to Prevent Thieves From Turning off Your iPhone

The prospect of loss or theft is something we constantly live with. Stolen iPhones fetch a premium price on the black market for parts like OLED display assemblies, frames, and charging ports. Making matters worse, if someone were to steal your phone, they could simply turn it off to avoid anti-thef ...more

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11/05/2019 5:06 pm

How to Add Repos to Sileo So You Can Find More Jailbreak Tweaks to Install

If you're familiar with jailbreaking, you're well aware of the fragmented nature of downloading tweaks. Unlike the iOS App Store, which contains about two million apps of varying categories, installing jailbroken packages often requires you to first install a separate repo into either Cydia or its r ...more

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11/04/2019 9:25 pm

How to Uninstall Sileo Tweaks from Your Jailbroken iPhone

Removing unwanted apps from your iPhone is a straightforward affair — long-press an app's icon, then hit the delete button once it appears. Unfortunately, the same can't be said when it comes to uninstalling tweaks from a jailbroken iPhone. Many tweaks aren't very polished, and they can cause buggy ...more

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11/04/2019 7:00 pm

The 10 Best Notification Center Tweaks for Your iPhone

It's easy to take your iPhone's Notification Center for granted. As useful as it is for viewing important alerts, reminders, and more, the feature is pretty drab when compared to the customizable Control Center, Accessibility Shortcuts, and others. Granted, viewing and interacting with notifications ...more

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11/04/2019 1:53 pm

How to Stop Incoming Calls from Taking Over Your iPhone's Entire Screen

Incoming phone calls and FaceTimes, whether you want to answer them or not, will take over your entire iPhone's screen — no matter what you're in the middle of doing on the device at the moment. You could be browsing the web, playing a game, or chatting on social media. It doesn't matter, you'll get ...more

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11/01/2019 2:40 pm

Hide App & Folder Names on Your iPhone for a Cleaner Home Screen

The iPhone's home screen gets its signature aesthetic from a grid of icons that seamlessly blend in to almost any background. It's a somewhat minimalistic look, but that's interrupted by cluttery text labels for apps and folders. Fortunately, there's a way to remove these labels, but you'll have to ...more

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11/01/2019 2:39 pm

Confirm Texts, Emails, & Phone Calls Before Sending Them Out on Your iPhone

There's something about alcohol that compels you to contact people. Most of the time, the drunken calls or messages you send out will have you cringing hard tomorrow morning. But if you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can help prevent this potential embarrassment with a free tweak. Aptly named Confirm ...more

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11/01/2019 2:38 pm

Move All Your iPhone's Camera Controls to the Bottom for Easier Access

If reaching up to access Camera controls like the flash, HDR, and timer wasn't bad enough, it's gotten a lot more tedious on recent iPhones like the X, XS, and 11 series thanks to their tall displays. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, however, you can easily fix this issue using a free tweak. Sure, y ...more

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11/01/2019 2:36 pm

How to Re-Enable a Semi-Tethered Jailbreak to Restore Access to Sileo

Compared to fully untethered jailbreaks, semi-untethered methods like Chimera for iOS 12 have one major handicap: you need to re-enable the jailbreak every time your iPhone turns off or restarts. As intimidating as it seems, however, kickstarting the mod and restoring your tweaks is still pretty eas ...more

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09/10/2019 10:24 pm

This Tweak Gives You iPhone X Gestures on Any iPhone Running iOS 11

The on-screen gestures on the iPhone X have taken touchscreen interaction to a whole new level. While they're needed due to a nearly bezel-less display and lack of a Home button, you can actually get these iPhone X-exclusive swipe gestures on any other model iPhone. The only catch is that you need t ...more

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09/10/2019 10:16 pm

How to Force-Close All Apps at the Same Time on Your iPhone

If you tend to use the app switcher a lot to open recent apps, then all of the apps you accessed months ago are just sitting there cluttering things up. While force-closing all of the recent apps on your iPhone isn't really necessary, it's sometimes nice to wipe the slate clean and empty the app swi ...more

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09/10/2019 10:03 pm

How to Record Phone Calls on Your iPhone

Unruly customers. Crazy exes. Horrible bosses. When you need proof of insanity or just want it for your records, recording a phone call is a must. Problem is, it's not the easiest thing to do on an iPhone — but it's completely possible. Even though there are plenty of legit reasons to record calls s ...more

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09/10/2019 9:45 pm

How to Put Music on Your iPhone Without Using iTunes

There are quite a few flaws with Apple's mobile products, and one that drives me crazy is their reliance upon iTunes for all your music syncing needs. If you want a song on your iPhone, you pretty much have to use iTunes to get it on there. Either that or buy it directly from the iTunes app on your ...more

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08/05/2019 4:57 pm

The Best Way to Play Game Boy & Game Boy Color Games on Your iPhone

Nintendo may be developing cases that'll turn your iPhone into a gaming device like the Game Boy, but until something materializes there, you're stuck with cheap knockoffs on Amazon or a real Game Boy or Game Boy Color. But there's something else you can do to play eight-bit Nintendo games on your i ...more

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07/23/2019 5:23 pm

Use This Tweak to Copy Your iPhone's Home Screen Dock to Your Lock Screen

Apart from the flashlight, camera, and apps you access via notifications, widgets, location-based alerts, and the Control Center, there's no way to open other apps straight from the lock screen that you use frequently. If you have a jailbroken device, however, you can remedy this and add the home sc ...more

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04/24/2019 11:14 pm

Instantly Unlock Your iPhone with Face ID — No Swipe Needed

Face ID does an excellent job with keeping your iPhone safe, boasting a million-to-one odds against unauthorized access when compared to Touch ID, which is 20 times less secure. However, it's far from being truly hands-free, as you still need to swipe up the lock screen once it detects your face to ...more

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04/11/2019 10:25 pm

How to Fake Your GPS Location & Movement to Cheat at Pokémon GO on Android

A strange thing is happening: there are people, groups of people even, walking the streets day and night staring wide-eyed at their mobile phones and laughing like manic children. What are these people doing? Are they taking pictures? Are they participating in some new social media craze? Is their a ...more

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03/21/2019 8:29 pm

How to Record Your iPhone's Screen Without the Annoying Red Bar or Bubble

Native screen recording, one of the hottest features that Apple included in iOS 11 and later, is easily started from the optional Control Center toggle on your iPhone. From there, you can stop recording from the same place or from the red status bar or bubble. It's a very convenient addition to iOS, ...more

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03/14/2019 11:56 pm

How to Automatically Answer Calls Just by Putting Your iPhone Up to Your Ear

Tapping on your iPhone's display to pick up an incoming call can be annoying when your hands are wet or dirty. It might even fail to register and cause you to miss your call. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, however, you can get rid of this problem entirely, thanks to a free tweak that lets you inst ...more

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03/02/2019 5:53 pm

How to Secure Your Identity & Become Anonymous Online in 2019

Your social security number, credit card information, and medical history can fall into the wrong hands if you're not careful about how and where you share your data online. If you really care about your data, there are tools and techniques you can utilize to protect yourself from cyberstalkers, adv ...more

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02/05/2019 6:44 pm

How to Purchase Tweaks & Apps That Work with Sileo for Jailbroken iPhones

Sileo is an ideal marketplace for developers to showcase apps, tweaks, and themes that Apple would never allow in the App Store. While a majority of these packages are free to try out, there are jailbreak apps that cost money for your iPhone. But actually paying for mods can be a bit tricky. As the ...more