Temporary Workaround For iPhone 6s Battery Status Bug

Aside from new 3D Touch shortcuts, more Siri languages, better Apple Pay – Wallet interaction, and the adoption of a cool Night Shift mode for smart screen color adjustment in low-light conditions, iOS 9.3 should bring a fair share of your typical bug patches to the table as soon as it’s ready to move out of beta.


Of course, the ninth major version of Cupertino’s acclaimed operating system is far from unstable, especially after its .2 December maintenance update, but at least one vexing glitch will need to be thoroughly repaired before long.


For the time being, you can dodge it by restarting your iPhone, and ensuring your date and time are set to change automatically. That’s quite an odd workaround for an issue pertaining to battery life, or rather the erroneous displaying of energy consumption and juice left in the tank.


As acknowledged on Apple’s support website, changing the time on an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus manually or even undergoing an automatic adjustment while traveling can break the little battery percentage icon, which might get stuck at a certain misleading value as your cell is slowly depleted of power.


“Apple is aware of this issue and is investigating the cause and a solution.” concludes the official announcement, so most likely, the public, fully polished iOS 9.3 build will contain said universal “solution.”


Source: Apple Support

iOS 9.2.1 Jailbreak Achieved

Luca Todesco  has tweeted that he has managed to achieve an iOS 9.2.1 Jailbreak on an iPhone 6 running on  iOS 9.2.1. However, the tweet is accompanied by Todesco’s not so reassuring promise that the jailbreak will not be released, at least for now.


However that does not mean that a working iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak will not be released as other teams are also known to be working independently on similar solutions and it’s not yet known if they are all using the same exploits as Todesco.


It is also possible that Luca Todesco could change his mind and release the jailbreak or pass along the information to another team that would be prepared to release it to the rest of us.

Absinthe 2.0.4 Released

Another update has been made to Absinthe bringing to to version 2.0.4.

Absinthe now supports the following devices on 5.1.1 firmware:

iPad 1, iPad 2, iPad 3,iPad2,4
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S
iPod touch 3rd generation, iPod touch 4th generation

Download Links

 

Absinthe v2.0.4 Linux (x86/x86_64)
Absinthe v2.0.4 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)
Absinthe v2.0.4 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)

How To Use Absinthe 2.0.4:

1. Make a backup of your device in iTunes by right clicking on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu and click ‘Back Up’.

2. After your backup has completed return to your device and go to Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings.

3. Make sure you are still connected via USB and open Absinthe then click ‘Jailbreak’ and wait be patient and do not disconnect your device.

4. Once jailbroken return to iTunes and restore your backup from earlier. Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu in the left panel of iTunes and click ‘Restore from Back Up…’ then select the latest backup you created before. (restoring this backup will return all the content previously on your device ie, apps, photos, etc.)

Absinthe 2.0.2 released

Absinthe the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak has been updated to version 2.0.2 and now includes support for the latest iPhone 4 firmware 5.1.1 9b208

Download Links

Absinthe v2.0.2 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)

Absinthe v2.0.2 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)

Absinthe v2.0.2 Linux (x86/x86_64)

Absinthe 2.0 for iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak

Yesterday the Jailbreak Dream Team also known as the Chronic-Dev Team and the iPhone Dev Team released Absinthe 2.0 a tool to allow you to jailbreak your device untethered running on iOS 5.1.1.

This release has been a large collaborative effort between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Team (Jailbreak Dream Team) with copious amounts of work and many sleepless nights but it has finnally arrived.

Absinthe 2.0 only supports firmware 5.1.1 on the following devices:

iPad1,1 – 2,1 – 2,2 – 2,3 – 3,1 – 3,2 – 3,3

iPhone2,1 – 3,1 – 3,3 – 4,1

iPod3,1 – 4,1

(Support for iPad2,4 will be added at a later date)

*UPDATE 1*

Absinthe 2.0.1 has been released fixing a hang that could occur in certain situations.

How To Use Absinthe 2.0.1:

1. Make a backup of your device in iTunes by right clicking on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu and click ‘Back Up’.

2. After your backup has completed return to your device and go to Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings.

3. Make sure you are still connected via USB and open Absinthe then click ‘Jailbreak’ and wait be patient and do not disconnect your device.

4. Once jailbroken return to iTunes and restore your backup from earlier. Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu in the left panel of iTunes and click ‘Restore from Back Up…’ then select the latest backup you created before. (restoring this backup will return all the content previously on your device ie, apps, photos, etc.)

Download Links

Absinthe2.0.1 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)

Absinthe2.0.1 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)

Absinthe2.0.1 Linux (x86/x86_64)

iPod 3G and iPhone 3GS supported in iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak

Excellent news today for iPod 3G and iPhone 3GS owners as pod2g announced that both devices will be supported in the upcoming untethered jailbreak soon to be released.

Here is what pod2g had to say:

Good news. We've found a way through for iPod 3G and iPhone 3GS users. Upcoming jailbreak will be compatible.

Pod2g has been working very hard on the iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak which could possibly be released at the Hack In The Box conference next week.

TinyUmbrella 5.11.00b with support for iOS 5.1.1

A new version of TinyUmbrella has been released TU 5.11.00 with support for the latest version of iOS. And if haven’t been saving your SHSH blobs, you might want to start.

With the recent RedSn0w release the ability to downgrade your device’s firmware has been fully restored for A5 users. But to utilize the new feature, you need to have the SHSH blobs from an earlier version of iOS.

Download:

TinyUmbrella [OSX]
TinyUmbrella [WIN]

Successful Untethered iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak On iPad 3 Confirmed

Yesterday @pod2g confirmed he had an iPad 3,1 running 5.1.1 with an untethered jailbreak.

According to @pod2g the new untethered jailbreak will be available soon provided by a tool developed by the Chronic Dev Team.

Apple Releases iOS 5.1.1

Apple has released iOS 5.1.1 which brings several improvements.

Here is what you can expect to find in the update:

Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase


As usual jailbreakers or those wanting to jailbreak in the future should wait before updating to the newly released firmware.

iCleaner Deletes Junk Files to Free Up Space on Your Jailbroken iPhone

iCleaner is a free app available on Cydia for jailbroken devices which can actually perform a bunch of maintenance tasks with one tap.

Running iCleaner will let you remove the following files:


Safari's cache, cookies, and history

Application WebClip caches, cookies, temporary files, and snapshots. It also does a more in-depth cleanup for certain popular apps like Facebook, iFile, Instagram, Twitter, and others.

Log files and crash reports

System cache files and databases


iCleaner will ask you which of these files you wish to remove so you don't have to worry about losing stuff you wish to keep.

System temporary files

Partially downloaded Cydia packages and repo files

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 for iOS

Capcom has announced a release date for Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 on iOS. The game will be released in the App Store on April 25.

 
The iOS version will include 56 characters to play, including Wolverine, Ryu, Iron Man or Mega Man and will also include the Variable System which allows players to tag in other team members at any time.

Winterboard update available on Cydia

Winterboard is the main app used on most jailbroken idevices to customise the look and feel of the iPhone and iPad and it  has been updated to 0.9.3904. 

The update includes the following changes:

5.x: Solve SpringBoard Scroll Lag (only with “SummerBoard Mode” off)
Default SummerBoard Mode to Off
4+5: TimeStyle, PerPage, IconAlpha
4+5: WinterBoard.app Respring Fix
5.x: Last Ditch kill -KILL Respring
4+5: HTML Wallpaper Multi-Touch
2+3: Fixed SpringBoard Crashes
Corrected Order of UISound StackUse Fallback/* to Wildcard Theme

Max Payne coming to iOS

On the 12th of April Max Payne will be arriving on iOS and if it's like last years port of GTA 3 it will not disappoint.

Rockstar has announced that it will have the original version of Max Payne ready for iOS next week and it will be called Max Payne Mobile.

Alien Masher iOS Trailer

Here is the trailer for Alien Masher on iOS:

Cute action meets classic art. Beautifully painted backgrounds and cute aliens dominate this iOS game. Choose between a Dino, a Robot or a Genie to protect earth and mash your way through!!

774 Deaths for iOS

Square Enix has launched 774 Deaths a platformer game with a 8-bit graphical style for iOS.

The game is available on the App Store at a reduced price of £0.69/€0.79, and contains 33 stages.

You can take a look at the video of 774 Deaths below.

Camera Grabber for iOS 5

Camera Grabber for iOS 5 has been released and it allows users to access the Camera app from their Lock screen without having to double tap the home button.

Once installed, a camera icon is present at all times on the Lock screen but you need to be running iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 on a jailbroken device.

Camera Grabber for iOS 5 is available in Cydia under the ModMyi Repo for free.

Send any file type with iMessage

If you have a jailbroken iphone you can now get a cydia tweak that adds the function to send any type of file directly through iMessage.

The tweak is called Attacher and it's available for free from the ModMyi repository in Cydia.

iPad 2 downgraded from iOS 5.1 to iOS 5.0.1

iH8sn0w the developer of Sn0wbreeze has uncovered a loophole in Apple's apticket system allowing him to downgrade his iPad 2 from 5.1 down to 5.0.1 and he said it works on all A5 devices.

I would expect you need the SHSH blobs from iOS 5.0.1 so be sure to save them if you can.

At present there is no word on a public release or ETA.

TinyUmbrella (v5.10.09) updated

TinyUmbrella now has support for saving 5.1 SHSH for Apple TV 3 and the iPad 3 (all versions). As of now we still cannot restore them but we are working on getting that working from a bunch of angles. I'll let you know more when I do.

Save your SHSH!

Download from Firmware Umbrella

Steam App for Android and iOS devices

Valve has launched "Steam Mobile" app for iOS and Android devices. At the moment the app will only allow you to chat, read a limited gaming news feed, browse profiles and groups and purchase Steam games. You can't play from it, for now...

The App is available from the Android Marketplace and the App Store . Only invitees can log in as it is in beta testing stage. If you try to log in Valve will notice that and will send you and invite (if you are lucky enough) to test the App.