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The company just issued the seventh beta for both developers and public beta testers-- the public beta's version number is one digit behind, so it's public beta 6, but it's the same version. There's no sign of tvos, macos or watchos updates, so it's unclear whether Apple also plans to update these betas today.


While things are starting to look good, there are still some bugs at this stage, so I probably would not recommend installing it on your main phone just. You don't want to run the risk of having your phone become useless.

What's new in iOS 10 exactly? The upcoming operating system includes a massive Siri update with third-party integrations. While it's likelying to be hard to see the end outcome during the beta because third-party developers haven't released iOS 10 apps yet, it could have a big influence on the way you use your iPhone.

Apple has also introduced a completely redesigned lock screen with rich notifications that can display tiny live widgets and a huge Photos app update with face recognition, profound learning categorization and smart photo albums. Apple Maps, Apple Music, HomeKit and the Phone app are also being given updates. The firm is overhauling the Messages app with many, many new features-- an emojify feature, message effects, Slack-like feedback on messages, rich link previews and third-party extensions.

We're still a few weeks away from the final release if Apple follows the same pattern as in previous years. I wrote a preview if you don't have a non-essential iPhone or iPad lying around if you can't want and wait to see what it looks like.
We all in some cases tend to block some annoying calls or messages etc... but have you ever know what really happens? 


iOS has a built-in blocking feature that can be a life saver in some cases.


You probably asking this question each time Apple introduce a new iOS version, and the most important question is " is it worth it to update ? " well, you will have to keep reading and we will help you make a good decision. 

The first interesting new feature is Night Shift, its basically a warmer tone mode that can be either activated manually or by schedule. And according to recent studies, the brightness of our tiny devices specially on night can cause some sleeping difficulties


Apple is now taking the 3D touch into a new level, so they decided to bring new gestures to stock apps, like compass , weather etc ...


You can now access to Bluetooth, battery or even WiFi by triggering a new gesture on the settings app.

In Apple news there is a new algorithm that will make sure you get some good content, and also a landscape mode for videos and articles. 

On Apple maps , a new feature called Nearby which will help you find outs new restaurants, services , drinks etc...


With iOS 9.3 update, Apple has extended the number of paired Apple watch, so you can now pair as many as you want with one iPhone. 

Last but not least, you can finally protect your notes with iOS 9.3 ; either using a pass-code or a finger print !





An ultimate jailbreak for iOS 8 will see the light? Luca Todesco, a young man who developed cydia tweaks and has a pretty good knowledge about the jailbreak stuff, posted a series of messages on his Twitter. He highly recommends users interested in a jailbreak on iOS 8.4.1 to move quickly, as Apple still signgning this release. Indeed, it is possible to update or restore to iOS 8.4.1 right now.


According to his tweets;  there is no confimed ETA."But a jailbreak will be offered," he added. He also posted images showing the ability of executing root code, and suggesting that it is indeed being prepared right now. Why offer a jailbreak for iOS 8.4.1 iOS then 9 is available for all? According to the main person, the vulnerabilities exploited are always presented  on IOS 9 but it is not possible to inject them right now. Therefore, the jailbreak can not be realized on iOS 9, where it is possible on iOS 8.4.1. People who want to have a jailbreak may have interest in installing iOS 8.4.1. A jailbreak for iOS 9 will certainly be available in the upcoming weeks or months, but it could happen at any moment. iH8sn0w has already made a demo, but his method will not be offered to the public.
After the brilliant HBO launched its service HBO Now, the turn has come for Showtime to launch its new service.


Showtime offers one month free of charge service, followed by a required payment of $ 10.99 / month, compared to $ 14.99 for HBO Now, and of course the content is different ; mostly what Showtime has produced such Dexter - Homeland - Shameless and many others in addition to series, and other movies!

Service works on all Apple devices, and require a login from one Apple device to activate the free subscription.

Showtime channel should automatically appear on your Apple TV devices while iOS users may wish to download the application for free from the App Store. 
The annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2015) curtain's has came down, and came up with one of the most important announcements; the upcoming iOS 9 system and its special features, improvements, and characteristics.



The most noticeable new feature are the emergence of News applications, which was announced at the conference WWDC 2015. All this and more are highlighted in the next video.



If you were following the jailbreak community for a while, then you may probably have heard of a bunch of devs whom were able to run Android OS on iPhone 2G/3G using a Dual Boot tool.


Surprisingly, this time a brilliant dude has managed to install Windows XP Pro on his iPad and demonstrate the experiment on the below Youtube video.

The video description point out the use of a utility named BOCHS to install Microsoft Windows on an iPad.What is really outstanding here is the ability to use touchscreen to navigate and swap between pages! 

Certainly we don't expect a fully functional operating system but the experience and the idea itself is something to be proud of as a fan of  Apple.



Hacking Jules; the video maker promised a release of a detailed tutorial on how to get windows XP on iPad. We will keep you updated with latest news, but until then please let us know if you are welling to try it?
We often receive this question from our followers " is there anyway to activate an iPhone without a SIM Card?" Here is the ultimate answer to this question and sincerely don't believe otherwise.



You have to know that the iPhone activation process is required in the following cases; after each restore, when setting it up for the first time,or when you reset and erase the iPhone. 


A lot of YouTube videos claimed to activate iPhone without a SIM Card by calling 911 etc ; but what they actually did is they exploit a glitch in iOS and make their way to the springboard! 

Not a big deal,since reaching your iPhone springboard that way is only a waste of time, you will not be able to run apps, enjoy your iPhone, nor sync it with iTunes! 


Back in iOS 3, 4, 5 and maybe even 6; using jailbreak tools such as Blackr1in, Redsn0w or Sn0wbreeze users were able to activate ( hacktivate ) their iPhone without the need of a SIM card.But the game has changed since iOS 7 when we start to see a required activated iPhone to proceed the jailbreak process.



When you connect your iPhone to a hot spot and attempt to activate it, an exchange of encrypted information is taken place and a need of an "original carrier SIM card" is a must have. 


But we have stumbled upon a so called uaSIM - Universal activation & test SIM card for iPhone.




What you should keep in mind is the process is more complicated than it appears; what actually happen behind the scene is a highly secured communication between the device and Apple's servers generally known as "Albert".

Mortal Kombat X was scheduled to be released on 14th of April, but surprisingly, Warner Bros - The editor company - decided to release the iOS version of the epic combat game. 


Who doesn't remember the Mortal Kombat game on PC platform back to the 90's? Sub-Zero, Kan, Sonya Blade etc...All were and still be a part of our joyful childhood.We have now the opportunity to relive the experience again ( on a mobile device ), as the game's developers released an iOS version rich of graphics, new fighters, and more FATALITY actions.

Mortal Kombat X FATALITY
The new Mortal Kombat X game comes with an online competitive mode where you can challenge other players, borrow fighters and get involved in  fighting tournament as well.

It is worth mentioning that Mortal Kombat X for iOS is available now on the App Store but it is only optimized for A5 chip devices, for instance the iPhone 5, 5S,iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPad 3 and above. 



To prevent the brute-force hack on iPhone, Apple has made a sort of restriction; 10 failed attempts of pass-codes will end up disabling the iPhone in question.


Thanks to Majd Alfhaily - a young developer - he was able to break this iOS security mechanism and execute up to 9999 attempts without getting the "iPhone disabled" alert! 


iPhone Disabled alert

Majd explains in his official blog how he managed to bruteforce the iPhone passe code by implementing some extra codes, allowing him to bypass Apple's security.He declared that using his method, only 14 hours is enough to attempt all the possible pin codes.Majd's exploit can only be executed on a jailbroken device, as jailbreak grants the unsigned code execution privilege.


TransLock screenshot

His tool is called TransLock, available at Github. He is also working on a mac version, that runs the whole process automatically, so expect a release soon.



TinyUmbrella tool was well known as the gateway to iOS downgrade back in iOS 5 and 6, where the SHSH blobs were being used for such matter.But after introducing a new called APTickets signature, Apple has win the battle again in restricting the downgrade process.


The good news here is, according to Semaphore TinyUmbrella has been rewritten, and a beta version has been released allowing users to save their current signed-in SHSH blobs for an upcoming downgrade.



Certainly, for users whom updated their devices to iOS 8.2 or a non jailbreakable version; won't benefit from the latest release of TinyUmbrella. But, it is really giving hope as the rules of the game has apparently changed in favor of the jailbreak community. 



The new tool requires Java environment to be run , and it need to be installed on your computer contrariwise as the previous version.A single button  " Fetch OTA for All " is now covering the whole process.



Apple has recently released their latest version of iOS to fix some software related problems, and also to support the new Apple watch.What is in question here are owners of iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 ; should they really update to iOS 8.2 without any side effects ? Well according to the comparative videos from YouTube showing both iPhone 4s running iOS 8.1.2 and iOS 8.2, the latest iOS version has been slightly improved and offer a better user experience.



We have to admit that its really hard for Apple's developers to balance the equation of releasing an optimized iOS version for new devices as well as the old generation iPhones. Their work is really remarkable.




As you can see from both videos, iOS 8.2 is well improved and can be run on iPhone 4S as well as the iPhone 5 perfectly.Still one more thing to mention here,is that iOS 8.2 is not jailbroken yet as Apple has patched the vulnerabilities.So avoid the update if you care about the jailbreak.