In June 2013 a designer imagined Cydia redrawn in the flat style of iOS 7. The concept never shipped, but the question it raised, should a rebel store look like Apple, kept coming back. […]
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In June 2013 Apple shipped the second developer beta of iOS 7. Back then betas were for paying developers only. Here is how the system worked then, and how anyone can test iOS releases now. […]
Continue ReadingIn June 2013 the web was full of iPhone 6 rumours: plastic shells, eye tracking, smart batteries. The real iPhone 6 arrived in September 2014. Here is how the guesses compared with reality. […]
Continue ReadingFrom official lottery apps that scan tickets to courier services and fake jackpot texts, the lottery has moved onto the iPhone. Here is what the legitimate options look like and how to spot the scams. […]
Continue ReadingIn July 2012 Sparrow Plus let jailbroken iPhones open every email link in the Sparrow app. It took Apple until iOS 14 in 2020 to let users choose a default mail app officially. Here is that story. […]
Continue ReadingDashboard X 2.0 put widgets on the iPhone home screen in 2012. Apple's own home screen widgets arrived with iOS 14 in 2020. We compare the two, and explain how widgets work today. […]
Continue ReadingIn 2012 a jailbreak tweak called NoDictation removed the dictation key while keeping Siri. Today iOS lets you switch dictation and Siri off separately in Settings. Here is the background, and the privacy angle. […]
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