iOS 7.1 to 7.1.X now available to jailbreak

The Pangu.io jailbreak seemingly came out of nowhere, but we can confirm that it 100% works. We tested the jailbreak on our device running iOS 7.1.1 and it worked just as advertised, burning two exploits in the process.
Pangu will eventually come in two flavors—a Windows version and a Mac version—however, the Mac version is still in development. Inside, we’ll show you how to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x on your device using Pangu for Windows. 
The Pangu jailbreak should work with the following devices: iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPod touch 5th gen, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina Display.

Video Tutorial

How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x with Pangu for Windows

Step 1: Download the latest version of Pangu from our downloads page
Step 2: Plug your iOS 7.1.x device in to your computer’s USB port
Step 3: Run Pangu_v1.0.exe on your Windows machine. If you see weird characters, it may be due to Windows not displaying the Chinese character-set correctly. Simply follow along in our video above to see what we mean.
Step 4: Make sure the checkbox is unchecked, and click the Start Jailbreak button.
Step 5: Pangu will ask you to go to Settings > General > Date & Time and disable the Set Automatically toggle. You will then need to set the date to June 2, 2014.
Step 6: The jailbreak process will start. Eventually you will see the Pangu app icon on the Home screen. Tap the Pangu icon to launch the Pangu app.
Step 7: Wait patiently, and the jailbreak will process. The video tutorial is sped up, the whole process takes about 10-15 minutes, so be patient.
Step 8: Once the jailbreak is completed, you should see a “enjoy your new jailbreak message”. Unlock your device, and you should see Cydia on the Home screen.
Congratulations. You now have an untethered jailbreak on iOS 7.1.x. Pangu should automatically set your date setting in Settings > General > Date & Time back to Set Automatically.
A Mac version should be out soon, and as soon as it is, we’ll post a Mac tutorial as well.
Have you tried to jailbreak your iOS 7.1.x device yet? How did you fare? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Categories: IOS, Jailbreak, Mac, Window Phone

Apple Release:iOS 8 Beta 2, Yosemite Developer Preview 2, new Xcode and Apple TV software

Two weeks after releasing the first beta of iOS 8, Apple today seeded it developers with the second beta of both iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite.

The Yosemite Developer Preview 2 (Build 14A261i) for Macs and a pre-release version of iOS 8 Beta 2 (build 12A4297e) for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices are available for download through Apple’s Dev Center.

The betas are available standalone o

r as over-the-air downloads via the Software Update mechanism…

As speculated, iOS 8 Beta 2 can now be downloaded through the Software Update section of the stock Settings app. The second beta of OS X 10.10 Yosemite is available to download from Dev Center, weighing in at 1.16 gigabytes, or as a Mac App Store update.

 

Likewise, the Apple TV set-top box has received a new beta firmware that brings iCloud Family Sharing to the big screen and allows developers to test new AirPlay features with their apps.

Interestingly, the 2010 Apple TV hardware is not supported. Finally, Xcode 6 Beta 2 (build 6A216f) with the included iOS 8 SDK Beta 2 and OS X 10.10 SDK can be found in Dev Center as well.

iOS 8 Beta 2 highlights:

• App Store: you can now leave reviews and show Family Purchases. Also, Purchased items now sorted by purchase date rather than alphabetically.
• Camera/Photos: Camera puts photo thumbnails to correct photos. Photos puts up a splash page offering to enable iCloud Photos, replacing your existing Photo Stream settings. There’re also related new Last Synced and Pause options under Settings > iCloud > Photos.
• Messages: Camera and Voice buttons in Messages are no longer blue, the ability to mark all messages as read, new Raise to Listen option in Settings > Messages to let you “quickly listen and reply to incoming audio messages by raising the phone to your ear”.
• Notifications: a new per-app Allow Notifications switch inside Settings > Notifications allows you to disable all notifications for a given app with one switch instead of multiple toggles.
• Privacy: a new Home Data section in Settings > Privacy for apps that have requested access to home data via Apple’s new HomeKit platform.
• QuickType keyboard: Apple’s new soft-keyboard with predictive suggestions is now available on iPad, though not on the iPad 2. Note that you must have Auto-Correct turned on to use QuickType.
• Safari: a new feature called Quick Website Search, now blocks ads from automatically redirecting to the App Store without user content, pinch to tab view on the iPad.
• Settings: Brightness control under Wallpaper and Brightness now works as expected, the Settings app remembers previous position when swiping back, Battery Usage by App in General > Usage > Battery Usage has a new No Cell Coverage label denoting how much juice your iPhone used when no coverage was available.
• Various tidbits: Clock app remembers your last used tab; Handoff works between iOS 8 and Yosemite and is more functional though still not fully baked; AirDrop between iOS and Yosemite no longer requires having a Finder window open to receive a file; Apple’s Podcasts app comes preinstalled and can’t be deleted.
   
  The new iCloud Photos splash page and related options in iCloud settings.
  
  
  
   
  Left: mute all notifications for a given app with a single switch. Right: gray Camera/Voice buttons in Messages (blue previously).
  Yosemite Developer Preview 2 highlights:
• Photo Booth: the app has returned with a Yosemite-style new icon.
• Screen Sharing: now at version 6.0, Screen Sharing allows you to block others from sharing their screen with you.
• Time Machine: say good-bye to the stars background because Apple has revamped Time Machine’s interface for translucent appearance.
• Various tidbits:Handoff works between iOS 8 and Yosemite and is more functional though still not fully baked; AirDrop between iOS and Yosemite no longer requires having a Finder window open to receive a file; a new prompt to enable FileVault storage encryption appears on reboot.
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  The new Screen Sharing (left) and Photo Booth (right) icons in Yosemite.
  We continue to investigate the new betas and will update this article with any additional findings in terms of new features, enhancements and under-the-hood changes.
  Note that even though Apple cautions that devices updated to iOS 8 Beta 2 can’t be restored to earlier versions of iOS, our own Joe Rossignol showed you how to downgrade from iOS 8 Beta 1 to iOS 7.1.1.
  
  

Categories: IOS, Mac

How to remove credit card info from iCloud Keychain

iCloud Keychain is a useful feature for storing and autocompleting private information, such as passwords, credit card numbers and contact info. For that, our own Lory Gil shared how to add credit card information to iCloud Keychain in the past. But perhaps you no longer want to use the feature, or want to keep your private information as secure as possible. If so, read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to remove credit card info from iCloud Keychain…

How to remove credit card info on iOS 7

Step 1: Tap on the Settings icon from the Home screen.

Step 2: Tap on Safari.

Step 3: Tap on Passwords & AutoFill.

Step 4: Tap on Saved Credit Cards.

Step 5: Tap on Edit in the top-right corner.

Step 6: Tap on the credit card you wish to remove.

 

Step 7: Tap on Delete in the top-left corner and confirm. You may be prompted to enter your passcode if you have one set.

How to remove credit card info on OS X

Step 1: Open Safari.

Step 2: Click on Preferences… under the Safari menu.

Step 3: Navigate to the AutoFill tab.

 Step 4: Click on the Edit button next to credit cards.

Step 5: Click on a credit card and click the Remove button.

iCloud Keychain and AutoFill are meant to be secure features of iOS and OS X, but following these instructions should allow you to remove your credit card information. This how to is part of a series of quick tips at iDownloadBlog, with guides that intend to help both our intermediate and novice users. If you already knew how to do this, consider sharing the article with someone who might find it useful.

Categories: IOS, Mac

Here’s what it’s like to install iOS 8 [Video]

I’m in a hotel room Kyoto, Japan right now and it’s 5 am in the morning, but I wouldn’t miss this for anything. Like you, I just got finished watching the WWDC keynote, and I was blown away by what Apple unveiled.
Of course, there was no new hardware revealed at WWDC, but that was pretty much expected. What we didn’t expect, was to have our socks knocked off by iOS 8, as it seemed that this year was the year of OS X Yosemite.
It was, indeed, a big year for Yosemite, but I believe iOS 8 stole the show. Thinks like third-party keyboard support, the Health app, quick reply, and Inter-app communication stole the show.
With all of that said, I wanted to bring you a first video showcasing the install process for iOS 8. If you’ve ever installed iOS 7, then you pretty much know what to expect here, as its very similar. Check out our install video, and check back for more breakdowns of the new features offered in iOS 8.

 

As stated, the installation is very familiar, and doesn’t bring many new changes to the fold. iOS 8, on the other hand, is a huge update, and we’ll have more on its features all day today.
What do you think?

Categories: IOS

35 new features coming to iOS 8

Apple senior executive Craig Federighi is quite the personality. On stage today for the WWDC keynote, the hardware engineering chief announced several new features of iOS 8 in the most humorous way possible. But it would have been impossible for Federighi and the rest of the Apple team to cover all of the new functionality included in the software update, so instead they fit several features into one slide. We’ve gone ahead and rounded up all 35 of the featured listed ahead…

• Braille keyboard for direct 6-dot braille input
• Alex voice for accessibility
• Private browsing per tab in Safari
• Instant burst mode
• Wi-Fi calling
• Vector maps in China
• Hey, Siri
• iBooks built into iOS
• New definition dictionaries for Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai and Turkish Hindi localization
• Flyover city tours
• Auto night mode in Books
• Separate focus and exposure in Camera
• Panoramic photos on iPad
• RSS feeds in Shared Links
• DuckDuckGo support in Safari
• Improved zoom for accessibility
• Battery usage by app
• In Case of Emergency card
• Travel time notifications
• Purchase iTunes content with Siri
• 24 new dictation languages
• Rich text editing in Notes
• See your books as a series in iBooks
• Touch ID to exit from Guided Access
• Multi-device support for MFi hearing aids
• Camera timer
• Indian, Tagalog, Irish Gaelic and Slovenian keyboards
• Tips app
• Navigation for China
• Speak screen
• Shazam with Siri
• FaceTime call waiting
• Lunar calendar support
• Time limits and countdown timer for Guided Access
• Place cards in other apps

What features are you looking forward to in iOS 8?

Categories: IOS