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iOS 6
Jailbreak Only: How To Add iOS 6's Twitter Widget To iOS 5

Jailbreak Only: How To Add iOS 6's Twitter Widget To iOS 5

In iOS 6, Apple has added a swanky Twitter widget to Notification Center. Touching the widget invokes the built-in tweet display, from which users can type out an update and post it to Twitter, all without having to launch a third-party iOS application. Though this feature is "officially" limited to iOS 6, jailbreakers will be pleased to learn that a new package can add the feature to jailbroken iOS 5-powered iDevices.

Joe White
A Russian Hacker Has Ported iOS 6's 3-D Maps To An iPhone 4 Handset

A Russian Hacker Has Ported iOS 6's 3-D Maps To An iPhone 4 Handset

Apple's new Maps app in iOS 6 is great, but one downside of the application is that its best features require A5-enabled iDevices, meaning iPhone 4 and original iPad owners can't enjoy 3-D maps or turn-by-turn navigation. However, less than one week after iOS 6 beta 1 was released for iOS developers, one Russian hacker has successfully managed to both features to an iPhone 4 handset.

Joe White
The iOS 6 Quick Pick

The iOS 6 Quick Pick

Packed with 200 new and/or improved features, iOS 6.0 is much different than the iOS it will soon replace, Version 5.0. Beginning today, AppAdvice will occasionally highlight one of these new features in a column we’re calling, the iOS 6.0 Quick Pick. Enjoy!

Bryan M. Wolfe
Apple's iOS 6 Adds New Emoji Icons To iOS Devices

Apple's iOS 6 Adds New Emoji Icons To iOS Devices

Another change made in iOS 6 involves the Emoji keyboard, which joined our iPhones back with iOS 5. Though a variety of icons are already available in the fifth-iteration of Apple's mobile operating system, the company has added a quantity of additional "emojis" in iOS 6 beta 1.

Joe White