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Were too busy to keep up with all the Apple news this week? We’ve got you covered with this roundup summing up everything you should know about.

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Apple & related news

The iOS 12.2 beta confirms the next AirPods have a built-in Hey Siri feature

iOS 12.2 seemingly confirms plans for a new Apple News Magazines subscription service

Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription service for games

Apple disables Group FaceTime after critical privacy bug surfaces

Watch out for malicious Shortcuts

Apple’s video-streaming service could launch in mid-April alongside subscriptions in the TV app

Apple reports Q1 2019 revenue of $84.3B

Apple earnings tidbits: 50M Apple Music subscribers, 85M monthly News users & more

Cook: iPhone sales slowed due to higher prices, death of subsidies & less frequent upgrades

Apple is already hit with the first lawsuit over the FaceTime eavesdropping bug

iOS 13 to bring system-wide Dark Mode, tabs, enhanced Live Photos & Home screen, more

$329 6th generation iPad to gain a 10″ screen, a cheaper iPad mini on the way

2019 iPhones getting better cameras, triple-lens system headed to an iPhone XS Max successor

2020 iPhones to rock laser cameras capable of recreating the real world in 3D

Zuckerberg: WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger merger to create an iMessage-like layer for SMS

Jailbreaking

Electra Team releases Electra version 1.2.0 with support for iOS 11.4-11.4.1

Pwn20wnd drops unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release with support for iOS 11.4.x, releases unc0ver v2.2.0 to the masses

How to jailbreak iOS 11.4 and iOS 11.4.1 with Electra

Geosn0w releases OsirisJailbreak12, an incomplete ‘developer-only’ “jailbreak” PoC for iOS 12.0-12.1.2

Electra update adds tihmstar’s new v1ntex exploit, brings support for A7, A8 devices

Apps

Track and maintain positive habits in your life with the free Habit app

Nintendo announces ‘Dr. Mario World’ coming to iOS and Android this summer

Tips

How to turn off animations on iPhone and iPad

How to set up iCloud email forwarding to another address

3 free and easy ways to view PSD files on Mac without Photoshop

How to add a folder from your Finder Sidebar to the Dock on Mac

How to increase the text size in Messages on iPhone, iPad and Mac

How to set the Calendar app to start on Monday instead of Sunday

Wallpapers

Wallpapers of the week: true black with colorful gradients

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