Every year, Apple releases a new iOS version. And with that release, Apple makes some minor and some major changes to both the visual and UX behaviors of the OS and to the underlying architecture of the OS. Soon after, the talented “dev teams” work to jailbreak the OS. Once they have accomplished this astounding task (what they can do simply amazes me), I have the opportunity to work on LockInfo for the new OS.

With each cycle, I like to take a look at what LockInfo is doing and how it dovetails with the OS. Features and functionality that made sense on a previous OS don’t necessarily integrate well on the updated OS. My goal is to make LockInfo feel as native and seamless with the OS as possible. Each version of LockInfo will be different from the previous version in order to provide the optimal user experience.

In anticipation of the upcoming release, here are a few points to consider:

LockInfo 8 won’t be a replica of LockInfo 7. There will be a lot of familiar parts, but there will also be differences too. LockInfo 8 will evolve, as has each previous release. New features will be continuously added to LockInfo 8 as I’m able to complete them. I welcome your feedback and suggestions. Be patient. This type of work is demanding. I am committed to making LockInfo 8 the best it can be.

Finally, I need to bring up the forbidden topic of cost. In the five years since LockInfo was released, upgrades have been offered for free. However, with each new release, it has become increasingly complex and sophisticated to integrate LockInfo into iOS. In order to manage this complexity, I will be charging an upgrade fee to move from earlier versions of LockInfo to LockInfo 8.