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iPhone homebrew - LiveTime

Glenn M. — 2009-01-21T21:23:09-05:00

This is a nice mod right here. You might want to jailbreak your iPhone if only for this one. It's called LiveTime, and it's an app that animates and updates the clock on your SpringBoard, allowing it to display the current time. When you install LiveTime, it will begin to animate your clock icon automatically.

Do note that when you first install LiveTime, it's gonna be an overlay on your stock icon, so you're gonna see the stock time under the animated clock. Installing LiveTime, however, adds a theme to WinterBoard with the title "LiveTime Clock." Go into Winterboard and activate it, then the icon will change so that only the animated clock is shown.

Best part is, this baby is available in Cydia and comes for free!

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LiveCLIQ: record, upload, and stream videos with your iPhone

Karl B. — 2008-11-20T22:11:21-05:00

Here's another cool app for the Apple iPhone: LiveCLIQ, an app that lets you record videos and then either upload or stream them to the LiveCLIQ website.

To do that, you just need to record a video using LiveCLIQ and then sync it. You can even record a few videos and then sync them all at the same time. Once they're synced, you can choose to upload or stream them to the LiveCLIQ website at livecliq.net.

The app works with both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G (as well as a host of other mobile phones). You can download it for free through Cydia, but you'll have to sign up for an account on the LiveCLIQ website in order to start using it.

vlc4iphone v0.9.5 (Formerly ZodPlay): Media streaming added

MySMS 0.8.6-1: replacement SMS app for iPhone

Karl B. — 2008-11-13T22:37:17-05:00

iPhone app developer iSoft has released a new version of MySMS, a replacement SMS app kinda like BiteSMS. MySMS now stands at version 0.8.6-1. We don't have a changelog, though, so let's look at the features instead. Here's what MySMS can do:

Set main password on app loading
Total single / individual SMS or conversation deletion (default client just hide a message, it still be in database. mySMS Secure erase and wipe deleted messages, it can't be restored)
Fast load of program and messages
Landscape typing
Character counter
SMS forwarding (works with chat conversations too)
Send contacts through SMS
Easy contact list search
Use stock message templates or create your own
Disable autocorrection
Use your own skin

A free but unregistered version of MySMS can be downloaded through Cydia. It's already full-featured, but the devs say that 20 of messages will send a little longer than usual. You can pay US 4.95 to remove the SMS sending delay or go for the full US 24 version that lets you send encrypted SMS messages with 256-AES encryption.

iPhone homebrew - biteSMS 2.5

iPhone homebrew: WinterBoard 0.9.2598-1

Karl B. — 2008-10-09T20:58:09-04:00

Jay "Saurik" Freeman has just released an update for the WinterBoard iPhone customization app. No new GUI yet, but it does have a new feature that makes it easier to spot your new themes. Here's the changelog for WinterBoard 0.9.2598-1:

Calendar Day/Date Localization
Copy /etc/notify.conf Permissions
Intuitive Wallpaper Overrission
New SMSBackground.png Support
Fixed Icon Label Color Detection
Split Label Transparency Themes
OperatorNameStyle for FakeCarrier
New Themes Start at Top of List

The latest version of WinterBoard can be downloaded through Cydia for free. Check the screenshots below for a sneak peek.

genesis4iphone v2.0.0: Sega Genesis and Sega CD emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch

Karl B. — 2008-10-02T21:23:43-04:00

Homebrew developer ZodTTD has finally released version 2.0.0 of his long-awaited Sega Genesis and Sega CD emulator, genesis4iphone. This version works with iPhones and iPod Touches running on firmware 2.x.x.

This release comes with the same skin as ZodTTD's earlier release, mame4iphone,
but the good news here is that you can actually change the skin yourself by editing the controller_hs1.png/.txt files in the Application directory of the app. Here's a list of what else is new in v2.0.0:

A port of Notaz's continued support of PicoDrive.
New interface/GUI similar to mame4iphone.
Sound has been heavily improved! To enable sound, goto Now Playing and turn up the volume slider before entering a game.
Save state support is now working.
Supports zipped ROMs, and they happen to load much faster than unzipped ROMs...still!
Sega CD support is implemented though currently untested by me.

genesis4iphone can be downloaded for free at ZodTTD's public repository on Cydia.

iPhone Backgrounder: run multiple iPhone apps at once

Karl B. — 2008-10-02T19:52:40-04:00

Here's a useful new addition to the wealth of iPhone homebrew apps out there. iPhone Backgrounder is a code application that lets you run multiple iPhone apps at once. That means even if you exit, say, Pandora, you'll still be able to listen to it while you're running another application.

This is a code app, so there's no icon for it. To use iPhone Backgrounder, open up the app you want to use and hold down the Home button until you get a pop-up saying "Backgrounding Enabled (Continue holding to force quit). If you want to disable it, just hold down the Home button again.

One thing: Backgrounder will be disabled if you respring your SpringBoard. Also, there's a chance that an application would immediately quit after you hold down the Home button. According to developer gaizin, this may be caused by Intelliscreen's App Launch Boost feature, which can be disabled in Intelliscreen's Performance page.

The catch here is that running multiple apps, even in background mode, can drain your iPhone's battery faster than usual. It'll also make you device run slower. If that doesn't bother you one bit, check this app out. It's available on Cydia for free.

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iPhone homebrew: StatusNotifier 0.1

Karl B. — 2008-09-30T22:28:02-04:00

StatusNotifier is an app that lets users see status bar notifications to their iPhones. There's a similar feature included in IntelliScreen, but if you don't fancy using that app just for the notifications feature, then this is perfect for you.

When it's installed, StatusNotifier adds an icon to the iPhone's status bar. You can see an example in the second screenshot above, the one with the arrow pointing to the upper right. It lets you quickly see if you have a missed call, voicemail, text message, or email.

StatusNotifier can be downloaded on Cydia for free. The app is currently at version 0.1.

IntelliScreen v2.2: firmware 2.1 support, bug fixes, and more

iPhone homebrew: CallerID Fix Collection 1.1.1

Karl B. — 2008-09-30T21:25:32-04:00

Carlo Franchino a.k.a. Frank8 has released a quick update for CallerID Fix Collection. For those who haven't come across this homebrew app yet, CallerID Fix Collection fixes caller ID mismatch and phone number formatting problems usually encountered by iPhone users in countries where the iPhone isn't officially distributed.

This update adds a few more countries to the 2.1 number formatting and caller ID fixes:

added to 2.1 Number Formatting fix: Singapore , Indonesia , Thailand , Malaysia , Lebanon
added to Caller ID fix: Iraq , Moldova , Singapore

You can download the latest version of CallerID Fix Collection on the iSpazio repository through the Localization category found in both Installer 4 and Cydia.

mame4iphone v0.5.0: MAME emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch

Karl B. — 2008-09-30T19:20:44-04:00

iPhone and iPod Touch homebrew developer ZodTTD has released a MAME arcade emulator for iPhone and iPod Touch devices running on firmware 2.x.

Called mame4iPhone, this app seems to be a port of Franxis' mame4all which, in turn, is based on MAME v3.07 Beta 5. Right now, it supports a whopping 2,000-plus games ranging from the 70s to the present, although it's worth noting that not every rom may work with mame4iPhone.

This version of mame4iPhone supports sound, but ZodTTD says it's disabled by default. To enable it, go to Now Playing, slide the slider for volume up from the off position then start a game.

If you have any feedback, drop the developer a line at the Source link below. A list of supported games is also available there. You can download mame4iPhone from ZodTTD's repository on Cydia.

iPhone homebrew: dTunes v2.5 now with Torrent support

Karl B. — 2008-09-30T19:00:44-04:00

There's a new version of dTunes out, bringing the homebrew iTunes replacement up to version 2.5. The big news about this release is the introduction of Torrent support.

The app's Torrent support feature comes via iTorrentRelay, the only Torrent client for firmware 2.0 and higher iPhones so far. What's even cooler is that it also converts any media file to a format suitable for the iPhone and iPod Touch upon downloading.

The catch here is that although dTunes is free, iTorrentRelay isn't. It's a subscription service that costs US 9.99 a month. Of course, if you can't spare the cash, you can still use this version of dTunes without using the Torrent support feature.

As usual, you can download dTunes on Cydia.

iPhone homebrew: MobileCast 3.0 b1

Karl B. — 2008-09-29T22:24:29-04:00

Podcast lovers, here's some good news for you. MobileCast, a homebrew application for the iPhone that first came out during the firmware 1.1.4 days, has finally made it to firmware 2.x.

This new MobileCast still serves the same function - allowing users to search for and download podcasts - while sporting a slightly new look. You can check out a few screenshots of the app below.

MobileCast v3.0 b1 reportedly has some crash-causing glitches, but it seems that they don't really occur as long as you're patient and don't try to do too many things at one time, like say continually abusing the search function while downloading a podcast in the background, for instance. The app's available for free on Cydia.

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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords coming to Apple's App Store

Karl B. — 2008-09-29T21:59:13-04:00

TransGaming has announced that it will be bringing D3Publisher's hit puzzle-slash-RPG title Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, DS, Wii, PC, Mobile) to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

It's a pretty natural fit, considering the iPhone and iPod Touch's touchscreen features. The game's RPG elements are still there so it may turn out to be a rather, er, puzzling game for those who have no idea what "RPG" means, but the accessible puzzle aspect should balance that out.

The iPhone and iPod Touch version of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has yet to be priced, but the announcement mentioned that it's all set to become available on the iTunes App Store by this Fall.

Cydia installer update: bugfixes, graphics improvements, more

Karl B. — 2008-09-24T22:47:39-04:00

Cydia, a packaging and repository manager for iPhone and iPod Touch that serves as a replacement for the original Installer.app, has just been given an update.

This update gives the Cydia installer a couple of graphics improvements along with a fix for a recent app crash issue. The bugfixes also take care of the "Bad URL" error that shows up on certain sources as well as displaying custom html pages.

There's also a new Sections tab and several new icons and badges that identify apps that make changes to your device's system.

If you want to update, just fire up Cydia and check the Changes tab for the latest available version.

iPhone homebrew: SwirlyMMS 1.2.1

Karl B. — 2008-09-24T19:59:26-04:00

The SwirlyTeam has released a quick update for SwirlyMMS, a homebrew application that lets iPhone users send MMS messages. This bumps the application up to version 1.2.1.

The developers describe this update as minor, with the most notable change being that the text in an MMS now has a larger font and a white background. This update also includes a few bugfixes along with improved error handling and error messages.

SwirlyMMS version 1.2.1 is now available on Cydia.

iPhone homebrew: CallerID Fix Collection 1.1.0

Karl B. — 2008-09-23T22:07:06-04:00

If you're in a country that doesn't support the settings and regional format of your iPhone, Carlo Franchino's CallerID Fix Collection is the homebrew for you. It fixes the formatting of any number you receive through SMS or Caller ID, making the process of saving them in your address book a lot easier.

Anyway, there's a new version of Carlo Franchino's CallerID Fix Collection out. This new release bumps the homebrew solution up to version 1.1.0 and adds even more countries to the supported list. Here's the changelog:

Support for more Countries: Brunei, Belarus, Luxemburg, Libya, Monaco, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan
2.1 Firmware Fixes for these Countries: Australia, Belgium, Philippines, UK

You can download and install CallerID Fix Collection from the iSpazio repository at http://repo.neolinus.org/ispazio.

CallerID Fix Collection 1.0.2: iPhone prefix number formatting solution

iPhone homebrew: Let's See clear Winterboard theme

Karl B. — 2008-09-23T19:54:47-04:00

WinterBoard has certainly opened up a lot of new avenues for customization on the Apple iPhone, but it's a bit of a hassle when you can't even see your cool new wallpaper since it's been covered by all your app icons.

That's where clear icon themes come in. They use clear icons so you can still see your iPhone's wallpaper even when your phone is packed with apps. One of these is Let's See, a free new WinterBoard theme that you can get on Cydia.

Let's See works like a charm, but since it uses a full icon cache, there's always the chance that one of your app icons doesn't have a corresponding clear icon included in the theme pack. If that happens, you'll see the default icon for the app.

Don't worry, though. Let's See's developer Tizocman has been kind enough to accept icon requests from users. You can drop him a line at the Via link below.

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iPhone homebrew: Facts 1.0

Karl B. — 2008-09-23T16:49:28-04:00

Wanna be the kind of guy who knows all sorts of trivia? BigBoss' new iPhone homebrew app, Facts 1.0, can help.

Like the name suggests, this app contains various facts about seven different topics: Animals, Bad Predictions, Humans, Misc, Science, Superstition, and US States. You can set Facts to display the entries in these categories sequentially - both forwards and backwards - or randomly.

Facts 1.0 won't help you organize your iPhone or do anything of that sort, but it sure could come in useful at parties and the like. You can get it for free at the BigBoss source through Cydia.

AptBackup 1.1-3: backup your Cydia-installed iPhone apps

Karl B. — 2008-09-22T21:55:32-04:00

Backing up your iPhone before you install new apps or upgrade is always a good idea. AptBackup makes this process a lot easier.

While it doesn't actually make backups of all your Cydia-installed apps, AptBackup does make a list of everything you installed from Cydia and reinstalls them all when you restore. To use it, just run AptBackup's restore function after making and using a backup of your iPhone in iTunes.

The 43 KB download of AptBackup is available on the BigBoss source. AptBackup works with firmware 2.1.

iPhone Homebrew - Windows QuickPwn 2.1

Mabie A. — 2008-09-19T20:55:39-04:00

The iPhone Dev Team released a new version for their iPhone homebrew app collection, Windows QuickPwn 2.1. This new version supports the 2.1 firmware with the unlocking and jailbreaking of iPhone 3G (2G) device.

Apart from that, it also supports the jailbreaking of iPod Touch 1st generation device and iPhone 3G. You will need upgrade your device, though, to 2.1 through the use of iTunes 8 before you can successfully run this application.

Here's the changelog:

Support for firmware 2.1
Auto-detection of firmware version, insistence on correct firmware bundle to prevent user epic fail.
Use of iASign to activate to prevent bspatch epic fail.
Removed buggy and never really tested 2.0 support

However, it does have its limitations, which are the following:

It does NOT support the unlocking of iPhone 3G
It does NOT support the jailbreaking of second generation iPod Touch introduced last week

Download: Windows QuickPwn 2.1

iPhone homebrew: dTunes v2.3

Karl B. — 2008-09-19T18:32:59-04:00

Looks like dTunes developer Richard Shearman is really sinking quite a bit of time into his homebrew iTunes replacement for the iPhone. A new version has just been released, bringing dTunes up to version 2.3. Here's the changelog:

Keeps playing music after pressing home button
Ability to add Folders & Sub-Folders
Renaming of Files & Folders (double tap while in edit mode)
Drag & Drop Files & Folders to move items (while in edit)
Drag & Drop Files & Folders to delete (while in edit)
Artwork Support

To enable artwork support, you'll need to drop an image named cover.png in the appropriate directory. Images will be scaled to the 320 x 320 screen size. You can grab the latest version of dTunes from Cydia.