Two cool apps were released today:
Backgrounder - This is a SpringBoard addon that allows you to configure specific applications to continue to run in the background. This is actually pretty significant. Now you can download apps like Palringo and Rooms in appstore and configure them to run in the background after you hit home. Note: I am adding this to the list of reasons to jailbreak.
Vibrus - This is a SpringBoard addon that gives you some force feedback when pressing keys on your keyboards. It’s configurable for force and duration of vibration. (Doesn’t yet work on 3g).
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1. ShogunHelios October 3rd, 2008, 9:33 am
Backgrounder looks like a must have!
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2. philhu October 3rd, 2008, 9:57 am
If you have QuickGold installed, then you can’t do Backgrounder ‘on the fly’ by holding the home/menu button.
Since Qucikgold immediately launched it’s launch screen.
Any ideas how to make this work together?
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3. essarem October 3rd, 2008, 10:11 am
I Downloaded backgrounder this morning, and so far, I love it!!!
The first thing I did was “background” my Categories folders. Now, my apps are immediately available when I select a folder. Background with Categories loaded (once for each folder) appears to take 0% CPU (as attested to with “top”) It DOES take memory though so that may be an issue.
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4. Bernard October 3rd, 2008, 10:49 am
I have QuickGold and Backgrounder installed on the same iPhone V1. QuickGold works when I’ am on the SpringBoard. When I want to background an app I clic on the main button that when running the app. In this case, QuickGold never appears on my iphone… so on my phone, there no problem to run them together. Do I do something wrong ?
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5. jonathanv October 3rd, 2008, 10:58 am
So, can someone please tell Fring!? We want their Skype-for -iPhone tool back! I know, I know - they have to recode the thing, probably. Backrounder just reminded me of the awesomeness of Fring on 1.1.4.
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kline1 Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
LOL…..Fring should be in the Appstore within maybe 2 or 3 days.
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kline1 Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
NVM it was earlier than i thought its available now in the Appstore and the best thing about it …> its free <….
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6. jonathanv October 3rd, 2008, 11:23 am
GAH! Still cant run apps when screen is locked. *Sigh*
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8. s54flexin October 3rd, 2008, 11:58 am
Ok i have a problem. I’ve downloaded it twice and the icon isn’t on my springboard…any hints?
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s54flexin Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Im referring to backgrounder
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stavarotti Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Backgrounder does not have an icon. To activate it, open the application and then push/hold the home button for about 2-3 seconds. A popup will notify you that the application is being backgrounded, and upon the release of the button, the app closes into the background. To remove from background, simply perform the same action as activation.
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Anonymous Reply:
October 24th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Rasul USB
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leviticus Reply:
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
install bossbrefs check under the poof tab and see if it is hidden
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9. Said Tahsin Dane October 3rd, 2008, 12:23 pm
This app is just great. But I think we need a simple app that shows open apps and can kill them. Shortly it will do what “top” does with GUI.
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10. s54flexin October 3rd, 2008, 12:25 pm
Just figured out that there isnt any springboard icon =D
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11. zaphod_fl October 3rd, 2008, 1:46 pm
Backgrounder married with flycast is AWESOME.
So many reasons to Jailbreak… so many iphones that aren’t…
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12. philhu October 3rd, 2008, 1:58 pm
Hmmmm…Quickgold now works like it should, only when at Springboard, so Backgrounder is working.
I love backgrounding the Categories Folders!
Used to take 3-5 seconds to ‘open’ one, now it is 1 second, tops
It doesnt work with ‘Internet Radio Tuner’, it causes a crash back to springboard :(
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Eric P Reply:
October 8th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Hmm, Tuner works fine. You need to be listening to a station before applying Backgrounder.
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13. mickeyv October 3rd, 2008, 2:07 pm
Categories doesn’t work. If you keep a folder running, it opens quickly. But the moment you open a program in that folder, the folder shuts down and the program runs. If you quit the program and touch the folder it looses it’s background running abilities.
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14. DvTonder October 3rd, 2008, 8:23 pm
Just a note of caution - there is a bug with Backgrounder and applications that show notification bubbles (eg. facebook, fring etc.). With backgrounder installed, you will get a ‘0′ notification bubble with these apps.
See the bug logged here: http://code.google.com/p/iphone-backgrounder/issues/list?updated=4&ts=1223072440
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15. nio October 4th, 2008, 2:33 am
I have a question: I unlocked my iPhone 3G with a SIM Adapter and it’s been working perfectly so far. I can make, receive calls, send SMS,.. just everything.. why is every website (except the ones that sell the SIM Adapter) claiming, that the Sim Adapter doesnt work when it actually DOES work? For those interested, dont bother to buy a SIM Adapter with a specific Retailer, they are ALL the same!
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16. Dedrick October 4th, 2008, 6:59 am
Uh guys, I just installed backgrounder. When it wanted to respring it took +10min, so I hardbooted it with home and sleep button. Now Im stuck at apple-logo when starting up, wtf? :/
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17. handsfull October 5th, 2008, 9:46 pm
Why isn’t Vibrus showing up on cydia…I’ve refreshed 5 times and no dice….? anyone tell me which source it’s from or why it’s not showing up??
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18. handsfull October 5th, 2008, 10:39 pm
I should clarify…I’m still using 1.1.4, so if vibrus only works with 1.1.4…how do I obtain it?
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19. fly October 6th, 2008, 12:06 am
im new to iphone and just unlocked for the first time. i have 2.0.1 installed, shoulde i switch to 1.1.4 and why?
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20. flofin October 7th, 2008, 1:56 am
I instal backgound and have a problem some of my apps after intall show a red zero on their icons and dont know why is that, no problem to run aplications or any problem with the zero but i woundering why is that?
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21. HANDSFULL October 14th, 2008, 11:47 pm
OK…I finally went to to 2.1..but guess what? Found Vibrus and installed…and it doesn’t work….tried several times..no dice.
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22. mike1089 October 17th, 2008, 12:28 pm
When will Vibrus for iPhone 3G be released?
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23. George October 20th, 2008, 7:27 pm
Same problem as Handsfull with Vibrus. I have a 2g running 2.1. upon install, I get a message box saying Source Error Size Mismatch. It sends me back to Cydia and the app is not installed. Tried several times with reboot.
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