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**baseballboy828** · 12-27-2007

I jailbroke my iPod Touch the day I got it because I felt Apple had tried to cripple it by removing several apps. Have you jailbroken your iPhone or iTouch? If so, what was your original reason? What are your favorite apps? My favorite app is iFlix, a Netflix manager with a very slick interface.

J Walk · 12-27-2007

Be aware-- I've had a bad experience with third-party apps.
Apple does not like it. Understand the risks you are taking.

divigation · 12-31-2007

My iPhone has been jailbroken since about a week after I got it. While I use a number of third party apps, the main reason is aesthetic, I don't care for Apple's boring icons and like having the ability to set up my ui for my taste. Someone needs to come up with a Dvorak kb for the iphone and that would be the reason for my jailbreak. I have had 3rd party apps that had issues, but never any problems that weren't solved by removing the software.

If the rumored update is what the leaks show it to be, I just might be updating and living without the jailbreak for a bit when that drops, but those updates are never what I hope they will be.

**baseballboy828** · 12-31-2007

The main feature of interest for me in 1.1.3 is easy rearranging of app icons. If I had an iPhone rather than an iPod Touch, the cell tower triangulation might be useful. However, I can still rearrange icons via Customize.app. I'd rather just keep 1.1.1 and upgrade when some real new features drop.

**baseballboy828** · 01-26-2008

Just upgraded to 1.1.3. The Google Maps locator feature is so deadly accurate here in the NYC area, it's scary. It missed my house by 20 feet. Overall a very nice firmware update and well worth the hours of agony to get it jailbroken.

Equin · 01-26-2008

Both jailbroken and unlocked.. upgraded my iphone to 1.1.3 today..

notabadname · 01-31-2008

No Jailbreak for me. Very pleased with 1.1.3, and willing to wait for the SDK to bring what will eventually be more apps than we will know what to do with. This thing will take off like all the Palm apps did. And personally have had no probs with AT&T, so not worried about unlocking either.

lucamacis · 01-31-2008

I've seen a lot of apps available on the internet for the iPhone. The main one im after is an MMS app. What i am confused about though is this... Do the iPhones have to be hacked for the apps to work because from what i understand there are no apps that will work with an iphone (apart from web apps ofcourse)

When will this become available?

**baseballboy828** · 01-31-2008

You do have to go through a hacking process known as jailbreaking. Apps will begin arriving upon the release of the iPhone SDK which should be released in February. Late February if the past is any indication.

kho95 · 05-21-2008

hi

how do u move around the icons on the itouch???

View Poll Results: Is your iPhone/iTouch jailbroken?
Yes, I can't live without my 3rd party apps	6	35.29%
Yes, but I don't really use any of the 3rd party apps	1	5.88%
No, I'm waiting until February for the API	7	41.18%
No, I don't want any 3rd party apps on my iPhone/iTouch	3	17.65%
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12-27-2007	#1 (permalink)
baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,252	I jailbroke my iPod Touch the day I got it because I felt Apple had tried to cripple it by removing several apps. Have you jailbroken your iPhone or iTouch? If so, what was your original reason? What are your favorite apps? My favorite app is iFlix, a Netflix manager with a very slick interface. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

12-27-2007	#2 (permalink)
J Walk Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 310	Be aware-- I've had a bad experience with third-party apps. Apple does not like it. Understand the risks you are taking. __________________ MacBook Black 2.2GHz \| 1st Gen iPhone

12-31-2007	#3 (permalink)
divigation Concierge Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 771	My iPhone has been jailbroken since about a week after I got it. While I use a number of third party apps, the main reason is aesthetic, I don't care for Apple's boring icons and like having the ability to set up my ui for my taste. Someone needs to come up with a Dvorak kb for the iphone and that would be the reason for my jailbreak. I have had 3rd party apps that had issues, but never any problems that weren't solved by removing the software. If the rumored update is what the leaks show it to be, I just might be updating and living without the jailbreak for a bit when that drops, but those updates are never what I hope they will be. __________________ 17" MBP 2.33GHz C2D 3GB RAM 160GB HDD TV [courtesy of the fine folks at TAB] & iPhone

12-31-2007	#4 (permalink)
baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,252	The main feature of interest for me in 1.1.3 is easy rearranging of app icons. If I had an iPhone rather than an iPod Touch, the cell tower triangulation might be useful. However, I can still rearrange icons via Customize.app. I'd rather just keep 1.1.1 and upgrade when some real new features drop. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

01-26-2008	#5 (permalink)
baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,252	Just upgraded to 1.1.3. The Google Maps locator feature is so deadly accurate here in the NYC area, it's scary. It missed my house by 20 feet. Overall a very nice firmware update and well worth the hours of agony to get it jailbroken. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

01-26-2008	#6 (permalink)
Equin Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 302	Both jailbroken and unlocked.. upgraded my iphone to 1.1.3 today..

01-31-2008	#7 (permalink)
notabadname Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 296	No Jailbreak for me. Very pleased with 1.1.3, and willing to wait for the SDK to bring what will eventually be more apps than we will know what to do with. This thing will take off like all the Palm apps did. And personally have had no probs with AT&T, so not worried about unlocking either.

01-31-2008	#8 (permalink)
lucamacis Inventory Control Specialist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 99	I've seen a lot of apps available on the internet for the iPhone. The main one im after is an MMS app. What i am confused about though is this... Do the iPhones have to be hacked for the apps to work because from what i understand there are no apps that will work with an iphone (apart from web apps ofcourse) When will this become available? __________________ Black Macbook - 2.2 Core 2 Duo, 1GB, 160GB Visit my Blog

01-31-2008	#9 (permalink)
baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,252	You do have to go through a hacking process known as jailbreaking. Apps will begin arriving upon the release of the iPhone SDK which should be released in February. Late February if the past is any indication. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

05-21-2008	#10 (permalink)
kho95 Operator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	hi how do u move around the icons on the itouch???

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