iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Jailbreak - Page 5

Dymetrie · 24-01-2012, 13:28

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Originally Posted by Desmo

Depends on what you're adding Dym, most of the things I originally listed like lockinfo and biteSMS are paid for apps. Even on cydia, not everything is free but they're good enough for me to pay for them. It is crazy in a way....the one thing that makes lockinfo good for me is that I can see further ahead in the calendar than iOS notification centre allows which is only the current or next day. It's such a simple thing Apple could do but they choose not to.

I've only kept SBSettings, so far, which I think is a fantastic tool, but it just seems slightly less fluid than native iOS stuff. It's definitely something I'd love to see included in the notification centre (of course, opening up the API to allow 3rd party widgets, or useful widgets, would enable this).

Themes look lovely, but I haven't found (a free) one which works properly, they all seem to leave a couple of stock icons unthemed. I guess this is so you buy the paid for theme (or I'm doing it wrong) but I find it frustrating.

I also tried to install swype, but the resource won't load properly and googling has failed for me, so far

Only day 2, though, I've got another 4 months before I decide to write it off as too much effort

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Any suggestions for cool/useful apps would be appreciated, of course!

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A Place of Light · 25-01-2012, 14:52

TBH I find ios to be a little more polished and stable than Android, for one simple reason. Much like the Mac, the developers can be almost 100% sure what hardware is inside the target device and this allows them to fine tune everything to the nth degree. Android, by definition cannot do this and never will until (if ever) we reach a point where the lowest spec Android handset can run its OS without hindrance.

That said, my problems with the phone dont even exist for some people, and for them the phone is the best handset for them......sadly I'm not one of them even though I'd like to try one if only for changes sake.

Kitten · 28-01-2012, 13:35

It was a 4S I was referring to Mark

Matblack · 29-01-2012, 10:05

I have a SGS2 and an ipad2, I like them both, I must be a freak

MB

Kitten · 29-01-2012, 10:49

I've got an S2 and an iPad. Just seems you have to choose a camp, not allowed to enjoy the best of both :shrug:

Sent from my Galaxy S2

Toby · 29-01-2012, 19:24

I know quite a few people with non-Apple phones, often Android, and an iPad actually.

I think this is because Android tablets have been a little underwhelming thus far, although some of the newer ones being released now, like the Transformer Prime and Xoom 2 look to redress the balance a bit.

A Place of Light · 29-01-2012, 20:44

Ultimately the customer benefits from fierce competition.
Let the tech wars begin.

Toby · 29-01-2012, 22:45

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Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Ultimately the customer benefits from fierce competition.
Let the tech wars begin.

Oh absolutely and, despite their predilection for litigation, Apple aren't above pinching things from Android, like their notification system

Have to say, having never used a pre-iOS5 iPhone, I don't know how people survived before the revamped notification system as the previous effort looked horrid!

Kitten · 29-01-2012, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Ultimately the customer benefits from fierce competition.
Let the tech wars begin.

A Place of Light · 30-01-2012, 14:18

^
To be honest, Apple have never been particularly innovative. What they've become superb at is taking other peoples ideas and not only packaging them better but even making them work better than those who actually conceived them.
I honestly do think that right now there is no "best" smartphone. The right handset for you depends on you and your requirements/preferences.

28-01-2012, 13:35	#3
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	It was a 4S I was referring to Mark __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

29-01-2012, 10:05	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I have a SGS2 and an ipad2, I like them both, I must be a freak MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

29-01-2012, 10:49	#5
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	I've got an S2 and an iPad. Just seems you have to choose a camp, not allowed to enjoy the best of both :shrug: Sent from my Galaxy S2 __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher Last edited by Kitten; 29-01-2012 at 22:44.

29-01-2012, 19:24	#6
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	I know quite a few people with non-Apple phones, often Android, and an iPad actually. I think this is because Android tablets have been a little underwhelming thus far, although some of the newer ones being released now, like the Transformer Prime and Xoom 2 look to redress the balance a bit. __________________

25-01-2012, 14:52	#2
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	TBH I find ios to be a little more polished and stable than Android, for one simple reason. Much like the Mac, the developers can be almost 100% sure what hardware is inside the target device and this allows them to fine tune everything to the nth degree. Android, by definition cannot do this and never will until (if ever) we reach a point where the lowest spec Android handset can run its OS without hindrance. That said, my problems with the phone dont even exist for some people, and for them the phone is the best handset for them......sadly I'm not one of them even though I'd like to try one if only for changes sake.

29-01-2012, 20:44	#7
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	Ultimately the customer benefits from fierce competition. Let the tech wars begin.

30-01-2012, 14:18	#10
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	^ To be honest, Apple have never been particularly innovative. What they've become superb at is taking other peoples ideas and not only packaging them better but even making them work better than those who actually conceived them. I honestly do think that right now there is no "best" smartphone. The right handset for you depends on you and your requirements/preferences.