A Few Interesting Bits About 1.1.3

[Numberzz]

There is really no interesting news today, beside Apple stock dropping horribly, and I don't want to write about that. So here are a few things about the 1.1.3 update for the iPhone and the iPod touch. There are a few interesting changes in 1.1.3 that make it possible for iTunes to install official applications on it without an update. This is because the user of the phone is no longer root, but 'mobile.' There are no official applications out yet, but it can explain why the "iPod touch Upgrade Package" could actually be installed. But this is bad for third party apps, for most store their preferences in /var/root/Library/Preferences. That means that most third party applications will have to be edited. Also, SpringBoard has been rewritten so that it doesn't have to be relaunched to show new applications in /Applications. Another interesting tidbit is that it appears to have widget support. Not much more is known about that at this time.

 

This one is pretty cool. You can now add speed dial icons on the home screen. Depending on the way you want to do it you can have a pretty icon or not. If you want the pretty icon, all you have to do is enter "number.tel.qlnk.net," press cancel and then add to home screen. You will have a pretty icon and whenever you press it it will ask you if you want to call said number. If you don't want to go through a 3rd party server, press add bookmark and enter "tel://number" as the address. This cannot be added to the home screen.

 

 

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[Lostgame]

Of course, the story is, nobody cares until it's jailbroken lol...although the bit about the root user is gonna be a pain in the ass.