iPhone hacker extraordinary,
Nate True was taking a look around inside of the latest iPhone firmware 1.1.3 and found some interesting things:
- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.
What does this mean to you and me in laymans terms?
from
Nate True's Blog:
"The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.
Even though there are no applications available for purchase
(besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation
architecture appears to be there already.
It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many
changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official SDK developers to
make programs. It does, however, break many of the existing
applications including most of mine (Lights Off still works though :D).
Additionally, the SpringBoard app appears to have widget
support - it contains a class called SBWidgetApplication which manages
the package location and icon.
"
We are all looking forward to some awesome things in the very near future for the iPhone. Dreams do come true!
