Found Footage: Scrolling iPhone dock smashes through 16-icon home screen limit
The iPhone home screen doesn't scroll. This 16-application limit is just a reality most users have come to accept. Third party developers have turned to launcher apps that search for additional applications and let you choose one from a list. Today, Nate True introduced an iPhone mod that smashes these launchers into yesterday's news.
True's Dock package loads your entire application collection into a single usable list that appears directly on your homescreen. Just use a finger to scroll the bottom row of icons left or right and tap the application you want to launch.
This is still a relatively early release--so there are a few bugs here or there--but I've tested it out and it works fabulously. To install, download a copy of iBrickr (Windows) or Breezy (Macintosh Universal Binary) and use them to load the Dock package to your iPhone.
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hey all.
i installed a few applications through my installer 3, and after installing a few, i cant find my installer on my home screen and some of my icons are lost? how can i get my installer back and uninstall some stuff? please help. thanks
I have a problem, I´m installed 4 app and the installer option desapire and I don´t have scrooling in the tha main screen what i do?
November 02 2007 at 12:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPeople, STOP USING INSTALLER.APP. QUIT WITH THAT CLOSED SOURCE NONSENSE!
On a Mac, use "Breezy" - Open Source
"Installer.app" - Not open source
Breezy is open source, that's been the push to use it rather than Installer.app. That way the community can built it up, rather than depending on a third party whose intentions, though innocuous, you probably shouldn't trust with root access to your iPhone.
August 31 2007 at 10:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was thinking Apple was going to do something like this when Leopard was released...the Home screen was begging to be flickable...and since Leopard has Spaces, why wouldn't we get Spaces for the iPhone home screen (assuming they will allow third parties to develop natively for the iPhone).
August 31 2007 at 3:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replypurrrrrrfect! Rubik's menu!
August 31 2007 at 2:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI don't get it â why scroll just the bottom row, when it could literally do a multi-page springboard?
August 30 2007 at 11:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythat is a really good idea! i agree on the "getting lost" part if there ends up being a lot of extra features, butits definatly cool.
August 30 2007 at 8:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt is now in Installer.app, awesome!
August 30 2007 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow about every row and column scrolling independently? You'd end up with a RubikPhone... and the Home key would reset everything, just in case you really need that app right then.
August 30 2007 at 5:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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