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First Look: iPocket for iPhone/iPod touch
One of our fellow bloggers, Erica Sadun, sent me an iPhone/iPod touch application that she created to manage files. iPocket is sort of like a Finder for your iPhone. It allows you to peer into the file structure on your iPhone. Specifically, I was looking to retrieve one of my voicemail.amr files for saving.This application allows you to browse files locally, through FTP and a web interface. You can also send files via Bonjour (using a specially made Mac app) and through email. This is really handy if you want to browse the file structure of an application, or if you need to grab a file. Currently you can view images, sounds, movies, PDF files, text, and property files in iPocket. You will not, however, have access to your iTunes media library on the iPhone as Apple doesn't allow you to view this data.
Although this was submitted before the App Store deadline, it remains in review with an uncertain shelf date. You can also check out the gallery of screenshots from the application.
Gallery: First Look: iPocket for iPhone
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ako said 7:41AM on 8-07-2008
What a wonderful application ... Erica has really done a great job.
Who else is wondering, why this app isn't available through AppStore?
It's a shame how Apple handles software for and on the iPhone. Another reason to unlock ones iPhone and use free software.
What i really would like to see is Erica's app through the free repositories like Cydia ('caus i'm on 2.0 already) ... i am developing more and more hate against Apple's AppStore.
regards ako
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ConsultDifferent said 8:14AM on 8-07-2008
I believe the article stated quite clearly that Erica's app was submitted to the App Store, and is waiting to be released (it's currently in review). Maybe if Erica didn't constantly bitch and misrepresent everything about Apple and iPhone development, her App may be released a bit faster - or maybe it's just that third tier developers like her are a lesser priority to Apple's review team.
Either way, I don't see any reason why it should not finally see a release, as long as it does not violate any SDK or App Store agreements.
Jarl said 8:09AM on 8-07-2008
Want it.. Want it now...
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ars_workerbee said 8:26AM on 8-07-2008
Awesome, now Erica's got other folks flogging her dead horses for her.
Le sigh. TUAW has gone so far downhill, its sad. :(
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ConsultDifferent said 12:44PM on 8-07-2008
TUAW: "Erica, enough of all the negative Apple articles. We are getting complaints!"
Erica: "Okay, Scott. Have fun writing for MacUser. I'll be good over here" (whistles)
Erica (whispering) : "Hey Cory, can you post this for me...?"
I think the best quote in that regard I recently read was "Ever notice how good writers leave TUAW for other weblogs, but never the other way around?"
'nuff said.
Cory : "Sure thing, Erica"
Itchy Pajamas said 8:56AM on 8-07-2008
This looks like an app I want very much for my iPhone. I'm an aging software developer, and I like to know where my stuff is. Thanks to Erica for creating it, and I hope we'll be able to get it soon.
I wish this had been the _first_ app to appear in the App Store. Maybe after a hundred more "tip calculators" get released, then this one will show up.
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john_a said 9:05AM on 8-07-2008
I wonder, if you use this to browse to your photos and email one to flickr, will the EXIF data be retained? I know when you email it through 'normal' channels, it gets forcibly resized and the EXIF is stripped.
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f00fighter said 9:11AM on 8-07-2008
Where can I find Apple's official SDK policy that prohibits access to your iTunes media library on the iPhone??
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Kai Cherry said 7:29PM on 8-07-2008
It is in the license, and the developer documentation. Without violating the NDA, the best I can tell you is that this prohibition is enforced by contract and by the way the system itself runs apps.
While I love erica to death, I am not sure how she could have written this app without violating the license since there is no way for an app to do this in the scope of the APIs devs are allowed to use.
Chuck said 9:53AM on 8-07-2008
The real question is whether this would let you modify files that require root access. I have a dire need to be able to modify /etc/hosts.
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DreamPod said 2:25PM on 8-07-2008
This is still in review because what it does isn't allowed. Apps in the App Store are not allowed to access any data at all outside of themselves, except the contact list and photos, and those only using special library calls to access them.
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AquaMethod said 2:10AM on 8-11-2008
.fseventsd/ ? Does iPhone OS use FSEvents in any way? I can't imagine how, except maybe for syncing.
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Jase said 2:51AM on 8-22-2008
Yeah!!!
At last it has arrived in the App Store (Official!)
"iPocket Pro"
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285898097&mt=8
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TechIsCool said 7:06PM on 8-22-2008
This is so stupid there is no browser and well you can download and upload files for the website that's about it...
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