Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, Jailbreak/pwnage
Found footage: Dashboard for iPhone on your lock screen
Why didn't Apple think of this? SmartScreen lets you add widgets to your iPhone lock screen, providing an interactive dashboard experience whenever you wake up your device. The software is jailbreak-only (as you'd probably expect, given its standard system-defying functionality) and will be launched in November 2009. Widget developers are currently being accepted to an invitation-only beta program. Details for the beta program and the SmartScreen product are available at the media-phone web site.
Yes, this isn't the only lock-screen information system out there. Intelliscreen and LockInfo provide calendar and email updates. At the same time, SmartScreen offers a fresh new approach that's a worthy alternative. I really like the visual flair and paged presentation, and the ability to move widgets around via direct interaction.
[Thanks, pytey and Steve Streza]
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Chuck Konfrst said 12:42PM on 9-24-2009
It might be closer than you think. Apple has a patent on a dashboard for the iPhone -
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/09/apple-patents-reveal-better-iphone-alerts-preferences.ars
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jason said 12:46PM on 9-24-2009
Besides for this lady's nails, this is awesome. Revolutionary apps like this (qTweeter, BiteSMS) are the reason why I can't live without my 3G S being jailbroken and why I haven't updated to 3.1 yet. I can't imagine Apple going on much further without implementing some of these features, they seem such a natural fit to the look and feel of the iPhone.
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Martin said 3:23PM on 9-24-2009
You pretty much summed up my feelings on it. So ^^^ this ^^^
ToddFSU said 12:47PM on 9-24-2009
If android comes out this a phone that has a favorable rating, the lack of a dashboard on the Apple iPhone would be a reason I switch phones. How about an option to switch the Spotlight screen into a Today screen?
Push notifications has put me at ease for a little while, but I hate I can't glance at my phone and read a potion of new emails, see calendar events, etc. I miss that about my WM6 device.
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maceo said 1:10PM on 9-24-2009
While I would not switch to android or switch from the iPhone the fact that I can't just look at my phone and see if I have new email(s) drives me nuts. This is the only thing I miss from my BB, was the ability to see from across the room if I had a new email. Tapping the home button to see stock and email information would be great and a feature that would finally get me to JB again for the first time since the first iPhone.
sane said 1:03PM on 9-24-2009
That's what Intelliscreen is for
ToddFSU said 1:06PM on 9-24-2009
I don't know if I want to jailbreak my phone.
Martin said 3:24PM on 9-24-2009
Trust me Todd, you do. I've had an iPhone since the original, but I only just two months ago jailbroke my old 3G, now my new 3GS. I wish I would have jumped on the wagon a long time ago.
Justin Guest said 4:17PM on 9-24-2009
I'm like you two, it would drive me nuts if i wasn't able to look down at my iphone and see my emails, but there are many apps now that take care of that. (jailbroken of course) Intelliscreen being the most well know, but lockscreen info being another. Check out modmyi.com or google for others.
RDL said 5:28PM on 9-24-2009
Is your iPhone jailbroken? If so you can easily read a portion of your emails and see calendar events , etc.
Just install this theme -
http://www.hackthatphone.com/3x/themes_with_winterboard_section27.html
mark said 12:47PM on 9-24-2009
That's very cool. I use the Gruppled lockinfo set up on my phone and it takes a while (and ssh) to configure it all. Hopefully something like this is just a Cydia install away with no need for any other programs to configure it.
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str1f3 said 12:47PM on 9-24-2009
She has nice nails.
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jdub said 12:51PM on 9-24-2009
Those are the snazziest and most distracting fingernails on the planet!
Classy!
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Pauldy said 12:59PM on 9-24-2009
Like you mentioned there have been a few of these already for jailbroken iPhones and they started back in the pocket pc days so the idea of them isn't that new why Apple doesn't have one yet is beyond me.
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ddb said 12:59PM on 9-24-2009
Who is demoing this, Carmela Soprano?!
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Valerio said 1:00PM on 9-24-2009
Doesn't that consume a lot of battery? I'm saying this because when you lock the iPhone, the system "shuts down" touch recognition, and with that app, it's allways on.
I don't think it's a good app. Because if you really want to see something, "there's an app for that". for me it's useless.
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Justin Guest said 4:28PM on 9-24-2009
No, it won't take that much more battery. When you lock the screen the system does not "shut down touch recognition". Where did you get that information? When the phone is locked you still have to "slide to unlock".
This will obviously use up some extra battery, but it shouldn't be that noticeable unless the application is a resource hog. When I use intelliscreen I don't realize any battery differences.
gavinovz said 1:04PM on 9-24-2009
That lady's finger nails are distracting...
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steve said 1:16PM on 9-24-2009
"probaby"
These posts aren't even spell checked ??
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bill cant fart said 1:20PM on 9-24-2009
I don't understand how people find nails painted like that attractive.
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