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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 12:10 am
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Mr. Bean
 
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Originally Posted by wco81
With multitasking and other features in iOS4, what are the other features which will only be available via jailbreaking?

Sounds like tethering is the main one and widgets in the lock screen are another.

But have they been able to unlock the 3GS so you can use any SIMs on them?
There are lots of other things... I can customize themes, wallpapers for springboard and lockscreen, rotating wallpapers, 5 icons on your dock, etc. as far as aesthetics go. Also, I can hide icons for apps I don't use much, like iTunes, compass, calculator, and the native stocks app. Obviously iOS4 will have folders so one could technically dump all of these into one or two 'junk' folders . I also can use my phone as a temporary hard drive when I jail-break it, in that I can store files on its hard drive. Essentially, like a large flash drive.

This is just scratching the surface, though. There are lots of others, like an app that lets you control/manage torrents remotely, an app that allows you to basically firewall your phone (selectively block/open ports), an app that lets you run wifi-dependent programs on 3G, an app that lets you blacklist phone numbers, an app that downloads youtube videos, etc.

Allegedly, iOS4 has already been jailbroken and unlocked (in the beta form anyway).

Last edited by Mr. Bean; Jun 13, 2010 at 12:15 am
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