How to remove: iAds, Nike+iPod, Game Center, Stocks, & Twitter from iOS 5

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How to remove: Newsstand, Game Center, Stocks, and Twitter from iOS 5

This information has been moved to HERE as it's easier to update a single page rather than a post which appears far down my admin panel.

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How To Edit Any Applications Springboard Icon

After doing this post, I realized how easily I could also change applications icons on the springboard. I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 so I had to use Gimp for the image editing.

MakeItMine has "Erica" on its icon: (top left)



I don't really care for that, so I opened iFile and started the wifi browser, entered my phones local ip in my computers browser and downloaded the icon.png from /Applications/MakeitMine.app/. Delete the icon from your phone with iFile before continuing. I then opened the downloaded png in Gimp and used the select tool to select just the area I wanted to paint over with the paint brush. I deleted "Erica" and then used the text tool to put "NeXuS". You'll then want to merge visible layers and save it. Then go back to your browser and upload the newly edited png back to your phone. iFile will rename it to icon (1).png if you didn't delete the original first (like mentioned above). Swipe and delete icon.png if you have two of them now and then click the arrow next to icon (1).png and rename it to icon.png. Save and close iFile, respring to see your changes like this:



Much better :) Sorry Erica!

How To Edit Any Applications Name On Springboard

I have a few apps that have pretty lengthy names. After installing Five-Column SB I realized that some of the apps names would border each other and it just wasn't very pleasing to the eye. So, I opened my favorite program iFiles and set out to find a solution. UPDATE: I forgot I made this post a while back, I've since installed and used Icon Renamer by Ryan Petrich. I'd recommend this wayyy before doing manual edits as its much faster.

Navigate to /Applications and choose whichever app you want to rename. In its main directory, for instance /Applications/MakeItMine.app/ you should see a file called "Info.plist". Click it and hit "Text Viewer", then find the line that says:

(the key might be named either CFBundleName or CFBundleDisplayName)

Change the name in the second line, like this:


Save and close iFile and respring to see your changes. Do not change anything else in this file or your program could stop functioning.

Graviboard by Conrad Kramer ($2.99)

Graviboard is a fun little tweak that lets you change the gravity of your Springboard. You can set it to equal Earths, the Moon, or zero gravity. Once you've configured it, you can turn your phone and the icons will all fall to whatever side is down and you can flick them around and watch them bounce off each other. Pressing the home button will disable the app and return the icons to their original positions.

This tweak is compatible with SBRotator, which is a plus! The screen is locked in portrait mode until the home button is pressed.

Here are the settings I use:

"Activation Method" Status Bar - Hold (Tap and hold on the status bar)
"Allow Launching Apps" Off
"Close on Home Button" On
"Include Dock" Off
"Show HUD" On
"Icon Settings" (left all default)
"Finger Mode" None
"Gravity" Moon

At $2.99, I'm not sure its entirely worth it. I do laugh a lot while tossing the icons into each other, though. I just think this add-on would be a lot more appealing in the $1-2 range.

Nevertheless, thank you Conrad Kramer!

Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
Graviboard
More information:
Graviboard

Panorama by David Ashman ($1.99)

Via David's Twitter post, "Panorama is a dead product. There are other products on the market that do a better job." Here he suggest Parallax.

Panorama mimics the moving background feature of Android phones. When you scroll your pages on the iPhone's Springboard, the background moves with them. I have seen video of this application on iPhone but unfortunately it requires firmware 4.1 or lower :( Being that I'm on 4.3.3, I'll just have to wait.

Hopefully a update will be released soon, I've emailed the developer to see if there is any plan for a compatibility update. I wouldn't mind if any of the other features, such as icon text color changing, weren't implemented just to get the panoramic background working!

Here's a YouTube review by "fishyy15":



Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
Panorama (iOS lower than 4.1)

3DBoard by "Apocolipse" ($2.99)

Actually, this application is not very interesting or functional. I honestly felt ripped off after buying this tweak. The idea is to move your background when you move your phone, giving the Springboard depth and a "3D" look. Unfortunately it doesn't deliver either. Since I put my experiences with all apps that I install, I felt I should warn people that this is more of a gimmick app, at least at this point anyways. Future updates may make this app worth having, but so far... not so much.

In the 2 available settings for this app, I increased the depth to maximum (didn't notice much difference) and then ultimately turned the application off. I haven't used it since.

:(

If this type of program interest you, check out a app by Ryan Petrich called DeepEnd.

Here is how to install DeepEnd:

In Cydia, click "Manage", then "Sources". In the upper right corner click "Edit", then in the upper left corner click "Add". After "http://" add rpetri.ch/repo/ and click "Add Source". Cydia will update, then either choose the new repo from the list that comes up or search Cydia for DeepEnd and install as usual. (Oh, and did I mention its FREE!!)

After trying both applications, I can definitively say that DeepEnd is slightly better. It has a zoom function that helps the 3D appearance tremendously. However, neither application is all that interesting. You have to have one eye closed and the phone laying flat on its back in your hand for the full effect. If you're holding the phone in front of you standing straight up then it doesn't really move from side to side, only up and down. I'd say don't waste your time with these, they just don't work well enough to sacrifice the RAM or CPU cycles.

Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
3DBoard
DeepEnd

Infinidock & Infinifolders by Grant Paul ($0.99 each)

Infinidock is a tweak that allows you to have... infinite icons in your dock, in case you hadn't guessed. Install via Cydia like normal.

Here are the settings that I use:
"Icons per Page" Five
"Start at Page" Disabled
"Scrolling" On
"Paging" Off
"Scrolling Snap" On

Infinifolders is a tweak that allows a infinite number of icons within a user created folder, such as games. I believe Apple only allows 12 icons per folder.

Here are the settings that I use:
"Vertical Scrolling" On
"Scrolling Bounce" Enabled
"Scrollbar Style" White (because the folders theme is dark, best contrast)
"Vertical Paging" Off

It's sort of sad we even have to mod our devices to do both of these things, but I'm happy they are available. Also be sure to check out the third Infini tweak, Infiniboard (I don't have a use for it at this time).

Thank you Grant Paul!

Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
Infinidock
Infinifolders

Barrel by Aaron Ash ($2.99)

If you've ever used Linux, you might have seen or heard of Compiz which, when setup for it, will allow your desktop to be displayed on a rotating cube. The default animation for iPhone is boring, the pages simply slide off the screen. Yawn. If you want to add an exciting new animation, install Barrel!

Here's how:

Open Cydia and choose "Search", find Barrel by Aaron Ash and install it. Re-spring and go to your iPhones settings menu. Choose Barrel and then select the mode (animation) you want. I suggest "Curl and Roll Away", though the 3D cube (both inside and outside) are available as well for a total of 17 animations (as of version 1.5.7).

This has to be 'the' top modification to the Springboard that I've found so far. Thank you Aaron Ash!

Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
Barrel

SBRotator by Elias Limneos ($1.99)

If you're like me, you wonder why Apple doesn't have a widescreen Springboard (aka desktop). Thanks to Elias Limneos, you now can! This tweak even works in various other parts of the iPhone OS such as Settings Menu, Youtube, and more!

Note: I suggest you have SBSettings installed before installing SBRotator for easy on/off operation.

This application has no Springboard icon, but does have settings you can change in the iPhones main settings menu.

Once installed, re-spring and turn your phone 90 degrees (left or right) and your Springboard will go into widescreen mode. How cool!

I only changed these settings to make the app look better:
"iPad-style Layout" 4x4 to 3x6 (16 icons max)
"Icon Scale" 85%

Cydia Store Link (iDevice only):
SBRotator 4.x (iOS 4.0+)
SBRotator 4.x SBSettings Toggle (iOS 4.0+)

SBRotator 3.x (iOS 3.x)
SBRotator 3.x SBSettings Toggle (iOS 3.x)