No longer behind bars
This week I broke free of the jail created by Apple on their iPhone. Overall I have to say I am very happy with it While many break for things such as themes, no longer paying for applications, or using the phone for unsupported purposes; my reason was much different.
I made this decision because I learned that if I just simply modify a configuration file stored on the phone I can have different vibration patterns for different events. No longer am I unsure if I have received a text message or an email while the phone is turned to silent mode and in my pocket.
Of course, as I’ve already taken the steps to do the jailbreak I have been exploring the other nice features out there. I’ve modified my phone ever so slightly to give me a more accurate battery meter and add video recording as well as to allow me to more quickly enable or disable features like WIFI and GPS.
The final modification I’ve made was purely visual. I added my background, but slightly muted, behind the icons, removed the dock’s background and made the dock icons reflective. Overall I think it’s made my phone look very sharp and personalized to me without making it look lame and childish like most of the themes I’ve found posted around on the internet.
Now, the only bars that are jailing me are those of AT&T’s limited network.
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