SmartScreen - Dashboard in the iPhone (+ drawing code!)

Most people are almost completely satisfied with the iPhone interface. This is indicated by tens of thousands of user reviews around the world, is not it a success. But will always be the ones that will not suit those who are not quite standard features, those who have a look at the interaction of the user and the mobile phone. For those who are close in terms of the standard interface is designed SmartScreen program.

Immediately it should be noted, the program of the Cydia, for it requires initially held procedures for modifying the firmware - Jailbreak. If you hear the word "jailbreak" for the first time, the first and foremost think about what you need and whether it is necessary, in my view the uninitiated will be unity, and the rest of the risks heard, and of course all the actions you carry out on your own risk :-)

The installation procedure is fairly standard for the application from Cydia, add the repository http://apt.media-phone.ch/, install the application. SmartScreen is available in two versions, Lite and Full, respectively, in the case of the latter it will be necessary to activate it. The difference can be estimated in functionality by clipping with

Developer site situated below.

The application is installed and activated. The program is presented to the user by the widget is placed on the LockScreen and the program that manages all of this. But here's the problem: first by downloading SmartScreen, widgets, we do not find. They must be downloaded from the repository referred separately to restart Springbord, whatsoever things are honest saying unpleasant surprises and tiring, it can be "wrapped" with the standard widgets program.

As for the widget, here, too, until everything is smooth. In the first place, their number is not yet large. widget gallery on the developer site contains some interesting examples of that and would like to download, but it turns out they are not yet available.

On LockScreen can create up to eight screens, widgets can move (on similarity programs from AppStore icons), as in, transfer and so within one screen to the other. Disabling and sorting widgets also can be performed from within the application, there is available a preview of how it will look Lockscreen. Widgets can be customized by changing the text notes, and other parameters.

Proceed directly to the LockScreen and try out what's available at the moment - 6 widgets:

Alternative watch looks not bad, who can and will fit Widget DevTeam.

Notes widget displays only the last entry in your "Notes" about editing with no question Lockscreen.

Calculator design is not much, but it is "markers" that the taste and color ...

Of the benefits it should be noted quite clear job applications and widgets on the LockScreen, but to evaluate the real impact on the performance of the phone with the current number of widgets is not possible. But the developers themselves have warned that the use of a large number of screens will not affect significantly on the performance only iPhone 3Gs.

In our opinion the developers of MediaPhone hurry with the release of the application, and even more so with the placement of it in the form of goods. The same LockInfo (repo.: com.ashman.lockinfo) has long been in the beta stage (freely available), and Only recently, becoming a stable program with quite a lot of themes and settings, moved into the category of paid applications. Currently there are more interesting alternatives SmartScreen example QuickWidgets (repo.: isoftru.ru/beta/) - manager which is free (though for Some widgets have to pay), and usability exceeds the SmartScreen, for example, to edit the widget's Notes Notes can be immediately to LockScreen.

Screenshots from QuickWidgets almost like from a Mac OS.

MediaPhone SA provided readers' Makradara "code 3 to the SmartScreen program. We are giving away their among commentators of this post. If you have already done jailbreak and want to try the app - just let us know in the comments. Winners call on Wednesday.

update. The random number generator has selected these commentators: LR (# 19), Axispwnz (# 4), qik (# 11). Codes sent to the email-address. Be sure to check the folder Spam ;-)