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MobileNotifier 
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Developer(s) Peter Hajas (Lead Developer), Tim Novinger (Developer), Dustin Howett (Co-License Holder), Kyle Adams (UI Designer) Stable release beta5 (Ecstatic Eggo) / 29 May 2011 Written in Objective-C, Objective-C++, C Operating system iOS 4.0 and above Type Notification system License BSD Website http://www.peterhajas.com/ MobileNotifier is a free open-source alert messaging system, written by Peter Hajas, for jailbroken iOS devices including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, for iOS 4.0 and above. It is currently released under the BSD License.[1]
The software hooks into the operating system to replace the built-in modal notification user interface,[2] and maintains a queue of unread messages for the user.
As of late May 2011, MobileNotifier has had over 230,000 downloads.[3]
MobileNotifier was developed in conjunction with the Rensselaer Center for Open Source Software at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[4]
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Release History
MobileNotifier is in beta.
beta5 (Ecstatic Eggo)
Released 29 May 2011.[5]
This included the following new features:
- MobileReply - reply to SMS messages without entering the Messages application
- Full message text preview for notifications
- New AlertDashboard style, modeled after the lockscreen view
- The ability to dismiss an alert entirely from the popup
- Recall the most recent alert with an Activator action
- Calendar Invitation alert support
- Speed Improvements
It solved the following issues:
- Lockscreen still displaying even if it was set to "off" in settings
- Other small bugfixes
beta4 (Decadent Dinobites)
Released 4 May 2011.[6]
This included the following new features:
- New alert display in the statusbar
- Alert preview on the lockscreen
- Auto-dismiss of alerts after starting the relevant application
It solved the following issues:
- Speed improvements
beta3 (Copious Corn Flakes)
Released 27 February 2011.[7]
This included the following new features:
- New alert style
- A new AlertDashboard style in the multitasking switcher
- A lockscreen view showing the number of pending notifications
- Timestamp recording for alerts
It solved the following issues:
- 3.x compatibility issues
- Alert display issues
beta2 (Bountiful Bran Flakes)
Released 18 February 2011[8]
This included the following new features:
- A "heads up" view of all your alerts - the AlertDashboard
- Push notification support (in beta2r4)
It solved the following issues:
- Alerts no longer stack, and are instead presented one at a time
beta1 (Awesome Apple Jacks)
MobileNotifier beta1 was not officially released.[9]
It solved the following issues:
- General stability
- Alert stack management
Earlier versions
alpha2
Released late October.[10]
This included the following new features:
- Multi-line support, one line for the header, another for the message
- New alert style
alpha1
Released 11 October 2010.[11]
This included the following new features:
- SMS alert parsing
See also
- Cydia
- iOS Jailbreaking
- Rensselaer Center for Open Source Software
References
- ^ MobileNotifier Github https://github.com/peterhajas/MobileNotifier/
- ^ About Apple Push Notification Service (Apple Support) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3576
- ^ Announcing 230,000 MobileNotifier downloads http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2011/5/24/announcing-230000-mobilenotifier-downloads.html
- ^ Rensselaer Center for Open Source Software http://rcos.rpi.edu/projects/mobilenotifier/
- ^ MobileNotifier beta5 - Ecstatic Eggo http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2011/5/29/mobilenotifier-beta5-ecstatic-eggo.html
- ^ MobileNotifier beta4 - Decadent Dinobites http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2011/5/4/mobilenotifier-beta4-decadent-dinobites.html
- ^ MobileNotifier beta3 - Copious Corn Flakes http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2011/2/27/mobilenotifier-beta3-copious-corn-flakes-1.html
- ^ MobileNotifier now jives with push notifications http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2011/2/18/mobilenotifier-now-jives-with-push-notifications.html
- ^ MobileNotifier beta1 Awesome Apple Jacks Progress http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2010/12/8/mobilenotifier-beta-1-awesome-apple-jacks-progress.html
- ^ MobileNotifier Progress http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2010/10/19/mobilenotifier-progress.html
- ^ MobileNotifier alpha1 Release http://www.peterhajas.com/blog/2010/10/11/mobilenotifier-alpha1-release.html
External links
- MobileNotifier -- Official Website
- MobileNotifier -- Official Github page
- MobileNotifier: iPhone alerts improved (video) Engadget, 28 February 2011, Thomas Ricker
- Why Can’t Apple Just Make iOS Notifications Like This?, Gizmodo, 28 February 2011, Brian Barrett
- MobileNotifier – How iOS 5 Notifications SHOULD Work Jailbreak Tweak, Redmond Pie, 28 February 2011, Oliver Haslam
- MobileNotifier for iOS Embarrasses Apple’s Poor Effort Wired, 1 March 2011, Charlie Sorrel
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