Code Genocide

There has been some talk on twitter about how to create your own IPA file for your iPhone app, so I thought I would give the instructions that I have used to build an IPA before. Enjoy.

1. Create a folder on your desktop called “working”. Open that and create another folder inside of it called “Payload” (case-sensitive)
2. Move your iTunesArtwork file into the “working” folder and your .app into the Payload folder.
3. Open Terminal and run the following command: chmod -R 775 ~/Desktop/working/Payload
4. Go into your ProgName.app folder within Payload.
5. Double-click the Info.plist file. Make sure there is a item called: SignerIdentity with a value of: Apple iPhone OS Application Signing. If there is not, add it.
6. Zip it all up. Zip the iTunesArtwork and Payload folder. (So zip up what is inside of the working folder)
7. Rename the zip file to have the name you want, and the extension of ipa.
8. Double click to install with iTunes

I thought I would give everyone an update on iSteamy for iPhone firmware 2.x.

Yes it is coming.

When firmware 2.0 came out there were a lot of changes to the frameworks.

Unfortunately most of the things that were changed are things that iSteamy used.

I had it compiling on 2.0 and running, however a lot of things were not working. For example the photos would show but they were not clickable. Then once they were clickable about every other click and some tmies on first clicks the entire program would just crash. Not to mention I was very unhappy with the stability in version 2.0 and now it was WAY worse. It was just not anywhere near being ready for release.

If I had released it then everyone would hate it because it was basically unusable.

So I decided to take on the task of releasing something worth using.

I have therefore started porting iSteamy to the SDK.

No Apple is not likly to let it into the AppStore anytime soon (ok never), but that does not matter…

The changes to the frameworks in firmware 2.0 were to setup for the SDK, and really all SDK apps are at their base are normal 3rd party apps with DRM on them and then ALLOWED (if your lucky). This is aparent by the fact that it is possible to run AppStore apps on jailbraked devices. (Not that this is a good thing)

So once the conversion is over it will be released without the DRM and therefore without the need for the AppStore.

So bad news is its not ready yet, but the good news is once it is ready it should be the best release yet.

I have included some screenshots below.

I have added 10 new ringtones to our iPhone Ringtonecast.
Easiest way to use these is to subscribe to this Ringtonecast as a normal podcast in iTunes.
When you download them they will automagically show up in the Ringtone section of iTunes and then you can sync them like normal to your iPhone.

Enjoy.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/CodeGenocideIPhoneRingtones

KillExchangeLocks is a simple free iPhone application that helps the fact that with the new 2.0 Exchange support you can get locked into having a passcode and auto-lock setting on your phone. Even manually changing the plist you will then be asked to set a passcode again at least once a day. Instead of updating your plist everyday, just simply click on KillExchangeLock and your plist will be set to not require a passcode and never auto-lock.

http://codegenocide.com/KillExchangeLocks.zip

We have exciting news today about RemindYou.

RemindYou has a new special price of $9.95!

That is 50% off the original price!

So don’t delay, pick up your lifetime license of RemindYou today!

PCWorld put together a list of 20 cool iPhone apps today, and RemindYou made the cut!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/148296/20_cool_iphone_apps.html

“The concept behind RemindYou is remarkably simple — essentially, its goal is to make sure you never miss another appointment ever again. And how does it do this, you ask? Well, by syncing up with iCal, Outlook, or Entourage and then overlaying a graphic of all your appointments over the iPhone start-up picture. Thus, instead of seeing a picture of the Earth from space as your default start-up screen each time you unlock your iPhone, you’ll see a list of all your appointments. RemindYou can be purchased from the iPhone 2.0 App Store for $19.95 for a lifetime license.”

The only thing is that they are saying RemindYou is in the AppStore, but it is actually only for Jailbroken devices, and is available within Installer.app. (We wish Apple would let us in the AppStore, but no luck since it needs a background process that runs every 15 minutes to keep the info up-to-date)

Even with that typo, we love the press and are glad others enjoy this tool as much as we do.

We are happy to announce the immediate release of iSteamy version 2.0!

Version 2 introduces a bunch of new features, including Image Sets, ability to password protect iSteamy, and much much more.

iSteamy version 2 is still the low low price of $9.99.

Registered users of version 1 are eligible for a special upgrade price of 40% off!

Registered users who purchased on or after June 1, 2008 are eligible for a FREE upgrade!

Registered users should have received an email stating how to upgrade. If you misplaced this information please visit our upgrade page.

Visit iSteamy’s newly redesigned website and purchase today!

http://www.isteamy.net

I just thought I would drop a quick note letting everyone know that iSteamy version 2.0 has officially hit Beta!

I don’t expect this to be a very long beta as testing has been happening all along.

If you are a registered user and would like to beta test, leave a comment with your email and we will see what we can do.

Code Genocide has been working with Make Your Day Media LLC to bring you a new iPhone program being called RemindYou.

“RemindYou is a simple, yet powerful application which turns the iPhone into a time management dynamo by significantly increasing access to the user’s appointment schedule. RemindYou syncs iCal, Outlook, or Entourage events to the lock screen of the iPhone and displays upcoming appointments every time they use the phone.”

You can download RemindYou from Installer.app and will show up under the productivity section if you have the community sources added (hosted by BigBoss).

You can learn more about RemindYou at http://www.makeyourdaymedia.com

You can read the press release at:  BusinessWire

I am working on iSteamy v2, and I have a question for all of you…

Do you like, use, hate, or not care about the number that says how many items are in an individual category?

(you know that number before the category name)

I am debating getting rid of it, but if people like it and use it, then I will keep it, but if you hate it or don’t care then I might get rid of it to better the design.

Please let me know