[NTLK] Help needed: porting Einstein to Android

[Griffin, Terence J.]

 Clarification: Jailbreaking creates and installs a modified iOS image that lets you install 
 stuff without using the app store. When you update iOS that modified image gets
 replaced with the new version, un-jailbreaking it. Usually, very shortly after a new iOS
 comes out, sometime even before (using a beta release), there is a jailbreak that will modify
 the new iOS. Jailbreaks are also, to some degree, hardware dependent. So some devices get
 the jailbreak a bit later. But re-jailbreaking is not hard to do.

 So the answer is to just wait for a new jailbreak before updating iOS. 

 Matthias, get a iPod Touch 2G (MB models are easier to jailbreak than MC) or iPhone 3G.
 iOS 4.3 is for iPoads,  iPT 3G and 4G, iPhone 3GS and 4. Jailbreak an older device and you
 don't have to worry about updating iOS! *Usually* iOS changes don't break older programs.
 So if you write Einstein for 4.2, it should on later versions. Of course, you can't take advantage
 of new features and APIs..

 My Mac is PPC Tiger OS, so my jailbreak options are limited (no PC). My iPT 2G is at iOS 4.0
 jailbroken with jailbreakme.com. That kind of the end of the road for me, until I get an new
 computer. That's fine, 4.0 pushes the 2G as much as I care to, and is very capable. I haven't
 decided between Android or an iPhone yet, but I leaning towards Android.

 - Tere

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From: newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net [newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Matthias Melcher [mm at matthiasm.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:10 AM
To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Help needed: porting Einstein to Android

On 09.03.2011, at 23:55, Charles Mangin wrote:
> one question for you re: Einstien...
>
> how do i install packages on the iOS version? i tried transferring the .pkg files to my ipad through itunes, but they don't seem to go anywhere that i can find.

That's not how it works. Apple has made sure that you pay cash before the app goes on your device. You can register as a developer ($100). You will then receive a permission to install your own software on your own device. This is all done via Xcode. Alternatively, you can jailbreak your device and create a BSD package from Einstein. That you can install via server and Cydia. This is legal, but also breaks whenever your update your iOS.

For that reason alone (I can't run my own software without paying dearly), I have sold my iPhone and iPad and moved to Android (no iPad2 for me - keep 'em, Apple). This is sad, and annoying (Android has its own problems: syncing with OS X is practically non-existing without publishing all my contacts and appointments to Google). It would probably help if I sold my PowerBook as well and get into Linux (or God forbid into MSWindow), but that is out of the question... .

 - Matthias

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