Ask Tii - Why do you still recommend Backgrounder

Hi Rob –

 

Thanks for all the information on jailbreaking the iPhone 4.

 

As for the Cydia apps, I followed your advice and installed 5 Icon Dock. 

I really missed that extra app on the Dock since upgrading my phone and my wife can use her iPad in the car…  Yeah!

 

One question – why did you recommend Backgrounder?  Was that for people staying with 3.0? 

Or does it add something more for people with 4.x who are running 4.x compliant apps?

 

 

Best regards,

--- Marc

 

 

Hi Marc,

 

Thanks for the email and for listening to the show.

 

Per your question on why I still recommend Backgrounder - Well it actually does allow any app to run in the background.

 

Where as Apples backgrounding - is really only allowing those apps that have been updated to partially run in the background as in only if they are streaming audio or doing a download.

 

So Backgrounder is nice for those that really want Skype's IM open in the background so you know exactly when a new IM comes in - as one example. 

 

There are also some apps like screensplitr that require backgrounder to work.

 

Regards,

Rob W