Look out for iOS 5.1 if your are using Flashlaunch and home screen shortcuts

As I always say (and say and say and say) - hold off on updating to a new versions of iOS when it first comes out.  While I have had some emails / voice mail messages saying all went great.  I have had others regretting the upgrade because they were using Flashlaunch and other home screen shortcuts.  Here are their emails.

 

Rob,

Thought I'd let listeners know, the FlashLaunch App is no longer working for me on my iPad since upgrading to iOS 5.1. Anyone using the app may want to think twice before updating. Not a big deal to me on my iPad, but it's another reason why I won't be updating my iPhone now for awhile...nice to have a bit quicker access to Bluetooth, airplane mode and iCloud settings. 

Tim, Wisconsin

  

Hi Rob

i've been making extensive use of the springboard shortcuts from jeff broderick at brkrck.me/settings

in iOS 5.1 apple has disabled it's URL scheme allowing those shortcuts to function

had i known, i probably would have held off on updating, but, oh well

cheers,
paul
mill valley

 

 

 

Hi Rob,

I updated to iOS 5.1 last night and today I'm noticing that the
Settings shortcut I installed (as a Profile) from

http://brdrck.me/settings/

are no longer functional. I think iOS 5.1 undid some of Jeff
Broderick's hard work.

-Matt
Sent from my Phone