Apple Blocking Push Notifications on Unlocked iPhones? [Updated]

In a blog post over the weekend and a press release issued today, Czech iPhone developer PoweryBase notes that Apple appears to be blocking Push Notifications on iPhones that have been unlocked for use on non-official wireless carriers. PoweryBase is the developer behind NotifyMe [App Store Links: Paid ($3.99), Free], a popular application that utilizes push notifications to offer reminders and to-do alerts to users on the go.

According to PoweryBase, push-enabled iPhone applications contact Apple's servers to request a unique ID to establish a link for Push Notifications, but Apple's servers fail to respond to such requests when coming from unlocked iPhones.
"When the Push based application such as NotifyMe requests an ID from APNS, the server responds within a second and identifies the device with the unique token. From that point, the connection between APNS and user's device is successfully established," said Pavel Serbajlo, PoweryBase's lead developer. "However, on a unofficially activated device, APNS keeps the application wait forever and does not provide any respond at all, keeping user wait infinitely or time out the connection, if the target application is capable of timing out."

PoweryBase reports that it has received an overwhelming proportion of its support requests since the application's release last week from users on unlocked iPhones who are unable to utilize the push service, and the company has no ability to address the issue since it is strictly under Apple's control. While PoweryBase is recommending that users on unlocked iPhones not purchase NotifyMe or other push-based applications, it is attempting to provide information to those users, directing them to the company's support pages for additional information if a user's application is unable to establish a connection with Apple's push servers after 20 seconds.

Update: The iPhone Dev Team has reportedly been working on a fix for this issue for some time now, so it appears that there may be a solution for those users on unlocked iPhones.


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Compatible & Not Compatible Cydia apps

This is NOT MY LIST!!!!!!!



So the fabled 3.0 has arrived in its shiny red ruby slippers… Everyone’s whooping in their swivel chairs and throwing up sweaty arm pitted arms into the air after the release of redsn0w, so now 3.0 is HACKED. Then we begin re-stuffing our phones with our apps and cydia tweaks and what not. But do they still work? Well, good question. I scoured the net for a few minutes (I’m doing this between work and stuff, so it was very brief research) and tinkered around with a couple of apps at the same time, seeing which ones were working.

PLEASE ADD MORE TO THIS THREAD. WHEN I FIND TIME I’LL ADD IT TO THE LIST. LETS MAKE THIS USEFUL TO THE GUY WHO STUMBLES UPON THIS POST SENT FROM THE HEAVENS.

Here’s a list of cydia apps currently working on the new 3.0 Update.

Compatible:

Winterboard – to a degree, some themes act funny (changes to icon names I think) and I haven’t tried iNav (shudder…) Not all of the keyboard tweaks work either.
5 icon dock – Again, some themes act weird, spacing gets off on some of them…
cycorder
openSSH – phew…
SBsettings
iFile
installous (Huzzah!)
PDAnet – don’t really need it anymore now do we?
mxtube
statusnotifier
asVibra – (makes notification vibration longer) works / updated from 3.0
AptBackup – Updated to avoid overwriting saurik’s repository, but not tested by me.
BiteSMS 4.0 or newer
BossPrefs v3.0.1 or newer
ClearCam 1.1.2
iBlacklist 3.0-1 or newer. (I had a packaging error in 3.0)
Insomnia 3.0.2
MobileDTA 3.1
Mobile Substrate – This is foundation for many apps like SBSettings & Winterboard. Recent bug was causing iTunes store to not load.
SBSettings iPod Widget 1.2-1
CyDelete
Docs – confirmed working. No 3.0 compatibility issues. If you have issues with this its not due to 3.0
Flashlight
SBSettings 2.99-4 or better
SysInfo Plus
Voipoverip3g
dTunes
Safari Download Plugin
Wiki2Touch
Chronus
Make It Mine
MemTool
WiggleFree
reflective dock
SwapMode
20 second lock screen
rotation inhibitor
qik
Erica utilities
mcleaner – semi functional…
LiveWeather – perfect!
Liveclock – perftect!
callclear
mobile theatre
mobile terminal
HapticPro – All buttons and extras work, but keyboard DOES NOT.
Macman
ToneFXs
SBSettings UAFaker
SB Settings KeepAwake
AppShare
siphon
Mewseek Pro
Categories 2.24 – Just got updated, so I think the author fixed what bugs he could.
Five Column Springboard – Hooooooooooray!
MobileCinema

Not Compatible:

Backgrounder
Snapture: crashes to springboard
iFMyLife – crashes to springboard
Mobilefinder – Not working (crashed to springboard)
Pockettouch – Will not install
fontswap – not working
Temp on status bar – No Dice
Mobilefinder – Not working (crashed to springboard)
Pockettouch – will not install one of my favorite
Temperature on statusbar – not working
Quickgold – You don’t need this anyway
Fivelrows – Good god, don’t use this. For some wierd reason it makes the whole phone lag
BossTool
FontSwap
Homework Planner
iBirthdays
iKeyEx and addons.
iRealsms – Being worked on should be done soon.
irealquicksms
Lockdown – being worked on
LogoMe – dev team is too busy
MySMS
Notifier – status bar messages dont go away
Searcher
SpringJumps
textreader
SBSettings AutoLock
SBSettings Close Button
SBSettings User Agent Faker
SBSettings Volume MC Widget
Cyntact – According to most blogs I’ve been to… But I have a ONE person saying it works… (shrug)
iMobileCinema
VideoRecorder for 3G
Veency (sends the phone in SafeMode)
Safari Tab Closer
iblank
vwallpaper
SwirlyMMS
iReboot
Stack
ustream broadcasting
iFunbox
Pwnplayer
Quicklock
iComic – Pity, I liked this app a lot…
Touch Copy 09

Not Too Sure About:

Notifier: “i deleted a mail without reading and the mail icon is still on the status bar, even after respring” hunter087

And just some extras…

PC Apps



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Are you having battery Issues on 3.0?

So I keep running into the same info on many different post and from many different people and I was just curious to see if everyone was having any issues with the battery usage, People are saying that after about 15 mins of running certain apps and games there battery would be down to 20% . Now I have heard this is happening with 3Gs and iPod 1st Gen more then the 2G ipod snd as for the iphone 2G I have not heard much on it and I also have not updated or jailbroke as of yet so I really couldn’t say if there has been any change. Please leave your comments below if you are having any problems with your battery life, Or maybe you might no some tips Minus the ones we already know Like dimming your backlight or turning off wifi or 3G if you not using it.



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How to get an iPhone 3G S without a contract

You need Firefox + Firebug (http://www.getfirebug.com)

1. Go to any non-apple product in the store.apple.com (e.x: http://store.apple.com/us/product/TV…mco=NjM0MTMwMw)

2. Click on the little FireBug icon on the bottom of the screen, now Firebug pops up and Click “Inspect”, and choose the “Add to cart Icon”

3. In firebug, right above where it’s highlighted, you should see “”. Click on “TV943VC/A” and change it to the value of the iPhone you want:

Code:
iPhone 3G 8GB ($499): MB046LL/A
iPhone 3GS 16GB Black ($599): MB715LL/A
iPhone 3GS 16GB White ($599): MB716LL/A
iPhone 3GS 32GB Black ($699): MB717LL/A
iPhone 3GS 32GB White ($699): MB718LL/A

4. Now click on the Add to Cart button, and the iPhone should be in your cart. Proceed to buy it if you want.



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Snapshot from my iPhone

My iPhone 2g jailbroke & unlock I can't live without it!
How about you is your iPhone unlock and jailbroke?


More to come!