by Simon Ng on March 5, 2010
In January, we covered a cydia application named PushFix 2.0 that fixes the push notification issue for jailbroken iPhone on OS 3.1.x. Many jailbreak users claimed the application worked great. The major drawback, however, is it’s a paid app which costs US$5.99. (Don’t get me wrong. It’s worth the price. But everyone love free stuff, [...]
by Simon Ng on January 18, 2010
For those who have followed the jailbreak guide and use blackra1n (or earlier version of jailbreak tool) to activate an unauthorized SIM card (i.e. Hacktivated) on iPhone OS 3.x, you may experience problem when using Push Notification.
Earlier, we have covered to use PushFix 1.0 to rectify the issue. However, the fix is not a [...]
by Simon Ng on September 29, 2009
Earlier, Google released an update for Google Sync that adds push email support for Gmail. I already switch to use push email and it’s really great. For now, I do not need to wait for iPhone to download my email. Whenever someone sends email to my Gmail account, iPhone will vibrate and sound an alert [...]
by Simon Ng on July 23, 2009
Earlier, I have covered a cydia app called PushFix that is developed by iPhone Dev team to fix the push notification problem on jailbroken iPhones.
Today, CrunchGear reported an exploit that jailbroken iPhones with PushFix installed may broadcast your AIM messages to random recipients without your knowledge or consent. The bug was discovered by Till [...]
by Simon Ng on July 9, 2009
One of the notable features that comes with iPhone OS 3.0 is Push Notification, that allows you to be notified in background even you have closed the application. Push notification is particularly useful for instant messaging application.
However, for those using jailbroken iPhone (especially 2G), you may find Push Notification does not work for you. [...]