Want a quick glimpse of when and where your next meeting is? or if you have new email? or a quick glance at your SMS messages without the need to unlock your iPhone (referring to slide to unlock) then you should checkout this nifty little native iPhone application called IntelliScreen.
IntelliScreen allows you to look at information available on your iPhone such as calendar entries, new email, SMS messages, news, sports and weather directly on iPhone's “Slide to Unlock” screen. So you no longer need to slide to unlock your iPhone to access this information.
The application auto-refreshes and also allows you to open an application from its screen directly with a "swipe". It even auto-checks Email when you view the unlock screen so you don't need to "Refresh" from Mail.app or wait 15 minutes.
Each of the items that are available on the "Slide to unlock" screen also features scrolling so that you can quickly browse through the required information. It also gives you the flexibility to customize the content you want to see and where it should appear.
The only drawback of the application I can think is that it could be a drain on your iPhone's battery.
You can checkout the screenshots below:
Intelliscreen is currently in beta and is available as a native iPhone application which means you will need a jailbroken iPhone.
Before hacking your iPhone it is a good idea to take a backup of your iPhone so you can restore it.
You can check out these posts on how to jailbreak your iPhone which will also install the Installer App: ZiPhone 3.0 - New version of Popular tool to JailBreak and Unlock iPhone or iLiberty: Easy to use Application to JailBreak, Activate and Unlock iPhone . You can then install the native application via Installer app.
To install the application via the Installer you need to add IntelliScreen's software repository. Here are the simple steps that you need to follow to achieve this:
- Launch the Installer app by tapping its icon on your iPhone's home screen.
- Tap “Sources” button.
- Then tap “Edit” in the upper-right corner.
- And tap “Add” in the upper-left corner.
- Enter the URL of IntelliScreen source: http://www.intelliborn.com/repo/Intelli.plist
- Press “OK”
- Installer app will add the source, and you will be able to find Intelliscreen in the normal “Install” menu.
As always, it will be great to get your feedback on Intelliscreen in the comments below.
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I liked the app, but it disabled my vWallpaper which I like more. After uninstalling this app, my icons no longer function. I was able to scroll through the different springboards, but when I tapped an icon, nothing. Had to restore my iphone. I won't be installing this again.
Wouldnt install for me on 1.1.4 The source loads fine but when I try to install I get a 'Main Script Execution Failed!' error.
be carefull with this software. i installed it on my 1.1.4 and after a relaunch of my phone i couldn´t type in anything. i couldn´t even switch the phone of, because it didn´t recognises my fingerstroke to swich of or to activate the phone. i think i need to restore my phone.
this piece of software is really dangerous.
It is not fair to brand an app as dangerous just because you could not make it work.
I haven't tried it yet but do keep it in mind that most if not all of the applications distributed through the Installer.app are BETA. So if you wish to try them, do so by installing in a controlled environment (fresh restore preferably before installing anything) and then slowly add your other modifications to see how they all interact.
I on the other hand will wait until it is re-written and stable for 2.0's framework.
I had the same problem as "roar" on my 1.1.4 pwned Iphone. Liked the app, but I would wait till its less "dangerous".
Using it currently on my 1.1.4. Very promising application. Right now in beta stages it does cause a few issues upon installation. It reset my ring tone & deleted alarms… Also when I charge it now the phone stays dim all night, not good and I haven't been able to change this. I'll have to uninstall if I can't figure a way to fix this problem. Overall with the bugs fixed I'll definitely be using this application.
The link for intelliborn came up on installer as unrecognized so i did a lil research and if you are having problems with the link provided here just add http://intelliborn.com/repo instead, it works
you can also check out their website at intelliborn.com
Somebody please fix this app!! This app has the most potential that I've seen so far. The possibility of being able to view all these options at a single glance (and single touch of a button) is simply amazing. After reading the comments, I am scared to install it however.
Webmaster — can you please keep us updated as to when this application will be fixed??
Thank you !
Kyle
This app mess up my iPhone! Don´t installed!!!!
Can somebody help me and tell me how do I fix this…?
I can´t it, it doesn´t recognize my fingertips
app sucks and caused spinning apple logo but found way to fix a/out restore. Can cyberduck/ssh into phone and replace springboard.plist with downloaded original file found on net which made home screen available again-then uninstalled and back to normal-worst problem I encountered with iPhone so far!