I’m hoping we’ll make this type of post a regular feature over the next few weeks – giving a quick look at which iPhone jailbreak developers (and individual apps) will be crossing over to the App Store arena, and which will remain only in the jailbreak environment.
Today I wanted to mention the jailbreak / App Store plans status for Databinge – one of my favorite iPhone jailbreak developers. Databinge have produced a number of solid, (very) frequently updated and popular programs, including two that are virtually must-have programs by now if you’re jailbroken: Timecapsule for iPhone backup and moleskine, the feature-rich Notes application.
Unfortunately, all of the current, existing Databinge programs will *not* be moving across to the App Store – as outlined at the Databinge site:
Some users have enquired about this, so I will make it clear here. All of my applications contain functions that will not be approved by Apple, so they will not make it to AppStore. And if they do, they will come with limited functionality due to the restriction in SDK.
I will continue to make them available via Installer/Cydia. Will try to make all my applications compatible with new firmwares whenever they are released. I may take some time though.
The good news is that Databinge will be developing new applications for the App Store. No word yet on specific apps that are under development or being planned, but it’s very good to know that HC has ambitions in this direction as well. I’ll be keen to hear more – and share more – as these plans develop …
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