Top 10 Apps For Jailbroken iPhones

Jailbreaking is a method to break your iPhone/iPod Touch free from the prison that Apple created (the apple approval system for applications). It allows developers to put out their apps without having to be approved by apple. Jailbreaking IS NOT illegal (apple tries their level best to make you think it is though). I’m a big fan of jailbreaking phones myself, but people tend to be a little afraid since it voids your warranty and everything is at your own risk since there isn’t an approval system. To help encourage people to jailbreak I decided to compile this list of the top ten apps that are ONLY available for jailbroken iPhones/iPod Touches.

1. Backgrounder- Backgrounder is an application which allows you to run multiple applications simultaneously (Ex. Run last.fm while using other applications, or if you have the Tom Tom application, you can set it to run in the background so if you get a phone call it WON’T stop routing).
2. GV Mobile- GV Mobile is a Google Voice app. This app was rejected by apple due to issues with AT&T (Apple claims it was replicating features that were already present in the iPhone). Although this app may be available in the appstore in the future, it won’t happen for a while (if it ever does). For now you can install it through Cydia on your Jailbroken iPhone.
3. Intelliscreen- Allows you to see more on your lock screen (ex. Calendar updates, email updates, etc).
4. SBSettings- SBSettings is a quickway to manage your iPhone settings without leaving the application you are currently in. It lets you change several settings very easily (such as bluetooth, brightness, processes, wifi, etc).
5. Winterboard- Winterboard is a very popular reason for people to jailbreak their iPhones/iPod Touches. This application allows you to install cool themes on your iPhone to make it look much more attractive (hundreds of themes are available for winterboard).
6. iBlacklist- Allows you to block numbers from calling or texting you.
7. Qik- Allows you to video broadcast from your iPhone’s camera anywhere you have 3G speeds or higher.
8. Poof- Allows you to hide icons.
9. 5 icon dock- Allows you to have 5 applications on your Dock.
10. qTweeter- This is a social media client that allows you to update your twitter or facebook status from within ANY application without closing it.