Since the jailbreak is due very soon, I have created SpringFlash, the first iPhone 4 only Cydia app. SpringFlash is a springboard activator based LED flashlight for your iPhone 4. In short, you can have a touch of a button for a bright LED flashlight without hassling with unlocking your iPhone, closing your app, or even turning on your screen.
To use this, jailbreak, install it, go to settings app, activator pane, pick the activation method of your choice, and select the Flashlight. I am using short hold power, myself. It works very well.
Like all apps I write, this is free to jailbreakers in Cydia.
BigBoss Authors: Mark Bruce & Kory LeeTags: SpringFlash
July 31st, 2010 at 4:20 am
Looks good can’t wait!
July 31st, 2010 at 4:40 am
Yes! This will be amazing, there have been too many times already when I needed a quick light and having to unlock and open an app is just way to cumbersome and time consuming.
If it wasn’t free, I would pay for this.
Definitely the second thing I download after SBsettings as soon as the JB is out.
July 31st, 2010 at 6:20 am
1000% agree. I use an AppStore flashlight app every morning as I rustle through the sock drawer so as not to bother the old lady with the overhead light. An activator based flashlight will be nice indeed
July 31st, 2010 at 7:41 am
I’m not shaving until JB is out!
July 31st, 2010 at 7:55 am
sounds sick. thanks once again bb.
July 31st, 2010 at 7:59 am
I would love to see a SBSettings toogle for the iPhone 4 flash(light). That’d be awesome!! :)
July 31st, 2010 at 8:26 am
Me neither!!
July 31st, 2010 at 8:34 am
Me three
July 31st, 2010 at 8:40 am
if u so willing to pay, why don’t u donate something?
July 31st, 2010 at 8:45 am
Yep, 1 will stop shaving also!
Make this a trend! :P
#HairyMenWantJB
July 31st, 2010 at 8:49 am
How do you know it looks good? You got the unreleased jailbreak yet?
July 31st, 2010 at 10:46 am
I’m not shaving as it is… so I won’t shave after the JB either! :)
July 31st, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Thanks anyways, but I don’t take donations. You guys should donate to Comex who makes this all possible.
July 31st, 2010 at 2:29 pm
What do you need to create an app for the jailbroken community?
Thanks
July 31st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Donations from myself will be done when the jailbreak is out… Donations should be really “enforced” by the community. Otherwise, what is their motivation. Although its a challenge, I am sure they work with love and art, not for the love of art.
July 31st, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Think he meant to say,”sounds good”.
July 31st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
I can’t wait for jb man
July 31st, 2010 at 7:38 pm
JUST FOUND OUT SERIOUS BACK SLIDE, JAILBREAK OVER HEATS THE PHONE. This was the other issue that they did not want to mention. They are going to restart the entire process, there is a solution, but needs new start config lines.
July 31st, 2010 at 8:20 pm
yes that is true sorry all
July 31st, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Yes very true sorry
July 31st, 2010 at 8:23 pm
only about a 10-15 day delay, meanwhile you could always but a 3g phone and jailbreak lol
July 31st, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Actually we can’t fix it. So no jailbreak for iOS 4 :(
July 31st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Wow! Somebody really ha too much time on their hands
July 31st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Donations should be enforced? You don’t really understand the concept of “donation” do you…
July 31st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
You guys are just joking right? You guys will release the jailbreak for the iphone 4……if not is there any other way to unlock the phone?? cuz im going out of the country in september.
July 31st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
test
July 31st, 2010 at 11:30 pm
WHOEVER is reading…….nevermind the above posts by the truth, saurik, musclenerd, and comex……ANYONE can choose those names and reply to this post….if you dont believe me just try it out for yourself
August 1st, 2010 at 12:48 am
Jailbreaking sucks, don’t try it!
August 1st, 2010 at 3:04 am
Gerrardforlifeee d’iPhonix est naïf XD
August 1st, 2010 at 3:47 am
@TRUTH:
PFFT! who cares? even if it does overheat, everything will be fine as long as i can use SBsettings and winterboard again! ;D
August 1st, 2010 at 6:47 am
I don’t care if it overheats, I live in Alaska :)
August 1st, 2010 at 8:09 am
Sounds good, thx for providing it!
August 1st, 2010 at 9:01 am
I’m not a whiny baby! -pout-
August 1st, 2010 at 9:02 am
Everyone please be patient. We are just finishing up a few things and polishing the program. We need to make sure no problems arise like Spirit when it deleted your pictures. If it’s done by today it will release today, if not, then it will release when ready. All FaceTime issues were resolved by the way.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:21 am
To Comex: Donating.
When i received the “Spirit” Jailbreak from you.., it was perfect!! I would like to donate; as I have done with other apps that were useful and free of charge. Is there any other way to donate besides Paypal? I am an American living in Korea at the time, so please inform me if there is a way. Thanx for your hard work!!
August 1st, 2010 at 9:55 am
@Jude75
Thanks for your interest in wanting to donate! Paypal is the easiest way and pretty much the only way we take donations. If you can’t send through paypal, it’s ok don’t worry about it. All we want is feedback like yours and for our users to be satisfied. :)
August 1st, 2010 at 10:06 am
or is it the jailbreak for iPhone 4 lol, the existence of the jailbreak casts doubt
August 1st, 2010 at 10:09 am
may be that Apple’s successful counter the jailbreak, will know the truth
August 1st, 2010 at 10:22 am
1 month and 9 days since my iDevice is empty :(
August 1st, 2010 at 11:20 am
@bak: well, mine isnt exactly empty. im still using it and im pretty happy with it. id be a LOT more happy though if i could use all the marvelous apps from cydia again ;D
oh man… i was totally new to the whole jailbreaking thing and didnt know that apple is a bitch and wont let you downgrade to a previous iOS version… oh well, lesson learned :P
August 1st, 2010 at 12:07 pm
@Mathias
yeah yeah !
August 1st, 2010 at 12:33 pm
To Comex: Thanx
Thank you for your quick reply^^. I am satisfied:). I will be wiring some money to my brother in the States.., he said once he receives it he’ll donate for me(about 2 days later). Thanx in advance and keep up the good work you guys are doing:)
August 1st, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Did Jailbreak get released already? There is youtube videos on how to jailbreak the Iphone 4.I just want to make sure with you guys.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:33 pm
nope, not yet. you can only jailbreak the iphone 3G right now and the 2nd gen ipod touch and the iphone 3GS only if you meet certain requirements.
but it seems to be almost done! its only a matter of time now!^^
August 1st, 2010 at 3:08 pm
He also said he can’t wait so I guess he doesn’t?
Idiot
August 1st, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Jailbreak for all devices is out! Go to site on the idivce being jailbroke. Jailbreakme.com
August 1st, 2010 at 3:50 pm
dont see springflash in cydia
August 1st, 2010 at 3:57 pm
I think it changed to flashlight!
August 1st, 2010 at 5:49 pm
why do you ask
August 1st, 2010 at 5:57 pm
I also don’t see SpringFlash in Cydia
August 1st, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Settings>Phone>FaceTime On Fixed theproblem for me.
August 1st, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Settings>Messages>MMS Messaging On
August 1st, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Big Boss,
Installed your flashlight app as well as activator. Not sure which setting under activator that I am supposed to use to activate the light with the phone off using the power button. Anywhere, at home screen, in application, at lock screen?? Want to be able to turn on the light while the phone is locked if possible? Any help appreciated.
August 1st, 2010 at 7:27 pm
if anyone could please tell me what the secret repository is called where this app is stored, i would forever be grateful.
i know it should be on the bigboss repo but i cant find it anywhere
anyone else?
August 1st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
It’s called “Flashlight”. Just hit the search in Cydia and type it in…
August 1st, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Flashlight does support the iPhone 4 LED, but it doesn’t run in the background, and it takes the foreground when activated through activator. Maybe springflash isn’t fully public yet? Or are we missing something?
August 1st, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Cydsa
August 1st, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Flashlight cannot be enabled by Activator so i dont think its the same app.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Glad I’m not the only retard who came back to this post wondering where this app is at. A little help, BigBoss?
August 1st, 2010 at 9:54 pm
You gotta add thebigboss.org/betarepo to your sources…
August 1st, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Who Cares if it overheated! that’s just another app idea. call it iHeat for those cold winter days!
Seriously though now that the JB has been released where is this app? i cant find it anywhere!!
August 1st, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Looks like it is called “flashlight” in Cydia rather than SpringFlash as it states above. just tried it and it uses the built in LED alright. good work BigBoss thanks for such a cool app!
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:42 am
Mike is correct, it’s in the beta repo
Add source thebigboss.org/betarepo
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:21 am
Well I installed the new Iphone4 jailbreak and everything was working fine but once i shut down the phone, it will not reload, I only get the apply icon and nothing else happens. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Great app BB!! Im Loving it! Finally a real Flash light!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Works great! Thank you!!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Anyone having dependency issues? Every time I try to install SpringFlash it says I need gsc.camera-flash. I’m not sure what that is, so any help would be appreciated!
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:03 am
Test ? No,really !
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:20 am
Same here!!!
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:23 am
I am having the same problem, I have looked all over to fix it. but no solution
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:34 am
I can’t find a fix either.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:44 am
I noticed the same issue after upgrading to 4.0.1. It worked fine on 4.0.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Just got mine to work. I used the camera and made sure the the flash was on. Went back to cydia to install SpringFlash and the dependency was not there anymore. Looks like the flash just needs to be activated once.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:27 am
thanks @PA722565 i got it to work! go on tha camara app turn flash on..
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 pm
I’m having the same dependencies prob. I have went back and tried everything stated above, but still no fix. Anyone find one yet.
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Is this really only in the beta repo, the version i installed from release repo isn’t working.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Just don’t try it
August 4th, 2010 at 11:57 am
SpringFlash works great…. kinda. It reboots my iPhone4 if it is locked. I set the activator event for a short press of the lock button, the flashlight turns on for about 10-15 seconds, then reboots my phone. I’m guessing its some permissions issue when the phone is locked. It works perfectly fine when the phone is unlocked at the home screen.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
The beta version worked a lot better, the final release is messing up for some reason… I have it set for short hold power/sleep button, and it comes on, but after 10 seconds or so it turns back off, and to turn it back on i have to slide to unlock…. so whats the point. I hope an update will be released to fix this…. Also, i really really hope Kirikae will be updated soon for iPhone 4…. I used the app “disable multitasking” hoping Kirikae would work, but it just crashes my springboard. :( Please update ;)
August 6th, 2010 at 5:28 am
اففلللب
August 7th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
I am having this problem too. New iPhone 4 with 4.0.1
Anything I can do to resolve this or help diagnose it?
August 10th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Then it wouldn’t be a donation then would it? I call being made to give money for goods or services “paying for it”.
August 13th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
He said it looks good you bastard.
August 18th, 2010 at 2:49 am
not bad
September 20th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Mine just quit working all together. I have done everything short of a complete restore/re-jailbreak. Sure wish I could get it working again. Springflash was cool until it stopped working.
September 24th, 2010 at 5:30 am
@Knaub
Mine just stopped working yesterday. Have tried everything to get it to start working again.
October 11th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Hello,
I am looking for a similar app for my 3gs which:
- toggles brightness to max / back to normal
- can be launched via activator
- so that double power button can toggle the “flashlight” while the device is locked
is there something like this around? I only found flashlight and 1) it cannot be toggled by activator and 2) it doesn’t work while the device is locked
thank you, kind regards
Buggy
October 21st, 2010 at 5:11 am
Chur bro, thats awesome
November 30th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
I’m having a problem with this tweak. It worked fine the first time I used it, then doesn’t pick up for whatever Activator setting I apply it to.
I’d really appreciate if I got some feed back (even from other users who might have the similar problem).
iPhone 4 iOS 4.0.1
Thank you,
CarterX
March 31st, 2011 at 5:51 am
Excellent!!! Thanks; I set up the Activator to trigger it when both volume buttons are clicked.
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