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iPhone Application Request Thread

Control your iPhone from anywhere

MobileTerminal.app can do what I am about to demonstrate... but...

What I am looking to find an app that will allow me to save a reverse SSH command that will activate at the iPhone's boot... allowing me to login to my iphone from my home computer (SSH server) no matter where my iphone goes in the world... if someone steals it, just connect to my computers localhost port from my iphones tunnel 5900 over 3G from your home internet... This is still quite new, so if there is already an app that can give launch termianl apps at iphone start up let me know... this same function that I will demonstrate below works with SSH and VNC to the iPhone without WiFi or a cable or a device link:

Note: ignore the "untested veency" part, I have tested it, and it works fine

We can all SSH and VNC to our phones using openSSH and Veency (3G having problems with Veency) via WiFi or WiFi device (in some cases a cable)...

But what I am here to prepose (tested though) is a command via the MobileTerminal.app within the jailbroken iphone that can created a REVERSE SSH connection using the 3G internet (Edge not tested).

Here is what you will need to control your iPhone no matter where it goes (stolen or not):

Jailbroken iPhone with cydia
OpenSSH installed on phone
Veency (untested because I am using a 3G )
Mobile Terminal.app installed on phone
An SSH server running on the computer/device you want to use to remotely access your iPhone (preferably on a port other than 22 for security and other reasons)
Forward a port (or DMZ) to your local IP and SSH port (only if using a router)

Once you have all those things...

open MobileTerminal.app within iPhone, login to root using alpine as the password (change later using passwd command) NOTE: you may also use mobile user name with same alpine password). You can do this by typing "login root", enter, then "alpine" as the password.

If you are logged in as root type the following ignoring the ( ) 's and placing the correct characters in place of them:

ssh -p (SSHPORT#) (User\ Name)@(Domain/IP of SSH computer) -R 1201:localhost:22

NOTE: you can change the 1201 port to anything you prefer, make sure to change in further steps...

Once it connects, you will have to type "yes" for the first time connecting, type your password for your computer... If you see you are now logged into your home computer via your iPhone, you can close the terminal via the home button (you do not need to run backgrounder for the terminal to stay connected) and continue to the next steps..

That command above forwarded the iPhone's SSH protocol/port to your localhost's computer's port, allowing you to login to the iPhone's SSH server by entering the following into your Mac/PC's Terminal CLI:

ssh -p 1201 root@localhost

vwalla, you have now connected to your iPhone's SSH server via its own SSH IP within a reverse tunnel...this method can be used to bypass any routers or firewalls set up by ATT

This same method can be used once VEENCY is installed using port 1202:localhost:5900... meaning!!!

YOU CAN CONNECT TO YOUR iPHONE's VNC and SSH server no matter where it goes, as long as you run an SSH server from your home (or other) computer!!!

am i the first to see this?

Questions for smart people =)

1) Is there a way for me to add this reverse command to my iPhone's startup? this would allow me to always connect to it even if the thief turns it off and then on.

2) Would this command work if they changed the sim card after stealing my phone?

3) This command may need to be ran every time the 3G IP changes, but as far as I can tell, SSH tunnels stay open even if the user turns off 3G and then turns it back on, as long as the IP is the same and the source is the same... IS THERE ANYTHING ELS WE CAN DO WITH THIS SSH Reverse Tunnel via 3G internet?

4) almost forgot... Is there anyway to do a reverse Proxy command from the iPhone Terminal... basically tethering my IP via my home computers internet... example:

ssh user@homecomputer -D 9999

i have tried things like ssh user@homecomputer -RD 9999 with no luck.. any ideas? I know there are other ways to tether your internet that involve connecting to a device via WiFi... but thats too easy =P


please correct me if im wrong... but this opens up new doors to the iPhone's 3G network and iPhone capabilities!

Leave a comment if you have any defiant answers or questions, otherwise, if you are feeling special, email me at michael_withe21@hotmail.com with any questions or answers to my genius idea... or if you want to claim doing it before me =)
 
Find My phone app for family plan.

Hello,

I have a family plan with me.com and love the find my phone feature, I would like an app that pulls the info from all the iPhones on my MobileMe account and have it display the location of the phones in one location in the app.

Anyone up for a challenge?
 
old ipod iphone app

hey ive been thinking how much i like the old ipod and how it feels, i was thinking if anyone could create an app where you are basically looking at an old ipod on the screen of your touch or iphone, the scroll wheel would all be digital it woudl feel cool cause it would be smooth, i just think it would be a cool idea, and i woud def buy it. i have created an image of what im thinking

thanks, have a great day
 

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brandonromo said:
hey ive been thinking how much i like the old ipod and how it feels, i was thinking if anyone could create an app where you are basically looking at an old ipod on the screen of your touch or iphone, the scroll wheel would all be digital it woudl feel cool cause it would be smooth, i just think it would be a cool idea, and i woud def buy it. i have created an image of what im thinking

thanks, have a great day
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that was one of the apps i suggested, i think it'd be awesome too :) but idk if Apple would allow it
 
brandonromo said:
hey ive been thinking how much i like the old ipod and how it feels, i was thinking if anyone could create an app where you are basically looking at an old ipod on the screen of your touch or iphone, the scroll wheel would all be digital it woudl feel cool cause it would be smooth, i just think it would be a cool idea, and i woud def buy it. i have created an image of what im thinking

thanks, have a great day
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friekunater said:
that was one of the apps i suggested, i think it'd be awesome too :) but idk if Apple would allow it
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Being that they just denied an app because its chat bubbles looked too much like the Apple massaging app, I guarantee you they would NOT allow it. They don't let anyone copy their interface elements in iPhone apps.
 
voice memos/notes in the calendar

I was really excited when I found you could make voice recording with the phone. Unfortunatly what you can do with them is rather limited. I would like to be able to make a voice reminder for myself and then have the phone remind me to listen to it at a certain time and/or date that set after making the recording.

I think this would be fairly easy to do and idealy it would just be merged into the calendar so that images, sounds, movies and text. could be added into the calendar. Another way to do it would be just to use a reminder system that my old nokia 3310 had...but instead of reading a message you could just listen to it. I like the keyboard that apple has made but it really would be much better to be able to just voice record rather than type.
 
Thundercats Sword Please

Could someone make a Thundercats sword app? You know so each time when I swing the phone it says thunder, thunder, thundercats ho! sight beyond sight open the camera would also rock! extending sword and music during all this would also rock!

cheers... anyone!
 
Val d'isere ski guide application for iPhone. I cannot find it anywhere. Can somebody help me find it somewhere? Please...
 
chazzy2501 said:
Could someone make a Thundercats sword app? You know so each time when I swing the phone it says thunder, thunder, thundercats ho! sight beyond sight open the camera would also rock! extending sword and music during all this would also rock!

cheers... anyone!
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Are there any official sounds for this?
 
I wish I could have a App for the SPCA

I have noticed a lot of people have iPhones at the Valley Oak SPCA. Imagine if we had an app that you could scan a barcode on a kennel card and then it brings up the history of when that animal was fed, walked, given water, and when they went the bathroom and the times of all the activities. All you have to do is scan that barcode and select what activity was performed and it added it adds it to the log! That’d be sweet. I think it could be developed using the features from Red Laser http://redlaser.com/ and I don't know how much other work would have to be put into it. It'd be great though!
 
Observation Documentor

Hi, I'd really like to be able to sync my observations of children that I make on the playground to my Eprofile program which is used by schools across the UK. If I could type my obs into the phone and they wirelessly shot across to the program I'd be in heaven and it would save hours on paper work.... there is a program called 'Student Documentor' which is very similar but at £600 far too expensive for the average teacher to buy.
Thanks!
http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/im/EProfile/
 
Logic control app for recording uses or just as a DAW controller

I work in the sound industry and I have to say that I'd love to see someone make a Logic pro 9 control app, with DAW controls for:
Pan
Fader
Play
Pause
Stop
Rewind
Fast forward
Mute
Solo
Arm
and Track Select

I know this can be done, as have found several basic apps on the app library, however I havn't found any of them to be reliable enough to trust in a working situation where you just need it to work.

One thing that would be good to base the layout on (just as an idea) would be the Pre-Sonus Faderport.

The best thing for me by far really however would be if :apple: just got down to making an official Logic app for basic recording and editing features, that would also let you control a project on a computer, though this is probably not likely to happen any time soon. Till then anyone up for the programming? :confused:
 
photo rating and tagging app please!

Hi
What I'm looking for is an app that takes pictures that I've stored on my iphone in the Photos app, and allows me to tag and rate them.
Then I'd like this info to be available in other apps on my mac, particularly Aperture. So I guess it should be stored in the EXIF data so that it is available generally.

I've had a look on the app store but can't find anything that does this. I thought Camera Tools Pro would do it, but it only works on pictures in the Camera Roll. The point is that I want to work on photos I've taken with my 'proper' camera, not with the iphone.

I know I can do this on the mac, in Aperture itself, but I want to be able to do it when I'm out and about, eg travelling on the (London) tube when I have spare time and no internet connection.

Any ideas?
 
Reg. the EXIF editing app:

That's a nice idea. I see one problem though: How do you want to sync back the pictures to your mac so u have them in Aperture. What workflow do you suggest?
 
photo rating and tagging app - syncing back

holtmann said:
Reg. the EXIF editing app:

That's a nice idea. I see one problem though: How do you want to sync back the pictures to your mac so u have them in Aperture. What workflow do you suggest?
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I'd envisage that when you sync your iphone having rated/tagged your photos, these ratings/taggings are added to the EXIF information for the corresponding photo in your Aperture library. The system knows the Aperture library source of the photo you're viewing on the iphone, because you selected it in order to sync it to the iphone in the first place.

I wish I had the skills & knowledge to develop this myself!

LC
 
I'm really in a need of a good app to organize my Euro Coins collection.
There are a few apps out there, but they're not complete.
One of them has the commemorative coins in, but not all the coin years and mintmarks, another app does have years and mintmarks, but not the commemorative coins...
I'm really looking for a complete one!
 
Wireless keyboard app?

I know there are apps that work as a bluetooth remote for home theater devices and such, but how about something that's more purpose designed to make the IPhone into a wireless keyboard for use for something like a PS3??
 
how bout an app that allows us to customize MMS/SMS tones? I'd pay for that... and am very disappointed that it was not provided in iOS. Don't care about unified inbox, folders, bluetooth keyboards or threaded messages.
 
calgecko said:
how bout an app that allows us to customize MMS/SMS tones? I'd pay for that... and am very disappointed that it was not provided in iOS. Don't care about unified inbox, folders, bluetooth keyboards or threaded messages.
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can't be done without a jailbreak
 
iPhone app request

Someone should make a video diary app for the iPhone 4 - would be the new journal!

This for me would replace the written diary, the blog and could be kept private or shared online - facebook/ twitter/ etc.

Do it do it do it!!!!
 
A wish list app would be nice to save all the apps you want to buy later because there have been so many times I have run across a random app that I could not buy right then but wanted to later and of course when later came I can not remember the name of it.
 
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