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Springboard, or Home Screen is the standard application that manages the iOS home screen. Other tasks include starting WindowServer, launching and bootstrapping applications and setting some of the device's settings on startup.

Springboard, or Home Screen is the standard application that manages the iOS home screen. Other tasks include starting WindowServer, launching and bootstrapping applications and setting some of the device's settings on startup.

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How to permanently fix Xcode 5 SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3

Launching apps from Xcode 5 to the iOS simulator (multiple OS versions) fails with SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3. I can get around the problem by 'turning it off and back on again' (quitting the simulator and relaunching,…
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Detect which app is in foreground on iOS9 without jailbreak

I'm trying to log users individual app usage on iOS9. I'd rather prefer that it wouldn't use jailbreak limited solutions, self explanatory. Doing the variation of this app on a jailbroken phone shouldn't be hard. This will certainly not be released…
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SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3

I'm getting an warning as 'SpringBoard failed to launch application with error: -3'. This happens when trying to run application in Xcode 5.
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Show an alert when iOS app is in the background

I want to show an alert view when my iOS app is in the background (and it's using location). For example, the Uber Partner (Driver) app shows an alert and plays a sound even when: I have turned off notifications! My iPhone is in Silent mode! I…
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Lock iOS app in single app mode programmatically

Note : I don't want to submit this app to app store. What i want to achieve : I want simple app with one view having two button Lock and Unlock. Lock - This button will lock device. Only this app's screen will show nothing else will be accessible…
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Why iOS apps signed with development or enterprise certificates launch slower?

I can't help noticing on my iPhone 5 that the apps that are signed using my development certificate and my company's enterprise distribution certificate takes about 4 seconds to launch or activate. This is the time taken between tapping the…
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Use PDF in XCode for an AppIcon (.appiconset collection)

I would like to use a PDF rather than create pixel specific icons. XCode (6 & 6.1) will build device specific pixel images from PDFs during compile for icons but I can't figure out how to get this done for the AppIcon (the Springboard App Icon). The…
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iOS without Springboard: Terminating since there is no system event server

I'm attempting to create a simple ("Hello World") application using IB vs Springboard. Once I added a button with its connection to an action routine, I get the following: Terminating since there is no system event server. (Run the EventPump or…
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Additional Icon in App Name/Lable

How can I add an additional icon to the Name/Lable of app, just the like snapshot of my test device Home screen (see highlighted Water app, in the attached screenshot). You can see that there is a small icon at the end of App Name/Label. PS: I'm…
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VirtualBox macOS Catalina Springboard quit unexpectedly

I am new to this VirtualBox macOS thing and I am trying to run flutter with the IOS simulator, but when I try to open the IOS Simulator it takes a long time to load and an error comes up and says that the SpringBoard quit unexpectedly. I was…
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Setting a BBSectionInfo using BBSettingsGateway fails for unclear reason

I’m attempting to create a solution for an end-to-end testing suite to set user permissions (contacts, photos, notifications, etc.) on the simulator. The reason for doing this is because permission alerts are displayed by SpringBoard, and they…
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How to start Jailbreak development

I am new to jailbreak development, but I have enough knowledge and experience of iOS development. I am really confused how to start coding for my idea. Moreover, I want to stick with Xcode for that. I have setup all necessary tools for jailbreaking;…
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List of all apps installed on iOS device and their position on the Home Screen (Springboard)

I've been searching several days for a descent answer on how to acquire the list of installed applications on a device running iOS > 5.0 (com.apple.mobile.installation.plist). I've tried codes from different sources and the only almost successful…
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iPhone App name (springboard and target) list of allowed special characters

I'm looking for a set of chars that can be used to include in the app name for app store submission. So far I know that alphanumeric characters are ok in the app name that is displayed on the springboard Can an app name start with a digit? Can an…
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Font size for app title in Springboard on iPad

What is the font size used for the app title when it is displayed below the icon on an iPad's home screen?
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