iReboot, PowerManager, Restart, Lock, Shutdown, Repring….what is the difference?

Brooke — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:52:57 +0000

There have been quite a few apps released lately that Restart, Lock, Respring and Shutdown your iPhone. So, I thought I would run through some of the differences between them. It can get a little confusing so make sure you read carefully.

Restart/Killboard/Respring/Lock – These applications are one-touch solutions to restarting your SpringBoard. Just tap the application and they will restart your SpringBoard, bringing it to the lockscreen.

RespringBB – A one-touch solution to respring your SpringBoard without bringing it to the lock screen. Just tap the application and it will use the Set Language mode to respring your SpringBoard without going to the lock screen.

Shutdown – A one-touch solution to turning your iPhone completely off. Just tap the application and it will turn off your iPhone. This would be the same as holding down your power button.

iReboot – Allows you to Reboot, Shutdown and Restart your iPhone. Reboot will do a hard restart of your iPhone, bringing it to the boot logo screen. Shutdown will turn your iPhone completely off. Restart will respring your iPhone back to the lock screen. So, iReboot is like combining Restart/Killboard/Respring/Lock and Shutdown and adding a hard restart option which brings it to the boot logo screen.

PowerManager – Allows you to Respring, Lock Respring and Restart. Respring will respring your iPhone without going to the lock screen. Lock Respring will respring your iPhone to the lock screen. Restart will do a hard restart of your iPhone, bringing it to the boot logo screen. So, PowerManager this like combining Restart/Killboard/Respring/Lock and RespringBB and adding a hard restart option which brings it to the boot logo screen.

The only difference between iReboot and PowerManager is that iReboot has a Shutdown option which allows you to turn your iPhone completely off and PowerManger has a Respring option that allows you to respring the SpringBoard without going to the lock screen. Both applications have an option that resprings the SpringBoard to the lock screen and that does a hard restart of the iPhone bringing it to the boot logo screen. So, it is up to you whether you would rather have a shutdown option or a respring option that does not bring you to the lock screen.

Restart 1.0 – Installer Style

Brooke — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:50:39 +0000

Well, Doug is totally stoked to have his first app in the Installer (though it is just a facelift to the KillBoard app by Skylar…who we love!!) If you install Restart from the Installer, you will get the OSX version of the app. If you want the XP version Doug created…you will have to add it manually from this post. Restart is available through the iSpazio source. Below are the screenshots.

Note: Restart is an app that restarts your SpringBoard. Great for people who do a lot of tweaking on their iPhone.

Restart 1.0

Douglas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:54:41 +0000

So I found this really sweet icon and I just had to have it on my springboard. So, I installed killboard and did a little tweaking. I changed the icon, app name and the Default.png to add the ultimate customization. If you want to install it just download here. Just unzip, SSH it in and set the permissions. Sorry, this won’t be coming out in installer anytime soon

P.S. Don’t try to use Capture to take a screenshot of the iPhone when it is restarting

UPDATE – OS X version here!

Apple iPhone School » Restart

iReboot, PowerManager, Restart, Lock, Shutdown, Repring….what is the difference?

Restart 1.0 – Installer Style

Restart 1.0