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TimeCapsule now Chronus

Brooke — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:39:51 +0000

Available In: Cydia

Price: Free or $7.99

Many of you probably remember TimeCapsule, an application that allows you to back up your iPhone, from firmware 1.1.4 and below. Well, it is now available for firmware 2.0+ however it has a new name. It is now called Chronus. The icon is the same and the application itself looks and functions much the same as before. You are able to back-up Stock, Cydia and App Store applications (Documents folder). The application list is a little limited at the moment and the ability to backup your Contacts is missing. But, the developer is working on both of these things and we should see some good updates in the future. The app reminds me a lot of the first releases of TimeCapsule but I know we will see more features soon.

Like TimeCapsule, you can use Chronus for free but you are limited to one back-up per application and as more features are added to the application, the free version will most likely not include all the features (as it was with TimeCapsule). If you had bought a license for TimeCapsule, your same license key will work with Chronus. If you would like to purchase the full Chronus app to get all the features and multiple back-ups, you can purchase the app for $7.99. Below are a few screenshots of Chronus.

TimeCapsule 0.43b1

Brooke — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:59:13 +0000

In version 0.43b1 of TimeCapsule, a back-up and restore application, the developer has rewritten the backup function of the application…making it more stable. You can get TimeCapsule via the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.42b1

Brooke — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:45:16 +0000

The update to version 0.42b1 of TimeCapsule adds a few new features. Below is the change log via the developer. I would give you specifics but, my iPhone died! So, it is restore time again. I swear these restores are getting closer and closer together! TimeCapsule is available via the databinge source.

Change Log for version 0.42b1:
Call Favorites:
    • fixed: non-stop loop when backing up call favourites
    • Show number of call favorites in backup
Change in delete functions:
    • delete individual backup available for all users (I forgot to add this function)
    • added delete all backups function (the clear button at the bottom navigation bar)
    • prompt user to enter a certain number before ‘delete all backups’ proceed to prevent accidental deletion
    • the trash-can button ‘clear’ in the bottom navigation bar now delete all backups instead of deleting temporary files
    • temporary files deleted automatically at startup

TimeCapsule 0.41b1

Brooke — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:20:25 +0000

There are no visual changes to version 0.41b1 of TimeCapsule. However, it does add the Danish translation back into the app and tidied up some code (Removed ‘backup by csv’ for everything other than SMS, because it was not supposed to be there). TimeCapsule is avilable through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.40b1 – 0.40b5

Brooke — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:10:34 +0000

The developer of TimeCapsule has released five versions of the application in the last few hours. Version 0.40b1 made quite a few changes to the application. The four versions following version 0.40b1 were just bug fixes. Below is a list of changes via the developer:

0.40b1 Change Log:
    • The backup location has changed from ~/Library/TimeCapsule to ~/Library/Preferences/TimeCapsule.
    • Completely rewritten SMS Repository
    • Changed all popup to slideup (more stable, the popup causes the program to crash sometimes)
    • Completely rewritten some file management functions. You will notice that deleting backup is almost instantaneous now. With this update, I can safely add support to backup Mail. Previously, Mail backups cannot be deleted properly, so I did not add Mail support until now
    • In the previous version, where the localization function was changed, TimeCapsule only supports English. Now the follow languages are added again:
      - French
      - German
      - Italian
      - Simplified Chinese
      - Traditional Chinese
    • Added support for :
      - IntelliScreen
      - iPhoneVideoRecorder
      - NetServices
      - Mail

This is a lot of change for an application. I restored my iPhone just before version 0.40b1 was released or I could have tried the new system to restore all my files on my freshly restored/jailbroke iPhone. I will have to give it a shot next time! Other than all the behind the scenes changes, the application looks the same as the previous versions. You can get TimeCapsule through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.37b1

Brooke — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:49:40 +0000

The update to version 0.37b1 of TimeCapsule now allows you to back-up your mobile favorites. Which is cool. You can also email SMS Repository in tab-delimited file (can be opened with EXCEL) and localization with lproj. I cannot tell you much about the last two options. They are restricted to the full version which unfortunately I do not have. Though, I did grab some screenshots off the developer’s website. TimeCapsule is available through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.34b2

Brooke — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:42:32 +0000

A quick update to version 0.34b2 of TimeCapsule fixes the issue from the previous version in which you were not able to back-up VNotes. After updating, VNotes was in the list on applications that could be backed-up and I was able to create a back-up of it. TimeCapsule is available through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.34b1

Brooke — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:36:37 +0000

The update to version 0.34b1 of TimeCapsule adds the ability to back-up VNotes and ShowTime. However, I installed both ShowTime and VoicesNotes and only ShowTime showed up in TimeCapsule…even after recording adding a recording to both. I think this could be due to a firmware compatibility issue with VNotes. The developer also changed the way the restart SpringBoard functions, “Restart SpringBoard only after the program exited completely to SpringBoard. Thanks, spectro (iBlacklist author) for the advice.” TimeCapsule is available through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.32b1

Brooke — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:44:08 +0000

The update to version 0.32b1 of TimeCapsule adds iBlacklist to the option of apps that can be backed-up. You are also now able to restore your Safari .plists separately. Once you have created a back-up of Safari, you can then tap on it to get a list of four .plists; Bookmarks, Bookmarks.plist.anchor, History and SuspendState. You can choose any of the four to backup individually. TimeCapsule is available through the databinge source.

TimeCapsule 0.31b1

Brooke — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:54:35 +0000

Version 0.31b1 of TimeCapsule adds one new features (but it is a cool new feature!). You are now able to hide applications. However, when I installed the update…TimeCapsule would open to the splash-screen, go dark like it was trying to load the application and then close back to the SpringBoard. I tried restarting my iPhone to no avail. So, I took a chance and I uninstalled iVirusScan. After iVirusScan was uninstalled…I restarted my iPhone and tried to open TimeCapsule again and it worked. So, I’m not really sure what the deal is with that….maybe not compatible with each other? However, that is not the only problem had with this update. When I finally got into TimeCapsule…all my back-ups were gone. I also had some issues with the Hide Feature but first let me explain the Hide feature.

The Hide feature can be initiated by tapping on the top status bar which then turns on Hide mode. Once Hide mode is one, just tap on the apps you would like to hide and they will turn grey. You can then tap on the Status Bar again to turn off Hide mode. When Hide mode is on, the status bar will be red…when it is off, the status bar will be grey. If you selected apps to be hidden, when you turn off Hide mode, they disappear from your list of apps that can be backed-up. To unhide them, just turn Hide mode back on and tap on them again which will ungrey them. Then tap the status bar to turn off Hide mode and they will be added back on your list of apps that can be backed-up.

I did have a few issues the first few times I tried to use the Hide feature. It would try to load Hide mode but then my screen would freeze and I wouldn’t be able to select anything. It would only freeze for a split second but, I still was unable to select apps to hide them. So, I opened and closed the app a few times and turned Hide mode on and off a few times and it started working! Let me know how it goes for you! TimeCapsule is available through the databinge source.