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News

26 March 2009

Work on the re-authentication bug is underway. Stay tuned for updates. If you are a developer and interested in re-envisioning the Customize app please email me at my gmail, username is thespicychicken.

In the mean time, check out my new project and new apps at http://mophilia.com.

22 March 2009

Because of extremely limited time and a resilient interest in keeping Customize alive from all of you, I have decied that Customize 2.0 will also become open source. I am releasing it this way in hopes that there are some developers who would like to continue development, take in a new direction, whatever. I will continue to maintain a server that will host theme files as long as it is required by future incarnation of Customize.

-Spicy

5 May 2008

Customize 2.0 is public and available through Installer and soon Cydia. All older versions of Customize will no longer be supported. It is recommended that you upgrade to 2.0 as soon as possible. Visit http://customizeapp.com for more information.

19 Mar 2008

Customize 2.0 is moving forward. Check out the progress at http://customize.thespicychicken.com.

17 Mar 2008

For those on 1.1.3 and 1.1.4: This new version will make all of your dreams come true ;-) However, it's not ready yet, so in the mean time, check out what these other people have done (Thanks to everyone who contributed to these pages!):

http://www.appleiphoneschool.com/2008/03/14/customize-working-on-114/

http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41414

16 Mar 2008

Progress on Customize 2.0 has been great! I have rewritten most of the core software to make Customize a MUCH more reliable program. I also am working on a companion website that's going to make Customizing your iPhone a dream come true!

BUT, I just had a sobering conversation with Ste (who rocks it out, by the way). He has advised me that I need some serious hosting. As I am only a college student, I can't quite work it into my budget. If you or someone you know wants to sponsor some serious hosting services, please email me at thespicychicken@gmail.com.

6 Mar 2008

(from thespicychicken.com)

The SDK is out and it's ON. I'm going to go at this full throttle as soon as I get back from a little road trip. The new customize will be out next week, probably. I'm going to have it do everything I can think of making it do, so if you have some requests for features, email me with "Customize Feature Request" in the subject (thespicychicken@gmail.com).

Also, Customize is going to remain freely distributed software through Installer, however, if I choose to distribute through iTunes there may be a $1 charge.

Let's have some fun! -SC

27 Feb 2008

• Development is being put on hold until the SDK is released and Customize can be programmed "right." -Spicy

25 Feb 2008

• Customize 1.22 is still not working correctly with FW1.1.3. I will continue to work on the issue.

24 Feb 2008

• Updated Customize (1.22) to be compatible with FW1.1.3 (Not fully tested yet).

20 Jan 2008

Customize Version 1.21 Released.

• Added many "beta" functions to official release. Also added Vibration customizations.
• Keep those suggestions coming on the Issues page. It's how I decided on what to work on next!

Best, Spicy

Uninstall the Customize Beta Addons v1.20 prior to updating since customize v1.21 includes the beta addons by default. Beta Addons v1.21 will be released shortly... -Shai

18 Jan 2008

Customize Beta Addons 1.20.1 is Available via Installer.

Added: * Power Bar * Installer Skin

11 Jan 2008

Customize Beta Addons 1.20 has been released! It's compatible and has been tested with Customize 1.20. Download it today by adding http://ride4.org/shai.xml to your installer sources and check under Shai's Apps in Installer.

Added: * Call Keypad * Call Bar * Bottom Bar * iPod Bar * Volume Knob * Volume Fill

Under Themes (Customize) in Installer you'll find CheemaPack which includes images for: * Battery * Slider * iPodBar * Sound * VolumeFill * Volume Images * Call Keypad (Coming Soon) * Call Bar (Coming Soon) * Bottom Bar (Coming Soon)

Thanks to J. Cheema for helping out with the new Choosers and Graphics in the CheemaPack

18 Dec 2007

To create your own preset/backup order for customize use http://11246unlock.com/CustomizeGen/

9 Dec 2007

Version 1.20 contains some bug fixes, including the bug that would not allow you to revert to backup'ed audio files.

7 Dec 2007

Added v1.19 to svn.

7 Dec 2007

Version 1.19 RELEASE

• Added a button to toggle hiding applications.
• Added ability to choose number of icons on the dock.
• Added "preset" capabilities, which allow quick reordering.
• Fixed bug that caused crash on iPod Touch.
• Fixed bug that caused crash on startup.

Uninstall Customize Beta Addons 1.18 prior to installing Customize 1.19. Customize Beta Addons 1.19 will be released shortly.

19 Nov 2007

Customize Beta Addons 1.0.2 supports Customize 1.18. The Beta Addons are available by adding http://ride4.org/shai.xml to your installer source.

17 Nov 2007

Version 1.18 Updates

• Added ability to hide applications.
• Reengineered the Drag-n-Drop interface to make more iPhonic.
• Replaced manual configuration with automatic configuration.
• Addressed iPod Touch issues with Display Order odd behavoir.

Please Note: 1.0.2 Users, Customize is not yet completely comptaible with 1.0.2 firmware.

12 Nov 2007 * Corrected 2 icon dock issue. * Still not iPod Touch compatible, apparently. Don't install unless you want to help debug. * Bug fix : There was a bug that was causes Icon Display Order to crash on opening, that is fixed. * Please note that the beta repository is outdated and may cause your Customize to behave poorly. It will be updated soon, until then it is highly recommended that you uninstall the beta repository prior to updating customize.

12 Nov 2007 New version of Customize (1.15) released today. Here's a quick run down of the updates: * Rewrote icon reordering functionality.

• Reorders icons on all SMB pages.
• No more alphabetical sorting (future).
• No more hidden section (future).
• Stable on 1.0.2, 1.1.1, and 1.1.2, and iPod Touch.
• Added some of Shai's beta features into main release.
• Removed the notepad customizations and put back into beta.
• Removed the Dial Pad customization and put back into beta.
• Added configure section to support all firmware versions and platforms.

Look for it on Installer.app, thanks to the fine packaging of Ste.

06 Nov 2007 Add http://ride4.org/shai.xml to your installer sources for the Cusomize Beta Addons. Addons will be released periodicaly as betas and later incorporated into customize releases.

If you have any feature requests please post them under the issues tab.

16 Oct 2007 Uploaded Source for version 1.13

15 Oct 2007 Customize does not currently work with iPod Touch.

14 Oct 2007 The iPod issue has been fixed for 1.0.2 and 1.1.1 now, really. :-)

If you know Objective-C and would like to help out with making Customize perfect, please email me at thespicychicken@gmail.com.

13 Oct 2007 Fixed iPod bug.

12 Oct 2007 Version 1.11 (huh, how coincidental) will run on 1.1.1 and now rSBT has been rolled into Customize. It is Universally compatible, so it is safe to run on both 1.0.2 and 1.1.1. See Development Blog (at right) for more info.

Special thanks to Shai!! For all his help on version 1.11 adding extra image swapping features.

Enjoy!

PS. Customize may crash the first time your run it. Run it again and it should start up. I'm working on this.

The dev page will be at customize102.googlecode.com

Creating Custom Images

You may find the wiki page imageInfo helpful. Email me at thespicychicken at gmail to share any images you create!

Get Custom Images and Sounds

Click the following links for lots of custom images and sounds: * Images * Sounds

More Details

The custom images (except for Dock backgrounds see DockSwap) are all in subdirectories of:

/var/root/Library/Customize/sectionImages

Where section is one of Carrier, Badge, Ring, Mute, Silent, or Speaker.

1. Create a subdirectory in a sectionImages directory (ie. BadgeImages/MyBadges)
2. SSH or FTP your images into that directory

Screenshot

Ideas

If you have ideas on how to expand Customize please report them on the Issues page.

Another app from The Spicy Chicken