With the introduction of the Apple iPhone has also come along a wide range of possibilities, and I’m not necessarily talking about making the most of its facilities. As you know quite well by now, the main attraction of the iPhone – besides its stylishly beautiful gait – is its collection of very useful applications. And as if that wasn’t enough, further developments are on the cards as well with many companies coming forward to present their creative and innovative applications for the iPhone. These customized applications for iPhone are designed to offer all the functionalities that users need after much survey and research on user behavior and market trends. Ranging from web applications to entertainment utilities, the collection of applications has been the cynosure of this revolutionary phone.

Now as the iPhone application development arena is going through further expansion the ability to customize has even struck users as well. With the aid of some handy tips, developing an iPhone application has become possible for users as well. Developing an application that is compatible with the user interface is all that a developer has to do. Once you get the hang of the business coming up with customized iPhone application solutions wouldn’t be a tough call, since you will have already been aware of what you need to develop. And glancing at the applications present in an iPhone you will know that the phone carries all the abilities to fulfill the needs of all kinds of users – gamer, web browser, traveler, businessmen, etc.

In fact, the whole business of iPhone application development was almost predictable as soon as the phone made its presence in the market. And the rest, as they say, is history. However, the application development business took on a more serious turn after the concentration was directed more towards iPhone web application development, seeking to offer more room for people who are constantly on the move and need the services of the internet. This is where customization has taken over with application developers offering more than just the conventional sphere of web functionality.

These are instructions on how to allow iPhone applications to run in the background. This tutorial will require a jailbroken iPhone on the 2.0 or higher firmware. You can find a tutorial to jailbreak your iPhone here. In this example we will allow AIM to keep running in the background so you can get text message alerts without having the application open! NOTE**: This can be used for a lot of other applications such as Simplify Media etc. If you have success with any other applications please let others know in the comments. You can turn off backgrounder by holding the Home button for a few seconds until you see the Backgrounding Disabled notice.
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