Brent Friedman has released an update for his WHS Mobile add-in. The big news, of course, is the iPhone client which is included in v1.0.5.
From Brent:
WHS Mobile v1.0.5 includes a new iPhone client! The iPhone client has most of the same features as it’s Windows Mobile counterpart. Excluding uploading files (coming soon), image/music previews, and remote computer access.
New Features for Windows Mobile
- Restyled launch screen – Touch friendly + bigger icons.
- Reszies the home screen depending on screen size or orientation.
- Remote Desktop forwarder – Forwards the RDP port using UPnP for each client PC if enabled, then accessible by the WM6 remote desktop client. Ports are changed every hour, use the WM client to get the port for a specific PC.
- Preview mp3’s and images before downloading – mp3 preview is WM6 only.
- Bigger image thumbnails when thumbnail browsing is toggled (turned on by default).
- Customizable share and folder icons – Create a folder.jpg file in said share/directory.
- Location bar – Shows the current location on the server. Can be disabled under Actions.
New iPhone Client
I’ve made an iPhone client for iPhone and iPod Touch users. There is one down side, it requires a jailbroken iPhone. The only reason it requires one is because Apple has a $99 (one time) fee for submitting an app to the Apple App Store. I’m making this for free, why should I pay $99 to share it? So I decided that until I have the money to buy it, it will be accessible to users that have jailbroken their iPhone/iPod.
Notes:
- For downloading files that aren’t images, the file is stored in /private/var/mobile/Applications/{RANDOM_GUID}/Documents on the device – (the GUID is different every install, so you’ll have to go through each one until you find the downloaded file. The only reason this happens is because the SDK limits access to a sandboxed directory. I can’t download a file and store it a root directory. I can with images because there is a function to save images to the saved images album.
- Browsing to a folder with lots of images takes a bit to load the view. This is because I had the choice of downloading the thumbnails before loading everything or having slow performance when scrolling (because it would download and load the thumbnail for visible files in the list). I chose slow initial loading time.
Requirements
- A jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch with firmware version 3.0
- The MobileInstallation patch (aka AppSync). Instructions to download and install it are here.
- A Windows or Mac computer with iTunes setup to sync your device.
iPhone Setup
- If you haven’t already, jailbreak your phone and then install this patch.
- Download the IPA file and run it.
- Sync the device
- On the device, go to Settings –> WHS Mobile.
- Type in the WHS domain and the password.
- It’s now okay to launch the WHS Mobile app.
More Info: WHS Mobile | Discuss | Rate this Add-in
28. June 2009 at 11:10 am
Damn Apple and their one time fee!
28. June 2009 at 12:53 pm
Well, you could always request people to donate $1 via PayPal, then when 100 people do so, viola! Legit app!
28. June 2009 at 7:53 am
Awesome work. Wish I could install this, bad news for me having a 3gs that is currently unjailbreakable.
28. June 2009 at 1:43 pm
If you can include a small advert for our flowers sold under the trademark calla.nl we are more then willing to pay that fee.
Why must one jailbreak theirt iphone if iot also can be done like this.
28. June 2009 at 1:07 pm
if only their were more quality websites like yours on the internet, please keep up the good work.
28. June 2009 at 6:36 pm
Any chance of a Windows Mobile Port?
28. June 2009 at 6:45 pm
Put me down for $10, hopfully over the next few weeks a handful of people as eager as myself will pledge to pay up when the donation target is met. I just think $1 a pop might take a while.
29. June 2009 at 1:45 am
urmaster,
Click the more info click.
Windows Mobile was the first client I made.
Kevin,
You will be able to soon. http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/iphone-3gs-exp...
All,
I will see about donations..
29. June 2009 at 11:56 am
Oh yeh, he he. I stopped reading when i saw the iPhone. Nice I've installed it seems to work well However why is there no labels under the icons like the iPhone client? also a few bugs related to soft keys.
29. June 2009 at 4:36 am
windows mobile, Iphone, android … looks like we've got an arms race on our hands. This is great for the consumer.
29. June 2009 at 7:06 am
I'll happily donate to a worthy cause, heck I'll even pay the whole $99 if I can have a say in what goes into future versions of the product (within reason of course).
29. June 2009 at 7:13 am
I will donate too. Put me down for $10 or $20.
29. June 2009 at 1:15 pm
Your work really excites me Brent, considering I have the first generation of Hp's Media Smart Server and cannot use the HP streaming app on the iphone. I have the new 3GS and do not want to jailbreak it. I would be happy to donate as well
29. June 2009 at 4:37 pm
I would gladly pay for this, I will donate 10 bucks if you get this out on the app store. I would say just charge 99 cents, i would pay for this type of app with no problem. I would even donate 10 bucks and pay for from the app store.
29. June 2009 at 6:13 pm
Just charge 99 cents for it in the app store and make a small fortune! I for one would GLADLY pay for this app and I am extremely stingy when it comes to buying apps.
29. June 2009 at 8:03 pm
Yep, I'm another WHS/iPhone 3G user that would gladly pay a few bucks for something like this, preferably through the app store as I have no intention of jailbreaking my phone.
30. June 2009 at 12:29 am
I would gladly pay a few bucks too. I think you would be surprised at how this would do. Please consider paying the fee and if you do not get your money back charging $.99, let those of us on here know and we will gladly contribute some more.
30. June 2009 at 12:43 am
Sign me up for $10. Very cool.
29. June 2009 at 8:16 pm
Ditto on willing to pay/donate $10.
Reasons to jailbreak are fewer and fewer with 3GS.
30. June 2009 at 10:54 am
Yeah, count me in too for donating.
In fact, I'd be happy with either donating 10/20$ for the free app, or suggesting you charge 0.99$ for it, and get some well earned return on your efforts!
30. June 2009 at 9:24 pm
add me to the growing list of people that would pay $.99 for the app in the appstore. I'm not going to jailbreak my phone to run this.
30. June 2009 at 10:34 pm
Add me to the list as well. I wouldn't mind paying a buck or two if this was in the app store.
30. June 2009 at 7:46 pm
Please do setup a Paypal donation link – I’ll contribute $10 at least! Or heck, just charge for it in the app store, I’m in.
1. July 2009 at 2:51 pm
I guess I am one of the few who just decided to go ahead and jailbreak the phone. However, I have done everything correctly and when I open the app and select either users or files the app crashes. Very disappointing for all the work that went into installing the app. Please provide some feedback. I am still excited about the app, but have pretty negative feedback at this point due to the work involved to get the app itself.
23. November 2009 at 9:38 am
could I have the ipa file ?
Download the IPA file and run it.