Last night i installed iTunes 8 and this morning I installed a faulty Cydia application that left my iPhone (3G, 2.0.2) dead.

I tried to restore my Custom 2.0.2 firmware (PwnTool) via iTunes and got error 1600 while restoring.

There is an easy solution to this problem:

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written by TwiPhone

Since my personal iPhone is in restore mode right now I want to make sure everybody knows how to avoid all third party applications crashing after startup.

I had two situations so far where I had to fully restore my iPhone because no third party application (from the famous “App Store”) would work anymore. All default applications and all applications from Cydia or Installer would still work – but every “App Store” application would crash back to SpringBoard after loading and your bought music & films would not play.

Apple does not tell us whats the deal but I am quite sure about this: Its a copy protection for DRM protected music and applications. And it does not work correctly. Steve, shame on you!

I found a solution for the crashing applications: I patched the MobileInstaller framework in the System directory. Then I was able to delete and re-install applications from the local iPhone “App Store” and they would run again. But I will not post this workaround since your bought films and music will still not be playable. And Apple would send me love letters from their legal department.

So how to avoid this in general:

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written by TwiPhone \\ tags: app store apps crashing