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Want to buy app after using cracked app
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Uninstalled the app, go to cydia, pay and re-download from the rightful repo, most well code app will save the data in the user section that it is not remove when the app is uninstall. (setting on most JB app have survive even a restore after a backup restore)
Kudos to you by the way!
Note: depending of the nature of the crack some app may lose the data, unfortunately there is no way to warranty anything from those type of app, people do nasty and really crappy programming to overcome licensing
Kudos to you by the way!
Note: depending of the nature of the crack some app may lose the data, unfortunately there is no way to warranty anything from those type of app, people do nasty and really crappy programming to overcome licensing
I discovered a roundabout way to save/restore individual apps' saved data even without jailbreaking that could do what you want.
1. Use iPhone Backup Extractor to extract the app's saved data from your most recent iTunes backup.
1a. Alternatively, you can just grab the Documents and Library folders from the app folder on the device.
2. Use iPhone Explorer (if jailed), SSH (if jailbroken) or your other preferred method of transferring files to drop the extracted folders back into the app's data folder.
I did this when downgrading from 4.2b2 to 4.1 in preparation for limera1n. The only app that didn't work with this method was Cut The Rope.
1. Use iPhone Backup Extractor to extract the app's saved data from your most recent iTunes backup.
1a. Alternatively, you can just grab the Documents and Library folders from the app folder on the device.
2. Use iPhone Explorer (if jailed), SSH (if jailbroken) or your other preferred method of transferring files to drop the extracted folders back into the app's data folder.
I did this when downgrading from 4.2b2 to 4.1 in preparation for limera1n. The only app that didn't work with this method was Cut The Rope.
You can also use Chronus (before you uninstall the app), and then use Chronus to get the app settings back after you buy it.
I know Installous chat gets frowned upon, but if used "responsibly" it can be superb.
Over on Touch Arcade forums there's been two threads running on Sonic 4, many proclaiming the frame rate is awful on iPhone 4 and that it looks awful without Retina Display visuals.
I downloaded Sonic 4 in Installous, played it, loved it, and legitimately bought it from the App Store having tried it for myself and done away with the worries from Touch Arcade's somewhat childish rants.
£5.99 is cheap for a game like Sonic 4, but it's nice to be able to test out a game before leaping at that price, especially with people complaining about nothing more than the odd judder in places.
Over on Touch Arcade forums there's been two threads running on Sonic 4, many proclaiming the frame rate is awful on iPhone 4 and that it looks awful without Retina Display visuals.
I downloaded Sonic 4 in Installous, played it, loved it, and legitimately bought it from the App Store having tried it for myself and done away with the worries from Touch Arcade's somewhat childish rants.
£5.99 is cheap for a game like Sonic 4, but it's nice to be able to test out a game before leaping at that price, especially with people complaining about nothing more than the odd judder in places.
I did the same thing for Street Fighter 4, downloaded it and then played it. I was blown away and deleted the game and bought the game from app store.
If they keep making games like this they deserve my money. But most of the time I try something and end up deleting it. I'm real picky, I guess.
If they keep making games like this they deserve my money. But most of the time I try something and end up deleting it. I'm real picky, I guess.
Pirate responsibly
Listen, if I were going to be a pirate I'd have done it long before now. I had a jailbroken iPhone 3G and never once touched Installous, I was more interested in iOS 4 features I wasn't officially getting.
You've seriously no idea how many games I've bought from the App Store, and I'm not talking about all 59/99p games. Most of these I've gone out and just bought on their launch day, and been burned with some ... most recently Real Golf 2011 which is utter crap in my opinion.
Sonic 4 was one I'd been looking forward to for some time, and it was getting woeful "reviews" from people on Touch Arcade forums. As things turn out, I'm going to restore to stock 4.1 and remove the Jailbreak because I'm not interested in modding my home screen, etc.
Out of interest, this is my Apps collection, all of which have been legally and proudly paid for.
Angry Birds
Asphalt 5
Assassins Creed
Bird Strike
Chaos Rings
Command & Conquer
Doodle Jump
FIFA 10
FIFA 11
FFIA World Cup 2010
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Flick Kick Football
Flick Kick Rugby
Football Manager
Geometry Wars
Golden Axe
GTA Chinatown Wars
GT Racing Motor Academy
Guerrilla Bob
Iron Man 2
Lets Golf
Lets Golf 2
Lumines
Madden NFL 10
Madden NFL 11
Metal Gear Solid Touch
Mirrors Edge
Monkey Island 2
NOVA
NBA Live
NDrive
Need For Speed Undercover
Need For Speed Shift
Pac-Man Championship Edition
PES 2010
Pinball HD
R-Type
Real Football 2010
Real Golf 2011
Real Racing
Resident Evil 4
Ridge Racer
Scene It
The Simpsons Arcade
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic 4
Spider-Man
Splinter Cell Conviction
Spore
Street Fighter IV
Streets of Rage
Super Monkey Ball
Tiger Woods
Torch for iPhone 4
Tune In Radio
Worms
It was just a joke bro
I don't care what you or anyone does. I'm not here to judge.
The judgers will be sure to come into this thread later.
appbackup before deleting it will save all the save data from all your apps then you can restore it