[iPad] This is why I am dying to jailbreak my new iPad.

bwrairen · Apr 28, 2012, 03:14 PM

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop...Wha8YFi8&gl=US

If it is really this smooth, it could be the best $10 I'll ever spend. Come on jailbreak!

newone757 · Apr 28, 2012, 03:56 PM

Looks pretty amazing. Not sure how much I'd use it though. Everyone always bitches about true multitasking. But even on my computer, I only do one thing at a time. Meaning, I only have one mouse and keyboard so I outside of just reading/referencing something I can only truely do one thing at a time

I'd shell out for it though, it looks to be an amazing tweak

iamthekiller · Apr 28, 2012, 08:58 PM

Way to fail to even mention the name of the tweak - QUASAR.

BlueRaider · Apr 28, 2012, 10:21 PM

Wow, I've gotten pretty bored with Cydia over the last couple years but I must say that this is something that has me excited again! This tweak coupled with the BTstack tweak could really make the iPad a whole lot more useful!

number84 · Apr 28, 2012, 11:46 PM

Pretty impressive! Can't wait for the jailbreak now!

gpsouza · Apr 29, 2012, 01:50 PM

Lol didn't know about this! Simply ******** amazing!

iapplelove · Apr 30, 2012, 08:18 AM

I'm sold.

bufffilm · Apr 30, 2012, 09:43 AM

nice idea but the software is buggy even after the 1.01 release. no way the author should be charging $10 for this when the software is not ready for primetime.

also, you can only resize the window at the preset ratio which severely limits the app's usefulness. with the ipad's screen limited real estate, it would have been useful to have two fully 'end-to-edge windows', either vertically or horizontally depending on whether portrait or landscape mode, and you can't do this because of the presets.

miamihacker · Apr 30, 2012, 02:40 PM

same here! saw this tweak over at modmyi and can't wait for the new jailbreak!

OutSpoken · Apr 30, 2012, 03:45 PM

This is why we NEED a jailbreak for the iPad 3 NOW! and not wait for iOS6.

It was only yesterday me and the other half were viewing YouTube videos and thought we could surf safari at the same time whilst videos played in the background...how wrong and disappointed we were to find out we couldn't

Quasar will change everything. Again

Apollo 13 · May 1, 2012, 12:23 AM

lol I'm making this post and playing poker at the same time. Very nice app. I have real multitasking now.

TC25 · May 1, 2012, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bufffilm

nice idea but the software is buggy even after the 1.01 release. no way the author should be charging $10 for this when the software is not ready for primetime.

also, you can only resize the window at the preset ratio which severely limits the app's usefulness. with the ipad's screen limited real estate, it would have been useful to have two fully 'end-to-edge windows', either vertically or horizontally depending on whether portrait or landscape mode, and you can't do this because of the presets.

I am looking forward to your first app, which will be bug free and feature complete in version 1.0.

bufffilm · May 1, 2012, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TC25

I am looking forward to your first app, which will be bug free and feature complete in version 1.0.

and i'll be sure to charge you double for it.

TC25 · May 1, 2012, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bufffilm

and i'll be sure to charge you double for it.

Since it will be bug free and feature complete, I will pay triple.

bufffilm · May 1, 2012, 08:16 PM

well, i checked cydia and he's up to 1.03 and reading the release notes [and confirmed after downloading the latest update] that he's fixed one of the issues in the release notes that i saw with the earlier release so it's a good sign so far that he's been successfully resolving the issues.

number84 · May 1, 2012, 10:54 PM

I wonder what the performance hit (speed and battery) will be like with this running. I hope the developer has implemented some good memory management! Can't wait to try it.

xak · May 2, 2012, 12:38 PM

This is why Apple needs to just put this kind've multitasking directly into the iPad's OS. This looks totally functional, and not even inconvenient - on the contrary, it is even more convenient than the currently multitasking method.

To the people who don't do two things at once, then adding multitasking won't change anything for you, you can go about your regular business.

For me, one of the only things truly hindering the iPad from taking me "post-PC" is multitasking:
-I can't open a YouTube video, keep it playing in the background (i.e. an audio tape), and then switch to Safari to read.
-I can't have one Safari window open with all my online references/articles, while typing in Pages for my school report in a window to its side. This kind've glance-work is multitasking, no one seriously suggests you have one eye on each thing - you just need to move between them with sufficient immediacy.

From what I've read, Apple basically steals the best ideas of the jailbreak community and implements them into iOS, eventually. Hopefully Apple wises up and adds this feature, before we all switch to Windows 8 (which I think can/will be able to do this?)

firemedicmark · May 2, 2012, 01:38 PM

wow, i'm impressed!

gngan · May 3, 2012, 01:57 AM

It doesn't work if you are using iphone/ipod app. I'm using fullforce and retinapad for iphone/ipod app but when i use QUASAR, it will zoom in and not show the full screen.

VaporPro1 · May 3, 2012, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xak

This is why Apple needs to just put this kind've multitasking directly into the iPad's OS. This looks totally functional, and not even inconvenient - on the contrary, it is even more convenient than the currently multitasking method.

To the people who don't do two things at once, then adding multitasking won't change anything for you, you can go about your regular business.

For me, one of the only things truly hindering the iPad from taking me "post-PC" is multitasking:
-I can't open a YouTube video, keep it playing in the background (i.e. an audio tape), and then switch to Safari to read.
-I can't have one Safari window open with all my online references/articles, while typing in Pages for my school report in a window to its side. This kind've glance-work is multitasking, no one seriously suggests you have one eye on each thing - you just need to move between them with sufficient immediacy.

From what I've read, Apple basically steals the best ideas of the jailbreak community and implements them into iOS, eventually. Hopefully Apple wises up and adds this feature, before we all switch to Windows 8 (which I think can/will be able to do this?)

Actually you can listen to YouTube videos while surfing on safari. After you play the YouTube video, just go to home scree, or switch to safari, and double press the home button to bring up all the open apps. Now just scroll left and hit play. The YouTube audio should be playing (it does for me at least).

OutSpoken · 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaporPro1

Actually you can listen to YouTube videos while surfing on safari. After you play the YouTube video, just go to home scree, or switch to safari, and double press the home button to bring up all the open apps. Now just scroll left and hit play. The YouTube audio should be playing (it does for me at least).

Really, I'll try this when I get home.

But if you ask me, that's still too cumbersome... not to mention, very inconvenient.

For example, sometimes I like to song search using YouTube and the internet simultaneously, but your work around would still mean the stream pausing whenever I switch screens. Thats a real mood killer.

To be honest, it would be helpful if someone already using Quasar on an older gen iPad, confirm that its indeed possible to stream content and navigate to other apps?

VaporPro1 · May 4, 2012, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OutSpoken

Really, I'll try this when I get home.

But if you ask me, that's still too cumbersome... not to mention, very inconvenient.

For example, sometimes I like to song search using YouTube and the internet simultaneously, but your work around would still mean the stream pausing whenever I switch screens. Thats a real mood killer.

To be honest, it would be helpful if someone already using Quasar on an older gen iPad, confirm that its indeed possible to stream content and navigate to other apps?

It shouldnt pause if you switch screens, you only need to hit play once. I had the same problem ( wanted to view YT videos while browsing safari) and this method is the closest thing to that. The only other method is daul browser app in the appstore.

treyjustice · May 6, 2012, 10:22 PM

I downloaded it and it wasn't as cool as i thought. I promptly disabled it

OutSpoken · May 7, 2012, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treyjustice

I downloaded it and it wasn't as cool as i thought. I promptly disabled it

Please elaborate?

shinobi-81 · May 7, 2012, 03:48 PM

Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer full-screen-mode. Even on my Mac.

Apr 28, 2012, 03:14 PM	#1
bwrairen macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	This is why I am dying to jailbreak my new iPad. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop...Wha8YFi8&gl=US If it is really this smooth, it could be the best $10 I'll ever spend. Come on jailbreak! __________________ 15" 2.53ghz i5 MacBook Pro 8gb, 500gb HD - 60gb OWC SSD 24" 2.4ghz Aluminum iMac - mac mini 2.3ghz i5 16gb iPhone 4S -16gb iPad 3 wifi
	1

Apr 28, 2012, 10:21 PM	#4
BlueRaider macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	Wow, I've gotten pretty bored with Cydia over the last couple years but I must say that this is something that has me excited again! This tweak coupled with the BTstack tweak could really make the iPad a whole lot more useful! __________________ 2012 15" Retina MacBook Pro 2.6Ghz i7 iPad 3 16GB Verizon 4G iPhone 3G, 3GS (Old BootROM), 4, & 4S AppleTv 2
	0

Apr 29, 2012, 01:50 PM	#6
gpsouza macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lisbon	Lol didn't know about this! Simply ******** amazing! __________________ MBP 8gb ram 120 SSD iPad 3 32gb Wifi iPhone 5 16gb iPod Nano 6/7 gen
	1

Apr 30, 2012, 08:18 AM	#7
iapplelove macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: East Coast USA	I'm sold. __________________ 15" MBP 2012 ,4gb ram,500gb hd iphone 5 64gb ipad 3 64gb ipod nano apple tv 3rd gen
	1

Apr 30, 2012, 02:40 PM	#9
miamihacker macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami	same here! saw this tweak over at modmyi and can't wait for the new jailbreak! __________________ iphone 4 16gb jailbroken,ipad 16gb wifi jailbroken,ipad 2 white 3g 16gb jailbroken,iphone 4S 16gb white,13'' macbook pro,hp mini 210 hackintosh
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Apr 28, 2012, 03:56 PM	#2
newone757 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2011	Looks pretty amazing. Not sure how much I'd use it though. Everyone always bitches about true multitasking. But even on my computer, I only do one thing at a time. Meaning, I only have one mouse and keyboard so I outside of just reading/referencing something I can only truely do one thing at a time I'd shell out for it though, it looks to be an amazing tweak
	0

Apr 28, 2012, 08:58 PM	#3
iamthekiller macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010	Way to fail to even mention the name of the tweak - QUASAR.
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Apr 28, 2012, 11:46 PM	#5
number84 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2011	Pretty impressive! Can't wait for the jailbreak now!
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Apr 30, 2012, 09:43 AM	#8
bufffilm macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2011	nice idea but the software is buggy even after the 1.01 release. no way the author should be charging $10 for this when the software is not ready for primetime. also, you can only resize the window at the preset ratio which severely limits the app's usefulness. with the ipad's screen limited real estate, it would have been useful to have two fully 'end-to-edge windows', either vertically or horizontally depending on whether portrait or landscape mode, and you can't do this because of the presets.
	0

Apr 30, 2012, 03:45 PM	#10
OutSpoken macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK	This is why we NEED a jailbreak for the iPad 3 NOW! and not wait for iOS6. It was only yesterday me and the other half were viewing YouTube videos and thought we could surf safari at the same time whilst videos played in the background...how wrong and disappointed we were to find out we couldn't Quasar will change everything. Again __________________
	2

May 1, 2012, 12:23 AM	#11
Apollo 13 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010	lol I'm making this post and playing poker at the same time. Very nice app. I have real multitasking now.
	2

May 1, 2012, 08:16 PM	#15
bufffilm macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2011	well, i checked cydia and he's up to 1.03 and reading the release notes [and confirmed after downloading the latest update] that he's fixed one of the issues in the release notes that i saw with the earlier release so it's a good sign so far that he's been successfully resolving the issues.
	1

May 1, 2012, 10:54 PM	#16
number84 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2011	I wonder what the performance hit (speed and battery) will be like with this running. I hope the developer has implemented some good memory management! Can't wait to try it.
	0

May 2, 2012, 12:38 PM	#17
xak macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	This is why Apple needs to just put this kind've multitasking directly into the iPad's OS. This looks totally functional, and not even inconvenient - on the contrary, it is even more convenient than the currently multitasking method. To the people who don't do two things at once, then adding multitasking won't change anything for you, you can go about your regular business. For me, one of the only things truly hindering the iPad from taking me "post-PC" is multitasking: -I can't open a YouTube video, keep it playing in the background (i.e. an audio tape), and then switch to Safari to read. -I can't have one Safari window open with all my online references/articles, while typing in Pages for my school report in a window to its side. This kind've glance-work is multitasking, no one seriously suggests you have one eye on each thing - you just need to move between them with sufficient immediacy. From what I've read, Apple basically steals the best ideas of the jailbreak community and implements them into iOS, eventually. Hopefully Apple wises up and adds this feature, before we all switch to Windows 8 (which I think can/will be able to do this?) __________________ iPhone 5 (AT&T, Black & Slate, 64GB); iPad, 3rd generation (WiFi-only, Black, 32GB)
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May 2, 2012, 01:38 PM	#18
firemedicmark macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2005	wow, i'm impressed!
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May 3, 2012, 01:57 AM	#19
gngan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MacWorld	It doesn't work if you are using iphone/ipod app. I'm using fullforce and retinapad for iphone/ipod app but when i use QUASAR, it will zoom in and not show the full screen. __________________ 2011 13'' MBP i5 with Dual HDD (128GB SSD + 1TB HDD) + 8gb RAM; iPhone 4S, iPod Nano 6th gen; iPod Nano 3rd gen; iPod Wheel; White iPad 2 3G+Wifi; Airport Extreme&Express; WD 2TB HDD; Canon 5D III
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May 6, 2012, 10:22 PM	#23
treyjustice macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TX	I downloaded it and it wasn't as cool as i thought. I promptly disabled it __________________ 32 GB iPhone 5; 2011 Mac Mini 2.5 i5
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May 7, 2012, 03:48 PM	#25
shinobi-81 Banned Join Date: Apr 2012	Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer full-screen-mode. Even on my Mac.
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