iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 1st and 2nd Gen to have iOS 5 and iOS 4 Features?
Whited00r OS will bring new features of the latest mobile operating system of the Apple's devices.
The first generation of iPhone, iPhone 2G, and the first generation of iPod Touch are running on OS 3.1.3. iPod Touch 2nd Gen and iPhone 3G have iOS 4.2.1 as its latest software update.
Some people are still using these devices. Thus, these people are missing out on some of the incredible features included by the Cupertino-based company in iOS 4 and iOS 5 such as multitasking features, folders and iCloud.
However, the whited00r community released the software whited00r 5.1, which is a customized version of iOS 3.1.3 that brings some of the major iOS 4 and iOS 5 features such as such as multitasking, folders, iCloud, and other features to the old devices such as iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, first and second generation iPod touch. However, this does not include features such as Notification Centre and the App Store. The iCloud feature is also a hacked version, which uses DropBox.
According to the initial reports and it seems that it does not cause any performance issues to users. This can be attributed to the fact that the software is a heavily customized version of the conventional mobile operating systems rather than an iOS 5 port.
To install the mobile operating system, one must download the custom iOS firmware file from whited00r's website and restore the iPhone or iPod with it. However, the OS is an unofficial and unauthorized software. Although there have be no negative reviews about the OS, installing an entire OS from unconfirmed sources could pose security risks to the device and the person. Thus, everyone is advised to proceed with extreme caution when installing the software in iPhone and iPod.