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Resurrect your iPhone 3G with the alternative Whited00r operating system

January 18, 2012

iPhone, Mac News, Misc. News

If you’re just not ready to upgrade from your iPhone 3G, but you can’t handle the lag that recent updates brought with them, you may want to try out Whited00r. You need to be comfortable with jailbreaking your phone, but honestly, if you’re still using an iPhone 3G, you don’t really have all that much to lose by trying out this iOS hack to speed up your phone.

In addition to drastically increasing the speed of your now legacy device, the modified operating system also brings multitasking, folders, reminders, iCloud, video recording, Newsstand, and other enhancements that Apple abandoned for your phone, given its age, specification, and general sluggishness.

The operating system is free, and the Whited00r website has detailed instructions on how to install the alternative OS. Whited00r also supports iPhone 2G-3G, iPod touch 1G-2G.

It’s a pretty nifty project, and we recommend checking them out, especially if you’re tired of lagging around iOS on your older device.

Via: Cult of Mac

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About Joshua Schnell

It started as a hobby and turned into a full-time job for Josh. One minute he was keeping notes on his switch to the Mac and the next thing he knew he was the full time Editor-In-Chief for Macgasm. He spent his early years designing and developing Web sites, but now it's all writing, all the time. Josh also currently contributes to PCWorld. He produces two podcasts, The Macgasm Podcast, and The AppOrchard, and can be heard on CBC Radio once every couple of years, despite secretly wishing that was a more frequent gig.

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Shportin1

" In addition to drastically increasing the speed of your now legacy device, the modified operating system also brings multitasking, folders, reminders, iCloud, video recording, Newsstand, and other enhancements that Apple abandoned for your phone, given its age, specification, and general sluggishness".

Maybe you missed it but my "now legacy device" IS able to video record as well as have Newsstand, folders, reminders, iCloud, etc. It might be a generation behind in the iOS world but I consider my old worthless out-of-date piece of crap pretty damn impressive. I wouldn't part with my 3GS for anything less than

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Joshua Schnell

3GS yes, iPhone 3G no.  All those listed features are not available on the iPhone 3G.

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Varsityanchor

This post is about the 3G. Not the 3GS. You should try to read even just the article title before you post. Good luck with that in the future! Glasses or even night school can help you overcome you courageous battle with illiteracy.

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