[How-To] Run iPhone apps in iPad resolution!

**orangekid** · #1 (**permalink**) 05-03-2010, 11:15 AM

This will work with any app (some better than others, please report which apps worked/didn't work best for you). Will get apps you are downloading which were made for iPhone run in the iPad resolution so it's not all pixelated and such.

You will need to be jailbroken:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=119945

and have SSH access:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=119990

1) SSH into your iPad to/var/mobile/Applications/. Choose the application of your choice (let's do facebook)

2) Download plist editor from Here

3) Find the info.plist file and add these lines using plist editor (see my screenshot below)

<key>UIDeviceFamily</key>
<array>
<integer>1</integer>
<integer>2</integer>
</array>

note: Make sure to back-up this file before you make changes to it (just in case...)

4) Save the file, disconnect the iPad, and restart.

5) Check our your new resolution!

**Perasite** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-03-2010, 05:02 PM

Any possibility you could do before and after screenshots so we can see the difference? (Don't have my iPad yet)

**Wideawake** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-03-2010, 05:40 PM

I attempted the above on the skype app and when opening the info.plist it doesnt look anything like the above and half the txt is unreadable. When I have more time to play with it, I may make up a tutorial.
~mike

**orangekid** · #4 (**permalink**) 05-03-2010, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideawake

I attempted the above on the skype app and when opening the info.plist it doesnt look anything like the above and half the txt is unreadable. When I have more time to play with it, I may make up a tutorial.
~mike

I think it depends what text editor you are using as well, let me see what else I can figure out and post it (if you don't get to it first)

**Perasite** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 12:03 AM

Google plist editor. i got a shareware one on my Mac, but, yeah, if I open them with a text editor I get garbage.

**orangekid** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perasite

Google plist editor. i got a shareware one on my Mac, but, yeah, if I open them with a text editor I get garbage.

thanks!

updated the first post to include downloading plist editor

**Wideawake** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 06:48 PM

The image in first post showed notepad so I tried it in that, then I tried it in notepad++ no dice. Thanks for the update perasite! Ill give it another go later on.
~mike

**orangekid** · #8 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideawake

The image in first post showed notepad

edited with plist editor (which is also linked in the first post for ez downloading)

ducylowycz · #9 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 10:41 PM

Just go to cydia and download ifile...you can edit the files right on your device. A word of warning this is a temporary solution and even though it does work with some apps, other apps WILL crash your device.

Google docs has a repository which users have submitted a spreadsheet of which programs works and doesn't. I can see the forums filling up already on tis issue...

**orangekid** · #10 (**permalink**) 05-13-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducylowycz

Just go to cydia and download ifile...you can edit the files right on your device. A word of warning this is a temporary solution and even though it does work with some apps, other apps WILL crash your device.

Google docs has a repository which users have submitted a spreadsheet of which programs works and doesn't. I can see the forums filling up already on tis issue...

you're talking about which cydia apps will or won't download. This tutorial is about how to fix the resolution once the app is already downloaded.