[iOS 4] Enable multitasking & home screen wallpaper on iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 2G [UPDATED 6-10-2010]

June 8th, 2010 admin

*UPDATED ON 6-19-2010*

Multitasking, home screen wallpaper, and battery percentage are all features in iOS 4 that won’t be on the iPhone 3G, and the iPod Touch 2G. BUT, a simple tweak will allow all of these to run on said devices. Instructions after the jump.

First, you need to be jailbroken. Follow our guide here on jailbreaking a iPhone 3G (4.0 GM) or an iPod Touch 2G (4.0 GM).

With the latest version of redsn0w that was updated on 6-10-2010, you can easily add multitasking and home screen wallpaper during the jailbreaking process by using redsn0w. If you’re already jailbroken, open up redsn0w and check the option that says “already pwned”, and choose the other options that you want.

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  • rbikky87

    if you are using iOS4. you should be able to see settings-> 'wallapaper'

  • rbikky87

    if you are using iOS4. you should be able to see settings-> 'wallapaper'

  • sunny151

    is it possible to make ur ipod touch to stop lagging when closing and opening apps without disabling the wallpaper or multitasking because mine lags a lot but i still want the wallpaper and multitasking

  • Iarmstrong84

    How do I disable multitasking but keep the homescreen wallpaper on a 3G?

  • alfie

    using redsnow to jailbreak iphone 3g 4.0 to enable multitasking and home screen wallpaper will only make your phone move slower..

  • patrick sheppard

    I Jailbroke my iPod touch 2nd gen and restored it to IOS 4 using Redsn0w_Win_0.9.5b5-4. I installed Cydia, custom boot icon, multitasking and user wallpaper all with redsn0w. Then I installed SBsettings from Cydia, it said reboot device, I tapped it and it seemed to work until it turned on in safe mode; how do i get it to respring and exit safe mode? HELP!!!!

  • patrick sheppard

    i can't exit safe mode on my ipod touch 2nd gen IOS 4 jailbroken by the latest redsn0w. HELP!!!

  • No

    with mine i just held the power button and the home button at the same time for about 20 seconds and it came back on…

  • Sithhappens584

    I used redsn0w to jailbreak my iphone and then installed ultrasn0w to unlock it. It worked but the funtions are a little sluggish. I can multitask and change my backdrop but again my iphone is a little slower than usual. I restored, jailbreak and instal over four times. Also did some troubleshooting to make it run faster but it is still the same. I did a lot of extensive research but I have found no answer. Does anybody know where to find Blackra1n for 4.0?

  • Sithhappens584

    Yes, just make sure you back up before you jailbreak. Then after you do, restore from back up. This will not change your firmware but it will update your contacts and e-mail addresses.

  • http://gumballtech.com brian

    blackra1n isn't compatible with 4.0. iOS 4 is naturally slower than 2.x/3.x, even when not jailbroken. That is just the way iOS 4 works. It needs more memory. The iPhone 3G only has 128MB RAM, so there's barely any that's left over for other things, so everything will be a bit slower than before.

  • http://gumballtech.com brian

    Uninstall SBSettings from Cydia while in Safe Mode.

  • Gunny

    How about without jailbreaking??????
    Come on, every single article is “Jailbreak this” “Jailbreak that”!!!!!
    Apple told me you can put a homescreen background on the iOS 4.0 version of the touch!!!
    Why can't i?
    Is it because i have an 8gb touch or what????
    Please help!!!

  • http://gumballtech.com brian

    Umm… Apparently you didn't listen hard enough to what they said. The iPod Touch 2G isn't getting all of the features that other devices will be getting, so you won't get multitasking, home screen wallpaper, or bluetooth keyboard support. The iPhone 3G doesn't get those things [without a jailbreak] either.

  • Josephm4

    does it work on ipod touch 2g mc model

  • beast

    no u fagget

  • iPod

    Well, isn't iPod touch 8gb 3rd version actialy 2nd version?

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  • ipodslittlehelper

    to disable that it runs in the background just dubble tap the home button and hold one untill the apps starts to shake then there is a button left top corner on the app to cancel the backgrounding

  • http://www.socialfactory.net iPhone Applications

    I was expecting iOS4 would give my 3G (not s) phone folders for the apps. But it's not there. Is that feature only for 3GS- and 4-hardware? I hadn't thought so but the foldered apps are nowhere to be seen.

  • http://gumballtech.com brian

    iOS on the iPhone 3G DOES support Folders, which is why there's already a “Utilities” folder on your first page.

  • theguywhokickedbeastsass

    it does now you faggot.

  • Davooo_ic1338

    how? with the new jailbreakme.com or did redsn0w update to work on mc models?

  • Bdd

    you only need ztoogle from cydia (iphone 3g and 2g+mc)

  • Moose84839

    People who are trying to jailbreak any apple device including ipod touch mc/mb models and 2g and 3g ,ipad of any firmware same for any iphone including iphone 4

    now what your gonna do is go to jailbreakme.com on your apple device and it will say slide to jailbreak and then your all set

  • Gomez65

    I jailbreaked my 3G 4.0 OS iPhone using jailbreakme.com. I have Cydia installed. How can I customise my background if I didn’t use reds0w?

  • http://gumballtech.com brian

    You have to manually edit /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/N82AP.plist to add “homescreen-wallpaper”. There should be packages in Cydia that can do this for you.

  • Minnich3

    Worked perrrrfect! thanks!

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  • Hanzala Sl

    yes it is :)

  • Alfredo Maya

    hi i have a jailbroken iphne 3g firmware 4.2.1 with multitasking and its laggin any idea why??

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  • grace.

    i have enabled multitasking, home screen, battery percentage and cydia on my iPhone 3G through redsn0w. the home screen, battery percentage and cydia work fine, but the multitasking doesn’t. i don’t have a clue where this ‘already pwned’ option is, so if there is anyone who could help me find this option or tell me another way of enabling multitasking then i would be very grateful.

  • Kimberlyhill@live.co.uk

    Hi guys
    I have JB unlocked 3G V4.2.1 and I can’t take wallpaper off the screen I just want to use picture from theme for my wallpaper(lock screen) only,,pls help anybody pls;(
    Kimi

  • Ryan

    There I no 8GB iPod Touch 3G. I thought mine was like that too, but apparently the 3G only came in 32 and 64 GB, not 8 GB. That means you have a 2G.

  • Iphone app developer

    Simply Adding the following textvalues to the N82AP.plist (which resides in /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/) file will enable Multitasking and Wallpaper on your iPhone 3G:

    multitasking

    homescreen-wallpaper

    Note make sure you line al; the trues and keys with the existing data

  • Iphoneapp developer

    Simply Adding the following textvalues to the N82AP.plist (which resides in /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/) file will enable Multitasking and Wallpaper on your iPhone 3G:

    multitasking

    homescreen-wallpaper

    This the correct one

  • Jhhjhj

    Simply Adding the following textvalues to the N82AP.plist (which resides in /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/) file will enable Multitasking and Wallpaper on your iPhone 3G:

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