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App won't work in background when using dpkg to build my own package

I write a jailbroken app using iOSOpenDev which can play audio in background when a timer fires.

When I use iOSOpenDev to build a .deb package, scp it to my iphone and install it using iFile, it works fine. But when I extract the .app to fold ~/temp, control file to ~/temp/DEBIAN/ , build a .deb package using command dpkg-deb -b ~/temp ~/myapp.deb, install and run it. It won't play music in background untill I bring it back to foreground.

Did I miss something when building the package?

Solution

  • There is no need to use scp and iFile.

    With iOSOpenDev's command-line tool iosod there are commands to perform what you're trying to do:

    iosod build: Builds a Debian package (does not require dpkg).

    iosod install: Installs a Debian package on an iDevice.

    There are even commands to remove and purge packages from an iDevice (iosod remove, iosod purge). To see all commands provided, in Terminal type iosod.