hacksugar: Install the 3.1 Clock on your 3.2 iPad

Do you like the iPhone clock? Do you miss the iPhone clock? Do you wish the iPhone clock would install and work on your 3.2 iPad? Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has posted some handy how-to instructions on his personal blog. The secret lies in getting hold of a 3.1 compiled build (normally via jailbreak and sftp), editing its Info.plist file, and re-signing the app so it can be installed via Xcode.

This is a developers-only solution, and not for the faint of heart. The application can be signed and installed only onto those iPads that have been registered with Apple at the developer portal. You'll need to be comfortable editing Info.plist files (using a property list editor or text editor), and installing apps using the Xcode organizer window.

Although I confirmed that the install process works (it did not, by the way for Weather or Stocks), I have not been able to test the actual alarm features because, well, I don't actually see an alarm interface when I run the app. But it's still early days as far as this hack goes, and maybe I missed a step somewhere.

Stroughton-Smith reports that many features work fine in the sandbox and can still set system alarms. That's a pretty handy feature for anyone who wants the iPad to wake them in the morning -- even if I still can't quite figure out how to do it.

I had no problem using World Clock. The Stopwatch worked fine. But, along with the alarm, I couldn't get the Timer to work. If you have some work-arounds for those features, jump in into the comments.