Developer Patrick Collison has published a technique which tricks iPhone’s code signing mechanisms into giving third party iPhone developers access to dynamic launch images rather than being stuck with static ‘Default.png’ images.

Jason Kincaid of TechCrunch had initially believed that it was a serious security flaw as he felt developers could use it to bypass Apple’s App Store approval process to release an updated version of their iPhone app
by executing arbitrary code from within their own applications whenever they wish. Read the full story

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