As usual Firmware updates break already working hacks but the irony in this case is 1.1.3 may be ready for official 3rd party Apps.

Nate True, creator of NES and Dock for the iPhone has released some details on the newly released 1.1.3 update.

- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user ‘mobile’ instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.

Additionally, the SpringBoard app appears to have widget support - it contains a class called SBWidgetApplication which manages the package location and icon.

If this is true, then it could mean a early release of the promised 1.1.3 Jailbreak we’ve posted about.

Via: Cre.ations