How to know about app launched and details jailbreak iOS 7

Question

I am making a tweak for iOS 7, in which I want to know about app launch event, and the details of app being launched (name and identifier). So far the only useful framework I have found is SpringBoardServices.framework. The header files which may be/are useful to track app launch event include:

• SBAppLaunchUtilities.h
• SBLaunchAppListener.h

If I am on right track, can anyone provide me information about their methods usage? There is no relevant information or guide present on iphonedevwiki.

Moreover, How can I get information about app launched? I have studied Andy ibanez's tutorial. It hooks SBApplicationIcon class, which I guess has been removed from iOS 7 frameworks because I can't find it in dumped frameworks. So what is alternate header? Is it SBSCardItem.h and SBSCardItemsController ?

Looking forward for help. Thanks.

Roughhew

SBApplicationIcon exists, but it's not part of SpringBoardServices. It is part of SpringBoard.app. – Distract

@AndyIbanez thanks alot for your reply. Can you please give me hint on how to use Springboard.app? Since private frameworks doesn't include one. Can I import it directly in my tweak file? – Roughhew

Yeah this is a crucial difference because people tend to think that SpringBoard is a framework when it's actually an app. The reason you don't always find it in private header dumps is because it isn't a framework. Some people have dumped it already (and don't forget you can dump it yourself). github.com/thomasfinch/iOS-7-SpringBoard-Headers – Distract

@AndyIbanez I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing it out. If Springboard.app exists, then there should be similar loads of other apps too, which I should discover. Right? – Roughhew

Yep, you can dump all the apps within. Messages, Calendar, Mail, just to name a few. I don't remember where they are stored in the file system, but they are also .apps, and have the known .app extension. – Distract

@AndyIbanez Ok. thanks a ton Andy. You made alot of things clear to me. You can write details in comments as answer, so I can accept it :) – Roughhew

Answer 1

You need to look into SpringBoard.app instead of SpringBoardServices.framework. SpringBoard app comes "alone" because like it's extension implies, it's an app, and not a framework that can be found in the entire Private Frameworks.

You can get a lot of info from the SBApplicationIcon class in SpringBoard, such as the app display name and things like that. Check the headers for more info.

Distract