AppBackup 2.0.2 is out and fixes the following issues:

• Fixed a bug with translations where if something wasn’t translated then nothing would appear in the UI (expected behavior is that the English text would appear instead).
• AppBackup no longer crashes if backuptimes.plist is corrupted or malformed.

Also, the Czech, Japanese, and Korean translations have been updated.  The new version should be on Cydia soon.

AppBackup 2.0.1 has been released and should be on Cydia soon.  It fixes the bug where the app was hanging on the Please Wait screen.

Changes:

• Fixed the problem where AppBackup was hanging on the Please Wait screen for many people.
• Fixed a cosmetic bug with the Please Wait screen.
• Updated Spanish translation.
• ini-to-strings.py now sorts the list of language files before converting them.

After a long wait, the new version of AppBackup AppBackup 2.0, is finished and has been submitted to BigBoss.  It will show up on Cydia within a day.  Here is what has changed in 2.0:

• AppBackup now works on iOS versions 4.3.x and later (and it still works with iOS 3; untested on iOS 2).
• Added a confirmation screen for all actions.
• Redesigned About screen.
• AppBackup has been split into two parts:
  • The GUI, written in Objective-C this time.
  • A command-line interface in the form of a Python package. (Just type appbackup at the terminal to use it.)
  • As a result, the code has been completely rewritten and is much cleaner and object-oriented.
• The FixPermissions utility can now be used by typing appbackup-fix-permissions at the terminal. It is still run automatically in the GUI mode only.
• Updated translations and added new translations for the following languages:
  • Czech - Jan Kozánek
  • Chinese - goodlook8666
  • Greek - Spiros Chistoforos-Libanis
  • Japanese - Osamu
  • Korean - Joon Ki Hong
  • Norwegian - Jan Gerhard Schøpp
• Changed translations format in the source tree.
• Translations are now managed on Transifex (https://www.transifex.net/) and converted to Apple’s Localizable.strings format at build time.

I would like to thank everyone who has been patient while I was working on fixing AppBackup, and I am very sorry it took so long.

I have released AppBackup 1.0.14.  This is a SECURITY UPDATE.  You should update AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in order to keep your device secure.

AppBackup still does not work on iOS 4.3.x; however you should still update for security reasons. I am in the process of rewriting AppBackup so that it will work on iOS 4.3.x, and I am very sorry for the long wait.

Download or wait for it to show up on BigBoss.

I’ve released version 1.0.13 of AppBackup, which brings the following changes with it:

• Added the ability to ignore and un-ignore apps in the backup list and when using the All button.
• Fixed a crash caused by an error in the Dutch translation.  (Tim van Neerbos was consulted about the problem string.  This bug only affected users who have their language set to Dutch.)
• The unique bundle ID of each app is now displayed under its name in the backup/restore prompt.

Download or wait for it to show up on BigBoss.