Steven Troughton-Smith
Encyclopedia
Steven Troughton-Smith (born December 11, 1988) is an Irish programmer
who focuses mainly on writing iPhone software. He is well known for his work in the iPhone
and iPod Touch
jailbreaking
community.
He became well-known on his release of Stack
, an implementation of Apple Inc.'s Stacks
feature of Mac OS X
v10.5 "Leopard"
. He is also responsible for the port of id Software
's Doom game to iPhone, partnering with ZodTTD
for distribution and development.
Currently he has several applications on the iPhone App Store, including Lights Off, Speed, Nuker and SameGame
.
Troughton-Smith also built the Grace App For Autism which has 'democratised the availability of language aides' and is the winner of many accolades and awards.
for iPhone development in Ireland, with television, newspaper and radio appearances. The artwork for his Speed application is also used by Apple marketing worldwide in promotional posters and print ads.
in iPhone OS
and also the Tethering features in iPhone OS 3.0.. More recently, he has been known for bringing the AirPrint
and Siri
features to devices that did not already support them.
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
who focuses mainly on writing iPhone software. He is well known for his work in the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
jailbreaking
Jailbreak (iPhone)
iOS jailbreaking, or simply jailbreaking, is the process of removing the limitations imposed by Apple on devices running the iOS operating system through use of custom kernels. Such devices include the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and 2nd Gen Apple TV...
community.
iPhone/iPod touch Work
Steven Troughton-Smith and @TIGbeats first became involved with writing iPhone software shortly after its initial release, developing for the system with only a compiler and reverse-engineered header files. They would e-mail his creations to a friend with an iPhone who would run the application and send a screenshot back. They first application, Nuker, was developed this way.He became well-known on his release of Stack
Stack
-Mathematics:* Stack , general category-theoretical concept to formalise "pull-back" operations in geometry and algebra* Algebraic stack, a generalisation of scheme and algebraic space in algebraic geometry; a specific type of the above-Computers:...
, an implementation of Apple Inc.'s Stacks
Stacks (software)
Stacks are a feature first found in Apple's operating system, Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard". As the name implies, they "stack" files into a small organized folder on the Dock...
feature of Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
v10.5 "Leopard"
Mac OS X v10.5
Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a...
. He is also responsible for the port of id Software
Id Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
's Doom game to iPhone, partnering with ZodTTD
ZodTTD
ZodTTD is a programmer who mainly focuses on porting software to handheld devices. He is well known for his work in the iPhone and iPod Touch jailbreaking community...
for distribution and development.
Currently he has several applications on the iPhone App Store, including Lights Off, Speed, Nuker and SameGame
SameGame
is a computer puzzle game featuring tile removal originally released under the name Chain Shot! in 1985 by Kuniaki Moribe . It has since been ported to numerous computer platforms.-History:...
.
Troughton-Smith also built the Grace App For Autism which has 'democratised the availability of language aides' and is the winner of many accolades and awards.
Media coverage
Steven has garnered celebrity in the Irish media as the Poster ChildPoster child
A poster child is a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters or other media as part of a campaign to raise money or enlist volunteers for a cause or organization...
for iPhone development in Ireland, with television, newspaper and radio appearances. The artwork for his Speed application is also used by Apple marketing worldwide in promotional posters and print ads.
Discoveries
Steven Troughton-Smith is responsible for the discovery of EmojiEmoji
is the Japanese term for the picture characters or emoticons used in Japanese electronic messages and webpages. Originally meaning pictograph, the word literally means e "picture" + moji "letter". The characters are used much like emoticons elsewhere, but a wider range is provided, and the icons...
in iPhone OS
IPhone OS
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple, Inc. devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple, Inc. does not license iOS for installation on third-party hardware...
and also the Tethering features in iPhone OS 3.0.. More recently, he has been known for bringing the AirPrint
AirPrint
AirPrint is a component of Apple iOS, version 4.2 or later, for printing via WiFi, either directly to any AirPrint compatible printers such as HP's entire ePrint range, select Brother models, all Epson models produced after fall 2011, or to non-compatible printers through a Windows, Mac or Linux PC...
and Siri
Siri (software)
Siri is an intelligent software assistant and knowledge navigator functioning as a personal assistant application for iOS. The application uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of web services...
features to devices that did not already support them.