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Installer.app (aka AppTapp) downloads packages over WiFi (wireless networking) or EDGE for installing, updating and uninstalling 3rd party native applications on your iPhone. Warning! use at your own risk. There are both a version for Mac with OSX and one for Windows. There is currently also a catalogue of available apps available maintained by a couple of repository and listings websites. Read the install instructions here and a tutorial is posted here and here as well.

Hint: Once you have installed Installer.app be sure to install the app called “Community Sources”. This app adds a few of the popular 3rd party application lists (Conceited Software and Ste Packaging) to your sources section, which has the affect of dramatically increasing the number of apps you can install. Here is a full list of all Installer.app sources.

Update: A brand new version of Installer has been released under the name Installer 4.0 which now supports the new 2.0 iPhone software and 3G iPhones. The 4.0 version delivers a brand new user interface and added functionality similar to that of Cydia. This verion of installer is in beta mode but you can install it manually at this time using these steps.

1. Jailbreak your iPhone 2.0 software if you have not already using either QuickPwn for Windows or PwnageTool for Mac.
2. Download Installer 4.0 here and unzip it
3. SCP the Installer.app folder into your /Applications folder.
4. Change Permissions by running these 2 commands:
chmod -R 777 /Applications/Installer.app
chmod a+srx /Applications/Installer.app/Installer
5. Turn off your iPhone or iPod Touch and turn it back on and should now see the new Installer 4.0 app on your home screen. There is a video demo of this process here:

Once you have Installer 4.0 installed, you can add some new apps using the following Installer 4.0 source URLs.

More details on Installer 4.0 to come.

The fastest and easiest way to install Installer on your iPhone is using QuickPwn. Here is a great video tutorial on installing and using Installer.app with WinPwn

Also take a look at this entertaining video by by David Pogue from the The New York Times. He takes you on a tour of using Installer.app to get third-party programs running on the iPhone.

There is another similar Mac OSX software called independence which can also be used to jailbreak your iPhone. The Windows PC equivalent of Installer.app is iBrickr.

Note: As of now Installer.app does not work on iPod touch, or iPhone updated with 1.1.1.

Update: To jailbreak your iPod touch you can use iJailBreak (Mac) or touchFree (Win).

Update: Installer.app version 3.1 has been released which includes a fully redesigned user interface to match the iPhone look and feel, collapsible groups, and firmware auto-sensing. Now you can also add/remove sources easily and easily install all available updates. This version still does not work if you have already upgraded to iPhone v1.1.1. before jail breaking. Also this version requires that you upgrade to 1.1.1 after you get it installed on your 1.0.2, for it to work smoothly.

Update: If you have a virgin iPhone with the 1.1.1 updates you can use iNdependence (Mac) or iDemocracy (Win).

Survey

Have you installed 3rd party apps on your iPhone?

• Sure did, I use Installer.app (49%, 661 Votes)
• No, I’m scared (23%, 310 Votes)
• I’m thinking about it (11%, 152 Votes)
• I am going to soon… (11%, 150 Votes)
• Yep! I’m using iBrickr (4%, 48 Votes)
• No, I just don’t care to (2%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,345

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1. 20
   November 20th, 2007 at 11:49 pm Nada says:

   I’m having the same problem with the bootstrap !! I ended up having to restore to 1.02 and now my iphone is locked again !!! Grrrrrrrrr what happened ??? Why didn’t it work ??

2. 19
   November 15th, 2007 at 1:56 pm MAURICE says:

   First of all, let me congratulate you guys for an awesome app for the iphone!! unfortunately I’ve been having some issues in order to install the program on my iphone again. I tried two ways, first, using safari on my iphone, I go to jailbreakme.com, follow steps but it doesn’t install program, then I followed the instructions using My mAc on http://iphone/nullriver.com/beta; after following instructions in detail, these messages appeared: THE APPLICATION IPHONECOMM QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY, (I Clicked Relaunch) , and another window appeared telling me: ERROR: BOOTSTRAP FAILED, SEE CONSOLE TAG, and then kicked me off and my iphone requested to be restored again.

   I hope you can help us to solve this issue soon,

3. 18
   November 15th, 2007 at 7:59 am nixk says:

   if u update ur touch on a computer it takes this off and thiers no other way to instal it.. U just have to hack it the cool way haha

4. 17
   November 11th, 2007 at 10:01 am Jeff says:

   I just installed it and its been saying refreshing sources for a while. Is this normal?

5. 16
   November 11th, 2007 at 12:40 am robin says:

   hey
   i got the same problem as rene got

   pleeeeeeeeeease help us!!!!

6. 15
   November 6th, 2007 at 2:30 pm Rene says:

   HI: I really need your help, my phone is not working at all, it only shows a warning simbol saying please connect to the itunes but I don’t want to restore it because it may lock again to AT&T.

   I tried to install the installer.app on my hacked iphone version 1.0.2 I followed everything and when the screen that says “this will take 2-3 minutes, please be patient… an Error screens pups up and it says ” ERROR - BOOTSTRAP FAILED, SE CONSOLE LOG!” what can I DO?????

   PLEASE HELP ME.

   THANKS

   RENE

7. 14
   November 1st, 2007 at 1:13 pm Roxanne says:

   My iphone stalled it just froze up on the home screen. it will not turn off and I can not hit any buttons. does anyone know how to fix this problem. and please don’t say I have to reset it or something because mine is an unlocked version.

8. 13
   October 30th, 2007 at 5:24 pm jbr says:

   touchFree (see above) worked fantastically for me on my iPod Touch, no problems at all. If you’re having trouble, try totally resetting your iPod and then running touchFree (if you use windows, that is!). TouchFree installs Apptapp, summerboard, and OpenSSH automatically, so you’ll never need iBrickr or command lines.

9. 12
   October 24th, 2007 at 8:29 am jeb says:

   I tried installing twice, first on version 1.02, and then on version 1.1. Each time it did not get past the install 2-3 minutes window. And did I wait? YES, 2 hours… What is going on? I have yet to see a clearer explanation, but now I have to find one that works.

10. 11
    October 21st, 2007 at 8:21 pm Appmin says:

    Sorry that’s a 404 URL, for iPod touch owners I recommend using these GUI tools iJailBreak(MAC) or touchFree(WIN).

11. 10
    October 21st, 2007 at 7:59 pm GAT3We says:

    ipodhacks.calcomserv.com for a tutorial on how to add iphone apps to your itouch and the tools needed

12. 9
    October 13th, 2007 at 8:40 pm tobyweber says:

    I tried installing this but once i get past the part where it says continue i get the loading bar that says 2-3 mintues, please be patient… for ever

13. 8
    October 13th, 2007 at 2:02 pm Bejin says:

    Not without some additional hacking at this point:

    There is a program called TouchFree (one-click jailbreak for Windows) for iPod touch you might want to try.
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=367947

    Also take a look at
    http://www.touchdev.net/wiki/Talk:Jailbreak_Guide under the topic: Install Installer.app - An Easier Way

14. 7
    October 13th, 2007 at 2:20 am Leigh says:

    Does installer.app and all that stuff work on ipod touch? has aybody tried? please reply asap.

15. 6
    September 25th, 2007 at 11:38 pm tonemax says:

    On Sept. 24th Apple released this statement “Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week. Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.”

    Are referring to installing apps or to people who are actually unlocking and changing the carrier and all?

16. 5
    September 25th, 2007 at 10:42 pm Jordan says:

    WARNING: don’t use until they have a version STRICTLY STATING that it’s for the iPod Touch. i tried that version 3 and it ended up crashing mine. consequently, i lost all my data and had to do a factory restore.

    thankfully, there wasn’t much to lose on it.

17. 4
    September 23rd, 2007 at 5:05 pm Kerry says:

    I would try this tip from the Installer.app site: “NOTICE for version 2.4: If you find that the install hangs, you may want to remove the iPhone from the Dock and reinsert it. This occurs because iTunes sometimes interferes with the operation. This issue has been fixed in the new 3.0 installer for iTunes 7.4.”

    And also make sure you have the right matching version of iTunes.

18. 3
    September 23rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm MattyDee says:

    hey will this work on my iPod touch????

    if so can someone tell me what to do because its definitely not working at all… i let it go for 50 mins and then i got tired of waiting…

    ANY TIPS??

19. 2
    September 7th, 2007 at 1:51 am Appmin says:

    Version 3 of Installer.app has been released.

20. 1
    September 3rd, 2007 at 6:09 pm Dino says:

    A new Installer.app software has been develped by “lg” called Summerboard which cusomizes “SpringBoard”, the home screen application you see every time you power on your iPhone. It allows you to scroll your apps list icons. A demo video is available. You can install it using Installer.app

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