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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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254 Reviews on “Installer.app”

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1. 60
   January 2nd, 2008 at 7:02 am ricky says:

   you know I try to install perl is located on development and since then I start having all this problems and this is the second time that I have install the installer

2. 59
   January 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 am darren says:

   Ok sound strange works fine all the time ok mine could you reinstall it ?

3. 58
   January 2nd, 2008 at 6:52 am ricky says:

   yes have the installer 3 !! And at the begining it was working fine I download a couple app but now is not working only download themes !!!

4. 57
   January 2nd, 2008 at 6:46 am darren says:

   do you have installer 3 ? Is it only the games that won’t install or everything ?

5. 56
   January 2nd, 2008 at 6:26 am ricky says:

   I’m trying to install the games programs like Apollo , iradio things like that !!!! But right now with the themes I don’t have any problem!!! Can u help me!!!

6. 55
   January 2nd, 2008 at 6:19 am darren says:

   what are you trying to install ?

7. 54
   January 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 am ricky says:

   need help I have the installer on my iphone 1.1.2 but download the apps but is not installing the apps ???

8. 53
   January 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 am hashim says:

   If its true that when u jailbreak ur iPod via www.jailbreakme.com it opens a tiff file on ur iPod and eztracts the codes or whatever. But what I want to ask is as much as I know thar tiff is an image format. Isnt it possible to have that tiff file on your computer and synch it onto ur iPod through iTunes? Would that work?? On 1.1.2

9. 52
   January 1st, 2008 at 4:35 pm darren says:

   hi peeps not sure what all the probs are about I put my iPhone I’m restore mode installed 1.1.1 then used ibrickr to boot phone (red screen) then did that dial code to set up jailbreak on 1.1.1 then installed appsnapp , ash install at this stage activation done then installed some more progs with installer 3 then used anysim 1.2.1u I also used winscp once all done plug into iTunes and update to 1.1.2 fully unlocked and up to date all free software to hope this helps some of u .

10. 51
    January 1st, 2008 at 12:05 pm Phill says:

    when i try to go to the website who has the installer.app it says safari cant open it? what do i do?

11. 50
    December 31st, 2007 at 11:45 pm Julie says:

    HELP
    I have upgraded my iphone from 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 to finally 1.1.2 and now i am trying to install app tapp.
    But i keep getting a blue question mark by the screen and nothing is loading or downloading.

    Can anyone help me??? I miss all my apps, please someone rescue me

12. 49
    December 30th, 2007 at 9:46 pm Mike says:

    ok i was thinking about getting this on my ipod touch but after hearing those others guys comments about thiers crashing after getting it. are there people that have this on their ipod touch and theres is just fine?

13. 48
    December 28th, 2007 at 10:57 am Beatriz says:

    I NEED HELP!
    I bought a 1.1.1 iphone on December and the store unlocked it for me.

    Couple of weeks later I found out I gotta have intaller to get all the cool stuff on the iphone, and my iphone doesnt have it.

    I tried to install trough the safari on the app snap null river website and it doesnt work. HOW DO I DO IT?!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

14. 47
    December 27th, 2007 at 11:06 am ed thurlow says:

    when will an installer app come out for the 1.1.2 firmware ??????

15. 46
    December 26th, 2007 at 11:07 pm Tom says:

    Thanks for the posts guys… sounds like a few people have had problems with the itouch.

    I think I might just wait until february for apple to release some authorized ones.

16. 45
    December 26th, 2007 at 8:16 am Jack Schofield says:

    this messed my whole ipod touch up i have to reboot it know

17. 44
    December 25th, 2007 at 6:20 am badie says:

    luke i have the same problem as hisham (my installer icon dissapeared because i downloaded too many app.) and im afraid to restore my iphone!!! will it get unhacked if i restore it???????

18. 43
    December 22nd, 2007 at 6:51 pm Luke says:

    Hisham, on mine, I can just scroll down by flicking the springboard up/down and the icons scroll. If flicking is not working for you, I recommend a restore using the method mentioned by John.

19. 42
    December 20th, 2007 at 3:25 pm Hisham says:

    After successfully installing installer.app, i installed a few application. The problem is that those applications have now occupied all the space in my home screen (springboard) and i cannot see my installer icon anymore. How do I access the installer again?! .. so i can remove the applications or atleast install a launcher or a new version of springboard so i can scroll through the installed applications. But to do any of that, i need to access my installer, which i don?t know how to. My phone is a hacked one. Please help. Thanks.

20. 41
    December 18th, 2007 at 12:12 am John says:

    To reset your ipod plug it in to your computer and open itunes if it doesn’t open up automatically. Then click on your ipod on the left side and go to the summary tab. Click Restore. That should do it.

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