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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. 100
   February 4th, 2008 at 2:38 am kat says:

   oh yea one more thing…. and when you DL the apptapp at the end it will give you an error. “sending to iphone failed: IGNORE THAT and follow the steps. hope those steps are clear. its 5am and ive been trying to do this alll night.

2. 99
   February 4th, 2008 at 2:32 am kat says:

   UGH! its been 3 days but i have FINALLY figured it out. for people with V1.1.3
   ok… go to www.modmyifone.com and click on DL. then click on firmware. then click iphone firmware 1.1.1. save that to your desk top. then google “apptapp Installer.” i dont remember where i got that from but its not hard to find.
   now you are ready…
   connect your phone to itunes. press the power button and the home key to put your phone in recovery mode. (a plug and itunes picture will appear on your phone) then click on the iphone. there you will see a button “RESTORE”
   hold down shift key (PC users, mac useres ALT) hold shift and click restore while holding down shift. look for the 1.1.1 resore file you DLed earlier click open. and then itunes should restore the phone. after it restores it will give you an error (error number 1505 or something like that) then don not close itunes. open apptapp, click continue, and click on V1.0.2 and then install. then the phone will do a couple of thngs and then it will go back into normal mode. slide the phone to make an emergency call. dial *#301# you will call yourself. then pick up, press hold, then hang up. then click on contacts, add new contact, new URL then type in “prefs:” without the “”. then save. then new URL then type in jailbreakme.com then save, then save again. and press home. unlock th ephone to make an emergency call again and dial 0 and call. pick up put on hold and then hang up. then click contactss. then it will say “no name” click on that and click on prefs: and then click ok auto lock, set that to NEVER and then go back to setteings and click on wifi and set up your wifi then press home. then go back to the emergency screen and unlock. dial 0 again, answer, put on hold, and hang up. click ok the no name file and now click on jailbreakme.com. once you get to there. go all the way down and clicl on the last thing. after that your phone will restart and BWALA you have installer! if you have questions write back. i will tell youexactly what to do. this took me 3 days! i kept having trouble. good luck

3. 98
   February 3rd, 2008 at 6:33 pm gabriel aya says:

   Well I have an ipod touch with the january update but i want to get installer and customize and i need some step by step instructions but i dont want to delete my music and videos

4. 97
   February 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm jane says:

   how do i install installer.app on my version of itouch and iphone. thank you

5. 96
   February 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am juan says:

   i have v1.1.3 and i dont know how to install any of this i need some step by step directions

6. 95
   February 1st, 2008 at 5:06 pm kat says:

   i have V 1.1.3 and i cant figure out how to put installer on my phone. its been 3 days and i still cant figure it out. can anyone PLEASE HELP ME! thanks

7. 94
   February 1st, 2008 at 1:03 pm Hassan says:

   Steven, Thank you for the fix for the Bootstrap Failed problem. Worked like a charm.

8. 93
   January 30th, 2008 at 9:29 am Brian B says:

   Hey I have a version 1.1.3 iPhone and I have no clue how to get this installer app onto my phone can anyone help me or direct me to a tutorial or manual??

9. 92
   January 29th, 2008 at 11:47 pm MrCyberdude says:

   What i also found that helped was to ssh in
   and start deleting a couple of the Applications
   folders that i did not need… Try this first to
   make some more space in the system area.

   Then hunt down an app called BossTool
   from ModMyiFone.com
   This will give you the option to move things
   like Fonts and Ringtones and that automaticly
   gave me back around 80MB on the original
   300Mb OS partition.

   There is even an option to move all Applications
   to the 7440MB partition

10. 91
    January 29th, 2008 at 6:22 pm douglas says:

    hey I’m having a problemwith installer. When I try to download something it just gives me a blank black screen then goes to the home screen and nothing gets installed. Also when I finally do download something nothing shows up on my home screen. Can someone please help me?

    Thanks in advance for any help.

11. 90
    January 26th, 2008 at 2:31 am Russel says:

    Hi i am running version 1.0.2 and whilst using the installer my installer icon too has dissapeared, restoring will make a unhacked software be loaded, is there any way around this, or do i have to restore and try hack the phone again, and is it difficult for me with limited experience??? Please help

12. 89
    January 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm jimmy says:

    in installer when i try to download a app when it gets to insalling it goes blank then to home screen

13. 88
    January 23rd, 2008 at 9:08 am Marcelino Teixeira says:

    hello, i have open ssh instaled in my iphone, and i downloaded winscp406.exe and tried to execute, but i can`t conect, in the host name i put the ip that show`s in the iphone? what the step to conect in winscp406 and in iphone, please help.
    it says time out, cant conect

14. 87
    January 23rd, 2008 at 8:21 am MrCyberdude says:

    OK i have a solution that worked for me….
    I am not sure how it happened, either from the installer or my own mistake but when i SSH’d into my iPhone i discovered that i had my entire Application Directory replicated within the Application directory. Very strange..
    ..
    Before i discovered this i could not successfully copy the Installer.app folder into the Application directory. After removing the duplicate directory i had no problems at all and next reboot all was well…
    ..
    It is possible that if the folder Installer.app is replicated anywhere else within the Applications folder this may cause issues.
    ..
    I have 1.1.1 using WinXP via wifi and used the http://hackthatphone.com/downloads/Installer.zip for a fresh copy of Installer_3.09b.
    My settings for copying with winscp406.exe were to copy with settings on binary and permissions set to 0755.
    ..
    Hope that helps.
    ..
    MrCyberdude.

15. 86
    January 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 am ankush says:

    I hv iphone with 1.0.2 version. hv installer version 2.63…its not getting updated and i m nt able to download different softwares ..kindly reply back …

16. 85
    January 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 am Marcelino Teixeira says:

    i have the same problem! i need help

17. 84
    January 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 am MrCyberdude says:

    Is there a Manual install of installer.app via SSH for 1.1.1 ???

    i was in the process of updating installer.app running 1.1.1 and was not sure if it updated. after a shutdown and restart of the iPhone installer launches for 1 second nothing appears and then goes back to springboard.

    I tried going to jailbreakme.com and selected install AppSnapp so as to re-install, but i only get the blue question mark, but I have never ran the tiff exploit fix.??
    i have about 95 apps dirs installed when i SSH into my phone but all was running fine before this.

    I do not want to have to restore.

    How can i manually install installer.app via SSH? Any links to the download or tutorial?

18. 83
    January 21st, 2008 at 1:15 pm William says:

    how r u suppose to install it from the computer i cant see an opening which i can download a file in to the i phone i really cant download from the safari? can anyone explain me what is going on and how am i suppose to download app.v3.1 on my iphone

19. 82
    January 21st, 2008 at 12:20 pm borts says:

    this app can crash your iPod or iPhone and make you have to restore it not mentioning it makes your warranty worth nothing

    That’s right it will make you have to replace your iPod if you install

20. 81
    January 21st, 2008 at 11:05 am Musaliar says:

    i update the installer app on 1.1.1. and installer icon disappeared. Any one can help me to retrieve the icon???

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