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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. 160
   May 30th, 2008 at 9:08 pm apple freak says:

   i downloaded this freaking crap to my iPhone and I messed it up I lost 500 $ bucks… Shit

2. 159
   May 30th, 2008 at 12:06 am zainab says:

   i think i’ve messed up my i phone.tried to update to 1.1.4
   now i cant connect to itunes,pl help

3. 158
   May 29th, 2008 at 11:31 am abdul says:

   I downloaded something and installer is not on the menu screen anymore, because there is no more space. What should I do to get it back. Please please help me.

4. 157
   May 26th, 2008 at 1:38 am Loic says:

   hey um ive got version 1.1.4 the latest 1,, the thing is if i restore all my 1500 song will go. is thet correct..

   thnx loic

5. 156
   May 25th, 2008 at 8:52 pm kay says:

   hey loic. Sorry to tell u but ur probably gonna have 2 restore.. Which version r u on?

6. 155
   May 25th, 2008 at 2:03 am hatchy says:

   ZAINAB SALAMSS!! I THINK YOU ARE USING 1.1.2 V WHERE THIS HAPPENS,, I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM NOW I HAVE UPGRADED IT INTO 1.1.4 V ,, NOW I CAN SLIDE THE SCREEN,INSTALL 3RD PARTY APPS AND MANY MORE …merkfactory@yahoo.com email me your add so i will send the whole file where you can read it and do it for yourself,,ANY ONE OUT THERE NEEDS HELP EMAIL ME T.C BYE

7. 154
   May 24th, 2008 at 7:30 am zainab says:

   Hi every one. Pease help I installed mobilefinder then my installer went under it not knowing mistakenly I uninstalled mobilefinder then my installer disappeared how do I get it back or how do I reinstall it,PLs help.and can I do it without using a computer,that is by using my I phone to reinstall it?

8. 153
   May 16th, 2008 at 5:14 pm Loic says:

   Ive jailbroken my iPod Touch . and i have installer on it. but the thing is that i cant install anything except i can ony install themes. and when i to install a game or something. it goes straight to main menu. and it doesn’t install. last time i used to be able to install anything… but now i cant. any suggestions … can you plzzz help me

9. 152
   May 16th, 2008 at 2:26 pm sonny says:

   HElP PlZ ANYONE i have jailbroken my iphone using ziphone everything was working fine i stared installing some app and it stared telling me that i am running out of disk space so i looked trew my installer and found a program that said it will take away the problem of it saying running out of disk space i tried installing but it failed and after dat my installer icon disappeard any suggestion on how to get my installer back with out having 2 redo everything……anyone thank you

10. 151
    May 16th, 2008 at 2:21 pm kenny says:

    HElP PlZ ANYONE i have jailbroken my iphone using ziphone everything was working fine i stared installing some app and it stared telling me that i am running out of disk space so i looked trew my installer and found a program that said it will take away the problem of it saying running out of disk space i tried installing but it failed and after dat my installer icon disappeard any suggestion on how to get my installer back with out having 2 redo everything……anyone thank you

11. 150
    May 14th, 2008 at 7:40 pm Brandon says:

    i dont have a chat client, but ziphone is a program that unblocks your iphone too. idk tho… ive never had your problem. i gotta go. good luck

12. 149
    May 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm Gonzalo says:

    have msn to talk by there or aim this is like useless idk well yh the apps works and it was replaced by a game i dont remember the game but the problem of reboot is that my iphone is unblocked to use it in other contries im from venezuela im scared that my ihone can get blocked 4ever

13. 148
    May 14th, 2008 at 7:34 pm Brandon says:

    but yeah… i would just use categories in the future. it makes it much easier to manage your apps. the simplest way to solve your problem is to reboot your ipod, restore, and rejailbreak.

14. 147
    May 14th, 2008 at 7:29 pm Brandon says:

    i dont have the application that lets you have more pages of apps. i use the categories application so that i can group all of my apps so it takes up only one page. i have about 50 apps, and i havent gotten the app for more pages. for your situation, i guess the best thing to do is to reboot your ipod in restore mode and start over. can you access apps on your ipod right now? and what replaced installer?

15. 146
    May 14th, 2008 at 7:00 pm Gonzalo says:

    Hi Brandon i have a problem i installed the installer on my iphone but i didnt know that it was anumber of apps by page and i installed alot of without installing the app tha allows u to get more pages of apps and now i cant see the installer because there were to much things that the last thing taht i install it overwrite the installer or something like that what do i have to do

16. 145
    May 13th, 2008 at 9:32 pm Brandon says:

    hey LENO. my advice… restore your ipod… update to 1.1.4, and use my above post, and download ziphone. then jailbreak your ipod. i kno its a hassle to reinstall everything but its worth it. a lot of stuff in incompatible with 1.1.2. i did the same thing u did for a while but it was annoying that I couldnt download stuff. so ya… my advice is to restore your ipod, update to 1.1.4, and jailbreak using ziphone. it works great. if you are unsure on how to do this, there is a youtube video. good luck. leave another comment if you still need help

17. 144
    May 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm LENO says:

    HELP! INSTALLER won’t load anymore! starts up, breifly tries to update sources then resets back to summerboard.??
    HISTORY: i’ve had my ipod touch for since december and jailbroke it right away. Didn’t have any problems downloading games and useful apps. i kept my version at 1.1.2. to avoid problems with itunes trying to lock me out of my 3rd party apps. BUT recently i’ve had more and more trouble downloading the applications(mostly games) that i wanted.
    First i would get an error msg “download failed: can;t connect to host” fair enough
    Next i’d try to install games and the package would download but instead of sliding back to packages screen, installer would crash and reset back to summerboard.
    Finally now when i try to open Installer it just crashes, and occationally it will open? but then i try to download an app, crashes, back at square one.
    If anyone has any info on at least what is happening and how i can fix this it would be much appriciated, even with a donation.

18. 143
    May 11th, 2008 at 3:39 pm Brandon says:

    hessa92,

    hold down the home and power buttons until it resets. it should have the same icon that it did when you first got it. do that and then plug into your computer and it will restore it. good luck

19. 142
    May 11th, 2008 at 12:44 pm Hessa92 says:

    If anyone knows how to unfreeze my iphone plz email me : h.alabdulhadi@hotmail.com… plz if you know how to help me plz do cuz im desperate!!

20. 141
    May 11th, 2008 at 12:37 pm Hessa92 says:

    I have already downloaded the Ziphone to jailbreak but my iphone is frozen and it is not detected in the program…. what do i do plz someone help me!!!!

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