Installing ipa on the iPhone, Step by Step Guide

Work on iPhone OS 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1

Now you can create your own ipa files. Read more here.

You can find many ways for installing ipa files on the iPhone! Most of them are based on the same method (Not exactly the same!) but have different look! Now the question is “Which way is better for me?” The answer is depend on you and your knowledge about the iPhone OS! So we recommend you to read this guide carefully and choose your favorite way! Note that You can also use a combination of these methods! [New] The Method 3 & 4 of this guide may be interesting for those who wants developing application for the iPhone OS without paying apple! Read this for more information! Another important Question is “Where can I find & download the ipa files?” The answer is the following websites

• http://appulo.us
• or search Torrent about ipa files!

Requirements

• A jailbroken iPhone 2G or 3G (or iPod touch!) running OS 2.x (Up to 2.2.1)
• Cydia (Automatically installed in jailbreaking process)
• Internet connection (Faster is better!)
• A PC or MAC
• A wireless network (For connecting your iPhone to your PC/Mac)
• WinSCP (Windows) / CyberDuck (Mac), or any other software that can access to the iPhone trough SSH
• An iTunes Account

Before you begin

First off all you must download and install at least one application from AppStore (Free or Paid).

1. Open Cydia, uninstall the Safari Download Plugin if you had previously installed it
2. Open iTunes
3. Go to AppStore
4. Select an application then Click “Get App”
5. Enter you iTunes account info (User name & Password)
6. Sync your iPhone with iTuens

Method 0 (Using Installous, stand alone)

1. Open Cydia, add this source: http://cydia.hackulo.us
2. Still in Cydia, install “Installous ver 2.0″
3. Quit Cydia
4. Reboot iPhone
5. Open Installous
6. Select browse tab!
7. Navigate to home Screen by pressing home!
8. Download the ipa file
9. Go to Downloads tab
10. Tap on the ipa file then select INSTALL!

Method 1 REMOVED

Method 2 (Using Installous together with PC/Mac)

1. Open Cydia
2. Add this source: http://cydia.hackulo.us
3. Still in Cydia, install “Installous”
4. Still in Cydia, install “OpenSSH”
5. Quit Cydia
6. Reboot iPhone
7. Connect iPhone to PC/Mac (Using WiFi)
8. Connect to the iPhone using SSH connection (WinSCP ,CyberDuck , etc) “Username: root Password: alpine”
9. Navigate to “/Private/var/mobile/Library/Downloads “
10. Copy “.ipa” files to this folder
11. At this time you see a list of applications that previously copied to the “Downloads” folder
12. Click on the application name then click install.

Method 3 (Using iTunes, Automatic MobileInstallation patch)

1. Open Cydia
2. Add this source: http://cydia.hackulo.us or http://iphone.org.hk/apt
3. Still in Cydia install MiPatch (By Hackulo) or Mobileinstallation (by iPhone.org.hk)
4. Restart iPhone
5. Connect iPhone to your PC/Mac by USB-Cable
6. Copy cracked ipa files into your iTunes Library (just drag and drop to the iTunes Window)
7. Tell iTunes to install applications that you want
8. Start Syncing iPhone!

Method 4 (Using iTunes, Manual MobileInstallation patch)

[NOT RECOMMENDED]

1. Open Cydia
2. Install “OpenSSH”
3. Connect iPhone to PC/Mac (Using WiFi)
4. Connect to the iPhone using SSH connection (WinSCP ,CyberDuck , etc) “Username: root Password: alpine”
5. Navigate to /private/var/mobile/ folder
6. Set the permission of the Applications folder to 777 (make sure reclusive is checked).
7. Stay in the /private/var/mobile/ folder.
8. Create a folder called “Documents” in the /private/var/mobile/ folder. Make sure to spell “Documents” correctly, with a capital “D”.
9. Set the permission to 777.
10. Navigate to the root level and open the /Applications folder.
11. Create a folder called “Documents” inside the /Applications folder and set permission to 777.
12. Go to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework
13. Rename the file “MobileInstallation” to “MobileInstallation.bak”
14. Download this patched MobileInstallation(For 2.1) file from HERE(2.1). Note that you have to download the patched file for the firmware you are running. ie. if you are running 2.1, you need the MobileInstallation 2.1 patched file.
    • The mobileinstallation patch for iPhone OS 2.2
15. Place the patched file into the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework folder and set the permissions 775 for the patched MobileInstallation file. If there is some type of extension (ie .dylib), then you need to remove that extension.
16. Reboot your iPhone/iPod Touch
17. Drag and drop the .ipa file you downloaded into the iTunes Application library.
18. Sync your iPhone/iPod Touch and enjoy!