Installer.app

For Mac OS X installer, see Installer (Mac OS X).
Installer.app
Developer(s) RipDev / NullRiver
Development status Active, Ported.
Operating system iOS
Type Package manager
License Closed Source
Website http://ripdev.com Down / http://infini-dev.com <- Not the developer.

Installer.app was a free software installer for the iPhone created by the development team RipDev,[1] first released in summer 2007[2] and maintained until summer 2009. Installer allowed users to install third-party applications into the iPhone's Applications directory where native applications are kept. Users could install applications from a variety of sources (over WiFi or UMTS) provided by software developers, directly into the iPhone without requiring a computer.[3] Users could browse lists of applications inside Installer to find ones they wanted to install.[4] In June 2009, RipDev dropped support for Installer in favor of developing a different package manager and installer named Icy.[5]

Contents

On iOS 1

Installer was originally developed by Nullriver and was available for download via JailbreakMe which used the iPhone TIFF exploit for 1.1.1 firmwares.[6] In the next version of the iPhone OS, 1.1.2, the exploit was patched and users could put Installer on their devices using jailbreaking software such as ZiPhone or WinPwn.

On iOS 2

When the 2.0 firmware was released, framework changes were present. All of the applications compiled for iPhone OS 1.2 and below were no longer able to run on 2.0. Therefore, Installer 3 wasn't available for 2.0 and the vast majority of users switched to Cydia. At that time, RiPDev (Russian iPhone Development) took over the Installer project and started developing Installer 4.0. When Installer 4.0 was finished, it was added to the QuickPwn software as a payload. Installer 4.0 did not gain as much popularity as Installer 3.0 because most of the jailbroken devices had become accustomed to using Cydia.

On iOS 4 and 5

In May 2011, a team of developers called Infini-Dev recreated Installer 4 so that it could be run on iOS 4 and above, although the main current repositories are only compatible with Cydia and no longer compatible with Installer. RiPDev has put their old Installer repo back online since Infini-Dev released Installer, and there are also some other repos like Greek-iPhone who offer up to date packages for Installer.

Installer 5

Slava Karpenko announced a project to work on Installer 5.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ripdev: Installer". RipDev. http://ripdev.com/installer. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  2. ^ Jesus Diaz (August 20, 2007). "How To: Install Apps on Your iPhone Easily, No Hacking Skills Required". Gizmodo. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/piece-of-cake/how-to-install-apps-on-your-iphone-easily-no-hacking-skills-required-291184.php. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ David Chartier (August 12, 2007). "Installer.app beta for iPhone: Install, update iPhone apps over Wi-Fi". TUAW. http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/12/installer-app-beta-for-iphone-install-update-iphone-apps-over/. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ Joe Seifi (August 20, 2007). "Installer.app". AppSafari. http://www.appsafari.com/maps/825/installerapp/. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Bye Bye Installer!". RipDev. http://ripdev.org/2009/06/bye-bye-installer.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  6. ^ "Installer.app Beta". http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  7. ^ http://installer5.com

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