Installer X
Developer(s) | Infini Dev, Sammy Guichelaar |
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Initial release | July 22, 2017 |
Stable release |
1.0 beta 1
/ July 22, 2017 |
Operating system | iPhone OS, iOS |
Available in | English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, German, Dutch, Russian |
Type | Package manager |
License | Closed Source |
Website |
infini-dev |
Installer X is a package manager for iPhone OS 2 up to iOS 6 designed for legacy jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices. Installer X is based on Installer 4, originally created by Ripdev, which allowed users to browse and download applications from a range of sources when the AppStore and Cydia hadn't been introduced yet. Installer X uses a different packaging system from Cydia's APT, and as a result, Installer X is faster than Cydia. Installer X is specifically designed for legacy Apple devices, with the legacy hardware in mind. Because of that, Installer X is a fully featured The Installer Project was announced on January 4, 2017, and has been in development since. On the July 22, 2017, Infini Dev released the files in order to create your own Installer X repository. 2 days later, the first packages were uploaded and tested. Positive progress has been reported ever since.
Notable features in Installer X
- Speed & Reliability. Installer X main goal was to achieve a good speed and reliability ratio on legacy devices.
- Ability to use Installer while loading data (no reloading data). Installer X does not 'reload data' in a way that is noticeable to the end user. Everything happens in the background while the user can continue using their device.
- Rating system that indicates the popularity of a package. Packages in Installer can be rated 1 to 5 stars. If enough rating have come in for a package, everyone, even people who have not installed the package can see it's average rating.
- Version specific sources. Sources will only work on iOS versions the source maintainer has allowed. This way, Installer X will have a lot less incompatible packages than Cydia.
- No advertisements. Installer X does not show any ads from repositories.
- Icons for all packages. Unlike Cydia, Installer X loads the Icons for all available packages and displays them without having to see 'more info'.
Installer by RipDev
Installer.app was a freeware software installer for the iPhone created by Nullriver and later maintained by RipDev, first released in summer 2007 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 Wi-Fi 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.
Installer 4 port by Infini Dev
In 2011 Installer 4 was ported to iOS 4+ by Infini Dev, however the package was just a slightly modified version of the last release by Ripdev. As a response, Ripdev reopened their Installer repository for Installer.
Other projects by Infini Dev
Infini Dev have worked on a number of projects over the years, most notably: Icy, a DPKG package manager released by Ripdev. Infini Dev released several versions of Icy and maintained it up to iOS 9. In 2011, Infini Dev released Lima, a safari-based Cydia alternative that received widespread coverage.
- Installer 4
- Installer X
- Pakage
- Icy
- Hood
- InstallerApp
- Private Pilot Theory app for iPad
- Lima (Browser based Cydia Alternative)
- System of a Down iOS Application
- Parkway Drive iOS Application
- Battlefield 2 port for Mac OS X
- Battlefield 2142 port for Mac OS X
- OS X Toolbox
- Installer X Repo Creation Tool
- FileCarry
See also
- Cydia (application)
- Hardware restrictions#Apple devices
- Rooting (Android OS)
- Advanced Packaging Tool
- iOS Jailbreaking