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How-To: Add third-party sources to your iPhone’s Installer.app

By Will Park on Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 3:28 PM PST In Applications, iPhone

I recently found myself needing to add a third-party repository to my iPhone’s Installer.app “Sources” list. An application repository is basically a handful of third-party applications meant for Installer.app. Repositories are hosted by various developers - Ste, Conceited Software, ModMyiFone, etc.

While Installer.app is a great way to add third-party applications to your iPhone, you won’t be able to access a particular developer’s applications-list without adding their repository to your “Source” list.

Here’s a quick tutorial on just how to add application sources like ModMyiFone’s application repository:

  1. Jailbreak (updated Jailbreak method for v1.1.2 iPhones) your iPhone - the Nullriver Installer application (Installer.app) will automatically install itself
    Installer.app Nullriver
  2. Start-up your Installer.app
    Installer.app Nullriver
  3. Hit up the “Sources” section
    Installer.app Nullriver
  4. Then hit “Edit” in the upper right corner
  5. You should see the “Refresh” button replaced with the “Add” button in the upper left corner, hit that.
    Installer.app Nullriver
  6. Enter the address of the developer’s repository (for MMi, it’s http://modmyifone.com/installer.xml)
    Installer.app Nullriver
  7. Click “Done” and you’re, well, done! You should now see new applications from the developer in your “Install” section - adding the MMi source will result in a new “ModMyiFone.com” category as well as a host of other “MMi” categories.
    Installer.app Nullriver

That’s it, pretty painless right? If you have any questions, leave it in the Comments section.

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16 Comments on “How-To: Add third-party sources to your iPhone’s Installer.app”

  1. ravi says:

    Hi
    I used the installer.app to install the SMSD and a couple of other applications. After I finished with installing the new apps, my installer application has disappeared from the home screen. HOw do i now go to the installer application? Any help would be appreciated

  2. Will Park says:

    Try a restore and re-jailbreak?

  3. Outofscope says:

    Here is an Installer repository search http://iappcat.com featuring the list of all available sources (currently, more than 130 sources with 1800 packages) and with the ability to create own repository consisting only selected packages.

  4. Filipa says:

    I’ve added the modmyifone.com/installer.xml source but it didn’t appeard anything in the intaller
    And in the sources it appeard uncategorized and then the modmyifone.com/installer.xml

    Can you help me please??

  5. Will Park says:

    Have you tried refreshing your sources? Did you add the entire source URL including the “http://” portion?

  6. Filipa says:

    yes I enter the entire source including the “http//”
    And I also refresh the sources

    I don’t know what can I do

    But thanks

  7. matt says:

    my installer keep crashing before it even opens every time i press installer it loads and then immediatly crashes what do i do… and i already tried re jailbreaking. it works for like the first week or so and then does this

  8. Alikka says:

    I have the same problem as Filipa. Installer doesnt seem to recognize all the sources I add. Ive done all the things I can think of: refreshing blah blah. But they just stay “Uncategorized”. Ive actually successfully added one but thats all. Please help!

  9. blanker says:

    do u need an wireless connection to add a source??

  10. scott says:

    eveytime I jail break my emails feature doesn’t work and my u tube doesn’t work I keep getting an error message like my Imp.apple.yahoo is incorrect or something like that if dont download the program my phone works fine please help

  11. samm says:

    how can i get iwash free…is there any source, if yes please lemmi know….also please lemmi know if u guys knnow any new sources..thanks and love u all

  12. teamET says:

    that je good

  13. lorenzo says:

    jaibreak pour iphone 3 G

  14. adrian says:

    ive got 2.0 firmware on my iphone and cant add new source i want video and mms can anyone help, i did have it but when i upgraded the firmware ive lost them

  15. ben iphone video recorder cod’unu bulam?yorum?

  16. Tia says:

    does this method also apply to the iPhone 3G v 2.2 ???

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