Installer.app

{{Infobox software

|name = Installer.app

|logo = InstallerLogoLarge.png

|developer = Nullriver, Inc., Sammy Guichelaar, Kevin Rippert, MidnightChips, AppTapp Team (Installer 5), RipDev (Installer 4)

|operating_system = iOS

|genre = Package manager

|license = Closed Source

|website = http://www.nullriver.com, http://ripdev.org, http://infini-dev.org, https://apptapp.me

|programming language=Objective-C|author=Nullriver (Installer 1-3)|platform=ARM|logo caption=Icon as of Installer 5.0|title=Installer}}

Installer.app was a freeware software installer for the iPhone created by Nullriver and later maintained by RipDev,{{cite web|url=http://ripdev.com/installer |title=Ripdev: Installer |access-date=2009-06-23 |publisher=RipDev |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331100227/http://ripdev.com/installer/ |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }} first released in summer 2007{{cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/gadgets/piece-of-cake/how-to-install-apps-on-your-iphone-easily-no-hacking-skills-required-291184.php |title= How To: Install Apps on Your iPhone Easily, No Hacking Skills Required |date = August 20, 2007 |access-date= November 2, 2011 |publisher= Gizmodo |author= Jesus Diaz}} 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 or directly onto the iPhone without requiring a computer.{{cite web |url= http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/12/installer-app-beta-for-iphone-install-update-iphone-apps-over/ |title= Installer.app beta for iPhone: Install, update iPhone apps over Wi-Fi |author= David Chartier |date= August 12, 2007 |publisher= TUAW |access-date= November 2, 2011 |archive-date= January 31, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150131124440/http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/12/installer-app-beta-for-iphone-install-update-iphone-apps-over/ |url-status= dead }} Users could browse lists of applications inside Installer to find ones they wanted to install.{{cite web |url=http://www.appsafari.com/maps/825/installerapp/ |title=Installer.app |access-date=November 2, 2011 |publisher=AppSafari |date= August 20, 2007 |author= Joe Seifi}} In June 2009, RipDev dropped support for Installer in favor of developing a different package manager and installer named Icy.

Releases

= iPhone OS 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 jailbreak users had become accustomed to using Cydia.

= 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.ijailbreak.com/jailbreak/the-new-cydia-alternative-installer-4-0/|title=The New Cydia Alternative - Installer 4.0!|date=2011-05-24|work=iJailbreak {{!}} Jailbreak And iOS News|access-date=2018-04-29|language=en-US}} 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 =

In 2014, Slava Karpenko announced a project to work on Installer 5.http://installer5.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101232248/http://installer5.com/ |date=2014-11-01 }} Later, Karpenko revealed to Infini-Dev that he had dropped the project.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} Infini-Dev took over after a while and moved the project under the AppTapp Team name. A public beta was released on July 3, 2019, and it officially launched on January 15, 2020.{{Cite tweet |user=AppTapp |number=1217279770603466752 |title=Installer 5.0.0 is now out of beta and available on our public repository! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115070919/https://www.twitter.com/apptappteam/status/1217279770603466752 |archive-date=2020-01-15}}

References

External links

https://apptapp.me/ - Official Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20090215004107/http://ripdev.com/installer - RiPDev's Website

Category:IOS software

Category:IOS jailbreaking