How to install any iphone/ipod touch/ipad app for free

Posted by nkbish0p at 00:40

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UPDATE: A NEWER (AND BETTER) VERSION OF THIS POST CAN BE FOUND HERE

Note: although below I refer to the device being used as an iphone, the same method below also applies for iPod touches and ipads.

Before reading any further, make sure you have a jailbroken iphone with cydia on one of your homescreens, and that your device is running a firmware that can be jailbroken (you can check your firmware version by going into settings, then selecting general, then selecting about).

How to get any app store application for free

Preparation

Note: Downloading paid apps via this method can be illegal if the copyright for the application is infringed. Download these apps at your own risk.

1. Open cydia. The first time cydia is opened it will open extremely slowly, this is normal. There will be a pop-up asking what kind of user you are. Select the option “developer (no filters)”. If cydia prompts that updates are available, select the option “update all” and wait for this to be completed.

2. Along the bottom of the screen you will see the options cydia, sections, changes, manage and search. Select manage.

3. There will now be 3 options on the screen, packages, sources and storage. Select sources.

4. Select edit in the top right hand side of the screen.

5. Select add in the top left hand side of the screen.

6. Type http://cydia.hackulo.us/ into the blue pop up box.

7. The screen will turn black and prompt you that your sources are being updated. When this is done, select return to cydia.

8. Click done in the top right hand side of the screen.

9. Your phone will show a list of sources. Select Hackulo.us

10.Scroll down and select Installous.

11.Select install in the top right hand side of the screen.

12.Select confirm in the top right hand corner of the screen.

13.Wait for this to be completed, select return to cydia.

14.Go back to Hackulo.us (remember this can be found by going to manage at the bottom of the screen, then selecting sources, then selecting Hackulo.us)

15.Install (In the same manner as Installous was installed above) Appsync for your version of firmware.

16.Once this is completed you can exit cydia.

Downloading apps using Installous.

If you have followed the above stages properly, there should not be a green icon on one of your homescreens with the label Installous. This is the only application you will need to use to download applications for your device. You will not need to use cydia again for this purpose.

If Installous is not present on any of your homescreens, turn off your device then switch it back on and check again. If it is still not present, reattempt the method above.

1. Open Installous.

2. Select search along the bottom of the display.

3. Search for the app you wish to download.

4. Select the app and select download on the right hand side.

5. A list of available downloads will come up. Newer versions of the application are towards the top of the screen.

6. Select a version and follow through until a “download started” message appears.

7. Select downloads along the bottom of the screen.

8. Select the application and select install.

9. When this is complete, exit Installous. The app you have just installed should be available on one of your homescreens. If not, turn your phone off then back on and check again. If the app is still not available, reattempt the method above.

Notes

While the above methods may initially appear daunting, the process is infact fairly simple. I have broken down each method into very small, simple steps.

The applications you download using this method will synchronise to your computer, so if at any stage your iphone becomes unjailbroken, once you jailbreak it again you can copy these applications back to your phone.

Updating your phones firmware will cause it to become unjailbroken.

Apps downloaded using this method cannot be updated via the app store, but can be updated in Installous.

If you would like pictures to help understand this method, please inform me in the comments section for this article as I can upload these if required.