Installing Installous 5

If you have been using a jailbroken iDevices, then you might have been familiar with Installous, a great tool which offer applications outside the Apple AppStore. The reason why people would install Installous is that they can find a third party repository in which some of the applications can't be found on AppStore due to strict policy of Apple.

Other reason for using Installous is to have a trial version of a software without buying it first, something that it's not possible in AppStore. When you wanted to download an application (even for trial), if it's a commercial app, you would have to pay for it. Installous can solve that problem by enabling you to download the same software but from third party repositories.

Right now, Installous has been upgraded to Installous 5 and it brings some new features such as:

• Added BitTorrent download support
• Support for iOS 5 notifications
• Better filehost compatibility
• Bug-fixes and optimization

As usual, if you wanted to get Installous 5, you must have your devices untethered jailbroken first using Absinthe or any other jailbreaker tool available on the Internet. Next, you add this repository into Cydia : http://cydia.hackulo.us/. Let it download the list of packages and reload the list and then, you can start searching for Installous 5.

Here's some disclaimer about the use of Installous:
Downloading and installing cracked apps are illegal. We don’t support or promote piracy in anyway. This article is purely for informational purposes only. The whole purpose behind cracked apps is if you would like to try an app before purchasing from the App Store. It is expected that you either delete the app after testing it or purchase it from the App Store. Please give credit to the author of the apps who have spent hours, days, months making and testing the apps to make sure the users gets the best experience when using their applications.

How i Perform Untethered Jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1

I posted yesterday that i would wait for a couple of days, but this morning, i just performed an untethered jailbreak to my iPad 1. I just can't wait for too long when the tools has been ready and updated and the method is SUPER EASY to do.

OK, here's how i do my untethered jailbreak. This works on my iPad, but i can't guarantee that it will work on your iDevices. Make sure you have make a backup of your data before proceeding.

• Download the latest Absinthe releases (2.0.1) for Windows, Linux, or Mac
• Pick the correct method for your devices
• iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G
• iPad 1, 2, 3
• iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G
• On my case, it's iPad 1, so i pick the second link
•  Make a backup of your device
• Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu and click ‘Back Up’ on iTunes
• Remove all your data and settings. This will make the jailbreak process much faster.
• Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings. 
• Don't worry about the data if you have performed the back up process earlier
• Extract Absinthe 2.0.1 and launch absinthe executable. This will close iTunes. That's fine.
• Wait until the jailbreak button becomes available and your iDevices firmware version has showed up. Make sure it's already in iOS 5.1.1.
• Click on the Jailbreak and let the magic process begins. No need to enter DFU mode again manually. Let the Absinthe do the work for you :)
• Once completed, you can restore the settings and apps again from iTunes using the backup earlier
• Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu in the left panel of iTunes and click ‘Restore from Back Up…’ then select the latest backup you created before
• Some "pirated" applications might not be able to be installed / synched at this point. Just sync the apps you purchased legally
• Open up Cydia and wait until it finishes preparing the filesystems and reboots your device
• Open up Cydia once again and let it download the repository packages
• On my case, i added two additional repository
• http://sinfuliphonerepo.com
• http://cydia.hackulo.us
• I installed iFile, OpenSSH, Installous, AppSync, and Hackulo Security (plus all the dependencies)
• Reboot your iDevices (optional, but i just wanted to make sure)
• Re-sync with iTunes and now, all of your apps (including the pirated one) can be synched perfectly

If you have upgraded to iOS 5.1.1 previously and have a tethered jailbreak, you can switch to untethered by using Rocky Racoon on Cydia.

I would like to remind you to purchase the applications legally in AppStore since applications that exists outside App Store is not tested by Apple and you are on your own when having problems with third party applications. It's also our way to give credit to the author of the apps.

Thanks to all jailbreakers who have provided this SUPER DUPER EASY tool to perform a jailbreak and tested it on almost all iDevices.

Ads on Installous

If you used a jailbroken iOS devices, such as iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, and you are using Installous 4 to install "free" apps, you might notice that there's a new CAPTCHA form before the redirector sent you to the download page.

The reason why there's a new CAPTCHA is because Apple was sending a takedown notice to AppTrackr (where most people send their cracked iOS apps and publish it to other people whose devices are already jailbroken) and therefore, the developer had to move the servers outside US so that Apple can't sue them for copyright issues. The problem came along with the funding as moving to another server means more cost to spend and they needed some money to do that. So, they put a safe ads on the CAPTCHA form to raise some money and hopefully it can cover their expenses of providing those services to most users.