InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone

skipere · 03-25-2009, 12:52 PM

I found this article from Gizmodo just want to share it .

InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
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Ripdev's InstallerApp makes installing third-party jailbreak applications on your iPhone slightly easier, by eliminating the need to jailbreak your iPhone at all. You just need to pay $7 for the privilege.

The process works by installing an app onto your iPhone that's not quite jailbreaking, but is enough to allow those not-quite-official applications to get on there. If you gave us the choice of paying $7 or running jailbreak on our phones—which is fairly easy as long as you have some tech knowledge—we'd choose real jailbreak
http://i.gizmodo.com/5182795/install...ng-your-iphone

sstalk · 03-25-2009, 01:11 PM

I do not know how to Thank someone. So I just replied to the prior link. Thanks again for the information.

patrickj · 03-25-2009, 01:36 PM

I would tend to believe Engadget's later post, calling BS on the original series of posts on this, and stating that the first thing this software does is jailbreak your phone.

I wouldn't fancy touching this one at all if that's correct, which I think it is, as that means you are trusting your jailbreak to Ripdev, rather than the Dev team and Pwnage Tools etc.

When considering trusting Ripdev for your jailbreak, you may want to take a glance at this 'Stay Away from Kate' thread - as that app is also from Ripdev ...

Bilal · 03-26-2009, 11:16 PM

Yeah ripdev is not to be trusted. I wouldnt use this.

styfle · 03-27-2009, 02:23 AM

Yeah I posted this already: http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...ing-45369.html

joe · 03-27-2009, 11:05 AM

Unless I missed other duplicate threads, I'm surprised more peeps haven't chimed in on this app. The Kate thread's bulk is mostly ancient with recent posts showing no problems removing it. I would venture that this is the risk you run installing an app that affects core functionality. This new InstallerApp seems to be an ellegant way of installing "other" apps without disrupting the normal functionality of the iPhone and syncing with iTunes. Has anyone tried this app and found it useful for installing a video recorder or mms app?

patrickj · 03-27-2009, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by joe

This new InstallerApp seems to be an ellegant way of installing "other" apps without disrupting the normal functionality of the iPhone and syncing with iTunes. Has anyone tried this app and found it useful for installing a video recorder or mms app?

Not sure what you mean by 'without disrupting the normal funtionality of the iPhone ...' - when we now know the first thing this app does is jailbreak your phone. I would say that is disruptive. And you're jailbreaking via an unproven source - as opposed to the very tried and trusted Pwnage / Dev Team methods ...

joe · 03-27-2009, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by patrickj

Not sure what you mean by 'without disrupting the normal funtionality of the iPhone ...' - when we now know the first thing this app does is jailbreak your phone. I would say that is disruptive. And you're jailbreaking via an unproven source - as opposed to the very tried and trusted Pwnage / Dev Team methods ...

If it allows me to continue to use the iPhone normally with iTunes I would say that does not disrupt my normal use. Is that how it works? "Disruptive" might be subjective.

patrickj · 03-27-2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by joe

If it allows me to continue to use the iPhone normally with iTunes I would say that does not disrupt my normal use. Is that how it works? "Disruptive" might be subjective.

Every jailbreak I can recall for the iPhone since 1.x days has always allowed you to continue using iTunes just fine (as long as you don't choose to update / restore and wipe the JB). So there is no new / different aspect there.

For me, the only new / different thing involving iTunes is that you can now use iTunes to install both App Store and jailbreak apps - which for me is a 'who cares' element as I'd much rather install apps wirelessly anyway. And again, the trade-off for this is you are entrusting your jailbreak to an untried and (in my view) untrusted source ...

Lincoln · 03-27-2009, 04:12 PM

Point 1: No. It's impossible to install non-AppStore apps on the iPhone without being jailbroken.

Point 2: Don't use this, even you believe it installs the apps without jailbreaking. Just take a look at RipDev's track record (Kate).