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install0us 2.5.2 VS Installous 3.0

Slus — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:21:17 +0000

The game is on!

Hackulo.us has released a new version of Installous with many new features. It was probably because they want to gain more users and to turn the users that use install0us by Puy0, a former of Installous by hackulo.us.

First comes the design

The look and feel of Installous by hackulo.us has been completely revamped. They have made it almost identical to the AppStore which gives it a familiar look for easy navigation. It uses very brighter colors than the previous version which makes it easier to see while being exposed to the sun. The icon could be improved though. The popups announcing new downloads and installs are also very attractive. Since apptrackr.org is actually implemented in the app, the picture scrolling

Install0us 2.5.2 by Puy0 also has a very good user interface. It uses dark colors which makes it look nice but it is hard to see under sun exposure. The popups announcing the downloads and installs are very minimalistic and non-obstructive. The download bars are very big and has important information.

We give:

Installous by hackulo.us an 8/10

and

install0us by Puyo an 8.5/10

All in all, the decision on which one looks nicer is up to you.

General:

Something that install0us users will notice at first on Installous 3.1 is the lack of browsing other websites to get applications. It is limited to apptrackr.org which is a very big database of cracked apps. When installing apps with Installous 3.1, it brings a popup with all the links to download. It is better than to wait for the mobile version of apptrackr to load all the links. You can also select on the fly which way to browse your apps. Either by apps & updates, apps and popularity. All this can be done without necessarily going back to the home page of apptrackr.org

Installous by hackulo.us:

Pro’s:

Very nice way to download applications
Fast loading of the app pages
Fast selection of categories and on-the-fly switching
Browsing images is also faster (Less lag)

Con’s:

Not flexible in terms of browsing other websites.
Some images fail to load

Rating: 8/10

install0us by Puy0 uses an actual browser which means that the pages load less fast than on Installous. One good thing about having a browser is that you can browse any website you want to find a missing application in apptrackr. The search speed using the mobile version of apptrackr is a tad slower than on the built in apptrackr.

install0us by Puy0:

Pro’s:

Flexible browsing to many different app sites
Ability to set a home page
Actually has a refresh button

Con’s

Slow loading of pages
Selection of different tabs which make s the loading time slower

Rating: 7.5/10

General Errors:

install0us by Puy0 barely has any errors. The only error we have encountered is that once in a while, the browser bar disappears which requires you to restart the application.

On the other hand, Installous by hackulo.us is still in beta so it still contains many errors. Some of them are:

The category icons in the browse tab usually disappear leaving you with only “All applications”
Sometimes the actual apps don’t load after selecting a category
Clearing the category and the icons cache doesn’t always work
There are some occasional crashing while installing apps or while browsing apps

Error wise, install0us by Puy0 has less bugs than Installous by hackulo.us. The only downside is that Puy0 has stopped the development of his application which means that 2.5.2 is the final version and will always contain that single problem. Installous by hackulo.us has a lot of room for improvement.

We give:

Installous by Hackulo.us a 7/10

and

install0us by Puyo a 9/10

To conclude, install0us by Puy0 is much more stable than its competitor but since the development of the app is terminated hackulo.us can easily make it better than install0us. So, for now Puy0 wins the match with a 8.5 out of 10 beating hackulo.us which has 7/10

End Rating:

Installous by Hackulo.us 8/10

install0us by Puy0 8.5/10

Latest Lockinfo download

Slus — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:48:31 +0000

LockInfo, as mentioned in our “Top Apps and Add-Ons” page is quick and easy way to view your emails, calender, weather, SMS, and much more directly on your lockscreen. If you look for it on Cydia you most probably won’t find it if you don’t have the right repository. The original, was created by David Ashman and was only a beta to begin with, but once it got popular, it became a “Cydia Store” package which means that you now have to pay for it… But here at iPodStuff, we believe that you shouldn’t have to pay for add-ons that aren’t even supposed to be on your device. Thankfully, there are ways to get it for free but remember; buy it if you like it!

Before installing!
Make sure you install PreferenceLoader and WebViewController package from cydia.

Lockinfo 2.0.2.1

Download link : http://www.mediafire.com/?nykagt1mogj (Thanks to studguy1)

Lockinfo 2.0.0-7

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?zn3ymoyzvnz (Thanks to studguy1)

Top Apps and Add-ons

Herr Amann — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:50:55 +0000

Difficulty – Extremely easy |

There are so many applications and add-ons available on Cydia. From useless fart soundboards to applications that allow you to access system files and strings of your ipod’s firmware.

Here are our top picks:

Number 1 would have to be an add-on called “SBSettings” by BigBoss. This add-on will give you a condensed version of the Settings application already provided by apple that can be accessed by swiping your finger across the status bar. A window will slide down allowing you to toggle the following options:

3G
Bluetooth
Brightness
Edge
FastNotes (An extremely light version of the Notes application, the name is self-explanatory)
Location
Airplane Mode
Processes (Provides the ability to view applications that may be slowing down your device by running in the background, also lets you terminate them)
Wi-Fi

Other toggles can be added by downloading them from Cydia or by downloading certain add-ons. You will also be able to toggle settings like numeric battery, numeric Wi-Fi, Date in the Status Bar and many others. Other capabilities include, hiding application icons and adding applications to the SBSettings dock for quick access.

Number 2, an application called “Backgrounder”. This application is extremely useful if you are a multi-tasker, let’s say your downloading an application on a file from Safari, and at the same time, you want to show one of your friends a hilarious video on Youtube, but you don’t want to quit Safari because of your download. If you have this application, all you have to do is hold down the Home Button and wait for the message “Backgrounding Enabled” to appear in a small dialog box, then let go and you will be brought to your home screen, allowing you to run any other application, in this case Youtube. Then, once your done with your video, simply go back to Safari and continue whatever it is you were doing.

The following images shows the processes running in the background. Even though I am on my home screen, there are 4 applications still running.

Number 3 is an application called “iFile” by BigBoss again, it allows you to directly access system files and string, giving you the ability to edit or modify them at will. **CAUTION** if you do not know EXACTLY what you are doing, and we mean EXACTLY don’t even download this application, the slightest mistake may lead to having to restore your device. Never the less, if you do know how to use it, it is very useful when it comes to editing themes or system strings. A tutorial will soon be up, on how and why you may use iFile.

Number 4, Installous. The goal of this application is to replicate an the AppStore by Apple. The only thing is, everything is free!! You may not find every single app in the AppStore, but almost all of them are there, well at least the good and popular ones. The use of the app is pretty straight forward, but for those of you who still aren’t iPod oriented a tutorial for Installous is available here.

Number 5, WinterBoard of course. For those who dont know it, WinterBoard is an application that will apply themes downloaded from Cydia to your devices, changing the icons, backgrounds, lock clock, sliders, loading screens, Wi-Fi logo, carrier logo. Basically everything that is graphical can be modified, removed or changed. If you have never heard of it, or do not know where to get it or how to use it, we wrote a tutorial a while back just about WinterBoard, go here.

Number 6, an add-on created by David Ashman called LockInfo. This will enable you to view your emails, the weather, events in your calender and much more directly on your lock screen. Very cool thing to have, helps stay organised, and is quick and easy.

We are well aware that there are many other packages available on Cydia that have yet to be discovered and may even be considered indispensable, if you know of any, or have any questions about the packages mentioned earlier, feel free to write about them in the comment box below. Also, as we discover them, if we feel that they are worthy to be posted on this page, we will, so do not worry, there is more to come.

All Cydia Sources

Slus — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:38:00 +0000

Difficulty – Very easy |

There are more repositories to come! if you have one that is not posted on this website write it in the comment at the bottom of the page

How to add sources:

Assuming that you have already jailbroken your device, Go to Cydia

Go to the “Manage” tab
Select “Sources”

On the top right select “Edit” and then select the “Add” button

Write on any of the sources below exactly the way they are written

Wait until the source is added to cydia

Hack&Dev – (Mainly some small applications)

http://iphone.hackndev.org/apt/

HowettNet – (Themes)

http://howett.net/cydia/

iAccess – (Chinese localization Add-Ons)

http://www.iacces.com/apt/

iphone.org.hk – (Games patches and hacks, some books, utilities, installd patch and more)

http://www.iphone.org.hk/apt/

Marcin Laber (mls) (Polish localization Add-Ons)

http://cydia.i-apps.pl/

iClarified (Add-Ons mainly for firmware 2.0)

http://cydia.iclarified.com/

iFon1 (Themes and some utilities for iPhone)

http://c.ifon1.no/

iFoneguide (Mainly themes, cydgets and nederlands localization and also has packager)

http://cydia.ifoneguide.nl/

iFoneTec ( MiVTones for 3.0)

http://app.ifonetec.com/cydia/

install0us (install0us beta and iphone.org.hk source) (Will be down forever as the install0us project has stopped)

http://cydia.install0us.com/

iphonehehe.com (Hebrew localization)

http://iphonehe.com/iphone/

iPhoneIslam (Arabic localization)

http://apps.iphoneislam.com/

iphonemod.br (Some tweaks)

http://cydia.iphonemod.com.br/

iPhoneModding (Many themes and ringtones)

http://apt.iphonemodding.com/

iPhone-notes.de (Themes, Carrier bundle and tweaks)

http://apt.iphone-storage.de/

iSpazio (Varies from themes to tweak, ringtones to Add-ons)

http://ispaziorepository.com/

miPhone (Themes, mods and ringtones)

http://cydia.miphone.ca/repo/

Modmyi ( Basically anything except for cracked app)

http://apt.modmyi.com/

iPhone-patch (Bulgarian and Serbian localization)

http://mspasov.com/

MyGreatiPhone (Themes, Cydgets, Add-ons)

http://repo.mygreatiphone.com/

namedfork.net (Utilities and terminal support)

http://apt.namedfork.net/iphone/

SaladSoft (Piano chord dictionary)

http://nickplee.com/cydiasource/

Overload Network (Themes)

http://overloadnetwork.com/cydia/

Podulo.us (Cracked Cydia apps, themes and more)

http://apt.podulo.us/

Comcute & Gecko (Estonian localization)

http://gecko.pri.ee/cydia/

PwnCenter (Mainly themes and ringtones)

http://apt.pwncenter.com/

Ranbee (Toys, themes, small games)

http://ranbee.com/repo/

RupertGee iCydia (Themes and ringtones)

http://redwolfberry.com/rupertgee/cydia/

Telesphorio/Tangelo (Saurik main repository, a lot of system files)

http://apt.saurik.com/

Sos iPhone Cydia (French localization, themes, fixes in french)

http://cy.sosiphone.com/

srtDesignLabs (Themes)

http://i.srt10coupe.de/cydia/

Ste Packaging (Ebook, entertainment, utilities and more)

http://repo.smxy.org/cydia/apt/

Touch-Mania.com (Themes)

http://cydia.touch-mania.com/

Urbanfanatics (nothing for now)

http://urbanfanatics.com/cydia/

Winterboarder (Themes)

http://cydia.winterboarder.com/

repo666.ultrasn0w.com (Ultrasn0w)

http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com/

Zodttd & MacCiti (Themes, emulators, ringtones and more)

http://cydia.zodttd.com/repo/cydia/

Zuijlen.eu (Themes and ringtones)

http://apt.zuijlen.eu/

David.ashman.com(Lockinfo Add-ons and weatherIcon mod)

http://david.ashman.com/beta/

BeyouriPhone (Mainly cracked Cydia apps)

http://repo.beyouriphone.com/

Hackulo.us (Installous old version and Appsync)

http://cydia.hackulo.us/

Simonv (Lockinfo Add-ons)

http://simonv.chronophoto.fr/cydia/

David.ashman.com apt (Themes)

http://david.ashman.com/apt/

xSellize (Themes, mods, cracked apps and many more)

http://cydia.xsellize.com/

SiNfuL iPhone (Cracked Apps)

http://www.sinfuliphonerepo.com/

iCauseFx(Mainly Cracked Apps)

http://repo.icausefx.com/

CS Development (MV2I and more)

http://csdev.2x.nu/repo/

Free iPod video Games

Slus — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:49:07 +0000

Difficulty – Very easy |

Note: Before you start this tutorial, in iTunes, make sure the “Sync games” checkbox, under the Games Tab, is not checked or your games will be deleted when iTunes opens.

I am not responsible for anything that happens to your ipod. Do it at own risk

First you need to know whether you have a 5G iPod, or a 5.5G iPod.

To know if you have a 5G or a 5.5g just go to music and scroll down. If you see the Search option, you have a 5.5G if not then its a 5G

IF YOU LOAD THE WRONG FIRMWARE YOU MAY RUIN YOUR iPod but it can easily be fixed by applying the CORRECT firmware a few times.

Now the steps:

1. Plug your iPod to the computer and access it, enable hidden folders and go to: /ipod_control. Create a folder called Games_RO.
2. Open each game ZIP. Drag the numbered folder to Games_RO.
2. Download iPodWizard 1.3 at the bottom. Start it up. You may need to right click>run as administrator to get it to work.
3. Change the edit mode to “Firmware File”.
4. Download the proper firmware for your 5G or your 5.5G iPod at the right. Extract it, then load it in iPW.
5. Click “Write to iPod”.

6.Eject/Unplug your iPod and your have all 20 games!

NOTE: If you have a theme on your iPod, or extra screens, or anything else, you may want to save it with iPodWizard first, and then once you write your firmware you can change everything back.

HERE ARE THE GAMES BY FOLDERS:
1B200 – Lost
11002 – iQuiz
11050 – SAT Reading Prep Questions 2008
11051 – SAT Writing Prep Questions 2008
11052 – SAT Math Prep Questions 2008
1C300- Musika
12345 – Vortex
14004 – Ms. Pac-Man
1500C – The Sims Bowling
1500E – The Sims Pool
33333 – Texas Hold ‘Em
44444 – Zuma
50513 – Sudoku
50514 – Royal Solitaire
55555 – Bejeweled
66666 – Tetris
77777 – Mahjong
88888 – Mini Golf
99999 – Cubis 2
AAAAA – Pac-Man