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:

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

Con’s:

1. Not flexible in terms of browsing other websites.
2. 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:

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

Con’s

1. Slow loading of pages
2. 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:

1. The category icons in the browse tab usually disappear leaving you with only “All applications”
2. Sometimes the actual apps don’t load after selecting a category
3. Clearing the category and the icons cache doesn’t always work
4. 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

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:

1. 3G
2. Bluetooth
3. Brightness
4. Edge
5. FastNotes (An extremely light version of the Notes application, the name is self-explanatory)
6. Location
7. Airplane Mode
8. Processes (Provides the ability to view applications that may be slowing down your device by running in the background, also lets you terminate them)
9. 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.

The reason the title is Install0us with a 0 and not a o is because the creator of Installous 1.0, puy0, has gone independent. This tutorial is about install0us 2.5 since version 3.0 is not officially released. When it will be released, another tutorial will be made but for now this is what it is

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After you have followed this tutorial, Go back to your Springboard and select the install0us icon

After the app loads, you will see a blank screen, 4 tabs at the bottom. (Browse, Downloads, Settings and About)

The Browse tab:

This tab will allow you to enter a URL and be able to browse websites that give out cracked IPA files (Games and Apps)

For example appulo.us/appdb.

You may also notice that there is a little icon that looks like a house. That is because you will be able to set your Home Page so that when you click on that icon it brings you back to the page you want. You will also find the forward and go back buttons and the refresh page button.

The Downloads tab:

When you find an app of game you want, you have to download it in order to install it. You can have multiples downloads at the same time if you want. When you are downloading a file, a little number on top of the tab will appear to tell you how many files you are downloading. Once it finished downloading, it will automatically install the app if it is set so in the settings tab.

If ever you want to access your IPA file through SSH, the files are stored in /var/mobile/Downloads.

There are 3 easy ways to delete an IPA file.

1. You can either set Automatic delete on in the settings tab. This will delete the IPA automatically when it is done installing. (We suggest turning it off and deleting the apps manually)
2. You can also click on the edit button on the top right of the Downloads tab and then click on the little red icons and finally press on delete.
3. One last way to delete an app from the Downloads tab is by just swiping your finger on the app you want to delete and then select delete.

To reinstall an app if it is not deleted, just select the app and then select install

The Settings tab:

The Settings tab contains 3 different section.

1. Browser
2. Installation
3. Misc

In the Browser section you will find Home URL followed by “http://”
Here you can set your Home Page for the “Browser ” tab for example http://appulo.us/appdb

In the Installation Section you will find:

1. Automatic Install
   • If set to On, Once an app has finished downloading, it will install it automatically
   • If set to Off, Once the Download is finished you will have to go to the Downloads tab, select your app and then click on Install
2. Automatic Delete
   • If set to On, After the file has finished installing, it will immediately delete the downloaded file
   • If set to Off, You will have to manually delete the file, you will then have a backup of the installation if ever you change something the app and it doesn’t work anymore.

In the Misc Section you will find:

1. iTunes Sync
   1. If set to On, When you are going to plug your iPod to your computer, iTunes will ask you if you want to Transfer Purchases. This is completely safe to do and by doing it, if ever you need to restore your device, after jailbreaking your device and patching it, you will be able to sync all the apps back
   2. If set to Off, no apps will be transfered to the computer and if ever you have to restore and jailbreak your device, you will have to install all your apps manually.

The About Tab:

Here you will find all the latest news and updates for install0us, links to the creators forum and more.

The advantage of having an iPod Touch or iPhone is the Appstore. The Appstore provides us with more than 100,000 apps for anything you need and want. It varies from games to productivity apps, from weather apps to medical apps and more. Unfortunately, it was promised that around 70% of the apps would be free but that didn’t happen. Most of the apps go from 0.99$ to 899.99$. Thankfully, hackers and crackers united so that if one person buys an app, he will be able to share it and make other users get it for free. There are many sites that offer these cracked .IPA files and a list will be provided at the end of this tutorial. In order to be able to get free games and apps, follow these steps.

For iPod 1G, 2G and iPhone 1G, 2G and 3G. If you have 3G iPod or iPhone 3GS Click here

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



2. Go to the “Manage” tab
3. Select “Sources”



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




5. Write on the new prompt exactly as it is written here: http://cydia.install0us.com



6. Wait until the source is added to cydia
7. Go to the “Changes” tab and you will see something like this.



8. Select the “iphone.org.hk” Source package and “Install it”
   1. To Install select the package
   2. On the top right of the screen select “Install”

   

   3. A new page will come up and select “Confirm”

   

9. Once the source has finish loading, go back to the “Changes” tab and you will see something like this



10. Scroll through the packages and find Installd Patch.



11. Select Installd Patch and Install it. (Same steps as 8.1 to 8.3)
12. Once it has finished installing, REBOOT your device (This step is important)
13. Once your device rebooted, go back on cydia then on the search tab and search for install0us ( it’s a zero and not the letter “o”)



14. Install install0us (Steps 8.1 to 8.3)
15. When it is done go back to the springboard (Main Screen)
16. To learn how to use Install0us click here.

If you have a iPod 3G or iPhone 3GS please follow these steps.
1. Do steps 1 to 6 but add http://cydia.hackulo.us instead of cydia.install0us.com
2. Go to the changes tab and scroll until you find AppSync Important: Make sure it says AppSync for OS 3.1
3. Install AppSync and make sure to REBOOT your device (Steps 8.1 to 8.3 on previous tutorial)
4. Continue with steps 13 through 16

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How to Add games and apps. (Computer way)

1. Go to one of these many sites
   1. AppTrackr //Best app website Recommended
   2. Appulo.us //Slow but contains a lot of apps Password is cavern
   3. AppCake //Fast, contains a bit less apps but very good
   4. Apps 4 iPhone
   5. Hack your iPhone //May need to sign up
   6. iGui.ru //Russian but usable
   7. iPhone Bot
   8. iPhone-Heaven
   9. iPhone iPod Touch
   10. App DB
   11. Sinful iPhone
   12. Pirate Apps
   13. Direct Apps //Only through install0us
   14. X8Smile
   15. Apple9
   16. VNM Store
   17. Gu1337
   18. iApplications.ru
2. Search and download the game/app you want. (It should come in .IPA format)
3. Double click the .IPA file to add it to iTunes
4. Make sure your iPod is plugged
5. Make sure Sync Applications is checked
6. Click on Sync to iPod

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How to Add games and apps. (Mobile way)

1. To do so, learn how to use install0us