Install *free* cracked iPhone Apps
There are 2 methods to install *free* games on your IPhone, both requires jailbroken iPhone. The method we will explain is the easiest one. It does not require patching your iPhone.
UPDATE 12/6/2008 : Cracked iPhone Apps for dummies
Easy steps:
- Update your iPhone to firmware 2.0 with Pwnage 2.0, use our straightforward guide.
It’s important that your iPhone is Jailbroken, and that you have installed Cydia Installer.
- Fire up Cydia, and install OpenSSH. It will allow you to connect to your iPhone.
Next you will need an ftp client that handles SFTP protocol.
We recommend Transmit for Mac users or CoreFTP for Windows users.
- Connect your iPhone to your wifi home network, and check the assigned IP address.
Fire up your FTP client, and connect to your iPhone IP address with the following user:
User : root
Password : alpine
- Get the IPA files (google is your friend)
Rename the extension IPA to ZIP and extract the content.
You’ll find the XXXX.app in the Payload folder.
- Browse to the /Applications directory and upload the XXXX.app
- You will need to set the correct permissions on the apps folder in /Applications
Apply permissions 775 with your ftp client to the folder you added under /Applications
- Create a folder called “Documents” in /Applications and /private/var/Mobile
This is a one time process, if the Documents folder already exist, leave it skip to next step
- You will need to set the correct permissions on the 2 “Documents” folder you created
Apply permissions 777 with your ftp client.
- Reboot your iPhone and the *free* apps should appear on your iPhone.
Alternative method:
This method will allow you install *free* cracked IPA files through iTunes.
It requires that you replace a framework with a patched one.
- Connect to your iPhone with SSH, user root, password alpine
- Go to folder /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework
- Backup the MobileInstallation binary : cp -r MobileInstallation MobileInstallation.bak
- Connect with SFTP and upload the patched MobileInstallation
- Set permissions : chmod 775 MobileInstallation
- Reboot the iPhone
Double-Click the IPA files to import them in iTunes.
Then simply Sync your applications with iPhone.
Important note :
Use this method only to evaluate apps before you buy them.
Developers spent lot of time working on their applications, respect their work.
Stealing apps may lower their quality for future releases.
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ZAKsPop, that’s really strange. Did you jailbreak your iPhone ? What version of the firmware are you running ? What tool did you use to jailbreak ?
I used PwnageTool 2.0.3 with firmware 2.0.2. I got it working again by deleating al apps from phone and iTunes. SSLing to phone and deleting mobileinstallation and copying it back to phone. setting its permissions. Rebooting and dling app from appstore. then reinstalling apps by double clicking them to get them back into itunes and syncing. It just ticks me off that it has happened twice. I wish I knew what was going on. I’m thinking it might be a particular app but I dunno.
i m using 2.0.2 IPhone 2g jailbrken wit QuickPWN i m using IPhone PC suite to change the MobileInstallation file wil that doo …the application r installing but the application could not be open is the error iim gettin any 1 can help………..
i want to install *.ipa files…….
I can confirm that anyone who is having problems with application cannot be opened problem, I just solved it by installing last.fm app.
Thanks for the guide
Sir,
Iam present using iphone1.1.4.
I want’s to update my iphone.
I want’s to play the cracked (ipa) games in my phone.
which version that is firmware is best for me.
this version also accept those app iam using in 1.1.4.
Pls reply
RAG:
You have to upgrade your iphone to 2.x version in order to use legal or cracked apps, check winpwn site to upgrade your iphone and then jailbreak if you want =) in there you’ll have a lot of tutorials !
Have a nice day !
One more thing, if you use MAC (sorry) search for PWNAGE tool ! =) they have the version for MAC users (sorry again I’m windows user)
Anyone using these on 2.1?
I want to upgrade but concerned this won’t work…
It works perfectly on 2.1, you just need to grab the new MobileInstallation patched file for 2.1. Try the bay of the pirates ;)
Thanks. Worked like a champ.
http://appulo.us/appdb/
Awesome!!!
It Worked!!!!
Seriously….i tried 7-8 forums n all but this one actually worked
i install and tests many of the apps from appulos, but i cant get it to install anymore apps, i dont know why?
help?
what should i do i dont have wifi connection?
For those who still wonder how to achieve it, there is a simple way, it requires you to jailbreak, install Cydia, and run a special application, read more here : http://www.macgeekblog.com/blog/archive/2008/11/23/cracked-iphone-apps-for-dummies.html
ok here is the final solution.
for those who have done the installation of the patched installer file, an install apps but just wont open on the phone.
the answer to this is go to the app store then download any free app. i used the weather one. once you download an app the jail broken apps that u installed via ipa files will now work..
i just did this so good luk to you
hi
i am using 2.2 jailbreak and i now can sync the cracked apps from itunes but i can’t open them on the iphone. i can open all the legal apps from istore but none off the cracked apps. it says The application “……” cannot be opened.
greetz
i’m sorry i havn’t read the post ninja9000. now it works
thanks
I JB an iPhone and I am able to Sync Apps, Music, Videos and Photos, etc on 1 Mac. However, if I would sync to another Mac, it would say that I would wipe out my Data if I would Sync them. So… I decided not to because I had a bad experience when I try Syncing the apps from another computer, the Cracked Apps will not startup but apps from Apple App store and games from Cydia has no problem at all. How would you rectify this?
Currently, to Sync my iphone to another computer, I have to toggle off the Syncing Applications, Photos, Music and Videos. I only activate my contacts, web bookmarks and calendar.
I am not sure whether this is true, I read somewhere that if someone faces this problem, re-download a free app from Apple apps store and the cracked apps will work again, Is it true?
I’m hoping someone has run into this:
I had no trouble following everything, uploading apps to my phone and changing the permissions, but when I restart the phone nothing new shows up. I know the apps are there because I can see them in my ftp client, but no icon is visible on the springboard. I’ve tried apps from different sources, all with the same result. I really have no idea how to troubleshoot this since I know nothing of the iphone architecture. Any ideas?
Nevermind! I just installed IPAPrep 2 and the apps showed up.
Hi! got the same problem sean. where can I find IPAPrep 2 ? I can’t find it anywhere
oh, I’ve just found out that it has been replaced by mipatch…
I have a jalibroken ipod touch running 2.2.1 and it wont let me connect to ipod. ive tried my router ip address and regular ip address. my wifi network also is restricted by a passkey. could that be the problem?
Im having trouble getting the ftp client to connect to my iphone. The connection just keeps timing out. any suggestions?
my MSN is gward516@hotmail.co.uk
hey…i hv jailbroken my iphone 2g and is running on 2.2…i tried the first procedure to put NFS in my phone…everything went right and the icon appeared…but its not working…it says tha “the applcation cannot be opened”….what to do????
I was messing with the permissions, I thought i was following the instructions, but I seem to have messed the permissions up and now cydia doesn't work correctly and a few of my apps are no longer functioning. =
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