How to install apps on iPhone from pc
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superczar
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bah..itunes works perfect for jailbroken phones
Thing is, there is one official method of installing apps , via the itunes store (either from the phone or via the PC)
Unfortunately, there is a very clear lack of standardization on the unofficial methods..there's Cydia which works via the phone for 2.0+ JB phones, then there's installer (again via the phone ), then there's iPhone PC suite and what not...
catch is the lack of standardization means you can never be sure abt what you are getting, and the fact that many of the non official apps have undergone little QA testing .. there have been a few unofficial apps in the past that have broken many iphones (e.g Kate) since the unoff apps run at root level access with write access to many system folders
Frankly, unless you are very sure about what you want from the phone, and just want to play around with new apps, the best method would be to stick to the app store
They have a great breadth of apps, many of the good apps are free, and the paid ones aren't expensive either
Thing is, there is one official method of installing apps , via the itunes store (either from the phone or via the PC)
Unfortunately, there is a very clear lack of standardization on the unofficial methods..there's Cydia which works via the phone for 2.0+ JB phones, then there's installer (again via the phone ), then there's iPhone PC suite and what not...
catch is the lack of standardization means you can never be sure abt what you are getting, and the fact that many of the non official apps have undergone little QA testing .. there have been a few unofficial apps in the past that have broken many iphones (e.g Kate) since the unoff apps run at root level access with write access to many system folders
Frankly, unless you are very sure about what you want from the phone, and just want to play around with new apps, the best method would be to stick to the app store
They have a great breadth of apps, many of the good apps are free, and the paid ones aren't expensive either
I have Iphone 2G 2.0(JB).No issues with itunes.But able to install 10 apps at a time.Whenever installing more than 10 apps the phone hang and restart while using the appns.
Its not possible. I think it will check for some kind of authorization code on the machine . So in short, it can't be done unless you download it on the same machine in iTunes and sync it with your iPhone/iTouchPat said:
Pat- not sure if I understood you
but do you mean you can still do it? If so, how???
Pat
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broar94 said:Its not possible. I think it will check for some kind of authorization code on the machine . So in short, it can't be done unless you download it on the same machine in iTunes and sync it with your iPhone/iTouch
Pat- not sure if I understood you
Yes, we can do it. It involves patching iTunes
And btw, it doesnt have to be the same machine legally speaking. I think like iTunes Music/Videos, it can be used and synced on upto 5 machines.
broar94 said:
No it doesn't check for any authorization code. Atleast that was the case the last time i checked.If any other computer has itunes installed you can download apps onto that computer and then transfer it onto your iphone.In fact you can use this method to transfer both free and paid apps.Ofcourse for paid apps it will cost money to download to itunes but ones downloaded it can be transferred to any no. of iphones .
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