Installer.app for the iPhone: Install iPhone apps via Wi-Fi

Getting homebrew applications on your iPhone, while possible, can be a tad tricky. Fear not, now there is installer.app that makes installing homebrew apps on your iPhone a snap. Much like the ATV Loader for the AppleTV Installer.app lets you update or install a variety of iPhone homebrew applications like the NES emulator or iPhoneDoom.

All you will need is a command line tool for the iPhone like iPHUC or something similar to get installer.app onto your phone. After that it as easy as pie to install or update homebrew apps without ever having to fiddle around with command line utilities.

Maybe Apple will finally see that opening up a development platform for the iPhone can only bring them more profit. Don’t take a page out of Sony’s book and stifle growth on such a wonderful product like was done to the PSP. Just my two cents.

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