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Requires:
1. A pre-cracked application.app file
2. A PC
3. A spare application.ipa file
4. A jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch with a cracked MobileInstallation file installed.
Optional:
1. WinSCP, used to view .plist files in their proper format.
2. The original iTunesArtwork for the application
The Process:
Step 1:
Locate the file info.plist in the Pre-Cracked Application.app folder. Using the converter at http://140.124.181.188/~khchung/cgi-bin/plutil.cgi, convert it into a format which can be read by a windows PC. Open this newly converted file (preferably using WinSCP), and locate the last couple of lines. These should look something like this:
<key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
In order for the app to function, two lines of code must be added just before the “</dict>” command. These two codes are “<key>SignerIdentity</key>” and “<string>Apple iPhone OS Application Signing</string>”. The final product should look like this:
<key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key>
<true/>
<key>SignerIdentity</key>
<string>Apple iPhone OS Application Signing</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Once this is done, save the file and re-insert it into the application.app folder.
Step 2:
Open the application.ipa file using Winzip and delete all the files except the payload folder. Insert the application.app folder into the payload folder, where the original application used to be. Optionally, if you want the application to have its own icon in iTunes, insert its original iTunesArtwork into the .ipa file outside of the payload folder. The final product should look like this:
application.ipa
-- ITunesArtwork (optional)
-- Payload
---- application.app
Note: Do not include a ITunesMetadata.plist file, for it contains personal information which can be used by apple to identify the .ipa file as your own.
Step 3:
That’s it! You have successfully created an .ipa file on a windows PC. Simply open it with iTunes and sync it to your iPhone/iPod Touch.
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