iPhone installer icon disapper, the ultimate fix!
You just purchases an unlocked iPhone and have this cool 'installer' application installed. Happily, you keep on adding more application on your iPhone. You do know that the screen can only display 16 icons and you're not quite sure what will happen if you have more than 16 apps installed, but you install it anyway, thinking that a phone this smart, surely it can handle it, perhaps it will nicely scroll like everything else.
Ops, your 'Installer' apps disappear, and shock! horror! you can't scroll down? Here is what you can do.
- Firstly, install iBrickr, here. What it does is, it allows you to view all the files in your iPhone, which we will later edit manually.
- Run this iBrickr
- You will be able to navigate the filesystem inside your iPhone. Go to /System/Libraries/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app
- Find a file named DisplayOrder.plist and download it to your pc. It is actually just a XML file. Move the installer entry up the list, or just delete a couple of entry at the top. Please make sure you have the origianl copy of this file somewhere.
- Upload the edited file back
- Run your iPhone again. You should be able to see the installer icon now. No time to waste. Install the springboard application.
- After a reset, you should be able to scroll the icons on your home menu now. Restore the old DisplayOrder.plist. Done
I hope I've just save some of you guys from crying....
the next iphone will be mineeeeeeeeeeee!!!
December 4, 2007 @ 1:06 am
Thanks for your detailed explanation, I followed all your instructions, unfortunately when i restarted the phone the whole icons were lost & i got blank screen.
The problem is that the backup file that i previously saved seems to be corrupted & couldn’t find a way to restore it back.
Any idea how to restore or undo the modification to the Display Order Plist file???????
January 2, 2008 @ 1:39 am
Ehm, I am not sure if there is any way to reset it. Your best bet is perhaps to copy a working file from someone. Try asking in some iphone related forum
January 5, 2008 @ 4:43 am
will this work on an iphone with version 1.1.2 as i tried using ibrickr .91 doesnt seem to access my iphone please help
February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 am
hi nate, tried to recover installer app through ibrickr. after downloading firmware it stated i had to wait 3-4 min or as long as 10. as nothing happened after 10 mon, i took the option as stated to restart my iphone & ibrickr and now the iphone scrolls continously through computer data then shows apple logo for a few seconds and repeats the process over and over again. the unit wont turn of respond to anything and my pc does not see it anymore. please help! thanks Rick
February 29, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
i have version 1.1.4 and i haved unlocked my iphone myself using zibri i got 16icons on my first page and 11 on the second. my installer disappeard i followed ur instructions and downloaded ibrickr but it will not pick up my iphone any suggestions???i want my installer back
May 13, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
Unfortunately, I can no longer provide any help with your iPhone. I’ve lost my iphone a couple of months back and have since been using my old treo…
May 22, 2008 @ 4:19 am