HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch

Last month I covered how to Send AirPlay Video from an iPhone or iPad to a Mac, PC, or TV with XBMC. TIme to show how to install XBMC on your iDevice.

Unfortunately, jailbreaking is a must for this tutorial. XBMC directly competes with some of Apple’s core products and has been rejected from inclusion in the App Store. The only way to enjoy the awesomeness that is XBMC is to jailbreak your device and download it directly from the XBMC repository.

Requirements:

• To install XBMC for iOS you must have a jailbroken iDevice running iOS 4.x or higher.
• For hardware: iPad 1, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 3rd gen (16GB and 32GB models only), iPod touch 4th gen.

Steps:
Step 1: Tap the Cydia icon on your homescreen.
Step 2-iPhone: Manage - > Sources -> Edit -> Add
Step 2-iPad: Sources -> Edit -> Add
Step 3: Type in  http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/ios/
Step 4: Tap on the teamXBMC source.
Step 5: Tap on the XBMC-iOS icon.
Step 6: Tap install, then confirm.
Step 7: Let it install, then exit Cydia. You should now have a new XBMC icon on your screen.

Links: How to Install & Configure XBMC on the iPad.

Good Cydia Repo's

Apart from default repositories, I would recommend following Repo's for Cydia:

• Hackulo.us - http://cydia.hackulo.us
• First source to install after iPhone/iPod/iPad Jailbreak
• Main Apps: Installous and AppSync [Must Have Cydia Apps]. You will need to install Installous ONLY; AppSync will be automatically installed.
• HackYouriPhone - http://repo.hackyouriphone.org
• Best source for cracked Cydia themes and DreamBoard themes (Cydia Store themes)
• Main Themes: Amplified HD, BoxorHD, Boxor HD – Ceramic White, blAze HD/iPad, Elite PRO HD, Glass Orb, iFlat, iFlat4 HD iPad, iNitsua Z SD/HD/iPad, inPulse for iPad, inPulse HD/SD, Kryptonite, LiveOS, Omega HD, Prestige-HD/SD, revi-krs HD+SD, Revolve HD/SD, SBHD,Snow Leopard and many more
• Good source for games DLC and cheats.
• Excellent source for cydia apps/tweaks as well.
• iHacksRepo - http://ihacksrepo.com
• Good source for cracked apps/themes
• insanelyi Repository - http://repo.insanelyi.com
• Best source for cracked Cydia apps and Cydia tweaks (Cydia Store apps).
• Main Apps: Action Menu Plus Pack, AndriodLock XT, Barrel, biteSMS, frash, Graviboard, Gridlock, iAcces, iFile, Infiniboard, Infinidock, Infinifolders, Lockinfo, Masks, Multifl0w, My Wi, SleepFX, YourTube 2 and many more.
• Excellent source for cracked Cydia themes
• Good source for games DLC and cheats
• xSellize - http://cydia.xsellize.com
• Repo hosts a good deal of ROM packs for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64 and NES which of course you can load on your emulators.
• Excellent source for cracked Cydia Store apps/themes: e.g. Cycorder, Cyntact, CLASSified HD, FBUploader, iBlacklist, ScrollingBoard, Speed Intensifier and many more.
• May cause Cydia loading errors
• Sara Official Repo - http://isoftjsc.com
• Repo to download Sara
• xmbc Official Repo - http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/ios/ 
• Repo to download xmbc

Others (decent but not necessary):

• BYA (BiteYourApple) - http://repo.biteyourapple.net
• This repo contains a wide range of apps, mods and ringtones for your iPhone. This is one of those all-in-one repos that holds some highly popular and useful Cydia apps and tweaks. It even contains some new jailbreak tweaks for the iOS 5.
• Excellent Italian source for Cydia apps/themes, e.g. Full Screen for Safari, GroupSMS,Home Page in Safari and Wifi Sync.
• P0dulo - http://p0dulo.com
• Not a very well-known repository but once you browse the content of this repo, you will find that it contains a wide range of pretty much anything. Apps, tweaks, utilities, addons, themes, ringtones, emulators, you name it. The number of content is not that high but it makes up for the quality.
• iCauseFX - http://repo.icausefx.com/
• Another repository that is rich in content. One thing that you will notice about this Cydia source is the wealthy selection of themes although there is no shortage of apps and tweaks to be found in here. We recommend that you install the iCauseFx repo icons after adding this source for easier package browsing.
• PwnCenter - http://apt.pwncenter.com
• When it comes to ringtones, themes and wallpaper, then you can't go wrong with this source. This repo specializes in hosting multimedia content rather than the usual apps and tweaks. Again this repo hardly has any tweak or app, so if those are what you are looking for, then you might want to look elsewhere.
• Sinful iPhone - http://sinfuliphonerepo.com
• Excellent source for free Cydia apps/themes: e.g. AndroidLock, Attachment Saver, FaceBreak, GameBoy emulator, iBlueNova, iRealSMS, My3G, MyWi, and NES emulator.
• May cause Cydia loading errors
• iAP Cracker Official Repo/Source - http://cydia.myrepospace.com/urus
• iAP Cracker: Great app cracks inApp Purchases and make it Free.
• Examples for free inApp Purchases: Angry Birds (Mighty Eagle), Asphalt 6: Adrenaline, Jetpack Joyride, Line Birds, Plants vs Zombies and Tiny Tower.. .
• 51iPA Source - http://cydia.51ipa.com
• Chinese source, known as the best games DLC/Cheats worldwide.
• iHackstore Repo/Source - http://ihackstore.com/repo
• Good source for cracked apps/themes
• TheiPhoneSpot Repo/Source - http://apt.theiphonespotrepo.net
• New source: Cydia apps and Cydia themes.