HOW TO: Install Your First App on Jailbroken Apple TV 2G

The other day we told you about the first ever app jailbroken Apple TV 2G app which is called nitoTV. The app currently works as a weather widget and RSS reader. MuscleNerd of iPhone Dev Team has posted on his Twitter account the links to full guides to install nitoTV on jailbroken Apple TV 2G. Check the guide after the jump.

STEP 1: Use PwnageTool to jailbreak your Apple TV, by following the step by step guide posted here.

STEP 2: Once jailbroken, open Terminal and SSH into your Apple TV2, the default password is "alpine"

STEP 3: Type "passwd" and enter a new password (if you haven't already)

STEP 4: Type: echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list

STEP 5: Type: apt-get update

STEP 6: Type: apt-get install com.nito.nitoTV

STEP 7: Type: killall Lowtide

That's it, now you can enjoy your first ever jailbroken app installed on your Apple TV 2G. Let's wait for more to come!

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