How To: Use IRC On The iPhone With Colloquy

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Internet, Mods / Hacks, Software

Since the iPhone launched, we have been on the lookout for all the cool web apps that we were sure would begin to show up. We have had quite a few come along, but just a few minutes ago we were able to log in to IRC on our iPhone, and thought that was pretty nifty. So much so, in fact, that I thought we’d share the process on how to do it yourself. Do note, though, that we used Colloquy to help us out here - that is an OS X application, so you do need a Mac to use this method.

So, here are the steps you want to take:

1. First, be sure you already have Colloquy installed. You can pick it up free at the Colloquy site. One you have that done, go ahead and download the Colloquy Web Interface Add-on plugin.
2. Install the plugin in ~/Library/Application Support/Colloquy/PlugIns by dragging it to that directory.
3. Now you need to fire up Terminal. Set a password with this command: defaults write info.colloquy WebInterfacePassword yourpassword
   
4. Open or relaunch Colloquy.
5. Visit http://YourIP:6667 on your iPhone.
6. Enter the password that you created in the Terminal command.

From there, you get a look at the available IRC channels. Log in, and let the fun ensue!

Give it a shot, and let us know how it goes or if you run in to any trouble. Check out our full iPhone IRC walkthrough gallery for a few more images of the setup process.

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