diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02614db..3c68f81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ Currently support the August 16 revision, more or less.
 
 ## License
 
-Apache
+Apache
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7212103..8e1dd6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
      "ncp":"0.2.6",
      "mkdirp":"0.2.2",
      "xcode":"0.4.1",
+     "bplist-parser": "0.0.4",
      "plist":"git+https://github.com/joshfire/node-plist.git",
      "glob":"3.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/platforms/ios.js b/platforms/ios.js
index 1b0fc7a..6f8da65 100644
--- a/platforms/ios.js
+++ b/platforms/ios.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var path = require('path'),
     glob = require('glob'),
     xcode = require('xcode'),
     plist = require('plist'),
+    bplist = require('bplist-parser'),
     nCallbacks = require('../util/ncallbacks'),
     asyncCopy = require('../util/asyncCopy'),
     assetsDir = 'www'; // relative path to project's web assets
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ exports.installPlugin = function (config, plugin, callback) {
 
         // grab and parse plist file
         glob(config.projectPath + '/**/{PhoneGap,Cordova}.plist', function (err, files) {
+            var pl;
+
             if (!files.length) throw "does not appear to be a PhoneGap project";
 
             files = files.filter(function (val) {
@@ -39,11 +42,31 @@ exports.installPlugin = function (config, plugin, callback) {
             store.plistPath = files[0];
             store.pluginsDir = path.resolve(files[0], '..', 'Plugins');
 
-            plist.parseFile(store.plistPath, function (err, obj) {
-                store.plist = obj;
-                end();
+            // determine if this is a binary or ascii plist and choose the parser
+            // NOTE: this is hopefully temporary, until TooTallNate can integrate
+            //       binary plist parsing into his library
+            if(fileIsAscii( store.plistPath )) {
+                pl = plist;
+            } else {
+                pl = bplist; 
+            }
+
+            pl.parseFile(store.plistPath, function (err, obj) {
+                    store.plist = obj;
+                    end();
+                });
             });
-        });
+    }
+
+    // detect if a file is ascii by looking for an octet with a val > 127
+    function fileIsAscii(filename) {
+        // Read the file with no encoding for raw buffer access.
+        var buf = fs.readFileSync(filename);
+        // as soon as we hit an octet > 127, we prob have binary
+        for (var i=0, len=buf.length; i<len; i++) {
+          if (buf[i] > 127) { return false; }
+        }
+        return true;
     }
 
     function getRelativeDir(file) {