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Cydia is a replacement packaging and repository manager for the original Installer.app for the iPhone or iPod touch. It was created by Jay Freeman to replace BSD Subsystem and Installer.app. Cydia is a UI frontend to his Open Source APT for Debian called Telesphoreo. Cydia pomonella is the scientific name for the codling moth, which is what we often think of the as the stereotypical apple worm.

To get Cydia you need to have Installer.app already. Then just add http://apptapp.saurik.com/ as a source to Installer and install the package “Cydia Installer” from the “System” category.

Cydia itself looks similar to Installer.app but add many improvements to organization, functionality and performance of Installer. With Cydia you:

See the number of apps in each category
See details of what installing each app include such as file size and functionality added
Search for apps by name
See changes to your currently installed apps and available upgrades
See details of currently installed app and easily manage them

Currently with the release of the iPhone 3G which comes with OS 2.0 and the related iPhone pwnage tools many of the apps written for the older Installer.app have to be ported over so developers are working on that. In the next few weeks you will start to see more and more apps in Cydia with lots of cool new features, so check back often.

Note: The quick and easy way to get Cydia on your iPhone is to install it using QuickPwn.

Update: For Windows users with the iPhone 2.1 software update, you can get both Cydia and Installer on your iPhone really quickly and easily by installing the QuickPwn software on your Windows PC. The entire process is streamlined and takes only a few minutes.

Update: Ultrasn0w for iPhone 3G or 3GS is ready. You can now jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3G or 3GS with OS 3.0 firmware.
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool & if you have the 3GS use the purplera1n installer app to jailbreak it instead. (after this step you will have Cydia)
3. Run Cydia
4. Add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia. (that last o is actually the number zero)
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w

Update: Purplesn0w can also unlock your iPhone 3GS, so use it instead of Ultrasn0w if you wish. The steps are exactly the same as the above. Only use this repo source in Cydia apt.geohot.com and install Purplesn0w from there.

Update: If you have OS 3.1.2 you can use blackra1n or PwnageTool 3.1.4 to jailbreak and get Cydia installed on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Use iPhone mods and hacks at your own risk! Installing 3rd Party iPhone apps requires you to jailbreak the iPhone before installing the native software and apps. Browse the full list of all iPhone and iPod touch native 3rd party apps filed under the software category.

Cydia Developer’s website is here

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353 Reviews on “Cydia”

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1. 240
   August 8th, 2009 at 1:32 am chandra says:

   My iphone after downloading it was not on what should i do please give me sujession that i can use my iphone again

2. 239
   August 6th, 2009 at 2:06 am jhonnel says:

   uhmmm… my iphone is stuck in recovery mode because of one single reason: IT CAN’T RESTORE MY IPHONE BECAUSE IT NEEDS THE SUPPORTED SIM CARD. and i can’t have a supported sim card because i’m in the philippines and my father’s sooooooooooo far away to give me a supported sim card… What must I do to restore my phone w/o a supported sim… NEED HELP BADLY!!! BECAUSE I MIGHT BE DEAD(KILLED BY MY MOTHER) IF I DON’T RESTORE THIS BACK… ANY HELP WOULD BE GLADLY APPRECIATED… THANKS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD HELP ME… I’D BE IN YOUR DEBT…

3. 238
   August 5th, 2009 at 11:35 am Gaber says:

   please, send me all steps to install skype program on my mobile Iphone

4. 237
   August 5th, 2009 at 8:21 am Dmitry says:

   hey guys how do i download cydia to my iphone 3g?

5. 236
   August 4th, 2009 at 8:53 am Pamma says:

   I want cydia on my I phone in uk

6. 235
   August 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 am richie says:

   my iphone 3gs is stuck with the purplera1n picture and wont do anything, i think its fozen. HELP!!!

7. 234
   August 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 pm Chis says:

   For those of you who broke your iPhones go into dfu mode. Dfu mode is a step in the jailbreak process where you turn off iPhone and plug it into the computer then turn it on and press a certain combination of buttons that quickpwn tells you. It’ll fix your iPhone and allow you to restore

8. 233
   August 1st, 2009 at 8:00 pm fanny says:

   Just got all apprication downloaded to my Windows computer, when I started to install qwckpwn it failed and said I have to install .NET framework v2.0.50727. What does it mean ??? In which folder should I put the downloaded application in my computer ?

9. 232
   July 29th, 2009 at 7:18 am navid says:

   cydia worked fine downloaded a few apps and now it is not working keeps telling me UNABLE TO LOAD[TIMED OUT] and at the top it says NETWORK ERROR someone please help

10. 231
    July 29th, 2009 at 2:46 am brian bryce says:

    jailbreaked phone cydia worked fine downloaded a few apps and now it is not working keeps telling me UNABLE TO LOAD[TIMED OUT] and at the top it says NETWORK ERROR someone please help

11. 230
    July 28th, 2009 at 9:57 am Pete says:

    Ok I have cydia but am wondering how to jailbreak it from this point…..help?

12. 229
    July 27th, 2009 at 10:22 am ken says:

    when you download the program onto your comp, make sure your phone is off before you think about plugging the phone into the comp.if you need help go to YouTube.com

13. 228
    July 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm Ramiro says:

    Hi my name is rami I Ned the way to get cydia

14. 227
    July 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pm kenny says:

    omg. ive download the wrong appplication now i cant restore my iphone 3g 3.0 i used the 3gs purple rain application and now its dead . help any1?

15. 226
    July 24th, 2009 at 10:25 pm yony zuniga says:

    hi mi nombre es yony zuniga me gustaria q por favor me mandaran el programa de cydia y jailbroken me gustaria tener el programa de camara de video y el de vos activitin se los agradecere mucho gracias

16. 225
    July 24th, 2009 at 7:29 pm william diego says:

    hola me llamo william y nesecito que me envien por favor el cidya y el jilbrake ya soy nuevo en esto y no lo encuentro en el internet y tambien no tengo la camara de video,envienme a mi correo bilyboys_andy27@hotmail.com.por favor enviar y gracias por tener este espacio.

17. 224
    July 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 pm kyle says:

    Ijailbroke my phone i went to go and downlaod the energizer battery bar and as soon as it went to the reboot system it reboot then shut off and ever since it wont wont turn back like the apple sign will coem up for about 5 secs then jsut shut off ??? what do i do about thsi ????

18. 223
    July 23rd, 2009 at 2:06 pm gaffer says:

    Hey guys.
    in the above it says “Note: The quick and easy way to get Cydia on your iPhone is to install it using QuickPwn.”
    is that the only way to get cydia onto an iphone?
    if so please tell me how.
    thanks =)

19. 222
    July 20th, 2009 at 4:07 am vicky says:

    wws

20. 221
    July 16th, 2009 at 8:58 am chris says:

    i had the same problem you will have to reload the back up in itunes and start over. open itunes then with your phone unplugged hold the home button and then plugg it in. it should show a plug and itunes logo.

    and when you down load cydia again be sure to run the update before you do anything. i would stay away from that mms till they get it fixed.

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